Hi listeners! We're taking some time off to bring you even more episodes of A Bit of Optimism that you're going to love! We'll be back from hiatus on June 3. 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.
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Have you ever locked eyes with a stranger and wondered, "What’s their story?" Step into someone else’s life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary stories from around the world.
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A podcast where poets talk. Find out what poets are talking about and why.
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Kitchen table conversations with poets, hosted by Han VanderHart.
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Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!
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Conversations draws you deeper into the life story of someone you may have heard about, but never met. Journey into their world, joining them on epic adventures to unfamiliar places, back in time to wild moments of history, and into their deepest memories, to be moved by personal stories of resilience and redemption. Hosted by Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski, Conversations is the ABC's most popular long-form interview program. Every day we explore the vast tapestry of human experience, wea ...
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Intelligence Squared is the home of lively debate and deep-dive discussion. Follow Intelligence Squared wherever you get your podcasts and enjoy four regular episodes per week taking you to the heart of the issues that matter in the company of the world’s great minds. We’d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be. Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to [email protected] or ...
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Poets & Thinkers explores the humanistic future of business leadership through deep, unscripted conversations with visionary minds – from best-selling authors and inspiring artists to leading academic experts and seasoned executives. Hosted by tech executive, advisor, and Princeton entrepreneurship & design fellow Ben Lehnert, this podcast challenges conventional MBA wisdom, blending creative leadership, liberal arts, and innovation to reimagine what it means to lead in the AI era. If you be ...
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Andy Hedges interviews a different guest on each episode and asks them to share stories from the working cowboy West and beyond. Cowboy poets, ranchers, working cowboys, musicians, songwriters, artists, historians, and western legends.
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Conversations about the human experience
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Conversations with people shaping our world, from all around the globe. The best interviews from the BBC. The HARDtalk podcast has become The Interview. Listen to The Interview for the best conversations from the BBC, the world's most trusted international news provider. We hear from titans of business, politics, finance, sport and culture. Global leaders, decision-makers and cultural icons. Politicians, activists and CEOs. Each interview is around 20-minutes, packed full of insight and anal ...
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Airing on KSQD 90.7 FM most Sundays at 8:00, the Hive Poetry Collective is a buzz of poets in Santa Cruz, California— a swarm of radio conversations, public readings, and writing workshops. Find us at hivepoetry.org And https://www.facebook.com/hivepoetry
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A series of conversations with people who are a force for good. From peace activists and poets, social entrepreneurs and filmmakers, this is a space for people from diverse backgrounds and interests to share their story and worldview.
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Want TED Talks on the go? Everyday, this feed brings you our latest talks in audio format. Hear thought-provoking ideas on every subject imaginable – from Artificial Intelligence to Zoology, and everything in between – given by the world's leading thinkers and doers. This collection of talks, given at TED and TEDx conferences around the globe, is also available in video format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The "From Cork With Love - by Paul O'Mahony @omaniblog" podcast is produced in Cork Ireland by poet Paul O'Mahony. It is an eclectic mix of topics - mainly about culture and society.
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Producer Helena de Groot talks to poets about language, dreams, love and loss, identity, connection, anger, discomfort, the creative process, the state of the world and the world of the soul. Hard conversations are welcomed—laughter is, too.
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The Ethically Immoral Podcast is a weekly program that features long-form conversations with Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Authors, and other Creatives. Our conversations focus on the creativity behind the Creative we feature. Through our in-depth interviews and live and previously recorded spoken word performances, our goal is to showcase the creative versatility of our guests and allow our listeners the opportunity to get to know the Creative on a more personal level.
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Madpo3t Podcast is a dynamic exploration of creative expression and personal growth, featuring in-depth conversations with fellow creators. Each episode dives into the intricate experiences of artists, poets, and innovative minds, breaking down their unique journeys of self-improvement and artistic development. Host [Alex Murdock] provides an intimate platform for creators to share their stories, challenges, and insights, transforming personal narratives into powerful moments of connection a ...
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The Aubrey Marcus Podcast is a destination for honest and vulnerable conversations about the deeper questions in life. The show blends humor with gravity and levity with depth, as we explore mindset, psychedelics, holistic health, spirituality, entrepreneurship, and relationship. Aubrey Marcus is the founder of the globally disruptive human optimization brand Onnit, the donation based coaching platform Fit For Service, and is the New York Times bestselling author of Own the Day, Own your Lif ...
