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Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

Joe Lonsdale

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.

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86 - Ep 85: The Path to Regime Change in Iran with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
85 - Ep 84: Sri Ganesan on Freshworks' Big Win, Building Rocketlane & India's Tech Boom
Thu, 11 Apr 2024
84 - Ep 83: A New Cancer Breakthrough with Ivan Dimov of Orca Bio
Fri, 05 Apr 2024
83 - Ep 82: Whitney Baker's Masterclass on Macro Investing & the State of the Economy
Thu, 21 Mar 2024
82 - Ep 81: How Palantir Star Tyler Scriven Is Helping Small Businesses Compete Against Amazon
Thu, 14 Mar 2024
81 - Ep 80: Leonard Leo's Winning Strategy to Rebuild Institutions, Accelerate Innovation, and Save Our Country
Fri, 08 Mar 2024
80 - Ep 79: Bjorn Lomborg and the 12 Best Policies to Help the World
Thu, 29 Feb 2024
79 - Ep 78: Emil Michael — the Master Dealmaker Behind Uber's Global Dominance
Wed, 14 Feb 2024
78 - Ep 77: Mike Solana on Exposing Government Corruption, Saving San Francisco, and Building a New Media Empire
Thu, 08 Feb 2024
77 - Ep 76: Accelerate or Die! Guillaume Verdon and the e/acc Movement
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
76 - Ep 75: Leadership Lessons with Intuit Founder & Silicon Valley Legend Scott Cook
Wed, 20 Dec 2023
75 - Ep 74: A Turning Point in Higher Education with Pano Kanelos & Niall Ferguson
Wed, 13 Dec 2023
74 - Ep 73: How Candid Health Is Fixing the $280B Healthcare Billing Fiasco, With Lessons from Palantir
Thu, 07 Dec 2023
73 - Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police in the U.S.; Investigating the CCP with Congressman Mike Gallagher
Thu, 30 Nov 2023
72 - Ep 71: Reinventing Community College with Tade Oyerinde, Chancellor of Campus
Thu, 23 Nov 2023
71 - Ep 70: "The Geek Way" — Andrew McAfee's New Book on the Radical Mindset that Transformed the World
Wed, 15 Nov 2023
70 - Ep 69: How a Builder Mindset Is Solving the World's Ocean Trash Problem; Boyan Slat & The Ocean Cleanup
Wed, 08 Nov 2023
69 - Ep 68: How to Generate Alpha in Volatile Markets with Jacob Miller of Opto Investments
Thu, 02 Nov 2023
68 - Ep 67: Brad Gerstner on the AI Supercycle & Restoring Faith in Capitalism with Invest America
Wed, 25 Oct 2023
67 - A Missing Israeli Soldier & the Truth About Hamas
Fri, 13 Oct 2023
66 - Ep 66: Bob McGrew — the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects
Fri, 18 Aug 2023
65 - Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism
Tue, 18 Jul 2023
64 - Ep 64: The Palantir Interview with Dr. Alex Karp
Fri, 14 Jul 2023
63 - Ep 63: Eddie Margain on Fleeing Mexico, Preserving Rule of Law & Building Austin FC
Thu, 22 Jun 2023
62 - Ep 62: Ben Rubenstein on How to Hire Great Salespeople & Why Resumes Are Largely Useless
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
61 - Ep 61: High School Dropout to Billion-Dollar Startup; How Guillermo Rauch Built Vercel
Sun, 11 Jun 2023
60 - Ep 60: Dr. Rebekah Gee Is Reinventing In-Home Care With Nest Health
Thu, 01 Jun 2023
59 - Ep 59: Adi Berlia on India's Remarkable Rise Out of Socialism & How to Strengthen U.S.-India Ties
Wed, 24 May 2023
58 - Ep 58: Eliot Hodges on Democratizing Access to Private Markets & Expanding the Innovation Economy
Wed, 17 May 2023
57 - Ep 57: Balaji Srinivasan on the Origins & Severity of the Bank Crisis, the Future of Bitcoin, and "Make America States Again"
Thu, 11 May 2023
56 - Ep 56: A Philosopher in Construction? How Maria Davidson Is Reinventing the $250B Construction Materials Industry
Wed, 03 May 2023
55 - Ep 55: Nathan Mintz on Directed Energy, a Driverless Future, and How He Attracts the Top Engineering Talent
Thu, 27 Apr 2023
54 - Ep 54: Peter Attia on the Science of Longevity, Willpower vs Environment, and Why Americans Are Increasingly Unhealthy
Wed, 19 Apr 2023
53 - Ep 53: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Transformed the Hospitality Industry; Learn What He's Building Next with Samara
Wed, 12 Apr 2023
52 - Ep 52: An Orthodox Jew Building in Saudi Arabia! The Middle East's Modern Renaissance with Yitz Applbaum
Wed, 05 Apr 2023
51 - Ep 51: Adm. Bill McRaven on Lessons from the bin Laden Raid, Why "Make Your Bed" Went Viral, and Addressing Russia & China
Wed, 29 Mar 2023
50 - Ep 50: Legendary Music Manager Troy Carter on Making Lady Gaga a Superstar & Why He's Speaking Out for School Choice
Wed, 22 Mar 2023
49 - Ep 49: Eboo Patel's Inspiring Journey from Social Activist to Social Entrepreneur
Wed, 15 Mar 2023
48 - Ep 48: Rahul Gandhi on Disrupting the $38 Billion Storage Industry
Wed, 08 Mar 2023
47 - Ep 47: John Chambers & Pankaj Patel Changed the World with Cisco. Now They're Doing It Again with Nile.
Wed, 01 Mar 2023
46 - Ep 46: Mike Pompeo on Negotiating with Tyrants, Spy Balloons (or UFOs?) & Why Trump Didn't Ban TikTok
Wed, 22 Feb 2023
45 - Ep 45: John Mack — Wall Street Legend & Former Morgan Stanley CEO
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
44 - Ep 44: Dr. Clay Johnston Transformed Dell Medical School. Now He's Redesigning Primary Care.
Wed, 08 Feb 2023
