Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof understands how to hope—especially in the face of despair or disappointment. He has spent his life shining a light on global tragedies like the Tiananmen Square massacre or the genocide in Darfur. And yet, despite all the horrors he has born witness to, he maintains a sense of hard-won optimism. “Hope is a muscle,” he says, and one we can all learn to develop. 

In this live conversation, Kate and Nicholas discuss: 
How to maintain hope in the year ahead
Nicholas’ best argument as to why this is the best time to be alive
His strategies to seeing pain and courage up close over and over again
Why our small actions matter (even when it feels like a drop in the ocean) 

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Bryan Stevenson on justice in the face of unthinkable odds


David Fajgenbaum on how hope pulls us forward


Sarah Polley on why we should run toward what scares us



Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by clicking here or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.

Follow Kate on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof understands how to hope—especially in the face of despair or disappointment. He has spent his life shining a light on global tragedies like the Tiananmen Square massacre or the genocide in Darfur. And yet, despite all the horrors he has born witness to, he maintains a sense of hard-won optimism. “Hope is a muscle,” he says, and one we can all learn to develop. 
In this live conversation, Kate and Nicholas discuss: 
<ul>
<li>How to maintain hope in the year ahead</li>
<li>Nicholas’ best argument as to why this is the best time to be alive</li>
<li>His strategies to seeing pain and courage up close over and over again</li>
<li>Why our small actions matter (even when it feels like a drop in the ocean) </li>
</ul>
If you liked this episode, you’ll love: 
<ul>
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcast/bryan-stevenson-love-mercy/">Bryan Stevenson on justice in the face of unthinkable odds</a>
</li>
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/david-fajgenbaum-hope-wears-sneakers/">David Fajgenbaum on how hope pulls us forward</a>
</li>
<li data-list-indent="1" data-list-type="bulleted">
<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/run-toward-the-danger/">Sarah Polley on why we should run toward what scares us</a>
</li>
</ul>
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Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcast/">clicking here</a> or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.
Follow Kate on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katecbowler/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katecbowler">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/KatecBowler">X</a> (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
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