The Optimist
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The Optimist is a show about what it actually takes to be a man nowadays. Jake Hurwitz sits down with entrepreneurs, scientists, executives, and people who’ve rebuilt their lives from scratch, and asks the questions men usually only get to in private. Loneliness. Fatherhood. Ambition and what it costs. Sobriety. Work that’s changing faster than anyone can keep up with. No performance, no posturing. Just long, honest conversations with people who’ve thought hard about how to live well. New episodes weekly.
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