
Ask Yourself "What If?" with Milk Bar Founder Christina Tosi
What if this podcast turned into a baking show? For Christina Tosi’s third visit to A Bit of Optimism, we decided to find out. So we headed to Milk Bar to make compost cookies from things in my own pa...
3 Kesä 202547min

Revisited: Love Is Not Enough with couples therapist Shawn McBride
We'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 c...
27 Touko 202547min

Revisited: The Secret to Happiness with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger
We'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 Harvard p...
20 Touko 202545min

Where Is Simon Going? with journalist Cal Fussman
Sometimes in life, we must stop and ask ourselves, “Where am I you going next?” Other times, it’s more fun to do a podcast takeover. No one has ever interviewed me quite like Cal Fussman. Cal has a gi...
13 Touko 202550min

The Cure for Nihilism with professor Suzy Welch
Sometimes in life, we choose the wrong path. When we feel like we're living a lie, it's hard to know what to do next. That’s where Suzy Welch comes in. She’s obsessed with helping people create lives ...
6 Touko 202534min

(PART 2) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
*Please note: At 9:01, Simon and Cory have a discussion about suicide. What happens after we attain success and glory? Where do you go when there's nowhere left to run from yourself? In Part 2 of my c...
29 Huhti 202539min

(PART 1) The Climb Out of Pain is Taller Than Everest with National Geographic photographer Cory Richards
What happens when we reach the top? There’s only one place to go. Cory Richards has scaled the world’s highest peaks and fallen to life’s lowest lows. An acclaimed mountain climber, photographer, and ...
22 Huhti 202547min

Find Your Allies Fast with philanthropist Melinda French Gates
Change happens to all of us whether we choose it or not. What’s the best way to go through transition, especially when it’s something we didn’t want? Melinda French Gates has seen her fair share of bi...
15 Huhti 202538min



















