SEASON 2 COMING SOON! The podcast focused on actionable tools for navigating uncertain times. Molly Kawahata has navigated the halls of the Obama White House, a Patagonia film, and life with Bipolar II—and always wondered one thing: what do you do when the stakes are high and nothing’s clear? On this show, Molly dives into unfiltered convos with founders, scientists, creatives, and wild humans to translate their experiences into real tools you can use in your own life.
THE TECH EXEC REDESIGNING THE SYSTEM–Inside the War for Your Attention at YouTube, Snapchat & TikTok, the Science of Visualization, Hacking Anxiety, What's Coming with AI
What if anxiety isn’t the enemy – we’ve just been using it wrong? Sometimes the tools we build for others are the ones we needed to invent for ourselves. — I’ve always struggled with anxiety. My brain can turn an unresolved text message into a full-blown crisis. But what I never realized is that if our minds can rehearse disaster, we can also train them to rehearse something different. That insight is at the heart of my conversation with James Veraldi. James didn’t just help build TikTok, You...
30 Jul 2025
HACKING HUMAN NATURE [June/July Recap]—How Hope Rewires Your Brain, the Myth of Rationality, the Secret to Motivation (It's Not Willpower), the Joke That Disarmed a Nation
I’ve spent the last two months talking with innovators who’ve done wild things—from surviving homelessness to becoming a world-renowned hope researcher, to convincing a sitting President to get roasted on a comedy show to save a landmark policy. This week, I’ve pulled the most powerful strategies from our recent episodes into one mixtape. The common thread? The most effective ways to create change often defy logic. This episode is a toolkit for moments when the usual path doesn’t work, coveri...
24 Jul 2025
The between stories: The rescue operation I didn’t know was mine—a story about climbing, cosmic humiliation, tinder ghosts, and the surprising way humor saves us
In this episode, I answer the question: What’s the most dramatic way to ruin your own life for 24 hours? This is the story about becoming the world's most expensive inconvenience. Welcome to The Between Stories—a series where I take you into moments from my life that shaped the themes we explore in the main episodes. For anyone who’s ever: Hit "reply all" on something you shouldn’t have.Been that person in a group text.Woken up in cold sweat remembering something dumb you did in 2012In this e...
17 Jul 2025
BRAD JENKINS—The Man Who Convinced Obama Into Getting Roasted: Inside the Viral Stunt That Saved Healthcare in America, Why Comedy is the Ultimate Weapon
I remember the day at the Obama White House when healthcare.gov crashed—and millions of Americans were locked out of coverage that could literally save their lives. This is the inside story of how, in a moment of sheer desperation, the Obama White House turned to a viral comedy sketch to save the Affordable Care Act—and how Brad Jenkins made it happen. Brad was the architect behind one of the boldest Hail Marys in modern political history. A former campaign strategist turned culture whisperer...
9 Jul 2025
The between stories: when the sky wasn’t black anymore–a story about awe, yosemite, and what happens when you hand someone a feeling they might not catch
"Awe doesn’t always translate. But what do we lose when we stop trying to share it?" Welcome to The Between Stories—a series where I take you into moments from my life that shaped the themes we explore in the main episodes. These are the in-between chapters that echo through everything you hear on the show. The landscape of the High Sierra has rearranged the scale of my life more times than I can count. It been a throughline throughout my life, a place I’ve returned to again and again, across...
2 Jul 2025
DR. KIM NOLAN—“The Moment I Chose to Stay” (A Buddhist Chaplain’s Journey Through the Veil), the Biological Power of Awe, How to Hack “Timelessness”
Molly Kawahata interviews Dr. Kim Nolan, a Buddhist chaplain and psychologist, about using awe as a biological tool to reduce stress, expand time perception, and refocus attention.
27 Jun 2025
The between stories: The 3AM White House epiphany - a story about climate, burnout, and the uncomfortable truth that fear might not be what moves us after all
Molly Kawahata recounts a pivotal White House experience that reshapes her perspective on climate strategy and the emotional drivers behind public engagement.
25 Jun 2025
From Burnout to a Movement of Millions: How Behavioral Science Is Mobilizing the "Silent Climate Majority," The NBA Pattern No One Can Explain, How to Hack Human Nature for Good
Molly Kawahata interviews Nathaniel Stinnett, founder of the Environmental Voter Project, about using behavioral science to mobilize non-voting environmentalists, creating a powerful political force.
18 Jun 2025
The Between Stories: Laughing on the Way to the ER–A Story About Denial, Bipolar Highs, and the Cost of Feeling Invincible
Molly Kawahata shares a personal story about grappling with denial and bipolar highs, revealing the high cost of feeling invincible and questioning what keeps us afloat.
18 Jun 2025
HOPE SCIENCE Pt 2—WHEN IT ALL FEELS HOPELESS: How to Flip Fear-Based Goals, the Obama Effect, How Hope Saved $61M—and Could Save Us All
Molly Kawahata explores strategies for cultivating hope amidst uncertainty, emphasizing goal setting and adaptability to overcome fear and achieve positive change.
17 Jun 2025
THE HOPE SCIENTIST Pt 1-Surviving Homelessness to Becoming the World’s Leading Hope Researcher: Dr. Chan Hellman on Destroying Toxic Positivity, the Flaw in Optimism, & the 3-Part Formula to Predict Success
Dr. Chan Hellman discusses his journey from homelessness to becoming a leading hope researcher, exploring the science of hope and its three-part formula for predicting success in an interview with Molly Kawahata.
1 Apr 2025
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Molly Kawahata introduces "Full Spectrum," a podcast offering actionable strategies for navigating uncertain times through unfiltered conversations with founders, scientists, and creatives.
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