Podcasts about optimists

Charles Spicer explains that by 1935, major business interests like Unilever joined the Fellowship to protect trade and understand the new German regime. Following the Night of the Long Knives, some optimists believed Hitler'sgovernment was becoming more "civilized." The Fellowship provided extraordinary lobbying power, allowing Tennantto secure meetings with Hitler that traditional diplomats could not reach. German industrialists like Robert Bosch, who privately loathed the Nazis, also sought connections in London. This era was marked by parallel efforts in both nations to avoid war through financial and industrial engagement, despite growing signs of Nazi brutality. (2)1914

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Measureless by Amit Majmudar– Things My Grandmother Said by Amit Majmudar– Lettre Sauvage– The Lottery in Babylon by Jorge Luis Borges– Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote by Jorge Luis BorgesFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

One of my favorite childhood stories teaches us about The Optimist And The Pessimist.  You have the choice to be whichever one you want. 

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SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– My essay on Macbeth in Portico– Micah Mattix's newsletter Prufrock– Poems for Katie by Timothy Green– Rattle– Rattlecast– The Poetry Space– Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel– Voices from the Other World by James Merrill– Iain McGilchrist– James PennebakerFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Plus, a great documentary I'd recommend.

Das Land mit der einst strahlenden Anziehungskraft kämpft ziemlich erfolglos gegen einen Einbruch der Touristenzahlen aus dem Ausland.  Dies in einem Jahr, das eigentlich neue Rekorde erreichen müsste, mit Fußball WM und 250 Jahren USA. Wolfgang Streitbörger (Tourismusvertretung von Mississippi und Alabama) – Foto: privat Mir geht es ähnlich, wie den Touristen, die wegbleiben. Ich mache auch keinen Hehl daraus, dass meine ursprünglich heiß geliebten USA schon seit zweieinhalb Jahren nicht mehr auf der Favoritenliste stehen, denn zu viel ist passiert: Im Land, durch fragwürdige Regierungsentscheidungen in Sachen Einreiseregelungen, Kontrollen und inneramerikanische Verhaltensweisen, die wenig Lust machen zu einer Reise dorthin aufzubrechen. Das ist Grund genug um zu reden. Das passiert in dieser Podcast-Folge mit meinem Talkgast Wolfgang Streitbörger, der als PR-Vertreter US-Amerikanischer Destinationen, die Aufgabe hat, genau das zu vermeiden. Eine Krise aufarbeiten – Geht das? Es ist ein schwieriges Gespräch. Auf der einen Seite gibt es nicht wegzudiskutierende Fakten, auf der anderen sagen USA-Besucher, die mit dem VISA-freien ESTA-Programm einreisen, es sei nie einfacher gewesen in die Staaten zu kommen. Selten sei die Grenzkontrolle schneller, freundlicher und reibungsloser abgelaufen. Bleibt die Frage, ob Berichte und Eindrücke von Problemen falsch sind, auf Sinnestäuschungen beruhen oder schlicht aufgebauscht wurden? Wir versuchen Sachverhalte zu klären, Falschinformation zu benennen und uns gleichzeitig an einer Einordnung zu versuchen. What's it All About: Baseball & Apple-Pie Wir haben den Podcast zum Anfang der Woche und damit unmittelbar nach dem 4. Juli 2026, dem amerikanischen Nationalfeiertag (Independence Day) geführt. Stattgefunden hat der Talk auf der Terrasse eines Kasseler Cafés. Passend zum kulinarischen Angebot zwischen Rührei, Eggs Benedict mit Avocado und Kaffee, also irgendwo auch ein wenig amerikanisch. Eggs Benedict in Memoriam – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Fragen und Antworten Aus der Problematik resultiert eine große Zahl von Fragen. Die Antworten, oder zumindest die Antwortversuche, findet Ihr in diesem Podcast. Warum bleiben die Touristen aus? Sind die Argumente in Sachen Einreise denn berechtigt oder sind es Fehlinformationen, die zum schlechten Image geführt haben? Beruht das Phänomen auf Ängsten der Reisenden und dem „Säbelrasseln“ der Trump-Regierung, obwohl die Welt reisetechnisch sehr viel besser in Ordnung ist, als vermutet? Welche Faktoren gibt es? – Ängste, Politische Ablehnung, hohe Preise oder ist es einfach nur ein nachvollziehbares aber irrationales Gefühl? Es gab viele Meldungen über scharfe Kontrollen und Checks, die Überprüfung von Social-Media-Accounts und Mailadressen. Wie sieht die in der Praxis wahrgenommene Realität aus? Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Politics ICE geht ja, belegt, nicht gerade zimperlich mit Menschen um, die sie verhaften. Juristische Vorgaben werden gern mal ignoriert. Da ist die Angst in Kontrollen zu geraten und plötzlich im Knast zu sitzen. Aber: Trifft das auch deutsche Touristen, die in Musikmetropolen wie Memphis, New Orleans, Nashville usw. oder einfach nur die Sonne Floridas genießen wollen? Es gibt ja die Protestbewegung „No Kings“ und gleichzeitig feiert man das 250. USA-Jubiläum und das „Land of the Brave“, der Tapferen, Unerschrockenen und der Freiheitliebenden. Wie passt das zusammen? US-Unabhängigkeitserklärung in deutscher Sprache im “Museum of the American Revolution” in Philadelphia – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Wie gehen die amerikanischen Touristiker mit der Problematik um? Selbst die Marketingorganisation „Brand USA“ ist ja seit geraumer Zeit unter Dauerbeschuss der Regierung. Das Geld wird immer knapper, für ein Tourismusmarketing, das gerade jetzt bitter notwendig wäre. Ist die Organisation aus Trump-Sicht nur einfach noch nicht gleichgeschaltet? Donald J. Trump ist Namensgeber der „Trump-Hotels“. Eine solche Marke müsste doch normalerweise ein Interesse an der Förderung des Tourismus haben. Wie passt das mit den fremdenfeindlichen Auftritten des Präsidenten Donald J. Trump zusammen? Trump-Tower Chicago – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Nun ist die Stimmung im Land selber so aufgeheizt wie nie zuvor. Sind diese Uneinigkeit im Land und das Aufeinanderprallen politischer Fronten auch Grund für den Imageschaden und den angstmachenden Faktoren? Ist man sich denn wenigstens in Tourismuskreisen etwas einiger, oder herrscht dort das gleiche politische Chaos? Der deutsche Tourismusblick Deutsche Veranstalter versuchen ja davon zu überzeugen, dass die Probleme hauptsächlich im Kopf der Reisenden oder besser Nicht-Reisenden existieren. Wie sieht das der PR-Mann Wolfgang Streitbörger, dessen Aufgabe es ja ist, solche Ängste gar nicht erst aufkommen zu lassen? Wie wird es weitergehen? Welche Hoffnungen tragen denn die USA-Touristiker mit sich herum? Wie gestaltet sich der Umgang mit dem Unmöglichen? Was wird aus den Hoffnungen aller, die ein tolles Land kennen und dort Freunde haben, die noch genauso gut, offen und freiheitlich denken? Wird sich das eventuell mit den “Mid-Terms”, den Zwischenwahlen im November ändern, oder schliddert der Tourismus dann in eine zusätzliche Krise? Capitol – Washington Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Schlussgedanken (nach dem Gespräch) Eine Reise in die USA machen? Entscheiden muss das, nach wie vor, jeder für sich selbst. Die vergleichsweise Unabhängigkeit der Bundesstaaten, die sich auch im Tourismus niederschlägt mag Mut machen. Wirklich geklärt sind die Probleme des Landes noch lange nicht. Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, Ms.: Ein Pflichtstopp bei der Reise durch den Süden – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Letztlich liegen sie tief in der „amerikanischen Seele“. Freiheit ja, aber für einige weniger davon. Vorurteile, Rassismus, soziale Standesunterschiede und Probleme haben sich im Lauf der letzten 100 Jahre nicht beseitigen lassen. Da muss man schon grenzenloser Optimist sein, wenn man glaubt, dass dies ein Regierungswechsel in gut zwei Jahren bewerkstelligen könnte. Bürgerrechtskampf und Ku-Klux-Klan: Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, Mississippi Auf der anderen Seite, so auch mein Talk-Gast Wolfgang, gibt es im Land, mitunter ganz plötzlich auch immer wieder Ereignisse, die man kaum vorhersehen kann. Bisher haben sich die USA noch immer wieder erholt. Ob das auch diesmal funktionieren wird? „Kings“ haben die Eigenheit, Macht nur unfreiwillig aufzugeben. Ob man sich auf die „No Kings“-Strategie der amerikanischen Verfassung rückbesinnt? Ich würde es mir wünschen. B.B. Kings Grab in Indianola im Garten “seines” Museums – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Mehr Reiseradio-Podcasts zum Thema Die Geburt einer Nation Die US-Hauptstadt Washington D.C. 2010 Independence Day Stories (July 4th) Das Museum of Civil Rights in Jackson, Mississippi Blues und B.B. King  Die Geburtsstätten des Blues Bürgerrechte – Black Lifes Matter Soul und Civil Rights Der Trump Effekt Mississippi – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILD Reiseinfos für Mississippi und Alabama Tourismus Mississippi Tourismus Alabama Martin Luther King-Denkmal im Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham, Alabama (mit Blick auf die 16th Street Baptist Church) – Foto: Rüdiger Edelmann / ttb-media TON-TEXT-BILDThe post D-RR323 – TALK: USA & der Touristeneinbruch aus dem Ausland first appeared on Deutsches Reiseradio (German Travelradio).

