Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast will feature inspiring
Raul Espinoza’s father had many talents, but an equal number of demons. He struggled with addiction
Note for this encore presentation: While much of our discussion centered on Professor Pinker’s views
Dr. Hasan Merali came to admire toddlers when he began working with kids in a hospital emergency dep
Teju Ravilochan was born in the United States, just two years after his parents came to this country
Note for this encore presentation: We’re bringing back this conversation in honor of Immigrant Herit
Kate Bean’s life has been marked by a series of radical changes and transformations. After founding
John Daniel has led a remarkable and inspiring life, marked by challenges that he’s met with grit an
Pete Davis was a young undergraduate college student when he took a class from Professor Robert Putn
On the “Well…Adjusting” podcast, author, actor, and funny lady Robin Hopkins is joined each episode
Note for this encore presentation: At the time that we celebrated our one year/50th episode in March
Nearly 45 years ago, Billy Starr lost his mother, an uncle, and a cousin, all to cancer. Looking fo
Squash – the game, not the vegetable – has long been seen as a “country club” sport. But Barrett Ta
Daniel Stone explains that today’s politically-polarized environment began taking shape way back in
One of our most popular episodes of 2023 is back, with this encore presentation, just in time for Ea
Marko Cheseto left his home in Kenya to travel all the way to, of all places, Anchorage, Alaska, whe
Nathalie Laidler-Kylander has a long and distinguished career working in the non-profit, social entr
This episode is a master class on sticking with it, no matter what. From our friend Dan Harris on th
One of our most popular – and powerful episodes of 2023 is back, with this encore presentation. In
Gill Hasson has a wide range of interests and areas of study, exemplified by the fact that she has a
For the 50th episode of Blue Sky, Bill is joined by someone who has completed more than 400 of them.
