We're Back with a Backlog of Optimism

Hey optimists! Season two of Optimist Economy is finally here. New episodes coming on Tuesdays starting January 27. More at www.optimisteconomy.com http://www.optimisteconomy.com/

Speaker names marked ? are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

• 0:00Speaker 00

  Mitt Romney and Ted Kennedy were about as different as two politicians could be. The lanky businessman and the stout old senator, the conservative darling and the liberal icon. But did you know they once teamed up to tackle an elusive challenge: universal healthcare?

• 0:16Speaker 01

  This is a politician's dream.

• 0:18Speaker 00

  In season four of the Big Dig podcast, we tell the story of Romney Care and the odd couple alliance behind it. Find Mitt and Ted wherever you listen.

• 0:32Speaker 01

  Hello and welcome back to Optimist Economy, season two.

• 0:35Robin Rauzi?

  We're so excited to be back.

• 0:38Speaker 01

  So excited.

• 0:39Robin Rauzi?

  And we have so much to catch up on.

• 0:41Speaker 01

  So much like housing prices, healthcare costs, income inequality, social security, more social security, social security that's different from the social security I just said, the Fed, unemployment insurance.

• 0:51Robin Rauzi?

  All of the economic research, expert analysis, and optimism that you know and love and need.

• 0:56Speaker 01

  Kids. Also, cars. Hopefully not too much about recessions, if you know what I mean. Corporate tax rates.

• 1:03Robin Rauzi?

  Every Tuesday on the Optimist Economy podcast.

• 1:06Speaker 01

  Universal childcare, overtime, and I'm thinking that that's just the beginning and there's more to come.

• 1:12Speaker 01

  Oh, and it's Catherine and Robin, by the way.

• 1:13Robin Rauzi?

  Oh, yeah.