Reasonably Optimistic
The Washington Post
Enough with the doom and gloom — we’re ready to talk about how America can thrive. Hosted by Washington Post Opinion columnist Megan McArdle, “Reasonably Optimistic” is your weekly conversation about how America can get unstuck and build a better future. Stop feeding your rage and start embracing our possibilities. Episodes drop Wednesdays.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Reasonably Optimistic podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Talent
How to Identify Energizers, Creatives, and Winners Around the World
Tyler Cowen
Daniel Gross
#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Prisoner, My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison
Jason Rezaian
#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Higgledy Piggledy Pop
Maurice Sendak
#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The diamond age
Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
Neal Stephenson
#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Alcoholics Anonymous
Bill Wilson
#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Brutalist
Brady Corbet
#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Substance
Arlette Elkaïm-Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Drink Your Way Sober
Katie Herzog
#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Complete unknown
Kōnstantinos Tzoumas
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hoover
Wilter Leutenberg
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Popular Crime
Bill James
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
On the Housing Crisis, Land Development Democracy
Jerusalem Demsas
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Conclave
Lawrence D. Klausner
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Gone, Baby, Gone
A Novel
Dennis Lehane
