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Welcome to 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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The Optimistic American

Optimistic American

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The past, present, and future of the United States are full of promise. A promise sustained by the efforts of brave individuals and organizations who champion the pursuit of technology, improving the human condition, free markets, and a belief in who we are. We are losing the fact that we are a nation of dreamers, a catapult for those who have the heart to dare, a place that rewards ingenuity and innovation. This country, more than any other, succeeded by making possible the release of the h ...
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Tariffs, crypto, deregulation, tax cuts, protectionism, are just some of the things back on the table when Donald Trump returns to the Presidency. To help you plan for Trump's singular approach to economics, Bloomberg presents Trumponomics, a weekly podcast focused on the Trump administration's economic policies and plans. Editorial head of government and economics Stephanie Flanders will be joined each week by reporters in Washington D.C. and Wall Street to examine how Trump's policies are ...
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Finance bros are out, #RichGirls are in. Join Money with Katie and her guests for conversations about where the economic, cultural, and political meet the practical personal finance education that everyone needs. Listen weekly on Wednesdays.
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On the Optimistic Outlook, Barbara Humpton, CEO of Siemens USA, engages listeners in the technological transformation occurring across American industry and infrastructure. Episodes not only examine challenges related to climate, workforce and digital transformation but offer solutions and a path forward by deploying readily available technologies. Barbara’s visionary perspective is designed to spark bold thinking among listeners, urging them to innovate toward a sustainable and eco-friendly ...
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The Howitzer and Buzz-saw Show

Mike Asti, George Gerbo

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Going strong for more than a decade now, The Howitzer and Buzz-saw Show podcast features George "The Howitzer" Gerbo and Mike "The Buzz-saw" Asti analyzing the world of sports through the eyes of the quintessential sports fan: passionately, intelligently, and without reservation. On The Howitzer and Buzz-saw Show, George is the optimistic "face" to his co-host Mike's "heel," trying his best to contain the Buzz-saw while also offering pointed questions that engender lively debate and deliver ...
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Unpluggered

Sportscaster Media

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Welcome to "Unpluggered," the unofficial podcast covering all things St Kilda FC. Listen as Darren Parkin, Aaron McGrath and Nick Splitter interview great Saints, club insiders and former stars, as well as pulling apart all the big issues and questions facing the St Kilda Football Club each week. Feedback or sponsorship opportunities: [email protected] © Sportscaster Media https://sportscaster.media
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The Regrettable Century

Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben

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The old forms of the Left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a Dialectical Pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you. “The challenge of modernity is to live without illusions and without becoming disillusioned. I’m a pessimist because of intelligence, bu ...
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What Could Go Right?

The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas

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What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for ...
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Your world is evolving—find out how with Carter Phipps, co-author of the Wall St. Journal bestseller Conscious Leadership. He’s an optimist, a generalist, and an integrative thinker. Now he has an excuse for his insatiable book-buying habit—a show that explores the movements, trends, people, and ideas that are shaping the future. Phipps is also author of Evolutionaries, and cofounder of the Institute for Cultural Evolution. Through in-depth interviews and occasional rants and reflections, th ...
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Three on the Aisle

American Theatre Magazine

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From AMERICAN THEATRE magazine, a podcast featuring drama critics Peter Marks, Terry Teachout, and Elisabeth Vincentelli as they talk about theatrical shows and trends from coast to coast.
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Empire State Sports Report

Adrianna Iafolla, Bleav

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Welcome to the Empire State Sports Report, the only podcast where you will find everything you need to know about the New York Giants, New York Yankees and New York Mets. Why all three? Every loyal, passionate Giants fan is either a Yankees or a Mets fan. The host, Adrianna, delivers breaking news, draft coverage, game previews and recaps, and more. As a passionate fan herself, she strives to share everything you want to learn about your favorite team and does so in an entertaining fashion. ...
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American culture has shifted from tolerant to cancel culture, from supportive to disruptive, from decent to rude, from optimistic to cynical, and from relatively safe to increasingly violent. We are exchanging our liberty to succeed for a forced form of socialism. Best-selling author, CEO across six industries, former candidate for Governor of Colorado, private pilot and adventurer, and engaging communicator, Barry Farah systematically delivers the compelling path to get American culture bac ...
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Wild Precious Life

Evergreen Podcasts

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Join author, educator, and learner, Annmarie Kelly as she laughs, cries, and kvetches with the writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, and wanderers who inspire all of us to reach beyond our divisions and discover what it means to be wild, precious, and brave.
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A Catholic Take

The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network

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A Catholic Take: What you need to know, right now. A bold synthesis of inspiration and information. Keeping you up to date on news & issues from a Courageous Catholic perspective with Joe McClane. Live, Monday-Friday across the Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network.
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Amid fierce debates over “liberalism,” The New Whiggery Podcast explores classical liberty and its transcendent roots in early Anglo-Protestantism, with universal and contemporary application. Critics of liberalism deride it as intrinsically secular, socially acidic, and hyper-individualistic. The New Whiggery advocates a form of liberalism with an originally Christian/Protestant anthropology that cherishes liberty and human dignity for all. Early British Whigs, and later, America’s Founders ...
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Join JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Ambassador Mark Regev, former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office, as they dissect—and duke out—the issues that Israel grapples with internally and faces internationally. Blum and Regev illustrate that even a shared worldview can produce very different perspectives. As the proverb goes, “The devil is in the details.”Thanks for listening! If you appreciated today’s discussion and want to dive deeper into the issues shaping Israel and the ...
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EdNext Podcast

