Hosted by Bill Burke, founder of The Optimism Institute, this weekly podcast will feature inspiring leaders, authors, researchers, and big thinkers who... more
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Melissa Connelly had a rocky start to her high school career, being placed in her school’s truancy program after missing... more
Jamie Metzl is one of the world’s leading authorities on the implications of the intersecting AI, genetics, and biotechnology revolutions... more
This is a special encore presentation of the very first episode of Blue Sky! This conversation with David Gardner first... more
Today, Lee Ellis is an acclaimed and accomplished author and leadership coach. But in 1967, while flying a combat mission... more
Theodore (Ted) R. Johnson served twenty years in the United States Navy before becoming a columnist and author. His latest... more
Lee Woodruff and her husband Bob were, in many ways, on top of the world. She was with her children... more
This is a special encore edition of an episode which first aired in March of 2023. In the time since... more
Known in the science community primarily for her work as a geneticists and epidemiologist with a focus on oncology, Immaculata... more
The husband and wife team of Mary Louise and Bruce Cohen have impressive backgrounds in law and government and for... more
At a time in her life that should have been one of her happiest – just prior to her wedding... more
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