Der außenpolitische Sprecher der Bundestagsfraktion von CDU und CSU, Jürgen Hardt, hat keine Angst vor dem NATO-Gipfel in der Türkei. Im Gespräch mit SWR Aktuell-Moderator Bernhard Seiler zeigt sich Hardt als Optimist: "Die NATO ist eindeutig stärker, als das noch vor einem Jahr der Fall war", sagt er. Das liege an eingehaltenen, finanziellen Zusagen sowie den neuen NATO-Mitgliedsländern in Skandinavien, Finnland und Schweden.

Do you expect the worst or look for the good? Today, Joyce shares practical ways to develop a healthier, more positive outlook.

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode of Evolve Ventures Tech, we unpack what it means to think like an optimist without losing touch with truth, data, or emotional honesty. When the world feels heavy, it is easy to mistake dread for realism and fear for preparation. But a healthier future is not built by pretending everything is fine. It is built by facing pain, testing new beliefs, and creating evidence through behavior.We explore the difference between false positivity and grounded optimism, how your vantage point shapes what feels possible, and why small, honest shifts can change the way you meet the future. Stop rehearsing collapse. Start becoming proof of another outcome.Here's a related episode that builds on today's conversation:#503 | The Foundations of Good Mental Health - https://apple.co/4f0owfSLearn more about:

Your AC is running longer this year and the machines responsible may have been designed for a different climate entirely. Optimist, a two-year-old Gurugram startup, has built what it says is India's most energy-efficient residential AC. It is recalibrated for Indian humidity, sourced almost entirely from local suppliers, and engineered with components the industry has long considered too expensive to bother with. But 70% of AC sales in India happen offline, shelf space belongs to brands with decades of dealer relationships, and Optimist is nowhere on the floor yet. How long can a better product afford to wait? Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India's first subscriber-only business news platform. Subscribe for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.

Estamos viviendo uno de los mejores momentos de la vela infantil española. El Optimist vuelve a demostrar que es una cantera inagotable de talento. Ahí están la victoria de España en la competición por equipos del Campeonato del Mundo de Tánger, el brillante tercer puesto de María Antonia Peñalver en la clasificación individual, el reciente Campeonato de España por Autonomías conquistado por Baleares o la Copa de España de Aguas Interiores celebrada este fin de semana en Madrid con victoria de Elsa Laffarga. Son resultados que confirman que el trabajo de clubes, federaciones, entrenadores y familias está dando frutos y que el futuro de nuestra vela sigue estando asegurado. Pero precisamente porque hay que proteger ese futuro, conviene hacer una reflexión. El Optimist empieza a entrar en una peligrosa espiral de profesionalización. Para aspirar a estar entre los mejores ya no basta con entrenar bien en el club. Se multiplican las concentraciones, los stage internacionales, los entrenadores particulares, el material de última generación y los desplazamientos constantes. La factura económica crece hasta niveles que muchas familias ya no pueden asumir. La vela nunca ha sido un deporte barato, pero el Optimist corre el riesgo de convertirse en un deporte prohibitivo para quien aspire a competir al máximo nivel. Y aquí nadie puede mirar hacia otro lado. Este no es un fenómeno exclusivamente español; sucede en todo el mundo. Alrededor del Optimist se ha generado una industria que mueve mucho dinero y en la que algunos han encontrado un extraordinario filón. Es legítimo vivir de entrenar y formar regatistas, por supuesto, pero quizá hemos cruzado una línea que merece una profunda reflexión. Porque estamos hablando de niños y niñas de diez, once o doce años. Deben aprender a competir, a ganar y a perder, a trabajar en equipo y a superarse. Pero también deben seguir disfrutando del mar, de sus amigos y de navegar. Si el resultado empieza a pesar más que la ilusión, si el presupuesto familiar acaba siendo más importante que el talento, entonces habremos perdido de vista la verdadera esencia del Optimist. Y sería una lástima, porque pocas clases han hecho tanto por la vela como esta pequeña embarcación que, antes que campeones, debería seguir formando navegantes. SÍGUENOS Web: http://tripulante18.com​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolerAlberti https://twitter.com/18Tripulante Instragram: https://www.instagram.com/jaume.soler/?hl=es Facebook: https://bit.ly/3eB3dDP

