Lena Waithe Redefines Legacy, Listening, and Radical Acceptance
🎬 Storytellers, Builders, and Believers—This One’s for the Architects of Culture Who Speak Truth and Shape Tomorrow.This week on The Optimist Project, Yara Shahidi welcomes Emmy-winning screenwriter,...
16 Jul 20251h 1min
Nikkolas Smith Reimagines the World Through ‘Artivism’
🎨 Creators, Visionaries, and Changemakers—This One’s for the Revolutionaries with a Paintbrush.This week on The Optimist Project, Yara Shahidi welcomes celebrated artivist, author, and concept artist...
9 Jul 202547min
Estelle on Trusting Yourself & Being a Light
🎶 Creators, Dreamers, and Artists—This One’s for the Light Shining in You.This week on The Optimist Project, Yara Shahidi sits down with Grammy Award-winning musician Estelle for an intimate conversa...
2 Jul 202555min
Cole Arthur Riley's Black Liturgies and the Beauty of Unanswered Questions
✨ Writers, Seekers, and Tender Truth-Tellers—This One’s for You.This week on The Optimist Project, we’re joined by writer, poet, and spiritual curator Cole Arthur Riley, author of This Here Flesh and ...
25 Jun 202547min
Alok Vaid-Menon on Art, Identity & the Radical Power of Joy
🌈 Artists, Seekers, and Boundary-Breakers—This One’s For You.This week on The Optimist Project, I’m joined by the brilliant and genre-defying artist, writer, and performer Alok Vaid-Menon, whose work...
18 Jun 202552min
Ashley Cunningham on Courage, Cinnamon Rolls, and the Discipline Behind Optimism
✨ Food Lovers, Dreamers, and Anyone on a Journey Toward Self-Mastery—This One’s for You.This week on The Optimist Project, we’re joined by classically trained chef, self-taught baker, and founder of B...
11 Jun 202546min
Mir Harris on Using Storytelling and Service in 'Realistic' Optimism
🌟 Deep Thinkers, Creative Leaders, and Purpose-Driven Souls—This Episode Is for You.This week on The Optimist Project, I had the honor of sitting down with multihyphenate creative strategist and cult...
4 Jun 202540min
Tara Roberts Honors History by 'Diving' into Purpose
🌊 Truth Seekers, Legacy Builders, and Lovers of Deep Stories—This One’s for You.This week on The Optimist Project, I had the absolute joy of sitting down with award-winning storyteller, explorer, and...
28 Mai 202533min
