An Optimist's Guide to the Planet

What’s the difference between dusk and dawn? Between the coming of darkness and the beginning of new light? In this episode, Nikolaj discovers the difference is hope, a hope he finds in inspiring people, projects and ideas all over the world.

Whether you’re a vegan or a carnivore, a health nut or a junk food addict, eating is the ultimate and most essential act of consumption, and the different ways we grow, raise, and consume our food has an enormous impact on the planet. Nikolaj’s journey in this episode focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.

Humans are born to move, from the moment they take their first steps to when they drive their first car or take their first plane ride… it’s in our DNA to always look ahead. Transportation is a key part of who we are, but how do we keep moving without hitting an environmental dead-end? Nikolaj meets some inspiring engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions.

Nikolaj’s journey toward hope continues as he searches for innovators transforming and revitalizing the broken fragments of our natural and cultural world before they are lost forever.