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Pumpkin Chucking by Stephen Scaer– The Sidewalk Steve page on the Transgender Map– Alex Pepple– Eratosphere– Say Nothing but Good by Stephen Scaer– Gold Is the Last to Leave by Stephen Scaer– Backyard Triumph by Stephen Scaer– Mentor by Stephen Scaer– Nothing Gold Can Stay by Robert Frost– 4trans by Naomi Kanakia– ContraPoints– My weird omnibus: I Reviewed 99 Recent Poetry Collections—Here's What I Found– No by A. M. Juster– Maine LD 1735– Stephen Scaer's comment on Maine LD 1735– Make Believe by Stephen Scaer– Johnson and Nietzsche on Criticism and Critics by Ethan McGuire– Ozark Elegy by Ethan McGuireFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

I love speaking with leaders whose innate capacity for engaging communities and influencing progress in politics, policy and culture comes from their character and not just their title. Rafael Collazo, executive director of the UnidosUS Action Fund, the 501c4 sister organization of UnidosUS, our nation's largest Latino civil rights organization, is that leader. UnidosUS, the organizational champion of 64 million Latinos who contribute $4.1 trillion to the U.S. economy has deepened its impact on politics and policy by through this tax designation and Action Fund. Rafael, a consummate political organizer, collaborates with the organization's members, a savvy network of community based organizations, to build the power needed for Latino families to thrive. This involves both supporting candidates who motivate the electorate and leading public policy campaigns in state legislatures and on Capitol Hill. As Rafael shares on this episode of Power Station, being responsive starts with listening to what the community aspires to. Those insights are embedded in the UnidosUS National Latino Economic Prosperity Agenda. Latinos wants to not just subsist, they want to achieve the American Dream, an increasingly elusive goal when the cost of housing is displacing families from their own neighborhoods. Rafael has much more to say here.  

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Ep 248: The Montreal Fiasco, ft. Ernest Hilbert, Pt. 1 & Pt. 2– Advice from an Unknown PoetFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Seit 1998 zerlegt Christoph Süß in "quer" Politik und Gesellschaft. Der Münchner Kabarettist, Ex-Philosophiestudent, Buchautor und "München Mord"-Kommissar verbindet Tiefgang mit trockenem Witz und nimmt dabei oft zuerst sich selbst aufs Korn.

Looks Unfamiliar is a podcast in which writer and occasional broadcaster Tim Worthington talks to a guest about some of the things that they remember that nobody else ever seems to.Joining Tim this time is political commentator Mark Thompson, who's hoping that it's not too weird remembering Lenny Henry's Smiths Square Crisps adverts, the 'Allied Lyons - A Great British Company' campaign, The Quiet Earth, Steve Jackson Games' Illuminati, early Channel 4 sitcoms The Optimist and Father's Day and a variety of just about legal payphone 'workarounds'. Along the way we'll be predicting which would prove most profitable out of Findus Crisps and Golden Wonder Shark Jumps, explaining how Roy Jay was too weird for 'It's Weird...;, revealing how to repel adolescent phone box miscreants armed only with Red Red Wine by UB40 and considering whether Channel 4 could actually have happened without John Alderton's old shirts.You can find more editions of Looks Unfamiliar at http://timworthington.org/. You can also find Mark on Looks Unfamiliar talking about Whiz Kids, Crash ZX Spectrum, Night Shift, Public Information Film family The Blunders, The Last Train and The Drak Pack here, Libby's Moonshine, A. Mazing Monsters, Agony, Being Erica, Hawkeye Collins And Amy Adams – Can You Solve The Mystery? and We Know Where You Live plus an extra secret bit about watching television on holiday here, V: The Series, Dirty Dick, The Giftie, The Mad Death, The Different Story (World Of Lust And Crime) by Peter Schilling and Space Shuttle here and Twiggy Twiggy (Twiggy Vs. James Bond) by Pizzicato Five, Your Party Needs You, Jasper Carrott's I've Got This Mole, Society, Lost In Austen, Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo and Shadow Chasers here, as well as Running Scared on The Golden Age Of Children's TV here.If you enjoy Looks Unfamiliar, you can help to support the show by buying us a coffee here. Don't bother with the Lyons website though. The more you read it, the more confused you'll get over whether it's actually available or not.

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Diver by Alan Shapiro– Last Act by Alan Shapiro– King Lear– Macbeth– Hamlet– The Oxen by Thomas Hardy– Church Going by Philip Larkin– High Windows by Philip Larkin– Steven Wright– Glory Hunger by Alan Shapiro– Grasshopper by Alan Shapiro– Where Rainbows Go to Die by The SteelDriversFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Seit 1998 zerlegt Christoph Süß in "quer" Politik und Gesellschaft - klug, bayerisch, bissig. Der Münchner Kabarettist verbindet Tiefgang mit trockenem Witz und nimmt dabei oft zuerst sich selbst aufs Korn.

Preview for Later Today: Bruce Nichols discusses Nathaniel Hawthorne's time in Concord among the transcendentalists. Unlike the wild optimist Ralph Waldo Emerson, Hawthorne's fiction explored human tragedy and the "evil lurking in the hearts of men." This ideological friction informed his work, particularly The Scarlet Letter, where he focused deeply on Hester Prynne's perspective.

In this week's episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University and Alisha Searcy of the Center for Strong Public Schools speak with Dr. Suzanne Marrs, Professor Emerita of English at Millsaps College and acclaimed biographer of Eudora Welty, about the life, works, and enduring legacy of one of America's greatest Southern writers. Prof. Marrs explores how Welty's upbringing in Jackson, Mississippi, her family's love of literature, and her mother's devotion to Charles Dickens helped shape her imagination and literary voice. She discusses Welty's travels throughout the South and her work as a Works Progress Administration photographer during the Great Depression, explaining how these experiences informed both her photography and fiction. She highlights celebrated short stories such as Death of a Traveling Salesman, A Worn Path, and Where Is the Voice Coming From?, as well as the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Optimist's Daughter, examining their themes of memory, race, family, resilience, and love. Prof. Marrs concludes by reflecting on Welty's National Historic site home in Jackson, Mississippi, and the timeless significance of her literary legacy in 21st-century America. She closes with a reading from Eudora Welty: A Biography.