Education Next

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A weekly podcast from "Education Next," a journal of opinion and research. Introduction music: "Organic Grunge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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ברוכים הבאים – Welcome to Israel! Where 8,424,904 people live in just over 8,000 square miles. 74.7% of them are Jews, and just over 20% are Arabs. And Palestinians? Nobody really knows…somewhere between 4.5 and 6 million? We have two walls. One is holy, and the other divides us. Although, the truth is, the holy one divides us as well. Israel declared its independence in 1948 in Tel Aviv, but Jerusalem is the capital. By the way, there are 80 people living in Israel named Jerusalem. 8 of the ...
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BTR TMRW

Loc Huu Nguyen

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At the core, BTR TMRW is centered upon the concept of building wealth through real estate. But ultimately, it’s about something much more universal. BTR TMRW is about our potential and our ability to succeed. The BTR TMRW podcast is a thoroughly introspective show on our incredibly unique journeys in life. These stories offer a diversity of thought and perspective from the lens of ordinary people, living extraordinary lives. They bear witness to our unique paths toward prosperity, each cente ...
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In this episode of New Frontiers, host Paul Johnson is joined by columnist Bob Robb and scholar Henry Tomson to unpack a high-stakes question: Can an independent candidate win the Arizona governor’s race? With Trump’s influence looming over the Republican primary and growing dissatisfaction among voters, the conversation explores whether Karen Tayl…
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In this episode of the Optimistic Outlook, Barbara reflects on insights from the inaugural AI for Real event in New York City, featuring insights from top economists and innovators. This episode dives into how Industrial AI empowers workers, drives innovation, and strengthens America’s industrial leadership. Whether you're a business leader, policy…
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In this episode, have you ever felt that there is too much injustice in the world and you just can’t respond to it all? Have you ever found yourself making a compromise with your ethics just to make it through the day? I think we all have. My guest today has written a book looking at these tradeoffs. Hopefully it will help us all to be able to make…
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(0:00) The Besties welcome Ben Shapiro! (1:53) A Bestie apology to Phil Hellmuth, All-In Poker Tournament (7:58) Trump's majorly consequential Middle East trip: Saudi, Qatar, Iran, and his vision for a "New Middle East" (35:18) US-China deal: is the tide turning on tariffs? (46:33) GOP divided over "Big, Beautiful Bill" due to its impact on our deb…
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May 16th, 2025 - We welcome back Michael Matt, editor of the Remnant, to talk Pope Leo's potential to heal old wounds. Then we're joined again by Dr. Anthony Stine to catch up on the past week of news and discuss whether American political issues influenced the papal conclave. TheStationOfTheCross.com/ACT…
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In this episode Benji and Avi sit down (and then stand up when he walks in, and then sit down again after he sits down) with Rabbi Seth Farber! We find out how he is the descendent of smugglers and grand rabbis, why his face is on the dartboards of so many religious parties, and how ITIM - the NGO he founded - helps well-meaning Israelis navigate t…
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On this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma break down some surprising stories of progress, from China’s clean energy boom finally driving down emissions, to Hungary’s unexpected rise as a solar power leader, to a dramatic drop in infant hospitalizations thanks to a new RSV vaccine. Plus, hear the wild tale of the American who built up immunit…
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(0:00) David Friedberg welcomes Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai (2:58) Will AI kill search?: Google disrupting itself, evolving search to follow the user (15:32) Infrastructure advantage, foundational model differentiation (25:08) Future of human-computer interaction, hardware, competitive landscape in AI (35:29) Energy constraints in AI (41:20) Google'…
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In this episode, Adrianna reviews the New York Giants 2025 Schedule. She goes through each game and talks through reasons why Giants fans should be cautiously optimistic. Subscribe to stay up to date on everything New York Giants! Follow her on Instagram for more: https://www.instagram.com/newyorkgiantsfangirl/…
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'There are 113,000 jobs in the eating eco-system in NI - nearly a fifth of our private sector' - Michael Bell from NIFDA told John about the many and varied careers in food, in Northern Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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'The farm was my husband's pride and joy, there was never a moment we thought we might pull the plug' - Roberta Armstrong said despite the pressure of new inheritance tax laws, she never considered selling the farm after her husband's death Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We’re stepping back from the recent series of reversals, deals and temporary ceasefires in Donald Trump’s trade war to ask a few questions—namely does the US president have a strategy, and if so how’s it going and what comes next? Stephen Moore, the author of The Trump Economic Miracle and a senior fellow in economics at the Heritage Foundation, an…
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Israel, Iran, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia—this week’s episode of “Israel Undiplomatic” explores President Donald Trump’s high-stakes visit to the Middle East and what it means for Israel, U.S. foreign policy and the wider region. With a sharp eye and decades of insider experience, former Israeli Ambassador to the UK Mark Regev and veteran journalist an…
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How can we reshape the American economy? Zachary and Emma speak with Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder, Chair of the Economic Security Project, and author of “Marketcrafters: The 100-Year Struggle to Shape the American Economy.” Chris discusses the differences between marketcraft and Trump’s tariffs, how marketcraft has succeeded with antitrust and…
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In this Rich Girl Roundup review: We’re discussing a uniquely challenging crop of feedback, critiques, and questions about… the episode that generated some rousing back-and-forth about American exceptionalism the conversation that prompted some of you to reach out and share your successes and horror stories one writer’s work that elevated my unders…
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