Outrage + Optimism

72. No Room for Being Cynical with Ted Danson

Plenty of outrage this week after the first U.S. Presidential Debate and disappointing news about the biodiversity pledge. But a conversation with Ted Danson offers hope and insight from his remarkable life and commitment to the worlds oceans.  When Ted met environmental lawyer Bob Sulnick he become involved in a movement to prevent digging for oil wells in Santa Monica. Buoyed up by the victory, Danson accelerated his involvement by helping create the American Oceans Campaign in 1987, which eventually became Oceana in 2001. <a href="https://oceana.org">You can learn more about Oceana by visiting them here</a>   Our special musical guest this week is Jelani Blackman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jelaniblackmanmusic/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Jelani_Blackman">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5b-VszpKgo&amp;feature=youtu.be"> Youtube</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jelaniblackman/">Instagram</a> --- Keep up with Christiana here: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cfigueres/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/cfigueres">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianafigueres/">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChristianaFigueresO/">Facebook</a> --- Tom Rivett-Carnac: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tomcarnac/?hl=en">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/tomcarnac">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiNhezTleDrAhVEbs0KHUGcCDcQFjAAegQIBBAB&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Ftomcarnac&amp;usg=AOvVaw2U_fQyshu9GLlfyqzaXKzw"> LinkedIn</a> --- Join @GlobalOptimism on social media! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/globaloptimism/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/globaloptimism">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/globaloptimism/">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/globaloptimism/">LinkedIn</a> --- Dont forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

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