The Cure for Loneliness with U.S. Surgeon Gen...

Team Simon here! While A Bit of Optimism is on a short break, we’re revisiting a few episodes you helped make some of our favorites. We’ll be back with brand-new conversations next week, on March 24th, 2026. In the meantime, we’re bringing back an episode that explores a word mos ...  Show more

Hello from Team Simon! We’re taking a short hiatus, but A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes March 24th. In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Episodes that many of you who listened, shared them, and told us what resonated. This week, w ...  Show more

A recent Gallup Poll showed that 1 in 5 American adults reports feeling lonely every single day. It's something that U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has called a "national epidemic of loneliness and isolation." We hear from Murthy about the broader impact of loneliness. Then, e ...  Show more

In this episode of The Oprah Podcast, Dr. Vivek Murthy, the outgoing U.S. Surgeon General, offers his parting prescription for fighting loneliness and building lasting community.    America’s top doctor shares what he’s learned from his patients, his years on the frontlines of ...  Show more

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the now former U.S. Surgeon General, joins Rainn Wilson in this powerful episode of Soul Boom to explore the loneliness epidemic and its profound effects on mental and physical health. They discuss the societal shift from community-centered values to hustle cult ...  Show more

This week Laura is celebrating the 150th episode of Speaking to Influence.  Dr Nasser Khan shares what he and his company are doing to help addicts rebuild and recover.  Dr. Khan discusses the importance of storytelling when it comes to overcoming the fears of the neig ...