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A Bit of Optimism

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Temps total5 j 20 h 23 min
Dernier épisode12/05/2026
Premier épisode01/06/2020
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16/01/2024 33 min

Atomic Habits with author James Clear

In the New Year, we all aspire to become better versions of ourselves. But how do we change our behavior so new habits actually stick? Well, James Clear is THE expert on habits. His book, Atomic Habits, is the #1 New Yor

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09/01/2024 35 min

Excellence with Silicon Valley Legend Jackie Reses

Lasting success requires innovation. But how do we build teams that keep innovation in their DNA? Jackie Reses is Silicon Valley royalty precisely because she knows how to hire, build, and lead the best teams for the bes

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19/12/2023 34 min

Imperfections, Nuance, and Humanity with comedian Alex Edelman

Great comedians have the ability to point out some of the madness, ridiculousness, and nuance that exists in the world. Alex Edelman is already one of the greats. His current show, "Just For Us," is a transformat

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12/12/2023 33 min

Drive with professional racer Danica Patrick

Drive can get you to peak performance. But what happens when you enter the next chapter of your life? Danica Patrick was one of the best drivers in the world, the only woman in a field perennially dominated by men. But t

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05/12/2023 29 min

The Value of Values with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon

All business leaders want to make a lasting impact, but very few have the scale and tools to change the entire planet. Doug McMillon has the scale and the tools. He is the CEO of Walmart and employs over 2 million people

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28/11/2023 29 min

A Curious Mind with movie producer Brian Grazer

Authenticity is exceedingly rare. Yet Brian Grazer embodies it with an unparalleled zest and refreshing innocence. Though Grazer might not be a household name, his tv shows and movies (like "A Beautiful Mind" and

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21/11/2023 40 min

Talking to Animals with A.I. ethicist Aza Raskin

When did we get so disconnected from the world around us? How can we find our way back? Aza Raskin thinks the answer might lie in humanity's greatest adversary - listening. As co-founder of the Center for Humane Tech

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14/11/2023 31 min

A New Paradigm for Trust with entrepreneur Yat Siu

We have lost trust in almost everything. Yat Siu has a clear vision for how we can solve our large-scale trust issues and enhance human coordination. For every problem technology creates, technology also has a solution.

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07/11/2023 39 min

Humanize with designer Thomas Heatherwick

We used to care about beautiful architecture. Luckily, Thomas Heatherwick still does. He is on a quest to make the world less boring. You may not know Thomas yet, but you know his work. He's designed iconic buildings

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31/10/2023 31 min

Teammateship with NBA champion Shane Battier

High-performing teams require more than just a leader. Great teams come from great teammates. Shane Battier won't be in the NBA Hall of Fame, but he was one of the greatest teammates to ever play professional basketb

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24/10/2023 46 min

The Future of Leadership with educator Elizabeth English

When we want wisdom, we turn to people older than us. But there is a lot to be learned from younger generations too. Elizabeth English knows this. She’s the head of one of the most innovative schools in the country, The

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17/10/2023 30 min

Remember Love with the poet Cleo Wade

We are told from a young age to pursue love—romantic love, self-love, divine love. But how do you actually define love? And once you do, how do you find it? Cleo Wade is the right person to ask. She's a poet whose la

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10/10/2023 32 min

Purpose over Profit with Thrive Causemetics CEO Karissa Bodnar

How do you run a thriving company that cares more about impact than about profit and margins? Karissa Bodnar is a genius CEO who dedicated herself to building a cause-based company. Thrive Causemetics started out of her

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03/10/2023 44 min

Beautiful Conflict with the poet Yung Pueblo

How are you? It’s a question we get asked everyday, but we hardly ever answer it honestly. When Diego Perez — also known under his penname, Yung Pueblo — started asking himself that question and answering honestly, his e

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26/09/2023 38 min

Power with author Robert Greene

How do people become powerful? Can understanding power protect us from those who wield it too strongly? When Robert Greene first set out to write about power, he didn’t have much of it. He worked odd jobs and was largely

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19/09/2023 32 min

Failing Well with professor of leadership Dr. Amy Edmondson

Failure is the secret to success. Our failures are agents of inspiration, iteration, and innovation. Dr. Amy Edmondson is the Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School and her newest book "Rig

