106 Episodes

  1. Alan Patricof: An Optimistic Octogenarian Looks Back on His Life and Ahead to His Goal of Living to 114

    Published: 8/9/2023

  2. Eddie Ndopu on “Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever”

    Published: 8/2/2023

  3. Steven Pinker and the Case for Data-backed Optimism

    Published: 7/26/2023

  4. Addiction Recovery: A Father’s Story

    Published: 7/19/2023

  5. Vanessa Cooksey’s Optimistic Take on the Future of the Arts and the Vital Role That Artists Play in Our Communities

    Published: 7/12/2023

  6. Dan Reicher’s Rationally Optimistic Take on Progress and Potential in the Fight Against Climate Change

    Published: 6/28/2023

  7. Jeroo Billimoria on Humility, Optimism, and Effecting Social Change

    Published: 6/21/2023

  8. Dr. Richard Davidson on the Neuroscience of Well-Being and Human Flourishing

    Published: 6/14/2023

  9. Amy Sandler on the Virtues and Value of “Caring Personally and Challenging Directly”

    Published: 6/7/2023

  10. Charles Kenny Explains Why We Should All Be More Optimistic About Global Progress

    Published: 5/31/2023

  11. Virginia Gleason on Bringing Communities Together to Improve Law Enforcement and Public Safety

    Published: 5/24/2023

  12. Teresa Chahine on the Power and Potential of Social Entrepreneurship

    Published: 5/17/2023

  13. Creating Hope in the Midst of Hate: Oren Segal of ADL’s Center on Extremism

    Published: 5/10/2023

  14. Dominique Wright on Her Optimistic Journey from the Navy, to the NFL, to NIL

    Published: 5/3/2023

  15. Kevin Kelly on His New Book and His Long-Held Belief That, “Over the Long Term, the Future Is Decided by Optimists.”

    Published: 4/26/2023

  16. Tim Schurrer on Redefining Success by Moving From a “Spotlight Mindset” to Helping Others Win

    Published: 4/19/2023

  17. Perseverance Personified: YouthBuild USA President and CEO John Valverde

    Published: 4/12/2023

  18. It's Not About Beating the Odds, It's About Changing the Odds — Harvard’s Rob Watson on a Community Wide Approach to Well-Being and Upward Mobility for Children, Youth, and Families

    Published: 4/5/2023

  19. David Novak on the Role of Optimism in How Leaders Lead

    Published: 3/29/2023

  20. The “Win-Win-Win” of Second Chance Hiring, with Jeff Korzenik

    Published: 3/22/2023

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Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast will feature inspiring leaders, authors, researchers, and big thinkers who are taking on some of our world’s toughest challenges with an infectious sense of optimism. Blue Sky takes its name from the meditation reminder that there’s always blue sky above, sometimes you just have to get your head above the clouds to see it.