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Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, fiction/non/fiction interprets current events through the lens of literature, and features conversations with writers of all stripes, from novelists and poets to journalists and essayists.
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Making kindness cool and the world better than yesterday, join us for conversations that shift perspectives toward a more conscious and compassionate collective. The host, Dr. Jeremy Goldberg, is a ferocious never-giver-upper, an empathy-collecting, anti-quitting word wizard, and a connoisseur and collector of fine silver linings. He is also a recovering scientist turned life coach and spoken word poet who speaks fluent burrito. Find him on Instagram @LongDistanceLoveBombs or at www.longdist ...
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Join former House Speaker, professor, historian, and futurist Newt Gingrich as he shares his lifetime of knowledge and access to the world’s most interesting minds in a new series that covers all aspects of our society. From history to health, national security to science, Newt offers stories, conversations, and context to uncover new perspectives, knowledge and insight. This podcast isn’t about politics; it’s about exploring the past, present, and future to understand where we’ve been and w ...
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For over 30 years, Michael J. Bostwick has been an active outsider artist. Michael J. Bostwick is a musician, recording artist, record label owner, author, music producer, painter, poet and Guinness World Record holder among many other things. The Singularity Podcast is a venue for Mr. Bostwick to share his various responses and several utterances regarding the human condition and the world as he sees it.
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Soul Talks is Soul to soul conversations with healers, coaches, therapists, psychic readers, channelers, mediums, intellectuals, poets, artists, and those who follow their soul calling. These conversations explore aspects of ourselves and how we interact with the world. Host Monica Ramirez has decades of experience as an artist, writer, coach, and psychic channeler. She’s an expert at digging below the surface, getting to the heart of the matter, and helping transform and amplify your consci ...
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Musings of the Artist features meaningful conversations with all kinds of artists. Musicians, poets, photographers, and other creatives share their honest stories, touching on the duality of being creative - the pure joy of making art - but also the particular struggles that come with it. In speaking about vulnerability, many of these artists remind us that even though people can look like they have it all together on the surface, we all struggle. In each episode, Montse's guests share the c ...
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Conversations with fashion industry innovators and disruptors discussing solutions to real industry challenges.
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Earth Eats is a show about food and farming. It’s storytelling, recipes, farm visits, and kitchen sessions. We have conversations with scholars, chefs, growers, and food justice activists. We hear from authors, artists, scientists, poets, and people who love to eat. Earth Eats is a production of WFIU Public Radio and Indiana Public Media.
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Join Ayesha for inspiring coffee conversations with the top leaders, entrepreneurs, & influencers of our time! She dives deep on their unique journeys to success and provides you with all the inspiration, tips, tools and strategies to go live out YOUR most abundant version of life! Sip on a coffee, come along for the ride and feel apart of the authentic and genuine conversations! x
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Beauty in the Break is a new podcast that explores the powerful moments when life shatters—and the unexpected beauty that follows. Hosted by public speaker Cesar Cardona & filmmaker and poet Foster Wilson, each episode dives into conversations of healing, transformation and resilience through self-awareness, storytelling and mindfulness. Whether you’re navigating change or seeking inspiration, this series uncovers the common threads that connect us all, to help you achieve personal or profes ...
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Subtext is a book club podcast for readers interested in what the greatest works of the human imagination say about life’s big questions. Each episode, philosopher Wes Alwan and poet Erin O’Luanaigh conduct a close reading of a text or film and co-write an audio essay about it in real time. It’s literary analysis, but in the best sense: we try not overly stuffy and pedantic, but rather focus on unearthing what’s most compelling about great books and movies, and how it is they can touch our l ...
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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity
Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing · Creative Process Original Series
Books & Writing episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winne ...
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Not just book chat! The Literary Life Podcast is an ongoing conversation about the skill and art of reading well and the lost intellectual tradition needed to fully enter into the great works of literature. Experienced teachers Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks (of www.HouseOfHumaneLetters.com) join lifelong reader Cindy Rollins (of www.MorningtimeForMoms.com) for slow reads of classic literature, conversations with book lovers, and an ever-unfolding discussion of how Stories Will Save the ...
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There may be nothing more inspiring and entertaining than relaxed, candid conversations among creative people. Mark Caro, a relentlessly curious journalist and on-stage interviewer, loves digging into the creative process with artists and drawing out surprising stories that illuminate the work that has become part of our lives. The Caropopcast is for anyone who wants to dig deeper into the music, movies, food and culture that they love.