43 - Ep 43: Ryan Holiday on Stoicism, Virtue & Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life
Wed, 01 Feb 2023
42 - Ep 42: Kimmy Scotti on How to Spot — and Build — the Next Big Thing
Thu, 26 Jan 2023
41 - Ep 41: Iyinoluwa "E" Aboyeji — Africa's Great Tech Entrepreneur
Wed, 18 Jan 2023
40 - Ep 40: Andrew Yang on Building a New Political Party & Using Incentives to Fix Dysfunction
Wed, 11 Jan 2023
39 - Psychedelic Medicine, Value-Based Care & Why Medical School Is Broken with Sebastian Caliri
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
38 - The Secrets to Building Great Products with Tony Fadell, Creator of the iPod, iPhone, & Nest Thermostat
Fri, 20 May 2022
37 - Zach Latta: Building Hack Club & Inspiring the Next Generation of Coders
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
36 - Gene Berdichevsky and Sila’s Game-Changing Battery Technology
Thu, 21 Apr 2022
35 - Reprogramming Cells, Decentralizing Pharma, and Understanding the Biotech Revolution.
Mon, 18 Apr 2022
34 - The New Age of Nuclear: Oklo’s Amazing Small Reactor That Reuses Nuclear Waste
Wed, 06 Apr 2022
33 - Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper: Why Russia’s Invasion Is Failing & How to Bring More Innovation to the Pentagon
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
32 - Free Housing Won’t Solve Homelessness. Judge Glock Explains What Will.
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
31 - How the Renaissance Sparked an Entrepreneurial Explosion with Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
Wed, 16 Mar 2022
30 - How to Take on Big Healthcare & Other Entrenched Interests and Win with Jared Meyer
Wed, 09 Mar 2022
29 - Unlearning Race and Restoring Liberalism with Thomas Chatterton Williams
Wed, 02 Mar 2022
28 - Hayes Barnard Is Revolutionizing Solar Tech & Green Housing
Wed, 23 Feb 2022
27 - Fast Grants, Faster Science, and Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
26 - Building a New World-Class University with University of Austin President Pano Kanelos
Thu, 10 Feb 2022
25 - Former UN Ambassador Kelly Craft: How to Deter Russian Threats to Ukraine & Hold China Accountable
Wed, 02 Feb 2022
24 - Charles Koch Explains How His Love of Philosophy Built One of America’s Most Successful Companies
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
23 - How to Defeat Special Interests & Cronyism with Florida’s Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
22 - Are Billionaires Bad? A Friendly Debate Over Income Inequality and Big Tech with Rep. Ro Khanna
Fri, 14 Jan 2022
21 - The Power of Adversity with NFL Star Dhani Jones
Wed, 05 Jan 2022
20 - Forget Free College —This Texas College Is the Future of Higher Ed
Wed, 29 Dec 2021
19 - How to Fix Dysfunctional Government with Esper CEO Maleka Momand | Season 2 | Episode 19
Wed, 22 Dec 2021
18 - Directed Energy, Force Fields, and the Future of Defense Tech with Epirus Co-Founder Bo Marr | Season 2 | Ep 18
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
17 - How to Fix America’s Division with KIND Bar Founder Daniel Lubetzky
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
16 - Maureen Hillenmeyer: Discovering New Life-Saving Drugs from the Natural World | Season 1| Ep 16
Fri, 24 Sep 2021
15 - Ep 15: Whole Foods Founder & CEO John Mackey: Conscious Capitalism and Repairing America's Division
Wed, 15 Sep 2021
14 - Jake Kloberdanz: Cause-Centric Commerce and the Art of Award-Winning Winemaking | Season 1 | Ep 14
Thu, 09 Sep 2021
13 - Sal Churi, Keri Findley, and Wesley Chan: Innovators Changing Our World Right Now | Season 1 | Ep 13
Fri, 03 Sep 2021
12 - Former D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty: Courage, Accountability, Better Schools, and Safer Cities | Season 1 | Ep 12
Wed, 25 Aug 2021
11 - Niall Ferguson: Why Civilizations Rise & Fall | Season 1 | Ep 11
Wed, 18 Aug 2021
10 - Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin, China, the "Woke" Mob, and the Future of the Internet | Season 1 | Episode 10
Wed, 11 Aug 2021
9 - NFL Legend Ronnie Lott: Grit, Leadership, and What America Means to Him | Season 1 | Episode 9
Tue, 03 Aug 2021
8 - Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper: Rejecting Wokeness, Addressing China, and Defending Western Values | Season 1 | Ep 8
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
7 - Sujay Jaswa: Billion Dollar Wins -- and Losses -- and Solving Silicon Valley's #1 Problem | Season 1 | Ep 7
Thu, 22 Jul 2021
6 - Arthur Brooks on Finding Authentic Happiness and Making Poverty Escapable | Season 1 | Ep 6
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
5 - Palmer Luckey on Creating Oculus Rift, Anduril, and Game-Changing Defense Tech | Season 1 Ep 5
Tue, 06 Jul 2021
4 - Bari Weiss on Defending Western Civ and the New School Movement | Season 1 Ep 4
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
3 - Kimbal Musk on Building Great Companies and Community | Season 1 Ep 3
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
2 - Ashton Kutcher: China, TikTok, and Influencing American Minds | Season 1 Ep 2
Tue, 29 Jun 2021
1 - Dr. Rick Klausner on the Biotech Revolution | Season 1 Ep 1
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