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A Bit of Optimism

The Privilege of Bad Experiences with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim

A Bit of Optimism

The Optimism Company from Simon Sinek

Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Management, Education

4.81.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by True Classic.

0:03.3

The way they became our sponsor is because I loved their t-shirts.

0:07.6

And so we just called them up and asked them if they wanted to work together.

0:11.3

And they said yes.

0:12.4

So check out their clothes at True Classic.com.

0:16.8

Station, this is Houston.

0:18.1

Are you ready for the event?

0:20.3

Houston Station, I am ready for the event. Simon Tinnick. This is Mission Control is Houston. Are you ready for the event? Houston, Station, I am ready for the event.

0:22.9

Simon Tinnick, this is Mission Control, Houston. Please call Station for a voice check.

0:27.1

When I was 13 years old, I had a dream. It was to go to space camp in Huntsville, Alabama.

0:34.9

I had just seen the movie Space Camp, and it sparked all my childhood

0:38.4

dreams to be an astronaut one day, and so I figured the first step was to go to space camp.

0:44.3

And that's exactly what I did. And I remember when I came back, I was so proud, I wore my

0:51.0

flight suit to school the next day. Everyone made fun of me, this dorky kid in a public school walking around in a light blue NASA flight suit. But secretly, I knew everyone was jealous. And my love of space and the space program NASA has never gone away. I've done every Lego set that has a NASA logo on it. I've got NASA stickers

1:12.5

on stuff that I own for no other reason I think it's cool. So when I was offered the opportunity

1:17.1

to talk to astronaut Johnny Kim on the podcast, of course I leapt at it. But it gets better than that.

1:23.4

I talked to him while he's in space. He is currently on the International Space Station and the wonderful, fantastic people at NASA

1:33.1

hooked up a Zoom call for us and allowed us to have a chat.

1:36.9

What a thrill!

1:37.9

What a thrill!

1:39.0

Totally, totally, totally nerded out.

1:41.7

Johnny is someone remarkable and special. And if you think you've met

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