A Bit of Optimism
Simon Sinek - iheart.com
Latest episode: Tue Dec 17 2024
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.
156 total episodes
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- Dec17Trevor Noah Makes My Brain Hurt56mins
- Dec10Should You Work With Your Friends? with my friend Will Guidara49mins
- Dec3The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger45mins
- Nov26The First Steps to Find Love with Matthew Hussey48mins
- Nov19Dr. Mark Hyman: To Live Longer You Need...48mins
- Nov12Alexis Ohanian: Why I Left Reddit and Why Greed Can Inspire Good64mins
- Nov5What can we learn from a rural school in Kenya? with principal Carol Moraa39mins
- Oct29Peace Is A Process with negotiation expert William Ury42mins
- Oct22Creating Astonishment with Chicago Bears CEO Kevin Warren56mins
- Oct15A Lifetime of Leadership with President Joe Biden32mins
- Oct8Revisited: How To Be A Friend with chef and entrepreneur Christina Tosi39mins
- Oct1Revisited: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom49mins
Sep17Revisited: We Cannot Heal Alone In The Loneliness Epidemic with Rabbi Sharon Brous34mins
Sep17Confident Ignorance with rapper, novelist, and filmmaker Logic59mins
Sep10Wealth Is Togetherness with community organizer Kennedy Odede36mins
Sep3Landing Moonshots with Google's Innovation Chief Dr. Astro Teller44mins
Aug6Creativity Is Connection with poet IN-Q37mins
Jul30The Smell of Memory with scent designer Dawn Goldworm44mins
Jul23Mastery is an Infinite Game with performance psychologist Mike Gervais41mins
Jul16Breaking Tradition with cellist Anastasia Kobekina38mins
Jul9How to Breathe Out Fear with freediver Li Karlsen46mins
Jul2More Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two38mins
Jun25Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One42mins
Jun18The War On The Young with Professor Scott Galloway62mins
Jun11Moral Courage with Diane Foley, mother of executed journalist James Foley30mins
Jun4Humble Confidence with veteran and entrepreneur Blake Hall27mins
May28The Ultimate Infinite-Minded CEO with Trek Bicycle CEO John Burke24mins
May21Be Necessary with war journalist Sebastian Junger31mins
May14Invention is Reinvention with entrepreneur Eric Ryan34mins
May7The Definition of Success with author Neil Strauss33mins
Apr30Happily Friended with author Rhaina Cohen25mins
Apr23How To Eat with Glucose Goddess Jessie Inchauspé34mins
Apr16Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride47mins
Apr9We Cannot Heal Alone with Rabbi Sharon Brous34mins
Apr2Ideas That Stick with advertising legend Lee Clow38mins
Mar26The Anxious Generation with social psychologist Jonathan Haidt35mins
Mar19How to Live to 100 with Blue Zones explorer Dan Buettner42mins
Mar12Going To Mars with NASA director Laurie Leshin38mins
Mar5Four Years in Solitary Confinement with political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez44mins
Feb27Redemption with charity founder Scott Harrison41mins
Feb20Supercommunicators with journalist Charles Duhigg28mins
Feb13Community Starts at Home with author Alexandra Hudson20mins
Feb6How To Be A Friend with chef Christina Tosi39mins
Jan30Why Awkward is Awesome with psychologist Ty Tashiro31mins
Jan23A Theory of Everyone with behavioral researcher Dr. Michael Muthukrishna35mins
Jan16Atomic Habits with author James Clear33mins
Jan9Excellence with Silicon Valley Legend Jackie Reses34mins
Dec19Imperfections, Nuance, and Humanity with comedian Alex Edelman33mins
Dec12Drive with professional racer Danica Patrick32mins
Dec5The Value of Values with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon28mins
Nov28A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer29mins
Nov21Talking to Animals with A.I. ethicist Aza Raskin40mins
Nov14A New Paradigm for Trust with entrepreneur Yat Siu31mins
Nov7Humanize with designer Thomas Heatherwick38mins
Oct31Teammateship with NBA champion Shane Battier31mins
Oct24The Future of Leadership with educator Elizabeth English46mins
Oct17Remember Love with the poet Cleo Wade29mins
Oct10Purpose over Profit with Thrive Causemetics CEO Karissa Bodnar32mins
Oct3Beautiful Conflict with the poet Yung Pueblo44mins
Sep26Power with author Robert Greene37mins
Sep19Failing Well with professor of leadership Dr. Amy Edmondson32mins
Sep12Happier-ness with author Arthur Brooks42mins
Sep5Intuition vs. Reason with poker champion Liv Boeree50mins
Aug29When to Quit with Steven Bartlett (Part 2)33mins
Aug22Sweating the Small Stuff with Steven Bartlett (Part 1)45mins