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12/09/2023 43 min

Happier-ness with author Arthur Brooks

You’ll never achieve perfect happiness. This might sound like bad news, but it’s actually a good thing. Because being happy is not a final destination, it’s an ongoing practice. In short, it’s happier-ness. That’s a term

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05/09/2023 50 min

Intuition vs. Reason with poker champion Liv Boeree

When should we trust our gut and when should we depend on logic? Liv Boeree can actually answer that question. She won the World Series of Poker before retiring from the game to explore big questions about game theory, c

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29/08/2023 34 min

When to Quit with Steven Bartlett (Part 2)

When should you quit a project and when should you persevere? As one of the world’s leading entrepreneurs, Steven Bartlett has thought deeply about this problem. Steven is used to getting people to open up on his podcast

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22/08/2023 46 min

Sweating the Small Stuff with Steven Bartlett (Part 1)

How you do anything is how you do everything. Steven Bartlett embodies this old adage. His high standards and focus on the finest details launched him from a broke university dropout to one of the world’s most influentia

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15/08/2023 35 min

Community and Empowerment with Sharmadean Reid

Great businesses often look a lot like social movements. Sharmadean Reid knows this from experience—she has combined technology and culture to create multiple businesses around strong communities. She started her first b

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08/08/2023 29 min

The Book of Charlie with David Von Drehle

What does it mean to live a long and happy life? David Von Drehle has spent 40 years covering big stories and important figures as an award-winning journalist. But the best lessons turned out to be right next door. David

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04/07/2023 43 min

Leadership with General CQ Brown, Jr.

For this 4th of July, I wanted to do something special to celebrate the birth of our nation. So I invited Air Force Chief of Staff General CQ Brown, Jr. to join me on the podcast. General Brown is the head of the Air For

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27/06/2023 31 min

Preparing for Change with Cassandra Worthy

Change is inevitable. And yet fear, anger, and confusion are often our first reactions to changes. Cassandra Worthy experienced the negative emotions that stem from change so many times that she now sees them for what th

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20/06/2023 39 min

Trust with Jimmy Wales

Information is power. But how do we adapt now that most of the information we consume comes with a heavy bias? In an ironic twist of fate, it’s Wikipedia — the encyclopedia that anyone can edit — that has done one of the

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13/06/2023 31 min

Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf

What does it mean for a life to go well? What matters most in our time on Earth? These are the most important questions of our lives and yet most of us have no clue how to answer them. Miroslav Volf is a theologian and p

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06/06/2023 32 min

Determination with Steven Pressfield

Creative success is notoriously elusive, but those who have made the journey insist it comes down to three factors: hard work, luck, and talent. Steven Pressfield wants to add one more thing to that list: a muse. And he

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30/05/2023 25 min

Rewarding Kindness with Jimmy Darts

On the path to fame, most rising stars abandon their morals. Not Jimmy Darts. He’s done just the opposite. Jimmy started his career as a YouTuber pulling ill-advised pranks. Two decades later, he and his 20 million fans

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23/05/2023 34 min

Love Without Judgment with Ana Kirova

Dating doesn’t have to be about finding “The One.” At its most rewarding, modern love can be about growth, curiosity, and authenticity. Ana Kirova is the CEO of the dating platform 'Feeld’, a revolutionary app that h

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16/05/2023 30 min

The Soul of an Idea with David Copperfield

“Soul” is a word that I've never really used, but it perfectly encapsulates what has made David Copperfield the most successful magician of all time. He has filled global audiences with awe for over 40 years. He made

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09/05/2023 50 min

Molly's Game with Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom’s life story is one-of-a-kind. Her Olympic dreams were dashed, so she planned on going to law school. Instead, she wound up running a high-stakes poker game where hundreds of millions of dollars would change

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04/04/2023 44 min

The Courage of Compassion with Robin Steinberg

How would you like to be judged for the rest of your life by the worst thing you’ve ever done? Robin Steinberg was a public defender, where she had to learn to see her clients – who were often accused of heinous crimes –

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28/03/2023 26 min

A Goofy Episode with Bill Farmer

There is a very good chance that Bill Farmer has already made your life brighter and you had no idea. That's because Bill is a Disney Legend. He has been the voice of Goofy since 1987, among countless other Disney an

