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THE HOPE SCIENTIST Pt. 1 From Surviving Homelessness to Becoming the World’s Leading Hope Researcher: Dr. Chan Hellman on Destroying Toxic Positivity, the Flaw in Optimism, & the 3-Part Formula that Predicts Success Better than Intelligence

HOPE SCIENCE Pt. 2 — WHEN IT ALL FEELS HOPELESS: How to Flip Fear-Based Goals, the Obama Effect, How Hope Saved $61M – and Could Save Us All

The Between Stories: Laughing on the Way to the ER–A Story About Denial, Bipolar Highs, and the Cost of Feeling Invincible


THE VOTING HACKER — Social Entrepreneur Nathaniel Stinnett on How to Hack Human Nature for Good, Finally—A Real Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, the Voting Bloc No One Sees Coming, the NBA’s Secret Voters, the Overlooked Tactic That Could Save Us All

DR. KIM NOLAN — “The Moment I Chose to Stay” (A Buddhist Chaplain’s Journey Through the Veil), the Power of Everyday Wonder, How Seeing Big Things Rewires Your Brain, The 3-Second Hack That Lowers Cortisol

BRAD JENKINS — The Man Who Convinced Obama Into Getting Roasted: Inside the Viral Stunt That Saved Healthcare in America, Why Comedy is the Ultimate Weapon, the Persuasion Playbook None of Us Were Taught

MOLLY SOLO EPISODE — The 3AM White House Epiphany That Rewired Everything, the Day I Told the FBI about Bipolar Meds, Feeling Hope for the First Time, & How Mental Health Became the North Star

JAMES VERALDI — The Ex-TikToker Building "Mental VR" for Anxiety, How Visualizing Success Rewires Your Brain, Killing Off Your First Startup, & How Algorithms Broke Us & How He’s Fixing It

JULIANA GARCIA — The Risk Equations of a Record-Breaking Mountain Guide: How Ecuador’s First Female IFMGA Mountain Guide Thinks Differently About Danger, How to Better Manage Risk In Our Lives

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Produced by: James Daggett
Science Advisor:
Dr. Chan Hellman
Cover Photo:
George Baker, Jr.
Produced by: Systemic Impact Strategies