This episode is about optimism. Hosted by SCI-Arc History + Theory coordinator Marrikka Trotter, the show considers how optimism factors critically in architecture, film, community-building, liberation movements, nation-building, and mining. We will speak with Ben Caldwell, arts educator, independent filmmaker, and founding member of the radical 1970s film movement LA Rebellion; Sandy Hilal, Palestinian architect and founder of Decolonizing Architecture and Art Research Collective; and Emily King, founder of new search engine for mining, Prospector, and CEO of Global Venture Consulting.