Do you know where to find your optimism muscle? In this week’s episode Joe and Dion look at how the 21st century has become a factory and why a banal uniformity has invaded so many areas of life, including sport.  With stories of John Morrison, Eamonn Coleman, Stan Bowles, Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy, Dion and Joe wonder if all that was missing from their lives was an attitude of gratitude? Joe also explains his quest to find that optimism muscle... Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG. For more on Free State: <a href="https://freestatepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freestatepodcast.com/</a> To get in touch with the podcast: <a href="mailto:info@freestatepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@freestatepodcast.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dionfanning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dionfanning</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBrolly1993" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JoeBrolly1993</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/freestateirl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freestateirl</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thefreestatepodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thefreestatepodcast/</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

The Optimism Muscle

Free State is a podcast for the curious that stimulates, provokes, challenges and entertains, while never taking itself too seriously. Free State covers topics from sport to politics, love to loss, the human condition and how to fix the world, with guests from across the planet including Nigerian princes, former Prime Ministers, ex convicts, footballers, boxers and extraordinary people from every walk of life. Free State is presented by Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning. Brolly is a barrister, an original thinker with a fascinating backstory, who donated a kidney to a stranger and then led a crusade to transform organ d...