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All Episodes of An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

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Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each

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Season 1

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Dusk or Dawn
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/8/2024
In this episode, Nikolaj discovers the difference is hope, a hope he finds in inspiring people, projects and ideas all over the world.
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Shelter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/15/2024
Shelter is one of the most essential human needs. Nikolaj finds hope from architects re-imagining how we live for a sustainable future.
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Regenerate
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/22/2024
Nature has an amazing power to regenerate. How can we harness its innate ability to heal to solve the problems we face?
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Nourish
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/29/2024
Nikolaj’s journey in this episode focuses on ways to rethink how we grow and cook the food that sustains us.
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Move
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/2024
Nikolaj meets some engineers, mechanics and entrepreneurs who may have solutions on how to move without hitting an environmental dead end.
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Transform
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/2024
Nikolaj’s journey toward hope continues as he searches for innovators transforming and revitalizing our world.
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Can We Still Be Optimistic in 2025?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/2025
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Why Trash Isn't Useless
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/2025
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Inventions That Could Help Heal the Planet
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/2025
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The Real Cost of Our Energy Demand
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/2025
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Reclaim
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2025
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