Millie Margetts is a firefighter with Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, a coach, athlete, Gladiators semi finalist, and someone who embodies the power of persistence. In this episode, we explore her journey into the fire service after years of setbacks, the challenges and opportunities that came with appearing on one of the UK's biggest television shows, and the mindset required to keep moving forward when things don't go to plan. From firefighting and fitness to confidence, social media, resilience, and personal growth, this is an honest and uplifting conversation about backing yourself, embracing opportunities, and staying optimistic in the pursuit of something bigger. Connect with Millie HEREPlease support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon CrewPodcast Apparel, Hoodies, Flags, Mugs HERE Please check out our Partners supporting this episode:William Wood Watches - Discount code FFPODCAST gives the user 10% off full range on websitePBI high-performance fabrics FIRST TACTICAL- tactical gear for elite operatorsGORE-TEX Professional ClothingMSA The Safety CompanyJAFCOIDEXFIRE & EVACUATION SERVICE LTD Send us Fan MailSupport the show***The views expressed in this episode are those of the individual speakers. Our partners are not responsible for the content of this episode and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness.***Please support the podcast and its future by clicking HERE and joining our Patreon Crew

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SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Steve Knepper's Thomist Poets readingIn the Waiting Room by Elizabeth BishopJiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)A Letter by Anthony HechtCouples TherapyClipseLament by Thom GunnSecret Show notesWe Hogs Need This, Pt. 2On Being Butthurt by Elif BatumanJoan DidionMatthew's appearance on the RattlecastAugust WilsonFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

While Fernando is off enjoying Italy, Shams is flying solo and holding down the fort for today's episode.  Today, our dear friend Tim Bender returns to talk about the incredible early access launch of Olden Era, which has by the time of today already sold over a million copies in just its first month! The big topic, though, is Hooded Horse's leveled-up partnership with Griffin Gaming Partners. Tim breaks down a massive new $100 million project financing fund built specifically for indie developers. The best part? They're ditching those brutal 100% recoup deals in favor of flat revenue splits. It's a total game-changer for studios looking for a fairer, more sustainable way to get funded without giving up their equity. But before we jump into that, Shams kicks things off with a quick rundown of his recent trip to China , touching on how their gaming market is shifting fast towards PC and premium titles , and how local developers are really stepping up to the global stage. Thanks for listening and be sure to learn more about the Special Opportunities Fund here!

Ravi sits down with financial writer and Animal Spirits co-host Ben Carlson to discuss investing, inflation, market psychology, and why long-term optimism still wins. From stock market crashes and recessions to AI, passive investing, retirement, and wealth building, Ben explains why trying to time the market often backfires—and what investors should do instead. They also explore today's biggest economic risks, from government debt and tariffs to tech concentration and speculative investing. If you're wondering how to build wealth in an uncertain world, this conversation offers a practical framework for staying invested and thinking long term. Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 201-305-0084⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LostDebate Follow Ravi at @RaviMGupta Notes from this episode are also available on Substack: https://thelostdebate.substack.com/ Read more from Ravi on Substack: https://realravigupta.substack.com  Follow The Branch at @thebranchmedia Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-debate/id1591300785 Listen to more episodes of Lost Debate on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xR9pch9DrQDiZfGB5oF0F Listen to Where the Schools Went: https://thebranchmedia.org/show/where-the-schools-went/ 

Scrutinizer Zacharia presents a Field Report on the objectively CINEMANIA-inducing film from 1987: ROBOCOP! Perhaps the single most inappropriately-marketed sci-fi/action satire in existence, when it first came out this film left life-long scars on viewers who saw it at far too tender of an age. Scrutinizer Zacharia, Cinquisitor Ethan, Verifier Andy are among them.   Written by Zacharia Berks, Ethan Ireland, Andy Slack, and Hope Bravo Performed by Zacharia Berks, Ethan Ireland, and Hope Bravo Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio Tracks used: "Iris," "Dead Channel," "The Optimist," "Destroyer," "Faces of Death," "Burnt Circuit," "Chaos Theory," "Whistler," and "Sunset Cruise." LEGAL NOTICE: Cinemania Field Reports is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents appearing in this audioplay are either the product of the authors' imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living, dead, or living dead; or actual events is purely coincidental and/or part of a work of parody that should not be construed as making statements or allegations of actual fact. All celebrity voices are impersonated unless otherwise stated. This work is protected under US Fair Use (17 USC Section 107), which allows for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research, and as such does not constitute an infringement of copyright.

