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A Bit of Optimism — 229 episodes
The Dating Advice Making Us Worse at Love with Relationship Expert Amy Chan
Why Trying to “Sound Smart” is Losing You the Room with Strategic Story Producer Rob Willis
What Happens When You Bet on Yourself with Ted Lasso’s Brendan Hunt
How to Say the Hard Thing and Keep the Relationship | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 5
Why Being Right Is Costing You Trust | A Bit of Optimism: Feelings at Work | PART 4
The AI Skills Nobody is Teaching (And Everyone Needs) with AI Expert Ethan Mollick
What Happens When You Stop Optimizing and Start Committing with Former LA Lakers President Tim Harris
Revisited: Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with Author Fredrik Backman
How to Stop Being Socially Awkward (According to Science) with Behavioral Scientist Vanessa Van Edwards
Stop Telling Us Everything Happens for a Reason with Anti-Victim Tom Nash
The Real Reason Young People Don't Have 'The Hunger' for Work (And What Leaders Need to Hear) with Generations Expert Dr. Eliza Filby
The Leadership Advice Nobody Follows (But Everyone Should) with Top Leadership Expert Don Yaeger
Why This Baseball Team Has a 4.2 Million Person Waitlist With Savannah Bananas Founder Jesse Cole
Ken Burns and the Art of Telling the Whole Story
What Happens When You’re Naive Enough to Try with KIND Founder Daniel Lubetzky
AI Can Do Everything… Except This (Why Humans Still Win) With Restaurateur Will Guidara
Revisited: What Dying Teaches Us About Living with Death Doula Alua Arthur
Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
Revisited: How to Turn Stress Into Creativity With Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier
The Confidence Conversation We Need to Have with Scott Galloway
28 Years on the Force: Chief Angela Averiett on What It Really Takes to Change Police Culture
When Pop Fandom Becomes a Force for Good with AJR’s Adam Met
What Grit Really Teaches Us About Happiness with Professor Angela Duckworth
Matthew McConaughey on How to Fall Back in Love with Your Life
Revisited: Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
Revisited: Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova
A Bit of Optimism Will Return in the New Year
Revisited: Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with Happiness Expert Mo Gawdat
Prepare for the Life You’re Meant to Live With Chaplain John Fox
How Losing Everything Taught Her to Help Everyone: Joan Howard’s Story
A Rebel With a Cause (and a Cone) with Jeni’s Ice Cream Founder Jeni Britton
The Culture That Converts Even the Biggest Cynics with former WD-40 CEO Garry Ridge
Choose Your Seven Humans Wisely with author Fredrik Backman
The Smartest Way To Be Stupid with comedian Matthew Broussard
The Man Who Proved Me Right with CEO Bob Chapman and the Barry-Wehmiller Team
Rob Lowe Names Names: The Power of ‘Screw It’
The Future You Avoid Is Riskier Than the One You Face with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman
What Your Love Life Can Teach You About Work Relationships with psychotherapist Esther Perel
Your Instincts Know What You Want with Author Arthur Brooks
The Power of Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well with Gymshark Founder and CEO Ben Francis
Simon Goes Nuclear with nuclear energy influencer Isabelle Boemeke
The Brilliance of Boredom with creative polymath Elle Cordova
The Privilege of Bad Experiences with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim
The Business Case for Good Manners with etiquette coach William Hanson
Live Like You Have 2 Years Left with dancer and cancer survivor Angela Trimbur
The Quiet Power of the Empathetic Leader with Navy SEAL turned rowing coach Gordon Schmidt
Your Unhappy Brain Needs Some Assistance with happiness expert Mo Gawdat
We All Get Cancelled One Day with Somebody Feed Phil’s Phil Rosenthal
The Extraordinary Magic of Ordinary People with author Brad Meltzer
Ask Yourself "What If?" with Milk Bar Founder Christina Tosi
Revisited: Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride
Revisited: The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger
Where Is Simon Going? with journalist Cal Fussman
The Cure for Nihilism with professor Suzy Welch
(PART 2) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
(PART 1) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
Find Your Allies Fast with philanthropist Melinda French Gates
Who Are You, Really? with journalist Maria Shriver
The Search for Self-Love with podcaster Lewis Howes
Revisited: Why Awkward Is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro
Does Gender Change How We Lead? with Retired Colonel DeDe Halfhill
The Myth of the Perfect Meditator with podcaster Jay Shetty
When Your 'Flaw' Becomes Your Edge with Comedian Hasan Minhaj
Humble Leaders Lead Better Teams with Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink
A Sweet Conversation About Dying with Death Doula Alua Arthur
The Secret Art of Micromanagement with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
You Are More Like Grammy-Winner Jacob Collier Than You Think
Kids (And Employees) Know More Than You Think with Dr. Becky Kennedy
Spite Is The Greatest Motivator with Watch Duty founder John Mills
The First Steps to Reducing Your Anxiety with author Mel Robbins
The Cure for Loneliness with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt
Should You Work With Your Friends? with my friend Will Guidara
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...
Alexis Ohanian: Why I Left Reddit and Why Greed Can Inspire Good
What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa
Peace Is A Process with negotiation expert William Ury
Creating Astonishment with Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren
A Lifetime of Leadership with President Joe Biden
Revisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi
Revisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom
Revisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous
Confident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic
Wealth Is Togetherness with community organizer Kennedy Odede
Landing Moonshots with Google's Innovation Chief Dr. Astro Teller
Creativity Is Connection with poet IN-Q
The Smell of Memory with scent designer Dawn Goldworm
Mastery is an Infinite Game with performance psychologist Mike Gervais
Breaking Tradition with cellist Anastasia Kobekina
How to Breathe Out Fear with freediver Li Karlsen
More Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two
Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One
The War On The Young with Professor Scott Galloway
Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley
Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall
The Ultimate Infinite-Minded CEO with Trek Bicycle CEO John Burke
Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger
Invention is Reinvention with entrepreneur Eric Ryan
The Definition of Success with author Neil Strauss
Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohen
How To Eat with Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé
Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride
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
Supercommunicators with journalist Charles Duhigg
Community Starts at Home with author Alexandra Hudson
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
Talking to Animals with A.I. ethicist Aza Raskin
A New Paradigm for Trust with entrepreneur Yat Siu
Humanize with designer Thomas Heatherwick
Teammateship with NBA champion Shane Battier
The Future of Leadership with educator Elizabeth English
Remember Love with the poet Cleo Wade
Purpose over Profit with Thrive Causemetics CEO Karissa Bodnar
Beautiful Conflict with the poet Yung Pueblo
Power with author Robert Greene
Failing Well with professor of leadership Dr. Amy Edmondson
Happier-ness with author Arthur Brooks
Intuition vs. Reason with poker champion Liv Boeree
When to Quit with Steven Bartlett (Part 2)
Sweating the Small Stuff with Steven Bartlett (Part 1)
Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid
The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle
Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.
Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy
Trust with Jimmy Wales
Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf
Determination with Steven Pressfield
Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts
Love Without Judgment with Ana Kirova
The Soul of an Idea with David Copperfield
Molly's Game with Molly Bloom
The Courage of Compassion with Robin Steinberg
A Goofy Episode with Bill Farmer
Insane Vacations with Mike Reiss
Down A Rabbit Hole with Seth Godin
How To Be An Entrepreneur with Jeff Rosenthal
The Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary
Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis
Exploration with Leland Melvin
Taking Comfortable Risks with Scott Galloway
Digging Up the Past with Sarah Parcak
High Performance with Divesh Makan
Embracing The Fall with Carla Hall
Gen Z in the Workplace with Jonah and David Stillman
Ask Simon Anything: Part Two
Ask Simon Anything: Part One
Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two
Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One
Being Yourself with Kathryn Finney
Live A Long, Happy Life with physician Mark Hyman
The Value of Interruptions with Janis Burl
The Sweet Bitter with Susan Cain
Kindness with James Rhee
How To Be An Optimist with Pat Berges
The Labor of Love with Francesca Hogi
Unreasonable Hospitality with Will Guidara
Partnering with Jean Oelwang
Vulnerability and Redemption with Adrian Grenier
Obscure Presidential History with Jeremy Deutsch
Happiness with Arthur Brooks
Giving What You Have with Mark Bustos
Giving A Sh*t with Phoebe Robinson
My True Crime Episode with David Mittelman
Rebuilding Community with Luma Mufleh
No More Lonely Friends with Marissa Meizz
Resolving Conflict with William Ury
Gratitude with Omar Brownson
Setting Boundaries with Sara Kuburic
Being Rich with Ron Finley
Hope with Shamma Al Mazrui
The Asymmetry of Power with Tristan Harris
Family with Ari Emanuel
Enchantment with Chloe Valdary
The Value of Failing with Suneel Gupta
Awesome Responsibility with Kyle Carpenter
Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth
Learning to Love with Tim Shriver
Thinking Differently with Matthew Barzun
Having a Laugh with Michael McIntyre
Respect with Nicole Avant
Designing the Future with Brian Collins
Confidence with Sara Blakely
Vulnerability with Brigadier General Michael “Johnny Bravo” Drowley
The One With Brené Brown
Faith with Quilen Blackwell
A Tension Deficit with James Harding
The Infinite Game with Dr. James Carse
Happying with Derren Brown
Conversion with Ric Elias
Generosity with Ann Marie Scichili
Joy with Marco Bizzarri
Fight with Love, Fight for Love with Aloe Blacc
Finding your Tribe with Amy Cuddy
A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant
Moving Forward with my sister Sara
A Lot of Optimism (Or The One Where I Met Andy Grammer)
Ethical Fading with Lenny Wong
Second Chances with Bruce Deel
Challenging Authority with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss
Extreme Listening with Deeyah Khan
Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal
Courage with Guy Raz
Gratitude with Carolyn Adams
Shades of Grey with Jenna Arnold
Entrepreneurship with Helene and Seth Godin
Leadership with Bob Chapman
Service with Maria Shriver
How To Have Difficult Conversations with David Harris
Hope with Curtis Martin
Relationships with Christina Tosi and Will Guidara
This is... A Bit of Optimism