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Podcast: A Bit of Optimism
Episode: Revisited: The Kennedy Family and the Search for Self with Journalist Maria Shriver
Description: Hello from Team Simon! We’re taking a short hiatus, but A Bit of Optimism will return with brand-new episodes March 24th. In the meantime, we’re revisiting some of our favorite episodes. Episodes that many of you who listened, shared them, and told us what resonated.
This week, we’re bringing back Simon’s conversation with journalist, author, and longtime friend Maria Shriver.
Maria Shriver was born into the legendary Kennedy and Shriver families, arriving with a script already written for her—an identity shaped by legacy and expectation. From the start, the world had ideas...