15 Best Optimism Podcasts
Optimism Podcasts
Here are 15 Best Optimism Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. A Bit of Optimism
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My career is an accident. It started when I set out to rediscover my passion and reignite a spark I'd lost — and that journey led me to the work I do now. If you know me from my books or my speaking, you know I'm fascinated by why people do what they do. What makes someone find joy and meaning in their life, or pursue something far greater than themselves? I started A Bit of Optimism to explore those ideas and expand my own perspective. This podcast is a trove of honest conversations, with people who challenge me, teach me, or simply help me see things in a different way...MORE Ranking #55 in Apple Charts (US)
Host Simon Sinek
Producer/Network Simon Sinek
Email ****@simonsinek.com
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2. Doomer Optimism
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Doomer Optimism is a podcast dedicated to discovering regenerative paths forward, highlighting the people working for a better world, and connecting seekers to doers. Beyond that, it's pretty much a $hitshow. Enjoy!MORE Host Ashley Colby Fitzgerald
Producer/Network Doomer Optimism
Email ****@rizomafieldschool.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 51Twitter 4.4K Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. OP Radio
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OP Radio is a podcast on anything and everything related to Optimism, a low-cost and lightning fast Layer 2 blockchain.
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Producer/Network The Optimism Collective
Email ****@oplabs.co
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 25Twitter 543.6K Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
4. Revolutionary Optimism Podcast
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To respond to the challenging times we are living through, physician, humanitarian and social justice advocate Dr. Paul Zeitz has identified 'Revolutionary Optimism' as a new cure for hopelessness, despair, and cynicism. Revolutionary Optimism is itself an infectious, contagious, self-created way of living and connecting with others on the path of love. Once you commit yourself as a Revolutionary Optimist, you can bravely unleash your personal power, #unify with others, and accelerate action for our collective repair, justice, and peace, always keeping love at the center.MORE Host Dr. Paul Zeitz
Producer/Network Dr. Paul Zeitz
Email ****@unifymovements.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 40Facebook 4KTwitter 2KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
5. The Mindset Podcast
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If YOU are looking to live a life of POSITIVITY and OPTIMISM, then this is the podcast for you! Our goal is to motivate and influence men and women that are looking to take their MINDSET to the NEXT level.MORE Hosts Gabriel Russo, Anthony Valenzuela
Producer/Network Anthony and Gabriel
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 55Facebook 95Twitter 136Instagram 2.4K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
6. Change Makers: Leadership, Good Business, Ideas and Innovation
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This is Change Makers the podcast bringing you ideas, life lessons and amazing stories from those making a difference in extraordinary times.Powered by campaigns firm Seven Hills and hosted by Michael Hayman, this interview series delves into what makes leaders tick and looks at the contribution this empowers them to bring to the world.This is the podcast for those who want to hear the optimism that comes from challenging the status quo.Find your mission.MORE Host Michael Hayman
Producer/Network Seven Hills
Email ****@wearesevenhills.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 563Twitter 5.1KInstagram 796 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
7. Optimistic Life Podcast
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Welcome to the Optimistic Life Podcast this is your host Margie. So, research shows that optimist people live longer, healthier and wealthier. The purpose of this podcast is to connect and engage in soulful conversations in hopes to spread more optimism. You will laugh, we might cry, and we might panic a bit at times. For sure we will expand and connect our energies to uplift ourselves and others around the world with more optimism. Nothing will be excluded from my sociological perspective, it might get controversial at times. Stay tuned! Love and much light to us.Namaste, MargieMORE Host Margie Calderon
Producer/Network Margie Calderon
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Instagram 3.9K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
8. Emotional Optimism: Living in The Silver Lining Podcast
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Emotional Optimism: Living in The Silver Lining Podcast - A collection of exploratory thoughts and conversations to help tap into emotional optimism and heart leadership. Think of this podcast as your personal prescription of leadership tips, empathetic food for thought and courageous and real conovs!MORE Host Claude Silver
Producer/Network Claude Silver