A listener is at a real-life crossroads where a lump sum of money and a new business opportunity are colliding. Erin and Keri dig into how to tell the difference between a true investment and a well-timed distraction, why due diligence matters more than enthusiasm, and what questions reveal whether something is built to last, or built to sell you on the idea quickly. Join our online community: www.getthehelloutofdebt.com  Today's episode is brought to you by Quince. Go to Quince.com/skye for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada, too!  Thanks to Mint Mobile for being a podcast sponsor! Plans start at $15 a month at MintMobile.com/skye.   Leave us a voicemail message here: www.speakpipe.com/erinskyekelly  Purchase Get The Hell Out Of Debt and Naked Money Meetings online or from your favorite bookstore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever told someone, "I'm not an optimist, I'm a realist" because the whole "good vibes only" thing seems irritating, and you don't want to set yourself up for disappointment? A lot of us brace for the worst on purpose. We think if we expect the worst, we'll either be right or pleasantly surprised. But bracing for disaster can be bad for your health. My guest today is Dr. Deepika Chopra — a clinical health psychologist known as The Optimism Doctor® and the author of The Power of Real Optimism. Some of the things we discuss are: What real optimism actually looks like in the middle of grief, stress, or a bad diagnosis The difference between real optimism and toxic positivity — and why "just think positive" can make people feel worse The question that opens the door to a different outcome without forcing you to fake a feeling The surprising physical health benefits of optimism Why optimism is a learnable skill The a one-minute end-of-day practice that rewires your brain to become more optimistic Why awe is even more powerful than gratitude for shrinking anxiety My top three strategies for becoming a real optimist starting today Related Episodes ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 259 - Feel Hopeless? 5 Habits That Bring Hope Back Fast with Dr. Julia Garcia 306 — You Don't Need to Feel Strong to Be Strong Links & Resources The Power of Real Optimism Connect with the Show Buy a copy of⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Amy on Instagram —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@AmyMorinAuthor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit my website —⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AmyMorinLCSW.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsors Helix Sleep —Go to ⁠helixsleep.com/STRONGER⁠ to get 20% off sitewide   AirDoctor — Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AirDoctorPro.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use promo code STRONGER to get UP TO $300 off today! One Skin — Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠oneskin.co/STRONGER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code stronger to get up to 30% off your first 3 subscription orders Quince — Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/stronger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for free shipping on your order and 365 day returns! Flamingo — Get a $7 starter set at ⁠⁠⁠⁠ShopFlamingo.com/STRONGER⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mentally Stronger Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive content like weekly bonus episodes, mental strength challenges, and office hours with me. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Born and raised in England, Denise pursued studies in child development and education following her primary schooling. Throughout her life, her dual passions for sewing and childcare have been enduring themes. Today, she is the proud mother of four and a blessed Nana to seven.  Life is a gift, and has a way of taking us along a journey that evolves and Denise has learned to embrace that journey through the good times and the challenging times.  Denise's love for sewing began in childhood, inspired by her mother's sewing classes and school curriculum in England. What started as a hobby evolved into a full-fledged business, as she recognized her natural talent and passion for textiles. From sewing clothing for herself at a very young age, to creating costumes for her children's theater and dance productions to designing window treatments, Denise's journey into entrepreneurship felt like a natural progression.  The Drapery House Denise is on Instagram and Facebook Links and Resources; The One Thing The Five Second Rule - Mel Robbins The Lost Apothecary Ecommerce Asana Minutes Matter Measure Sheets

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Join the Zoom conversation I'm having with Jimmy Pappas this Monday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. US Eastern: Poems Against HopeZina Gomez-LissCan Art Teach? by David S. WallaceMichel de MontaigneThe PittSuitsAnthony LaneJ. M. Coetzee A Few Words OnImproving Your Life Through the Great Books by Ethan McGuireSecret show notesEp 246: A Case for Didactic Poetry, ft. Daniel CowperWhy Don't People Like Poetry? What Poetry Do They Like? by Daniel CowperNight by Elie WieselNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassThe Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du BoisPlato's RepublicGiovanni's Room and Notes of aNative Son by James BaldwinGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinFancy Nancy by Jane O'ConnorThe Varieties of Religious Experience by William JamesFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4037: Sabrina shares why resisting change often creates more suffering than the change itself, offering practical ways to move forward with resilience and self-compassion. From letting go of unhelpful venting to focusing on small daily progress, these insights can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and better prepared for life's inevitable transitions. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: “Venting is about expressing negative emotions, not solving problems.” “Where are our eyes? They're not on the side or the back of our heads. They're set at the front facing forward. Why? To remind us to look ahead.” “Every step forward, no matter how tiny it seems, deserves a pat on the back.” Episode references: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/pewo20 Stumbling on Happiness: https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kathryn Anne Edwards, a labor economist and co-host of Optimist Economy, discusses economic optimism, career paths, and the impact of policy on the American economy. She shares her insights on the job market and AI, and explains how her work is motivated by a belief in the importance of investing in children and families to build a stronger economic future. She argues for strategic public spending and challenges common economic narratives.  Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Katherine Anne Edwards 02:16 From Diplomacy to Economics 06:36 The Genesis of Optimist Economy 11:06 AI, Jobs, and Economic Policy 17:08 Self-Centered Economic Policies 21:24 Investing in Children and Childcare 30:55 Optimism as a Demand for Better 35:47 Myths of Generations and Economic Blame 43:53 Finding Optimism in Solutions 

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4037: Sabrina shares why resisting change often creates more suffering than the change itself, offering practical ways to move forward with resilience and self-compassion. From letting go of unhelpful venting to focusing on small daily progress, these insights can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and better prepared for life's inevitable transitions. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: “Venting is about expressing negative emotions, not solving problems.” “Where are our eyes? They're not on the side or the back of our heads. They're set at the front facing forward. Why? To remind us to look ahead.” “Every step forward, no matter how tiny it seems, deserves a pat on the back.” Episode references: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/pewo20 Stumbling on Happiness: https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4037: Sabrina shares why resisting change often creates more suffering than the change itself, offering practical ways to move forward with resilience and self-compassion. From letting go of unhelpful venting to focusing on small daily progress, these insights can help you feel calmer, more grounded, and better prepared for life's inevitable transitions. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: “Venting is about expressing negative emotions, not solving problems.” “Where are our eyes? They're not on the side or the back of our heads. They're set at the front facing forward. Why? To remind us to look ahead.” “Every step forward, no matter how tiny it seems, deserves a pat on the back.” Episode references: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/pewo20 Stumbling on Happiness: https://www.amazon.com/Stumbling-Happiness-Daniel-Gilbert/dp/1400077427 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Metzl is a writer, futurist, and leading thinker on artificial intelligence, biotechnology, genetics, geopolitics, and the future of humanity. He is the author of Hacking Darwin, Superconvergence, and The AI Ten Commandments, and has worked across international affairs, human rights, global policy, and emerging technologies. In this episode, I speak with Jamie Metzl about artificial intelligence and the present and future of humanity. We begin with Jamie's smile and his particular kind of optimism, one that does not avoid darkness but insists on looking directly at it. From there we move into grief: the loss of his father, the pain of war, the emotional cost of technological acceleration, and the things we may already be losing without knowing how to mourn them. Jamie speaks about the need to stay connected to life even inside the cave of grief, the importance of zero-technology spaces, the danger of algorithms that monetize our attention, and why human creativity, presence, embodiment, and love remain irreplaceable. This is not a conversation about whether AI is good or bad. It is a conversation about what kind of humans we will need to become in order to meet the future without surrendering our humanity.As always, your comments are very valuable to me. Thank you for sharing and co-creating better questions with me. With love,Victor_______________________________________________________Don't want to miss the premiere of new episodes?Get them straight to your inbox. Sign up here: unique-author-3554.kit.com/volver-al-futuroMore content at:

