A Bit of Optimism - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I generally enjoy this podcast and I have never written a podcast review but felt compelled after the episode with Dr. Mark Hyman. I was excited to hear Dr. Hyman speak but Simon talked over him the entire interview. Dr. Hyman tried several times to interject and get the conversation back on track and Simon kept interrupting, talking over him and going on rants. Incredibly frustrating and disappointing. A host should guide the conversation and let the guest be the voice of the episode.

I came across this particular podcast, A bit of Optimism, in my early stages of “kicking the tires” on the whole podcast thing. What I instantly took away was a bit of optimism wasn’t all sunshines and rainbows, but the process, the recipe for finding the light in a dim, dismal, complex scenario. When life is lifing this podcast helped me have handlebars for how to approach those experiences. Through seeing the journey others went through it gave me perspective on how and why things might pivot and cause me to do so. When you gain perspective you gain a way to see why more grace, patience, listening, stepping back and leaning in are all part of the flow of understanding others, therefor understanding yourself more. I highly recommend this podcast in a world that can be so focused on just the muck and mud and not the strengths that come from that.

Great guests. Great conversations. My only criticism is that Simon interrupts his guests too often while they are in the middle of sharing their perspective and wisdom. Often, it feels like he needs to insert his two cents out of some type of inferior complex. It is rude and disrespectful to his guests and his listeners.

I just listened to the April 9th podcast “We cannot Heal Alone” and OMG! Simon, I loved your interpretation on service and how to show up. There is so many gems in this podcast and I plan to listen to it multiple times. I have been trying to figure out how to demonstrate that the lonely is being seen and walked away with so many ideas. You shined bright today. I hope you will consider having Rabbi Brous on again. There was great synergy between the two of you.