{"podcast":{"title":"Journey of the Art","slug":"journey-of-the-art-7113065","podcast_index_feed_id":7113065,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f62876d8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://journey-of-the-art.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41198470/41198470-1742792322524-35135e2ff5178.jpg","author":"Lola Opatayo","episode_count":45,"summary":"On Journey of the Art, we discuss the artist, unravel the art, and explore the road between, celebrating the highs of artistic achievement and pondering the lows of the artist's sacrifice. This is our biggest question: what is the secret to staying on the journey of the art? Stay connected Find out more about the show: https://journeyoftheart.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:17:59.036167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-of-the-art-7113065"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 43: The Story and Science of Hope","slug":"ep-43-the-story-and-science-of-hope","published_at":"2026-06-25T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-of-the-art-7113065/ep-43-the-story-and-science-of-hope","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-of-the-art-7113065","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/journey-of-the-art/episodes/Ep-43-The-Story-and-Science-of-Hope-e3l8i24","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f62876d8/podcast/play/121964036/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-25%2F426790709-44100-2-4ad701c1580bf.m4a","summary":"Did you know that hope is a story and a science? In Episode 43, I'm speaking with journalist Andrea Curtis about her book for middle graders, The Story and Science of Hope . Sparked by an observation of despair among children, Andrea set out to investigate the source and history of hope and what it could mean for the children she was observing. We talked about the difference between faith and hope, and most importantly, the difference between optimism and hope. We even discussed the role of goal setting in building hope. Inspiring as it is, Andrea’s book acknowledges that not all kids have hope or live in hopeful situations. But “hope is not static,” she says, “It can be taught and nurtured.” This was such an insightful episode, and I hope you’re inspired by it. Chapters 0:10 - Introduction 1:51 - Time in the mountains 3:37 - Observing despair and investigating hope 6:32 - Hope is not static 10:45 - The difference between hope and faith 12:51 - How goal setting can help you build hope 16:17 - Hope in the classroom 20:44 - Kids with strong reserves of hope 23:03 - Hope is an action 26:45 - Writing about abstract topics in an interesting way 32:18 - The secret to staying on the journey of the art _____________________ Guest’s links Buy The Story and Science of Hope: https://houseofanansi.com/products/the-story-and-science-of-hope?srsltid=AfmBOor3dcZlAOT_rKoeAxG-BjhLqCqs0coxfaRqSG5dRMW3lHI5_CE- Find out more about Andrea: https://andreacurtiskids.ca _____________________ Host’s links Find out more about the show: https://www.journeyoftheart.com/ Follow Journey of the Art on Instagram: ⁠ https://www.instagram.com/journeyoftheartpod/ Book a one-on-one with Lola: https://wordcaps.com/coaching/","meta_description":"Did you know that hope is a story and a science? In Episode 43, I'm speaking with journalist Andrea Curtis about her book for middle graders, The Story an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/journey-of-the-art-7113065/episodes/ep-43-the-story-and-science-of-hope/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/journey-of-the-art-7113065/ep-43-the-story-and-science-of-hope.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}