Did Pessimists Archive Change Its Name? Yes!

Build For Tomorrow

Jason Feifer

Business, History, Technology, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

This podcast was called Pessimists Archive. Now it's called Build For Tomorrow. Why? Because this show is optimistic — and it needed a name that reflected that. It's the same show you love, now with a name that loves you back. Ready to help spread optimism? Here are some things you can do: 1. Sign up for my newsletter about how to find opportunity in change! 2. Tell friends about the show! Need my help? DM me on Instagram or Twitter. I'm happy to send a note to your friend. 3. Stay tuned. Because there's lots more fun stuff to come. By the way, the Pessimists Archive social media feeds are NOT changing their name. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal.
0:03.0	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the Ultimate Collab.
0:08.0	Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure.
0:11.0	Some fun, some food, it's all inside this Happy Meal.
0:16.0	Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.
0:20.0	Hey there, it's Jason Fyfer and I have exciting news to share with you.
0:25.0	This podcast is getting a new name.
0:29.2	I know.
0:30.9	From its birth in 2016 to when I am recording this in January of 2021, this show has been called Pessimists Archive.
0:39.3	But starting now, it is called Build for Tomorrow.
0:44.2	And I know what you're thinking.
0:45.8	Why did you do that, Karen?
0:49.0	Oh, my God.
0:50.7	I guess I am Karen from Goodfellas in this situation. Anyway, yes, I get it. Why change the name?
0:58.1	Change is hard. Maybe you liked the old name. I liked the old name too for a while. But here's
1:04.2	the simple truth of it. The name Pessimist Archive had stopped representing what this show became.
1:13.1	I began this podcast in 2016 with a very narrow focus. Looking back at why people of the past resisted things that today we take for
1:18.8	granted, like the Walkman, bicycles, coffee, umbrellas, and more. The name was a literal representation
1:24.7	of what we covered. It was an archive of pessimists, a binder
1:29.0	full of pessimists, if you will. The name originated with a Twitter feed called Pessmiss
1:33.6	Archive. And by the way, that Twitter feed is not changing its name. It is still called Pessimus
1:38.5	Archive, and it is operated by my friend Louis and shares all sorts of funny pessimism throughout
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