Podcast: Still Here, Still Trying

Host: Mike Baker

Closing song: “Apologies to the Future”

From the book: The Optimist’s Way™

This episode lands a little late. And maybe that’s exactly right.

Mike returns from a heavy trip to D.C. with a full heart, a tired mind, and a deep ache for something we’re all losing: our connection to each other.

In a time when tension is rising, conversations are hard, and violence seems closer than we want to admit — this isn’t a reaction. It’s a reminder.

A reminder that we still belong to each other.

That disagreement doesn’t have to become destruction.

That light still comes back — even here.

Mike reads a full page from his book The Optimist’s Way, reflects on the quiet fractures happening all around us, and introduces his latest song “Apologies to the Future” — a raw, honest prayer for the world we’re handing off.

💬 Real talk. No scripts. Just presence.

🎧 Tune in, take a breath, and stay human.

🎙️ Episode 14 – The Light Still Comes Back