
Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist
Joe Lonsdale
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.
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Categories: Technology
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66 - Ep 66: Bob McGrew — the Superstar Palantir Alum Leading OpenAI's Transformative Research Projects  Fri, 18 Aug 2023
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65 - Ep 65: Marc Andreessen and the Case for AI Optimism  Tue, 18 Jul 2023
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64 - Ep 64: The Palantir Interview with Dr. Alex Karp Fri, 14 Jul 2023
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63 - Ep 63: Eddie Margain on Fleeing Mexico, Preserving Rule of Law & Building Austin FC  Thu, 22 Jun 2023
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62 - Ep 62: Ben Rubenstein on How to Hire Great Salespeople & Why Resumes Are Largely Useless Thu, 15 Jun 2023
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61 - Ep 61: High School Dropout to Billion-Dollar Startup; How Guillermo Rauch Built Vercel Sun, 11 Jun 2023
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60 - Ep 60: Dr. Rebekah Gee Is Reinventing In-Home Care With Nest Health Thu, 01 Jun 2023
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59 - Ep 59: Adi Berlia on India's Remarkable Rise Out of Socialism & How to Strengthen U.S.-India Ties Wed, 24 May 2023
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58 - Ep 58: Eliot Hodges on Democratizing Access to Private Markets & Expanding the Innovation Economy  Wed, 17 May 2023
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57 - Ep 57: Balaji Srinivasan on the Origins & Severity of the Bank Crisis, the Future of Bitcoin, and "Make America States Again"  Thu, 11 May 2023
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56 - Ep 56: A Philosopher in Construction? How Maria Davidson Is Reinventing the $250B Construction Materials Industry Wed, 03 May 2023
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55 - Ep 55: Nathan Mintz on Directed Energy, a Driverless Future, and How He Attracts the Top Engineering Talent  Thu, 27 Apr 2023
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54 - Ep 54: Peter Attia on the Science of Longevity, Willpower vs Environment, and Why Americans Are Increasingly Unhealthy Wed, 19 Apr 2023
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53 - Ep 53: Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia Transformed the Hospitality Industry; Learn What He's Building Next with Samara Wed, 12 Apr 2023
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52 - Ep 52: An Orthodox Jew Building in Saudi Arabia! The Middle East's Modern Renaissance with Yitz Applbaum  Wed, 05 Apr 2023
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51 - Ep 51: Adm. Bill McRaven on Lessons from the bin Laden Raid, Why "Make Your Bed" Went Viral, and Addressing Russia & China  Wed, 29 Mar 2023
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50 - Ep 50: Legendary Music Manager Troy Carter on Making Lady Gaga a Superstar & Why He's Speaking Out for School Choice  Wed, 22 Mar 2023
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49 - Ep 49: Eboo Patel's Inspiring Journey from Social Activist to Social Entrepreneur Wed, 15 Mar 2023
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48 - Ep 48: Rahul Gandhi on Disrupting the $38 Billion Storage Industry Wed, 08 Mar 2023
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47 - Ep 47: John Chambers & Pankaj Patel Changed the World with Cisco. Now They're Doing It Again with Nile.  Wed, 01 Mar 2023
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46 - Ep 46: Mike Pompeo on Negotiating with Tyrants, Spy Balloons (or UFOs?) & Why Trump Didn't Ban TikTok  Wed, 22 Feb 2023
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45 - Ep 45: John Mack — Wall Street Legend & Former Morgan Stanley CEO Wed, 15 Feb 2023
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44 - Ep 44: Dr. Clay Johnston Transformed Dell Medical School. Now He's Redesigning Primary Care. Wed, 08 Feb 2023
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43 - Ep 43: Ryan Holiday on Stoicism, Virtue & Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life  Wed, 01 Feb 2023
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42 - Ep 42: Kimmy Scotti on How to Spot — and Build — the Next Big Thing Thu, 26 Jan 2023
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41 - Ep 41: Iyinoluwa "E" Aboyeji — Africa's Great Tech Entrepreneur Wed, 18 Jan 2023
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40 - Ep 40: Andrew Yang on Building a New Political Party & Using Incentives to Fix Dysfunction Wed, 11 Jan 2023
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39 - Psychedelic Medicine, Value-Based Care & Why Medical School Is Broken with Sebastian Caliri Tue, 09 Aug 2022
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38 - The Secrets to Building Great Products with Tony Fadell, Creator of the iPod, iPhone, & Nest Thermostat Fri, 20 May 2022
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37 - Zach Latta: Building Hack Club & Inspiring the Next Generation of Coders Wed, 27 Apr 2022
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36 - Gene Berdichevsky and Sila’s Game-Changing Battery Technology Thu, 21 Apr 2022
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35 - Reprogramming Cells, Decentralizing Pharma, and Understanding the Biotech Revolution. Mon, 18 Apr 2022
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34 - The New Age of Nuclear: Oklo’s Amazing Small Reactor That Reuses Nuclear Waste Wed, 06 Apr 2022
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33 - Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper: Why Russia’s Invasion Is Failing & How to Bring More Innovation to the Pentagon Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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32 - Free Housing Won’t Solve Homelessness. Judge Glock Explains What Will. Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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31 - How the Renaissance Sparked an Entrepreneurial Explosion with Jeannette zu Fürstenberg Wed, 16 Mar 2022
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30 - How to Take on Big Healthcare & Other Entrenched Interests and Win with Jared Meyer Wed, 09 Mar 2022
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29 - Unlearning Race and Restoring Liberalism with Thomas Chatterton Williams Wed, 02 Mar 2022
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28 - Hayes Barnard Is Revolutionizing Solar Tech & Green Housing Wed, 23 Feb 2022
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27 - Fast Grants, Faster Science, and Reviving a Culture of Innovation with Tyler Cowen Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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26 - Building a New World-Class University with University of Austin President Pano Kanelos Thu, 10 Feb 2022
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25 - Former UN Ambassador Kelly Craft: How to Deter Russian Threats to Ukraine & Hold China Accountable Wed, 02 Feb 2022
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24 - Charles Koch Explains How His Love of Philosophy Built One of America’s Most Successful Companies Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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23 - How to Defeat Special Interests & Cronyism with Florida’s Speaker of the House Chris Sprowls Thu, 20 Jan 2022
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22 - Are Billionaires Bad? A Friendly Debate Over Income Inequality and Big Tech with Rep. Ro Khanna Fri, 14 Jan 2022
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21 - The Power of Adversity with NFL Star Dhani Jones Wed, 05 Jan 2022
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20 - Forget Free College —This Texas College Is the Future of Higher Ed Wed, 29 Dec 2021
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19 - How to Fix Dysfunctional Government with Esper CEO Maleka Momand | Season 2 | Episode 19 Wed, 22 Dec 2021
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18 - Directed Energy, Force Fields, and the Future of Defense Tech with Epirus Co-Founder Bo Marr | Season 2 | Ep 18 Thu, 16 Dec 2021
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17 - How to Fix America’s Division with KIND Bar Founder Daniel Lubetzky Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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