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4036: Sabrina explores why resisting change often leads to more anxiety and frustration, while learning to adapt can create resilience, confidence, and growth. Drawing from personal experiences, workplace insights, and practical mindset shifts, she shares actionable ways to approach uncertainty with greater calm and control. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: "Fear of the unknown is a fundamental fear that is built into us by evolution." "An essential component of embracing change is learning to embrace the emotions you feel along the way." "The more you understand the change, the more power you'll have, and the better you'll feel about it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4036: Sabrina explores why resisting change often leads to more anxiety and frustration, while learning to adapt can create resilience, confidence, and growth. Drawing from personal experiences, workplace insights, and practical mindset shifts, she shares actionable ways to approach uncertainty with greater calm and control. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: "Fear of the unknown is a fundamental fear that is built into us by evolution." "An essential component of embracing change is learning to embrace the emotions you feel along the way." "The more you understand the change, the more power you'll have, and the better you'll feel about it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 4036: Sabrina explores why resisting change often leads to more anxiety and frustration, while learning to adapt can create resilience, confidence, and growth. Drawing from personal experiences, workplace insights, and practical mindset shifts, she shares actionable ways to approach uncertainty with greater calm and control. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://buddingoptimist.com/embracing-change/ Quotes to ponder: "Fear of the unknown is a fundamental fear that is built into us by evolution." "An essential component of embracing change is learning to embrace the emotions you feel along the way." "The more you understand the change, the more power you'll have, and the better you'll feel about it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good! Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!Ep 122: The Sore Thumb Crisis, ft. Ernie HilbertPoetry readings I have known by Ernie HilbertThe Red Tower by Thomas LigottiThis Lime-tree Bower my Prison by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeEaston PressFranklin LibraryFallingwaterThe Henry Heckelbeck Collection by Wanda CovenEyes Wide Shut (1999)Caligulan by Ernie HilbertContraPoints: CringeToynbee tilesPoetry for DummiesSavage Night at the Opera by DestroyerFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. Sue Varma's groundbreaking work shows that “optimism” goes beyond just having a positive outlook – it brings about better outcomes. Optimists tend to achieve more success, report higher incomes and job satisfaction, adopt healthier habits, build stronger relationships, and experience greater overall life satisfaction, ultimately leading to increased happiness. Sue states simply that “optimists may be born, but practical optimists are made.” Practical Optimism is a mindset that can be learned – and Practical Optimism lays out a roadmap to success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if changing your mindset could completely change your life?In this powerful solo episode of The Van Deeb Podcast, Van shares the life-changing principles behind the Optimist Creed — a philosophy that has guided him for over 40 years in business, leadership, and personal growth.Van explains how positivity, gratitude, encouragement, and self-improvement can help youThis episode is packed with timeless wisdom and practical reminders that can immediately improve your outlook and your future.If you've been needing motivation, encouragement, or a reset… this episode is for you.ReferencesOptimist Club https://www.optimist.orgReal Estate Masterclass https://www.realestatemasterclass.online

“Send Coach John a message”I connected with this guy again, as it's been awhile since I've shared something from Coach AJ  / Mental Fitness (@coachajkings). This one is a reminder of some pure gold basics in life. It comes from football coach, Dabo Swinney who said, "It's the optimists who change the world." Success starts with your mindset and what you do every single day. A bad attitude holds you back. A great attitude takes you forward. "The only disability in life is a bad attitude." We all have this disability at times throughout our lives, along with others. Keep trying to be your best as I am doing the same. I'm reminding myself that my effort and attitude are the only things that I can really control - I need to keep working on these for sure.   Thanks for listening.  Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show.  Find me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/   on Twitter / “X”:  @coachtosuccess   and on Instagram at:  @coachjohndaly  - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly.   Email me at: CoachJohnDalyPodcast@gmail.com     You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too.  Other things there on my site are being worked on too.  Please let me know that you are reaching out to me from my podcast.  ** I would appreciate anyone to try clicking on the top of the show notes where it says "Send us a text" to leave a few thoughts / comments / questions.  It's a new feature that I'd like to see how it works. **

