710. Stories That Fill the Hope Gap: Closing the Hope Gap with Story - Afdhel Aziz

Episode notes

There is a growing gap in our world between hope and despair. And storytelling might be the most powerful tool we have to fill it. Welcome to Stories That Fill the Hope Gap, a 10-part limited series created in partnership with Good is the New Cool and We Are For Good. Every Wednesday for the next 10 weeks, we are bringing you a changemaker who is using story to cut through noise, build connection, shift culture, and move people to action. We open with the conversation that started it all: the keynote Afdhel Aziz delivered live at ImpactUp: Story, framing the big idea that runs through every episode that follows. In this episode, you'll hear: What the Hope Gap is, where it came from, and why it matters for every changemaker telling stories right now Why pop culture, social media, and news are all feeding despair, and what that means for how we communicate Gallup's 2026 finding that hope is the number one thing people want from their leaders, outpacing trust, compassion, and stability combined Afdhel's 3-step storytelling playbook: start with hope, spark wonder, inspire courageous action We need your stories to help fill the hope gap. Share yours at weareforgood.com/hopegap .