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My podcast is about everything and anything. I can go from a poem/story to a rant or just a little encouragement to get you through the day. Hope you enjoy. I believe everyone has differing opinions and has the right to those. So on that front, I'll respect yours if you'll respect mine. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/practicing-poet/support
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Emerging Form is a podcast about the creative process in which a journalist (Christie Aschwanden) and a poet (Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer) discuss creative conundrums over wine. Each episode concludes with a game of two questions in which a guest joins in to help answer questions about the week's topic. Season one guests include poets, novelists, journalists, a song writer, a circus performer, a sketch artist and a winemaker. emergingform.substack.com
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Every story starts with a seed. Alana Hadid is on a mission to dig into the tiny, weird, wonderful moments that shape us — one silly, vulnerable and deep conversation at a time. The Seeds is where artists, activists, and icons open up like you’ve never heard them before. This season, Alana sits down with folks like Hasan Piker (political firestarter), Mona Chalabi (Pulitzer Prize winning data queen), Aja Monet (award-winning poet of your dreams), Kendrick Sampson (activist/heartthrob, Insecu ...
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Sharoll Sinani Studio is a podcast where art, ancestral wisdom, and emotional truth converge. Hosted by poet-artist and educator Sharoll Fernandez Sinani, each episode invites layered, soulful conversations on grief, memory, identity, and healing. Sharoll, an Aymara Jewish woman and Harvard-trained educator, braids storytelling, sound, and reflection into tools for transformation. With a focus on constructive disagreement, this podcast explores how listening can turn conflict into growth, an ...
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On Track brings you news and conversations about what matters most to you. We meet people who enrich our community, and take a closer look at the issues that challenge us, in Louisville, Southern Indiana and more. Stay on track, with LPM.
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THE BIBLIO FILE is a podcast about "the book," and an inquiry into the wider world of book culture. Hosted by Nigel Beale it features wide ranging, long-form conversations with authors, poets, book publishers, booksellers, book editors, book collectors, book makers, book scholars, book critics, book designers, book publicists, literary agents and many others inside the book trade and out - from writer to reader.
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Audio adventures and conversations about poetry, from UK arts charity Poet in the City.
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In these times today where there are chaos and confusion, there is the ability to become the voice of peace. Please, come on in and find peace with the company of a poet and her family. Discussing current topics, news, hobbies, entrepreneurship advice, and events ~ you and I will seek a resolution to our stressors today.
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Hilde Hinton's home for the temporarily defeated
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51:12When Hilde Hinton was on the cusp of adolescence, her mother died. For years she protected her younger siblings from the truth about their mum. Despite the great grief of her mother's shocking death when Hilde was just 12 years old, there was also a sense of relief for Hilde. She shielded her younger siblings, Samuel and Connie Johnson, from the tr…
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Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services - what is the future of big tech?
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22:57Simon Jack, the BBC’s business editor, speaks to Matt Garman, chief executive of Amazon Web Services - part of the retail giant Amazon, and the world’s largest cloud computing company. Mr Garman started his career at AWS as an intern, and has risen to oversee a global network of huge data centres, providing IT resources for businesses worldwide. In…
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Truth Hurts: From Conflict to Connection, with Dr Julia Ebner
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50:17This event is part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. Have you ever clashed with someone on social media or even a loved one? Conversations can easily escalate in a time where everyone is consuming different media with wildly different messagi…
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Every child in foster care has their own story, their own needs, and their own set of circumstances. What they all have in common is the need for a family to open a door to them and give them a soft place to land. May is Foster Care Awareness Month, and we’re learning from folks doing the work right here in Kentucky. On this episode, we talk about …
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Lauren K. Watel on blooming late, showing off, and the question of what's for dinner.By Poetry Foundation
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The future isn't just coded — it's built | Lauren Dunford
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12:08Look around — almost everything you see was manufactured, from baby formula to AI data centers and beyond. Yet we rarely think about how it’s all made. Factory fixer Lauren Dunford pulls back the curtain on modern manufacturing, revealing just how thrilling and world-shaping this unsung engine of progress can be. Discover how reinventing this overl…
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The Singularity Podcast Episode 146: Artificial Idiocracy Grab your coffee...and a comfortable chair...and join me...Michael Bostwick for another Singularity Podcast...does that sound good?...great...let's go! The Singularity Podcast For over 30 years, Michael J. Bostwick has been an active outsider artist. Michael J. Bostwick is a musician, record…
