Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast will feature inspiring
Alison Jones Webb has spent her career studying and working in the public health sector. Several ye
In this episode, Bert describes how he and his brother grew from a challenging upbringing to create
Chris Anderson was inspired by the growth of TED once they expanded from being simply a conference c
Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Harris is an experienced practitioner of holistic medicine and author of the book,
When Ilze Thielmann learned of the steady stream of refugees and asylum seekers entering New York Ci
The life of Jonathan Conyers is full of junctures where it appears he’s not going to make it. Both
KM DiColandrea says he works with young people because he can’t imagine doing anything else. In hig
Sara Guillermo’s family immigrated to the United States when she was a small child. She grew up wit
The family of Anh Vu Sawyer were among the small number of South Vietnamese who successfully fled Sa
In the late 1990’s, John Wood was living a great life. As a senior executive at Microsoft, his job
David Bornstein has a long history in journalism and founded the Solutions Journalism Network out o
Matt Ridley’s seminal book, The Rational Optimist, has inspired many since its publication in 2010 a
In her new book, The Power of a Few Kind Words, author Tracey Gates tells the story of how she decid
Ritah Kabanyoro knows what it’s like to go to bed hungry. Growing up in a household of 20 people, s
Kevin Adler grew up with a beloved uncle, Mark, who never forgot to send him a Hallmark card on his
Dr. Howard Koh’s story is inspiring. His immigrant parents raised him to be grateful for and contrib
Adam Mastroianni says he likes to “study how people perceive and misperceive their social worlds, fr
LaTosha Brown has been described by many as a “force of nature,” and from the first seconds of this
Dr. Anita Nowak has made the study of empathy her life’s work and in this Blue Sky conversation she
Margo Walsh is an entrepreneur who created MaineWorks, a certified B-Corp that helps people with sub
