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The Optimistic American - Audio Edition

Nov 30, 2022

In this episode of The Optimistic American, Paul Johnson is joined by his co-author of the upcoming book Addictive Ideologies: Dr. Emily Bashah.

They talk about the key principles and differences between the Alt-Right and Politically Correct Authoritarians, as well as studies that have covered human psychology in such...


Nov 23, 2022

Host Paul Johnson welcomes Harvard University Professor and author Steven Pinker. 

They discuss the new wave of enlightenment, what stands in the way of us being more rational, the difference between being an optimist and an optimistic, free speech, cancel culture, and more.

  • Paul Johnson and Prof. Steven Pinker...


Nov 16, 2022

In today’s episode of The Optimistic American, Paul Johnson and Dr. Emily Bashah address those questions, as well as points around agency and authoritarianism related to leadership, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the concept of locus of control. 

  • In today’s episode of The Optimistic American, Paul Johnson and...


Nov 9, 2022

In this episode of The Optimistic American, host Paul Johnson sits down with Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch to discuss what led to the conflict, the current situation, and what potential future scenarios could mean for the U.S. and the rest of the world.

  • This episode of The Optimistic American focuses on the Ukraine war...


Nov 2, 2022

This episode of The Optimistic American kicks off season two – listen to learn about what’s to come, addictive technologies, the history of prosecutions in Iraq’s and their impact on Dr. Emily Bashah, and what to consider and do to avoid falling prey to “amygdala hijacking”.

 

  • This episode discusses what’s...