Aug15Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid34mins
Aug8The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle28mins
Jul4Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.42mins
Jun27Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy30mins
Jun20Trust with Jimmy Wales38mins
Jun13Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf31mins
Jun6Determination with Steven Pressfield32mins
May30Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts25mins
May23Love Without Judgment with Ana Kirova33mins
May16The Soul of an Idea with David Copperfield29mins
May9Molly's Game with Molly Bloom49mins
Apr4The Courage of Compassion with Robin Steinberg43mins
Mar28A Goofy Episode with Bill Farmer26mins
Mar21Insane Vacations with Mike Reiss36mins
Mar14Down A Rabbit Hole with Seth Godin34mins
Mar7How To Be An Entrepreneur with Jeff Rosenthal34mins
Feb28The Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary34mins
Feb21Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis32mins
Feb14Exploration with Leland Melvin32mins
Feb7Taking Comfortable Risks with Scott Galloway38mins
Jan31Digging Up the Past with Sarah Parcak39mins
Jan24High Performance with Divesh Makan46mins
Jan17Embracing The Fall with Carla Hall38mins
Jan10Gen Z in the Workplace with Jonah and David Stillman26mins
Jan3Ask Simon Anything: Part Two21mins
Dec27Ask Simon Anything: Part One23mins
Dec20Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two26mins
Dec13Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One38mins
Dec6Being Yourself with Kathryn Finney23mins
Nov29Live A Long, Happy Life with physician Mark Hyman41mins
Nov22The Value of Interruptions with Janis Burl22mins
Nov15The Sweet Bitter with Susan Cain25mins
Nov8Kindness with James Rhee19mins
Nov1How To Be An Optimist with Pat Berges27mins
Oct25The Labor of Love with Francesca Hogi32mins
Oct18Unreasonable Hospitality with Will Guidara33mins
Mar8Partnering with Jean Oelwang22mins
Mar1Vulnerability and Redemption with Adrian Grenier23mins
Feb22Obscure Presidential History with Jeremy Deutsch24mins
Feb15Happiness with Arthur Brooks30mins
Feb8Giving What You Have with Mark Bustos18mins
Feb1Giving A Sh*t with Phoebe Robinson29mins
Jan25My True Crime Episode with David Mittelman27mins
Jan18Rebuilding Community with Luma Mufleh28mins
Jan11No More Lonely Friends with Marissa Meizz22mins
Jan4Resolving Conflict with William Ury36mins
Dec28Gratitude with Omar Brownson31mins
Dec21Setting Boundaries with Sara Kuburic29mins
Dec14Being Rich with Ron Finley29mins
Dec7Hope with Shamma Al Mazrui33mins
Nov30The Asymmetry of Power with Tristan Harris21mins
Nov23Family with Ari Emanuel24mins
Jun29Enchantment with Chloe Valdary36mins
Jun22The Value of Failing with Suneel Gupta33mins
Jun15Awesome Responsibility with Kyle Carpenter42mins
Jun8Raising Resilient Kids with Angela Duckworth30mins
Jun1Learning to Love with Tim Shriver32mins
May25Thinking Differently with Matthew Barzun38mins
May18Having a Laugh with Michael McIntyre27mins
May11Respect with Nicole Avant33mins
May4Designing the Future with Brian Collins33mins
Apr27Confidence with Sara Blakely25mins
Apr20Vulnerability with Brigadier General Michael “Johnny Bravo” Drowley31mins
Apr13The One With Brené Brown53mins
Jan12Faith with Quilen Blackwell37mins
Jan5A Tension Deficit with James Harding34mins
Dec29The Infinite Game with Dr. James Carse30mins
Dec22Happying with Derren Brown22mins
Dec15Conversion with Ric Elias28mins
Dec8Generosity with Ann Marie Scichili24mins
Dec1Joy with Marco Bizzarri27mins
Nov24Fight with Love, Fight for Love with Aloe Blacc29mins
Nov17Finding your Tribe with Amy Cuddy23mins
Nov10A Bit of Everything with Adam Grant51mins
Sep14Moving Forward with my sister Sara24mins
Sep7A Lot of Optimism (Or The One Where I Met Andy Grammer)25mins
Aug31Ethical Fading with Lenny Wong34mins
Aug24Second Chances with Bruce Deel25mins
Aug17Challenging Authority with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss36mins
Aug10Extreme Listening with Deeyah Khan52mins
Aug3Quiet Service with General Stan McChrystal28mins
Jul27Courage with Guy Raz48mins
Jul20Gratitude with Carolyn Adams24mins
Jul13Shades of Grey with Jenna Arnold26mins
Jul6Entrepreneurship with Helene and Seth Godin35mins
Jun29Leadership with Bob Chapman30mins
Jun22Service with Maria Shriver36mins
Jun15How To Have Difficult Conversations with David Harris26mins
Jun8Hope with Curtis Martin38mins
Jun1Relationships with Christina Tosi and Will Guidara36mins
May26This is... A Bit of Optimism