Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

American Optimist, hosted by Joe Lonsdale: entrepreneur, investor, and founder of four multi-billion

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Gene Berdichevsky is the co-founder and CEO of Sila, a next-gen battery technology company. Previous

Francisco Gimenez is Partner at 8VC and focuses on Bio-IT investments. He received his Ph.D. from St

Jacob DeWitte is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oklo, a nuclear energy startup building small advanced re

Dr. Mark Esper served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2019 to 2020 and Secretary of the Army f

Judge Glock is the Director of Research and Policy at the Cicero Institute and an expert on housing

Dr. Jeannette zu Fürstenberg is Co-Founder and General Partner of “La Famiglia”, a Berlin-based Vent

Jared Meyer is the Executive Director of Cicero Action. In this episode, Jared discusses how special

Thomas Chatterton Williams is a writer, cultural critic, fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

Hayes Barnard is the Founder and CEO of GoodLeap, one of the fastest-growing and largest financial t

Tyler Cowen is a professor, best-selling author, blogger, podcaster, and one of the most influential

Pano Kanelos is the President of the University of Austin (UATX), the most ambitious new university

Ambassador Kelly Craft is a businesswoman, philanthropist, and former diplomat who served as U.S. am

Charles Koch, Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, is one of the great business minds of our time. H

Chris Sprowls is the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.  Under his leadership, Florida

Congressman Ro Khanna is the Democratic Congressman from California’s 17th District, which covers la

Dhani Jones spent 11 seasons in the NFL as a middle linebacker, the linchpin of the defensive unit.

Mike Reeser and Michael Bettersworth are the Chancellor and Chief Innovation Officer, respectively,

Maleka Momand is the co-founder and CEO of Esper, a technology platform that transforms how governme

Over the past few decades, the U.S. military’s long-held advantages have waned.  Today, we are relia

Daniel Lubetzky is the founder of Peaceworks, the OneVoice Movement, and the multi-billion dollar sn