A Bit of Optimism

The future is always bright…if you know where to look. Join me each week for A Bit of Optimism! I talk to inspiring people who teach me more about life, leadership and general interesting things.

Nice duration for a walk

Up to 30 minutes

Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall

Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohen

Supercommunicators with journalist Charles Duhigg

Community Starts at Home with author Alexandra Hudson

On your way to work

Up to 45 minutes

What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa

Peace Is A Process with negotiation expert William Ury

Revisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Wealth Is Togetherness with community organizer Kennedy Odede

Creativity Is Connection with poet IN-Q

Mastery is an Infinite Game with performance psychologist Mike Gervais

Breaking Tradition with cellist Anastasia Kobekina

Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley

Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger

Invention is Reinvention with entrepreneur Eric Ryan

The Definition of Success with author Neil Strauss

How To Eat with Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé

We Cannot Heal Alone with Rabbi Sharon Brous

Ideas That Stick with advertising legend Lee Clow

The Anxious Generation with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt

How to Live to 100 with Blue Zones explorer Dan Buettner

Going To Mars with NASA director Laurie Leshin

Four Years in Solitary Confinement with political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez

Redemption with charity founder Scott Harrison

How To Be A Friend with chef Christina Tosi

Why Awkward is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro

A Theory of Everyone with behavioral researcher Dr. Michael Muthukrishna

Atomic Habits with author James Clear

Excellence with Silicon Valley Legend Jackie Reses

Imperfections, Nuance, and Humanity with comedian Alex Edelman

Drive with professional racer Danica Patrick

The Value of Values with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer

A New Paradigm for Trust with entrepreneur Yat Siu

While doing your laundry

Up to 60 minutes

The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger

The First Steps to Find Love with Matthew Hussey

Dr. Mark Hyman: To Live Longer You Need...

Revisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom

Landing Moonshots with Google's Innovation Chief Dr. Astro Teller

The Smell of Memory with scent designer Dawn Goldworm

How to Breathe Out Fear with freediver Li Karlsen

Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride

Talking to Animals with Aza Raskin

Talking to Animals with A.I. ethicist Aza Raskin

While going for a bike ride

Up to 75 minutes

Alexis Ohanian: Why I Left Reddit and Why Greed Can Inspire Good

Confident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic