113 Episodes

  1. Sal Churi, Keri Findley, and Wesley Chan: Innovators Changing Our World Right Now | Season 1 | Ep 13

    Published: 03/09/2021

  2. Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty: Courage, Accountability, Better Schools, and Safer Cities | Season 1 | Ep 12

    Published: 25/08/2021

  3. Niall Ferguson: Why Civilizations Rise & Fall | Season 1 | Ep 11

    Published: 18/08/2021

  4. Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin, China, the "Woke" Mob, and the Future of the Internet | Season 1 | Episode 10

    Published: 11/08/2021

  5. NFL Legend Ronnie Lott: Grit, Leadership, and What America Means to Him | Season 1 | Episode 9

    Published: 03/08/2021

  6. Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper: Rejecting Wokeness, Addressing China, and Defending Western Values | Season 1 | Ep 8

    Published: 27/07/2021

  7. Sujay Jaswa: Billion Dollar Wins -- and Losses -- and Solving Silicon Valley's #1 Problem | Season 1 | Ep 7

    Published: 22/07/2021

  8. Arthur Brooks on Finding Authentic Happiness and Making Poverty Escapable | Season 1 | Ep 6

    Published: 13/07/2021

  9. Palmer Luckey on Creating Oculus Rift, Anduril, and Game-Changing Defense Tech | Season 1 Ep 5

    Published: 06/07/2021

  10. Bari Weiss on Defending Western Civ and the New School Movement | Season 1 Ep 4

    Published: 29/06/2021

  11. Kimbal Musk on Building Great Companies and Community | Season 1 Ep 3

    Published: 29/06/2021

  12. Ashton Kutcher: China, TikTok, and Influencing American Minds | Season 1 Ep 2

    Published: 29/06/2021

  13. Dr. Rick Klausner on the Biotech Revolution | Season 1 Ep 1

    Published: 29/06/2021

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American Optimist, hosted by Joe Lonsdale: entrepreneur, investor, and founder of four multi-billion dollar companies and other mission-driven organizations. American Optimist is an alternative to the fear, cynicism, and zero-sum thinking in mainstream media. Learn from the innovators and leaders who are solving our nation’s most pressing challenges, and doing it in a way that will lift everyone up. Hope should dominate our discourse, and American Optimist will show you why. blog.joelonsdale.com

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