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This was recorded at about 2:30 pm on Tuesday 27th of May 2025, immediately after opening the envelopeBy Paul O'Mahony
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Slot Machine Creativity: On the value of friction to create meaningful works of art with Nando Costa
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48:03What if the struggle and friction in the creative process is actually what makes art meaningful – and what we’re at risk of losing in our rush toward AI efficiency? In this deeply reflective episode of Poets & Thinkers, we explore the intersection of human creativity and artificial intelligence with Nando Costa, a renowned designer and artist who h…
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Revisited: Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride
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47:49We're taking some time off to bring you even more episodes of A Bit of Optimism that you're going to love! In the meantime, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes, like this one with couples counselor Shawn McBride. Relationships are hard. No matter how much we like, respect, or love someone, conflict seems inevitable. But even as we fight …
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Episode 278: The Literary Life of Natalia Testa
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1:29:14On this week’s episode of The Literary Life, Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks chat with their student Natalia Testa about her literary life. She is a rising homeschool junior living in Houston, Texas. She enjoys researching obscure manuscripts, classical languages and all things Lord Peter Wimsey. Angelina kicks off the conversation asking about …
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When Alex Schnell was around 5 years old, playing in rock pools around Clovelly beach in Sydney, she had an alien encounter. The creature in the shallow water in front of her was a little octopus and unlike anything Alex had seen before, and instead of darting off in fear like a fish might, to Alex it felt like the octopus was genuinely curious in …
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S7: E16 Kirk Glaser Talks with Julia Chiapella
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58:26Kirk Glaser's book, The House That Fire Built, has been 25 years in the making following a suspicious house fire and the characters both prior to and following the incident. Join us as we talk of ghosts, poet James Murray, and the many ways fire exists as metaphor. You can find the House That Fire Built at Mad Hat Press.…
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The 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee is happening this week, and Meyzeek Middle School eighth grader Zachary Luke Rara is heading to Washington D.C. to compete. He’s part of a legacy; the very first Scripps winner was from Louisville, and the Courier Journal was a big part of the Bee’s origins. We’ll hear from Zachary about why he loves language…
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The Evil of Banality in “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968) – Part 2
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38:01Wes & Erin continue their discussion of Roman Polanski’s 1968 classic, and why it is that Satanic evil, when confronted with life’s very frightening realities—including pregnancy itself—turns out to be so banal. Upcoming Episodes: Yeats: “Sailing to Byzantium,” “Leda and the Swan,” “An Indian to His Love.” For bonus content, become a paid subscribe…
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The Soul Talk Episode 223: Soul Talk Podcast: Inspiring Love, Healing, and Transformation—One Conversation at a Time with Shalini Thyagaraja
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41:49In this episode, Monica Ramirez, the Warrior of Love, has an inspiring conversation with her guest, Shalini Thyagaraja, a Certified Trauma-Informed Yoga and Meditation Instructor. Together, they discuss the importance of balancing all aspects of life for overall well-being. Shalini, who is also a Breathwork Coach, shares powerful insights about why…
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Let your garden grow wild | Rebecca McMackin
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14:00Many gardeners work hard to maintain clean, tidy environments ... which is the exact opposite of what wildlife wants, says ecological horticulturist Rebecca McMackin. She shows the beauty of letting your garden run wild, surveying the success she's had increasing biodiversity even in the middle of New York City — and offers tips for cultivating a g…
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Volume Five: Chapter Sixteen - Our Conversation with Dre Hill
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2:11:14In Volume Five, Chapter Sixteen, we welcomed Poet, Artist, Writer, and Author Dre Hill. Dre is a Black literary and visual artist. Hill tags himself as an artist, writer, and storyteller. He is a published fiction writer, poet, photographer, painter, and more. He graduated from Trimble Tech High School in 2017, then earned his B.A. in Animation and…
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José Mujica: Guerilla, president and occasional romantic
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37:11Remembering the former president of Uruguay: José 'Pepe' Mujica. He started life as a flower farmer on the outskirts of Montevideo. As a young man he became politically active, part of the left-wing guerilla group the Tupamaros, who were bent on revolution through armed struggle that involved bank heists and kidnappings. With the authorities on his…
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Tim Franks speaks to a British-Syrian Alawite who came under attack, along with her family, during the sectarian violence on Syria’s coast in March. The Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shia Islam and its followers make up around 10 per cent of Syria's population, which is majority Sunni. The recent violence came after fighters loyal to the country's…
