Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist
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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Episodes (161)
Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty: Courage, Accountability, Better Schools, and Saf...
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Niall Ferguson: Why Civilizations Rise & Fall | Season 1 | Ep 11
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Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin, China, the "Woke" Mob, and the Future of the Interne...
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NFL Legend Ronnie Lott: Grit, Leadership, and What America Means to Him | Season...
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Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper: Rejecting Wokeness, Addressing China, and Defending Wes...
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Sujay Jaswa: Billion Dollar Wins -- and Losses -- and Solving Silicon Valley's #...
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Arthur Brooks on Finding Authentic Happiness and Making Poverty Escapable | Seas...
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Palmer Luckey on Creating Oculus Rift, Anduril, and Game-Changing Defense Tech |...
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Bari Weiss on Defending Western Civ and the New School Movement | Season 1 Ep 4
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Kimbal Musk on Building Great Companies and Community | Season 1 Ep 3
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Ashton Kutcher: China, TikTok, and Influencing American Minds | Season 1 Ep 2
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Dr. Rick Klausner on the Biotech Revolution | Season 1 Ep 1
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