Rational Optimist Podcast
by Dan Steinhart
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Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇮🇹IT · Investing#3930K to 100K
- 🇩🇰DK · Investing#113500 to 3K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Investing#144500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
16K to 53K🎙 Weekly cadence·53 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
31K to 106K🇮🇹94%🇩🇰3%🇳🇿3% - Active Followers
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9.3K to 32K
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Matt Ridley Knows How to Stop the AI Apocalypse
Jul 15, 2026
28m 29s
The Future will be Built, Not Coded | Jamie Gull
Jul 8, 2026
52m 35s
Look Inside the Startup Making Homes Affordable Again | Cuby
Jul 1, 2026
49m 38s
This Founder Says AI Can Educate a Billion Kids | Alpha School
Jun 24, 2026
45m 38s
The Startup Lifting Cities out of Flood Zones | Laurence Allen of Terraform
Jun 17, 2026
1h 03m 08s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/15/26 | AIinnovation+5 | Matt Ridley | SIC 2026 | AmericaEurope | AIinnovation+6 | — | 28m 29s | ||
| 7/8/26 | future of technologyventure capital+3 | Jamie Gull | Wave Function VenturesSpaceX | Los Angeles | AIsoftware+7 | — | 52m 35s | ||
| 7/1/26 | housing affordabilityconstruction innovation+5 | Aleks | Cuby | — | housingconstruction+7 | — | 49m 38s | ||
| 6/24/26 | AI in educationlearning motivation+3 | Joe Liemandt | Trilogy SoftwareAlpha School | Texas | AI educationAlpha School+3 | — | 45m 38s | ||
| 6/17/26 | climate resilienceinfrastructure+5 | Laurence Allen | TerranovaArmy Corps of Engineers | JakartaMiami+1 | floodingland subsidence+8 | — | 1h 03m 08s | ||
| 6/10/26 | battery technologyelectric vehicles+4 | Ethan Loosbrock | batterieselectric vehicles+5 | ChinaU.S. | batterieselectric vehicles+6 | — | 34m 29s | ||
| 6/3/26 | artificial intelligenceAGI+4 | Jamie Metzl | Rational Optimist SocietyJamiemetzl.com+1 | — | AGIAI jobs+4 | — | 54m 53s | ||
| 2/4/26 | AI panichistorical perspective+4 | Louis Anslow | Pessimists Archive | — | AIpanic+5 | — | 1h 12m 05s | ||
| 11/5/25 | military innovationdrone warfare+4 | Nathan | $500 dronesmulti-million dollar missiles+1 | AmericaRussia+1 | dronesmilitary+6 | — | 47m 40s | ||
| 10/29/25 | drone marketinnovation+4 | Thayne Kollmorgen | DJIThoron+1 | AmericaUS+1 | drone marketDJI+6 | — | 49m 35s | ||
| 10/22/25 | space racefounders+3 | Andrew Peterson | A-ray Labsdefense industry | — | space racefounders+3 | — | 38m 40s | ||
| 10/15/25 | housing crisisconstruction technology+3 | Aleksandr Gampel | QB | America | housing crisisFactory in a Box+5 | — | 30m 28s | ||
| 10/8/25 | nuclear wastefinancial issues+3 | Carl Perez | Exodys Energy | America | nuclear wasteExodys Energy+5 | — | 43m 42s | ||
| 10/3/25 | battery technologyelectric vehicles+4 | Ethan Loosbrock | American battery technologyEV+3 | China | battery race1,500-mile range+5 | — | 50m 06s | ||
| 10/1/25 | AI educationtutoring technology+4 | Chrisman | SpaceXSynthesis+1 | — | AI tutorElon Musk+5 | — | 45m 20s |
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Chart history for Rational Optimist Podcast
Peaked at #39 in Italy, currently #39 in Italy.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| Denmark | — | #113 | #113 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #144 | #144 | — |
| Italy | — | #149 | #149 | — |
Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 3 markets.