Through its network of compassionate volunteers, SafeWalks provides free, accompanied walks to fellow New Yorkers who feel unsafe on their way to or from home. SafeWalks founder Peter Kerre stops by “The Goodness Factor” to tell their story.

Acclaimed actor Wendell Pierce stops by "The Goodness Factor with Shelley Wade" podcast to discuss the dedicated work that Black Theatre United is doing to educate, empower, and inspire justice and equality for Black actors and actresses within the theatrical community.

As summer 2024 wraps up, this episode of "The Goodness Factor with Shelley Wade" is an ode to summer. Listen as guests from past episodes share their favorite summertime traditions. Plus, Shelley shares good news & offers encouragement for making new friends as an adult.

On this episode of "The Goodness Factor with Shelley Wade," Grammy Award-winning musician Robert Glasper describes the moments he learned he was going viral after Chris Brown's "Who the f*#k is Robert Glasper?" social media post, and shares why he turned what could've been a beef with Chris Brown into a charitable moment instead.

The DMC in Run-DMC stands for Darryl McDaniels...But it may as well stand for Darryl's Motivational Conversations because every word he speaks on this episode of "The Goodness Factor" is motivational and inspirational. Listen as he shares why he uses his art to inspire, how he became a fierce advocate for foster kids, and the kindest thing anyone’s ever done for him.

Robin Wilson’s grandfather was a sharecropper who picked cotton in Texas, and now she has a global brand made of cotton. On this episode of “The Goodness Factor,” Wilson—a domestic violence survivor—shares how her Clean Design Home brand’s “Project Lilac” gives sheets to safe houses for those who have the courage to survive domestic violence by fleeing to a safe house. Plus, the mom of the kid whose kindergarten “graduation” was on an airplane, shares with us how his story went viral.

Not only is LL Cool J a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Kennedy Center honoree and legendary entertainer, but he's also a prolific philanthropist. Listen as LL shares with Shelley Wade why he gives back to the community, discusses his summer camp for teens in Queens and the kindest thing that anyone has ever done for him.

In this episode of “The Goodness Factor with Shelley Wade,” America’s leading and most nationally-recognized lifestyle and etiquette expert, Elaine Swann, teaches us the etiquette of goodness and shares with us why practicing good manners makes the world a better place.