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American Optimist

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American Optimist

@AmOptimistShow

Official Account of @JTLonsdale's American Optimist podcast 🎙📺 NEW EPISODES: youtube.com/c/americanopti…

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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Jun 5
EPISODE 157: Scott Nolan on the AI Energy Crisis & America's Nuclear Renaissance @JTLonsdale sits down with @ScottNolan Lessons from SpaceX early days; building @generalmatter; why we rely on Russia; how we fell behind China; nuclear power in space; and more! (00:00) Episode
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American Optimist
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Jul 11, 2025
Marc Andreessen: if you're the parents of a smart kid where I grew up [rural Wisconsin] and you think you're going to get them into a top university in this country, you're fooling yourself... What level of untapped talent exists in this country that a combination of DEI and
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Mar 20, 2025
🚨NEW: @JTLonsdale on Tesla terrorism: "That's how authoritarians react, that's how the left reacts... they've tried to bully me, they try to scare my friends from speaking up. Thank goodness @elonmusk is someone who is going to double down and go harder because that's what a
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Apr 19, 2024
"The people in Iran have already proven they are willing to take every risk ... because they have nothing more to lose." Episode 85 with Crown Prince @PahlaviReza and @JTLonsdale Linked in bio 📺🎙
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Apr 18, 2024
"History has proven to all of us that, ultimately, totalitarian systems cannot survive." Crown Prince @PahlaviReza & @JTLonsdale discuss the power dynamics in Iran and why the regime is more fragile than many realize.
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Jan 11, 2025
NEW: BBC panel melts down after @JTLonsdale explains the significance of Greenland and a "frontier mindset." Wait till the end 🤣
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Apr 11, 2025
🚨NEW: Peter Thiel with @JTLonsdale on tariffs, trade policy, and China. "You need a very drastic reset with China. In theory, you need to reset with other people, but what we really need to get them to do is also reset things with China." Full episode drops next week! JOE:
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Aug 6, 2025
"Not only do our AI agents pass the Turing test... the human told the AI, 'You're really good at your job, you're so efficient.'" 🤯 Wait till you see what's happening in the AI services wave... Episode 122: @JTLonsdale sits down w/ @sparab22 & @nton__ of @DayDreamDental
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Jun 2, 2025
WATCH @JTLonsdale puts DOGE in perspective: "$150 billion per year. What is that worth from an equity perspective? ...that's $3 trillion. Anyone else who hasn't already created a $3 trillion company in a 150 days, it's not something to scoff at. This is something that's very
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Feb 12, 2025
🚨NEW: @JTLonsdale's epic CNBC debate on DOGE Andrew Sorkin: I just think there's a question about how careful @ElonMusk & DOGE need to be... Joe Lonsdale: Andrew, we've been careful for 50 years, right? You have a bunch of white flag Republicans, you have a bunch of people on
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Jul 16, 2025
🧵Today @BedrockRobotics launches out of stealth. Former Waymo leader @bsofman is bringing autonomy to construction. One of the technologies & teams @JTLonsdale is most excited about. It's time to build — 24/7 and at a fraction of the cost!
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Apr 23, 2024
Sanctions on the Iranian regime are not sufficient, says Crown Prince @PahlaviReza. There needs to be a parallel campaign of "maximum support" for the Iranian people. Episode 85 @JTLonsdale
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Nov 30, 2023
Secret police & illegal bio labs — some of China's activities inside the US that Chairman Gallagher's Committee on the CCP has helped uncover. @JTLonsdale & @chairmang discuss US policy toward China, TikTok, economic decoupling & more. Ep 72 out now: blog.joelonsdale.com/p/ep-72-illega…
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American Optimist
@AmOptimistShow
Dec 20, 2024
NEW: @JTLonsdale explains how the progressive Left set up a billion-dollar money laundering scheme that makes the mafia look like petty criminals. Your tax dollars are being funneled to pro-Hamas, anti-American NGOs all over the country. @RubinReport @RubinReportShow
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