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Tricks, Trolls, and LOLs: Comedy’s Crash Course in Spotting Lies, with Rachel Parris
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57:28This event was part of Critical Conversations, a new series on the age of misinformation by Intelligence Squared and Sage & Jester, hosted by Sophia Smith Galer. Sometimes the best way to expose a lie is to laugh at it. Satire is a force to be reckoned with in any democracy and artists are essential in shedding light on the truth. Comedy has long b…
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What is poetry|Contemporary artist plight
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32:37On a recent episode, we were joined by Peter Guns, a poet and author whose latest book offers a fresh perspective on the ancient Amazons. Inspired by the historically negative portrayals of these formidable women, Guns set out to rewrite the narrative, highlighting their strength and complexity in a more positive light. Our conversation with Peter …
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Newt talks with Senator Ted Cruz, co-sponsor of the bill and Scott Berkowitz, Founder and President RAINN about the Take It Down Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump this week. The Take It Down Act is a bipartisan effort aimed at combating the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery, including AI-generated deep fakes. Introduced b…
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On Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival with Author HALA ALYAN - Highlights
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13:28“I think that it's almost like in some ways the specificity of Palestine also becomes kind of a universality, where you can stay in this specific example because there is something about this experience that makes it specific, right? It's happening because it's been sanctioned to happen in this way. Right? Because you can't slaughter tens of thousa…
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Sunday Pick: How to say no | WorkLife with Adam Grant
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36:46In a world filled with requests, many of us are struggling to stay afloat. Even if you’re not a people-pleaser, the desire to maintain a positive reputation can make it hard to turn others down. In this episode, Adam explores the art and science of delivering an effective “no.” He highlights strategies for setting boundaries with others to create s…
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Can we have prosperity without growth? With Tim Jackson
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56:02Is prosperity possible without growth? And in an age of environmental crisis and rising inequality, is our obsession with economic expansion doing more harm than good? On the podcast today, renowned economist Professor Tim Jackson challenges the very foundations of our economic thinking. In his groundbreaking book 'Prosperity Without Growth', Jacks…
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PODCASTING FOR TOASTMASTERS - Paul O’Mahony #maypodpomo
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17:27This was recorded during a panel discussion on Tuesday 20th May 2025. You can see the full video recording on YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/live/4Vg3BGbyfDU?si=fPO1u4H-ZKskFK4v The moderator was Brian Green.By Paul O'Mahony
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Episode 845: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
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30:25Newt talks with Tom Sullam, co-founder of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, about a unique photography contest that captures humorous moments of animals in their natural habitats. The awards aim to promote wildlife conservation and sustainable living through humor, encouraging empathy and engagement with biodiversity preservation. Tom shares …
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A comedian's take on how to save democracy | Jordan Klepper
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9:32Conversation is a battlefield with only one winner. Or is it? Comedian and author Jordan Klepper believes we can get better at talking to each other (and perhaps save democracy) by learning how to lose. Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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This was recorded in Cork - on 22nd May 2025By Paul O'Mahony
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Is this the time of monsters — or miracles? | Angus Hervey
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12:08Headlines warn of a world in collapse, but solutions journalist Angus Hervey finds the overlooked triumphs that never make the news — from empty malaria wards to a regrowing Amazon rainforest. With hard data and stories from the frontlines, he reveals the hidden progress that perseveres even as it feels like the world is falling apart, and challeng…
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I’ll Tell You When I’m Home - Author HALA ALYAN on Motherhood & Memory, Trauma & Survival
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44:41“I want to live a life of consequence, and I want to live a life that has stakes in it because that means that things matter to you. I think, in some ways, this memoir was a project of sifting through and excavating the darkest hours, both for me and for the lineage and ancestry that I came from. I think the darkest hours were experienced by so man…
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Growing community with New Farms for New Americans
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50:56“Many of the farmers talked about the ability to be out in nature with other members of their family and other members of their community and several of them also talked about the benefits of being able to interact with people from other communities.” This week on the show, we talk with geographer Pablo Bose about innovative resettlement projects t…
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