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