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21/03/2023 36 min

Insane Vacations with Mike Reiss

When you get one of the most successful comedy writers in television history to come on your podcast, naturally the first thing to talk about is...his trip in a homemade submarine to visit the ruins of the Titanic. You s

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14/03/2023 35 min

Down A Rabbit Hole with Seth Godin

Our time, energy, and emotions are valuable because they are finite. And yet conversations with Seth Godin always leave me feeling more patient, energized, and full of love. Seth is a prolific author and a marketing geni

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07/03/2023 34 min

How To Be An Entrepreneur with Jeff Rosenthal

Want to go fast? Go alone. Want to go far? Go together. Most entrepreneurs aren’t lone wolves. Founders like Jeff Rosenthal know that the greatest ventures come with partners, mentors, and communities. Being enthusiastic

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28/02/2023 34 min

The Wisdom of Anxiety with Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary

Anxiety is the crown jewel of human evolution. That’s the professional opinion of neuroscience professor and clinical psychologist Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, who is driving a paradigm shift in how we understand anxiety. Th

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21/02/2023 33 min

Guaranteed Joy with Richard Curtis

There are precious few moments in life that guarantee joy. That’s what makes time spent with Richard Curtis or watching his films so special – you just know you’re in for a great time. Richard is the patron saint of love

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14/02/2023 33 min

Exploration with Leland Melvin

Explorers discover new worlds and perspectives that change humanity forever. Leland Melvin has spent his life exploring. He’s been a rocket scientist, an astronaut, and an NFL player. Now, he’s an educator who uses the d

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07/02/2023 39 min

Taking Comfortable Risks with Scott Galloway

When is a risk worth taking? We have to learn to embrace the comfortable risks - the ones where the pain of failure is worthwhile or even valuable. Podcaster, author and NYU professor, Scott Galloway and I talk about a l

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31/01/2023 39 min

Digging Up the Past with Sarah Parcak

Sarah has the coolest job: Space Archaeologist. She uses satellites to find undiscovered sites buried deep beneath the ground. But the real interesting stuff is what we can learn about ourselves from studying our past. T

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24/01/2023 46 min

High Performance with Divesh Makan

Divesh is one of the most connected people I know. Charming and opinionated, he advises and invests the fortunes of the most successful and wealthiest people on the planet. So I wanted to ask him what he's learned al

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17/01/2023 38 min

Embracing The Fall with Carla Hall

When you show up with love and aim only to give of yourself, everyone you interact with can feel it. Carla Hall has led a life and a career filled with zigs and zags. The two-time Top Chef contestant and current cooking

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10/01/2023 27 min

Gen Z in the Workplace with Jonah and David Stillman

Every generation is different, but one thing currently unites Boomers, Gen X-ers, and Millennials: they are all struggling to understand Gen Z. David and Jonah Stillman are a father-and-son research team who specialize i

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03/01/2023 21 min

Ask Simon Anything: Part Two

New year, new opportunities, new questions! We’re ringing in 2023 with more answers to the hundreds of questions our listeners sent in from all over the world. This is… A Bit of Optimism. For more on my work, check out:

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27/12/2022 23 min

Ask Simon Anything: Part One

A few weeks ago, I put out an open call on social media to see what questions my listeners have for me. And there were a LOT of responses. So, as an end-of-the-year special, our next two episodes will be dedicated to ans

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20/12/2022 27 min

Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part Two

Remember how it was an incredible idea to get Brené Brown and Adam Grant on a call, have absolutely NO plan, and hit record? Well, this is the second part of that lovely, free-flowing conversation where we talk about cre

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13/12/2022 38 min

Two Bits of Optimism with Brené Brown and Adam Grant: Part One

What separates exceptional ideas from good ideas? Here’s an example of a good idea: Book two podcast guests and meticulously plan a conversation about creativity. Now, here’s an exceptional idea: Get Brené Brown and Adam

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06/12/2022 23 min

Being Yourself with Kathryn Finney

Daring to be different feels risky. There’s constant pressure to “read the room” or “tone it down.” Kathryn Finney discovered at a young age that – when it comes to being authentic – the rewards are actually far greater

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29/11/2022 42 min

Live A Long, Happy Life with physician Mark Hyman

Turns out laughter isn't the best medicine. Medicine might not even be the best medicine. If you were to ask Dr Mark Hyman, he would tell you that food is the best medicine. Some would say Mark is a modern age miracl

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