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Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

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. blog.joelonsdale.com

Episodes

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Ep 104: Will AI Replace Coders? Terminal Co-Founder & CEO Dylan Serota

06 Dec 2024
27m
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Ep 103: Raj Bhakta Created WhistlePig; Now He's Reinventing the Whiskey Industry (Again)

29 Nov 2024
55m
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Ep 102: "If You're Not Blowing Stuff Up, You're Not Innovating!" — Stanford Professor Steve Blank

22 Nov 2024
50m
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Ep 101: Gov. Kevin Stitt — the Businessman Governor Standing Up to Special Interests

15 Nov 2024
24m
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Ep 100: Why AI Is Underhyped with Elad Gil

02 Nov 2024
50m
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AI represents a fundamental shift toward "units of cognition," moving beyond statistical association to active problem-solving that will transform global services. While current adoption remains early, the potential for massive productivity gains in sectors like legal and healthcare is significant. Successful founders ...

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Ep 99: The Myth of American Inequality with Senator Phil Gramm

26 Oct 2024
41m
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Ep 98: How Wokeness Foments Antisemitism; a Conversation with ADL's Jonathan Greenblatt

18 Oct 2024
36m
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Ep 97: Jimmy John Built a Restaurant Empire; Government Almost Destroyed It

03 Oct 2024
30m
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Ep 96: Harvard Economist Roland Fryer on the Truth Behind Police Shootings & Using Data to Supercharge Meritocracy

20 Sep 2024
39m
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Ep 95: Navy SEAL & Saronic CEO Dino Mavrookas on the Race for Autonomous Ships and Naval Dominance

12 Sep 2024
29m
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Ep 94: A Conversation with Turnaround King & U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

30 Aug 2024
43m
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Ep 93: Cold War II & the Race for Technological Supremacy with CrowdStrike Co-Founder Dmitri Alperovitch

22 Aug 2024
54m
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Ep 92: High-Power Microwave & the Rise of Electronic Shields with Epirus CEO Andy Lowery

16 Aug 2024
43m
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Ep 91: "I whooped his ass!" Legendary Investor & Home Depot Founder Ken Langone on Leadership, Courage & Defeating the Bad Guys

03 Jul 2024
43m
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Ep 90: Ethan Penner on Choosing Greatness & Pioneering New Markets on Wall Street

23 May 2024
37m
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Ep 89: Coleman Hughes on "The End of Race Politics" & the Worst Ideas Done in the Name of Diversity

16 May 2024
40m
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Ep 88: A Conversation with MLK's Attorney & Speechwriter: Dr. Clarence Jones

10 May 2024
46m
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Ep 87: Dr. Cliff Winston — Deregulate Lawyers, Deregulate Airlines, and Let Markets Correct Themselves

02 May 2024
34m
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Ep 86: How to Design a STEM Curriculum for the 21st Century with Dr. David Ruth

25 Apr 2024
32m
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Ep 85: The Path to Regime Change in Iran with Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

18 Apr 2024
38m
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