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Joe Lonsdale: American Optimist

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

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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

Maureen Hillenmeyer is the Founder and CEO of Hexagon Bio, a cutting-edge biotech company whose miss

   In 1978, John Mackey co-founded his first natural foods store in Austin, Texas with only $45,000.

Jake Kloberdanz is the CEO and Founder of ONEHOPE Wine, an award-winning vineyard located in the hea

    This week's episode features three talented and successful innovators behind many game-changing

   Adrian Fenty is currently a founding managing partner at MaC Venture Capital, a former advisor at

   Niall Ferguson is a renowned historian, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and prolific aut

   Balaji Srinivasan is a bold and forward-thinking writer, investor, and entrepreneur, who was form

Ronnie Lott is an NFL Hall of Famer, four-time Super Bowl champion, and one of the greatest defensiv

From 2006 to 2015, the Right Honorable Stephen Harper served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada. H

How do you transform a startup into a household name? Ask Sujay Jaswa. When he joined Dropbox in 201

The United States is the most prosperous and advanced nation in the history of humanity—but it's cur

Palmer Luckey is as close as it gets to a real-life Iron Man. As a teenager, he worked on virtual re

This moment in our culture was made for a writer and thinker like Bari Weiss. What can Americans do

When Kimbal and Elon Musk immigrated to the U.S. from South Africa to start their first company, the

More than 70 percent of child sex trafficking happens online. When Hollywood superstar Ashton Kutche

Curing cancer, eliminating diseases, reprogramming cells to help 80-year-olds feel like they're 30 -