Email ****@claudesilver.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 55Twitter 11.4KInstagram 13.5K Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
9. Where Parents Talk: Evidence-based Expert Advice on Raising Kids Today
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The Where Parents Talk podcast empowers parents to navigate the challenges of raising kids, teens, and young adults today with science-backed insights, evidence, and the lived experiences of parenting thought leaders. Every Saturday, host, award-winning journalist and mom, Lianne Castelino, distills parenting hot topics with her guests, including: managing hormonal changes, fostering healthy communication, and promoting emotional, mental, and physical health and well-being of kids...MORE Host Lianne Castelino
Producer/Network Lianne Castelino
Email ****@whereparentstalk.com
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Apple Rating 3/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 1KTwitter 3.6KInstagram 646 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
10. Relentless Optimism
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Relentless Optimism, hosted by Dr Kate Gould, Clinical Neuropsychologist and Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, explores PBS PLUS, an evidence-based positive behaviour support intervention to help people build a meaningful life and self-regulate behaviour after acquired brain injury. Kate interviews people with brain injury, their family members and their PBS PLUS practitioners about their experiences, learnings and what makes them relentlessly optimistic about life post-injury.This conversational podcast complements more formal training in PBS PLUS and is a great way for students, clinicians (e.g...MORE Host Kate Gould
Producer/Network Dr Kate Gould
Email ****@monash.edu
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Twitter 128 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
11. The Ocean Optimism Podcast
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Welcome to the Ocean Optimism podcast, where hope and positivity take center stage in the conversation about our oceans. Join host Ellen Spooner, a scientists and storyteller, as she explores the untold stories of how we are already making a difference toward taking care of our ocean. In each episode, Ellen interviews scientists, activists, and leaders who are working tirelessly to preserve and protect our ocean's health.Did you know that we have already rebuilt 45 stocks of marine fish populations in the U.S...MORE Host Ellen Spooner
Producer/Network Ellen Spooner
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9Facebook 941Twitter 2.4KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
12. The Veterinary Optimist
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I'm Jennifer Evans, The Veterinary Optimist. I've spent over 20 years dedicated to veterinary medicine. This profession is beautiful, meaningful and often brings fatigue, heartache, and challenges.This podcast exists to inspire and empower those who work in, love, and support veterinary medicine and animal welfare through servant leadership and storytelling. Join me as I interview everyday heroes, renowned experts, and leaders in the veterinary field as we bring some optimism back to vet med.MORE Host Jennifer Evans
Producer/Network Jennifer Evans
Email ****@outonthelakeshore.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 18 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
Optimism shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
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| Simon Sinek | Host | 250 | Male | @simonsinek | 991.4K | NY, United States | ||
| Ashley Colby Fitzgerald | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doomer-optimism | 201 | Male | @rizomaschool | Chicago, IL, United States | ||
| Mak | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/optimismcollective | 52 | |||||
| Dr. Paul Zeitz | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revolutionary-optimism-podcast/id1692425658 | 38 | @drpaulzeitz | United States | |||
| Gabriel Russo | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themindsetpodcast | 183 | Male | @_gabrielrusso_ | 42 | Miami, FL, United States | |
| Anthony Valenzuela | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themindsetpodcast | 183 | Male | @anthonyyyyv | 252 | Miami, FL, United States | |
| Michael Hayman | Host | audioboom.com/channels/5024634 | 89 | Male | @michaelhayman | 7.3K | London, United Kingdom | |
| Margie Calderon | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/optimisticlife | 11 | Female | ||||
| Claude Silver | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eoandthesilverlining | 69 | Male | @claudesilver | New York City, NY, United States | ||
| Lianne Castelino | Host | whereparentstalk.com/podcasts | 363 | Female | @liannecastelino | 924 | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
| Kate Gould | Host | relentless-optimism.simplecast.com | 11 | Female | @thinkfully_ | Melbourne, VIC, Australia | ||
| Ellen Spooner | Host | oceanoptimism.org/podcast | 17 | Female | @spoonerellen | San Diego, CA, United States | ||
| Jennifer Evans | Host | rss.com/podcasts/the-veterinary-optimist | 37 | Female | Boerne, TX, United States |