The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk Read my NEW BOOK -- The Price of Becoming -  www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming Eric Ries is the author of The Lean Startup, one of the most influential business books of the past 25 years, and the founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, the first new U.S. exchange to both list and trade multiple stocks since NASDAQ launched 50 years ago. His new book is Incorruptible. Key Learnings The more successful a company becomes, the more valuable it is as a target. Companies are worth stealing and taking over. Most founders are naive about this and don't understand what's coming for them. They've been following the so-called best practices about how companies should be built, structured, and governed. Most of those best practices are value-destroying. Sol Price was a lawyer before he became an entrepreneur. He believed a lawyer had a fiduciary duty to put the client's interests before his own. So when he became a retailer, he asked: "Who's my client?" The customer. He treated the customer as the person he would rather die than betray. When competitors sold a product for less, he'd put up signs in his own store: "Don't buy this from me. You can get it cheaper somewhere else." He capped his margins at 14 percent. He paid above-market wages. It is so much easier to destroy than to create. One day, Sol came into work and couldn't get into his office because the locks had been changed. Investors had pushed him out and forced Fedmart to practice retail best practices. Within seven years, they bankrupted the company. We've built an economy that rewards people for cost-cutting without holding them accountable for the consequences to trustworthiness, brand, or culture. The origin story of Costco: Sol took two weeks off, then leased the office upstairs from Fedmart and started Price Club. One of the young guys who left with him, Jim Sinegal, had worked his way up from stock boy. Jim eventually started his own company using the Sol ethos. A few years later, their companies merged to form what we now call Costco. Wall Street routinely calls Costco the exception to every rule. Wall Street analysts say things like: "At Costco, they take money that rightfully belongs to shareholders and instead invest it in the customer experience." As if that's a criticism. Costco endures because it's protected by a governance fortress. A series of worst practices that resist outside pressure structurally. The $1.50 hot dog has been the same price since 1986. A McDonald's Big Mac was $1.60 in 1986. Today that same Big Mac in California is over $7. Costco sells more hot dogs than every Major League Baseball stadium in America combined. If they raised the combo to $7, it would be a billion dollars of extra net income. They could do it. They choose not to. "If you raise the price of the effing hot dog, I will kill you. So figure it out." Jim Sinegal said it to his COO in 2008 when costs were rising. Figure it out. Costco vertically integrated the hot dog supply chain. They own hot dog production plants in multiple cities. They worked deals with soda vendors. They did all that extra work for the privilege of not making more money on the hot dog. Harder is easier. "When you take the hard road, when you make a principled commitment, you get these almost unbelievable values. Because you're generating the most underrated and most valuable asset in all of business: trustworthiness." "Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life." Jerzy Gregorek, Olympic weightlifter. "Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder. Nobody wanna lift these heavy ass weights." Ronnie Coleman, eight-time Mr. Olympia. Everyone wants the outcome. Nobody wants to do the actual thing. Culture and mission can be cultivated, not commanded. Most leaders get this wrong. They say "I'm in charge of my team." But can you command your team to have integrity? Can you command it to have a particular culture? You have to make consistent, responsible choices, just like cultivating health in your body. Get reps. Eric gave practice talks at a Hobee's restaurant at 7 AM to six people just to get the reps. Caring and trying to do a good job is so unbelievably rare. That alone is a competitive advantage. Feedback tells you something about the person giving it, not about yourself. If someone reads Eric's manuscript and says, "This book sucks," he hasn't learned anything about the book. He's learned this person doesn't like this kind of book. When he stopped arguing with negative customer reviews and started studying who they came from, he noticed patterns. People 16 and younger loved the product. People 16 and older hated it. He learned who his product was for. Separate qualitative from quantitative feedback. Qualitative is for hypothesis generation. Quantitative is for hypothesis validation. When test readers told him a chapter wasn't working, that was qualitative. When the platform data showed nobody was getting past that chapter, that was quantitative. You need both to know what to fix. It is always too early until it's too late. Eric tells the story of a multibillion-dollar founder he warned before his IPO. The founder talked to his bankers, lawyers, and CFO. They told him Eric was a downer. The founder went public anyway with conventional governance. Five months later, his stock dropped 90 percent, and he was ousted. The best time to plant a tree is 40 years ago. The second-best time is today. Eric's checklist for building an incorruptible company: Encode your mission into the corporate charter. Most founders have never read their charter. If your mission statement says one thing but your legal charter says another, you're lying. The easiest fix: file a public benefit corp filing (PBC). Two pages. 44 states. Your lawyer can do it tomorrow. Identify your fiduciary commitments. Who would you rather die than betray? Is it your customers? Your employees? Product quality? You decide. If your answer is nobody, you're a sociopath. The whole book is for the people who actually want to accomplish something. Align your employees to that mission. Make sure everybody on the team is committed to the same fiduciary priority. Create a director's oath. Like the Hippocratic Oath for doctors, but for your board. They must pledge to commit to the company's mission. Board betrayal and investor pressure are leading causes of death of companies in the modern world. Make the directors accountable to somebody. Power without accountability is corrosive to the human spirit. Novo Nordisk is governed by a nonprofit foundation. Patagonia is governed by a perpetual purpose trust. John Lewis Partnership in the UK is governed by an employee ownership trust. IKEA, Vanguard, and REI all have these structures. The data shows these companies are dramatically more stable and higher performing than conventional structures. You are not stuck in traffic. You are traffic. People love to blame the system. But you're not just a passenger. You're part of what creates the system. Where you work. What you buy. What you give your attention to. Every one of those choices is fueling somebody's company, somebody's algorithm, somebody's bonus. The richest people in the world spend billions on PR because they know your individual choices matter. Use that power. Eric's champagne moment a year from now: a grassroots movement around Incorruptible. This book won't get wall-to-wall media coverage. It's antagonistic to people in power. So Eric hopes readers will hand it to their founders, their bosses, their friends. If consumers and employees start demanding, "I want to work in an incorruptible company," that's the toast. Reflection Questions What is your equivalent of Costco's hot dog? The one commitment you'd defend even when it's financially painful, even when the easy move would be to abandon it? Have you ever read your corporate charter, or the foundational document of your team or department? Does what's actually written match what you say you stand for? Where in your work or life would the harder short-term path build something more durable in the long run? Are you willing to lift the heavy weights? More Learning #258: Jesse Itzler: Creating Your Life Resume & Living Outside the Box #529: James Clear: Setting Up Your Future Self & Becoming an Optimist #565: Noah Kahan: The Art of Asking For What You Want Podcast Chapters 00:00 The Price of Becoming - Pre-Order Now!  01:03 Meet Eric Ries  02:55 Is It Possible to Build an Incorruptible Company?  04:04 Why Culture Alone Won't Save You  05:13 Sol Price, Fedmart, and the Locks That Got Changed  07:56 Why Wall Street Calls Costco the Exception  09:11 The $1.50 Hot Dog Story  13:59 Harder Is Easier: The Principle Behind It All  16:48 Why Governance Is Just Soul Craft  19:50 Building the First New Stock Exchange Since Nasdaq  22:33 Eric's Communication Style: Reps, Not Talent  30:52 The Opportunity Hiding in Broken Markets  31:59 How to Know Which Feedback to Listen To  35:39 Qualitative vs. Quantitative: Why You Need Both  37:23 The Whole Foods Cautionary Tale  40:25 The Founder's Checklist for Building Something Durable  43:44 Encode Your Mission Into the Corporate Charter  47:35 You Are Not Stuck in Traffic. You Are the Traffic.  52:37 The Champagne Question: A Grassroots Movement  55:27 James Clear, Author's Equity, and the Future of Publishing 56:43 EOPC

NB: Apologies to all the people to whom I owe emails! Solo with the girls and trying to meet some deadlines, so I've been a zombie. I promise I'll write you soon!SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good!Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– The Frost Farm Prize results– Why Don't People Like Poetry? What Poetry Do People Like? by Daniel Cowper– Ep 246: The Case for Didactic Poetry Part 1 & Part 2– L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, and Lycidas by John Milton– Odysseus' Last Return to Ithaca by Pedro Poitevin– XXIV by Philip Larkin– Dune by Frank Herbert– Dune (2021)Frequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

