What happens when someone who is obsessed with human behavior, instead of becoming a psychologist, chooses a career in entertainment? Mentalist and illusionist, Derren Brown, has mastered the ability to tap into our motivations and biases to uncover some remarkable things. These days, he’s interested in how we can all be just a little bit happier.
Jan 6
Revisited: The First Steps To Reducing Your Anxiety with Author Mel Robbins
Happy New Year from Team Simon! We’re so excited to bring you more new episodes of A Bit of Optimism when we return on January 27, 2026. With your support, we’ll make 2026 an incredible year together. In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes from last year. ... Show More
57m 13s
Dec 30
Revisited: The Beautiful Brilliance of Boredom with Creative Polymath Elle Cordova
Team Simon is revisiting some of the episodes you helped make our favorites of the year until A Bit of Optimism returns on January 27, 2026, with brand-new episodes.We’re rewinding back to August, when talented polymath Elle Cordova joined the show and unpacked how we’re all wire ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2021
Shawn Mendes: Shifting From Self To Service
What happens when we are too concerned with being perceived as the “good guy” that we forget we are human? Award winning singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes shares experiences from his childhood, career and current relationship that have shaped his ideas of masculinity, privilege, and ... Show More
1h 17m
May 2024
How Jake Tran Made Millions Without Showing His Face
In today’s episode, the boys welcome a YouTuber with over 2 million subs, Jake Tran, to chat exposing our food supply, making documentaries on war, money and crime, the secret to blowing up on YouTube, creating faceless channels, how to properly outsource as a content creator, ma ... Show More
1h 6m
Apr 2019
What to Do When You Don’t Know What To Do | Dealing with Fear of the Future
On this episode influencer Kenzie Elizabeth talks with her bff Taylor King about feeling lost in college, not knowing what to do, not knowing where you’re going, fear of the future & more. Find her on socials @kenzieelizabeth & join our secret FB page (<a href="https://bi ... Show More
50m 29s
Oct 2020
Timothy Goodman - NYC Designer, Illustrator, Muralist and Author
<p><a href="https://www.tgoodman.com/">Timothy Goodman</a> is a NYC based designer, illustrator, muralist, and author. Whether it's a large-scale public mural on the streets of NYC, a marker scrawling on a Uniqlo t-shirt, a web-based social experiment that documents his life, or ... Show More
49m 58s