Ever wonder why two people can experience the exact same event but walk away with completely different emotions? In this fascinating episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast Plus, hosts Duane and Eric Osterlind dive into the science of optimism and reveal how our attention shapes our reality. They explain that optimism isn't about ignoring negative experiences or forcing positivity – it's about training our brain to process both positive and negative information in a balanced way. Through practical examples and evidence-based strategies, they show listeners how to break free from negative thought spirals and develop genuine optimistic thinking. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, depression, or just want to build more resilience, this episode offers simple yet powerful tools to help you unlock your inner optimist and transform how you experience life's challenges.Download: Unlocking Your Inner Optimist WorksheetKey TopicsThe difference between toxic positivity and genuine optimismHow attention bias affects our experience of eventsThe science behind optimistic versus pessimistic thinkingThree evidence-based strategies for developing optimismThe role of physical movement in changing perspectiveHow optimism builds resilience and creativityPractical daily exercises for training your brainTimestamps[00:01:27] The power of perspective: Same event, different experiences[00:03:42] The science behind attention and optimism[00:05:19] Why this isn't toxic positivity[00:09:30] Introduction to practical strategies[00:09:54] The two-chair technique explained[00:11:28] The daily spotlight exercise[00:13:02] The reframe challenge techniqueSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What if the biggest risk with AI isn't the technology itself, but staying on the sidelines while the world changes around you? In this solo episode of Why Not Now?, forever the technology optimist, Amy Jo Martin challenges the fear-driven narrative surrounding artificial intelligence and offers a more practical, human-centered perspective: AI as a tool for increasing agency, momentum, clarity, and quality of life. Drawing from personal stories, recent speaking engagements, parenting, entrepreneurship, the fast-moving reality of AI adoption and her Renegade Experiment, Amy Jo breaks down how artificial intelligence can help people stop overthinking, move through fear, and take meaningful action in both business and life. Instead of focusing on all the doom and gloom that seems to be littered across the media these days, she explores how curiosity, self-awareness, and intentional use of AI can create a competitive edge in a rapidly changing world. You'll learn: How to use AI to overcome procrastination and identify what's actually blocking your next move. Practical prompts that can help pressure test excuses, clarify decisions, and spark momentum in under 10 minutes. The difference between bandwidth and capacity - and why AI may free up more than just your calendar. How Amy Jo uses tools like ChatGPT and Claude in everyday life, from planning family logistics to making higher-quality decisions under pressure. This episode is a call to action for leaders, parents, creators, and anyone wondering how to stay relevant, intentional, and human in the age of AI.   Amy Jo Martin speaks globally on Humanizing AI, Leadership, Decision-Making, and the Future of Work. Learn more about keynote topics and availability: amyjomartin.com/speaking   Learn more about Amy Jo: https://amyjomartin.com/ Get Amy Jo's newsletter: https://amyjomartin.com/newsletter Watch Amy Jo's Speaking Reel: https://amyjomartin.com/speaking   Follow Amy Jo… Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyjomartin/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyjomartin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyJoMartin/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmyJoMartinRenegade Why Not Now? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whynotnow/ Buy Amy Jo's book: https://amyjomartin.com/book Follow Renegade Global: https://www.instagram.com/renegade_global

NB: Another poem (one of Jonathan's favorites) about having an orange and not wanting to kill yourself.SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian's book The Optimists! It's so good!Now give Brian's book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Why Don't People Like Poetry? What Poetry Do People Like? by Daniel Cowper– Kingdom of the Clock by Daniel Cowper– A Review of The Soft Black Stars by Sunil Iyengar– On Not Knowing How to Start by Sunil Iyengar– What He Really Wanted by Zina Gomez-Liss– If by Rudyard Kipling– Ep 245: The Tuna Incident, ft. Nida Sophasarun– Giving the Devil His Due by Elijah Perseus Blumov– September 1, 1939 by W. H. Auden– On the Inner Nature of Art by Arthur Schopenhauer– On the origin of poetry by Friedrich NietzscheFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: In Future PostsBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith

On the next Charlotte Talks, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson joins us. Since taking office, he has worked on opioid crisis litigation, consumer scams and housing-cost reforms. He also recently won a case breaking up the Ticketmaster–Live Nation monopoly that could save ticket buyers money. Then we'll talk with Michael Graff, founder of the Charlotte Optimist, which just celebrated its first anniversary.

In this episode, we are joined by Elroy Dimson, Professor of Finance at Cambridge Judge Business School and co-creator of the Dimson-Marsh-Staunton (DMS) dataset, for a sweeping and deeply insightful conversation on financial history, market behavior, and the evolution of global investing. Elroy walks us through the origins of the groundbreaking Triumph of the Optimists, the challenges of assembling over 100 years of global return data, and the critical biases that once shaped our understanding of markets. We explore how expanding beyond U.S.-centric data reshaped expectations for the equity risk premium, why economic growth doesn't necessarily translate into higher stock returns, and what history reveals about diversification, factor investing, and investor behavior. Elroy also shares lessons from his work with major institutions like Norway's sovereign wealth fund, discusses the surprising long-term outperformance of railways, and offers a grounded perspective on future expected returns. This episode is a masterclass in using history to inform better financial decisions. Key Points From This Episode: (0:04:00) Introduction to Elroy Dimson and the significance of the DMS dataset. (0:05:07) Why understanding financial history is essential for thinking about the future. (0:05:24) The origin story of Triumph of the Optimists and assembling global return data. (0:09:06) How long-term datasets are built from academic and commercial sources. (0:11:33) Survivorship bias in historical indices and why it matters. (0:13:35) "Easy data bias" and how it leads to overstated historical returns. (0:15:32) Accounting for failed markets and geopolitical disruptions in global data. (0:18:33) How global data changed expectations for the equity risk premium. (0:21:09) Why 20th-century equity returns were a "pleasant surprise." (0:22:17) U.S. market dominance and the challenge of extrapolating its success. (0:24:11) Market composition in 1900 and the dominance of railway stocks. (0:25:52) Why railways outperformed despite shrinking market share. (0:29:03) The surprising disconnect between economic growth and stock returns. (0:31:28) Why investing in recovering markets requires extreme patience and conviction. (0:33:32) Value investing: historical success and recent struggles. (0:35:00) Why economic growth benefits many—but not necessarily stock investors. (0:35:59) The long-term benefits of global diversification. (0:40:01) Why diversification reduces risk—but doesn't create returns for everyone. (0:42:29) Explaining persistent home country bias among investors. (0:47:46) Industry diversification becoming more important over time. (0:49:50) The rise and evolution of size, value, and momentum factors. (0:54:17) Why factor premiums should be monitored—not blindly followed. (0:57:27) The equity risk premium: why it's crucial—and uncertain. (1:00:15) A realistic estimate: ~3% equity risk premium going forward. (1:02:33) Translating that into ~5% real expected equity returns. (1:05:10) Staying optimistic: invest long-term and live modestly. (1:05:58) The risk of pessimism: losing purchasing power in safe assets. (1:08:06) The evolving role of bonds as diversifiers. (1:09:55) Why market timing is a losing strategy. (1:11:00) Elroy's definition of success: happy children and grandchildren. Links From Today's Episode: Meet with PWL Capital: https://calendly.com/d/3vm-t2j-h3p Rational Reminder on iTunes — https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582. Rational Reminder on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/rationalreminder/ Rational Reminder on YouTube — https://www.youtube.com/channel/ Benjamin Felix — https://pwlcapital.com/our-team/ Benjamin on X — https://x.com/benjaminwfelix Benjamin on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminwfelix/ Benjamin Warwick on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/braden-warwick-a40b48a3 Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)