Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchApplied Sensemaking: Why America is Divided — A Systems Explanation
America feels divided in a way that goes beyond disagreement. Disagreement is normal. What we're experiencing feels different, urgent, harder to reso…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Behind the Thinking: Why Battery Fire Safety on Airplanes Is Backwards
In this companion episode, I make the reasoning path explicit behind the idea that battery fire safety on airplanes is focused on the symptom, not th…
4 months ago
Applied Sensemaking: Why Battery Fire Safety on Airplanes Is Backwards
Lithium battery fires on airplanes are rare. When they happen, they're dangerous, disruptive, and costly. What's interesting is how we've chosen to d…
4 months ago
When Style Outpaces Function
What the iPhone's latest UI change reveals about a recurring design failure mode
A recent iPhone UI update sparked a broader question: what happens w…
4 months ago
When Doing the "Right Thing" Backfires: Incentives and Hidden Risk
If you've ever looked at credit cards, student loans, or mortgages and thought,
"If I pay responsibly, why does this feel harder over time—not easier…
4 months, 1 week ago
Applied Sensemaking: Greenland and the Limits of Peaceful Competition
If you've ever looked at the U.S. strategy toward China, the Arctic, or Greenland, and thought, "We say we don't want war — so why does every serious…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
How Money Is Created & The Federal Reserve - Steve Keen
Most people think banks lend money. They don't. They create it.
I sit down with economist Steve Keen to explain how money, banking, and the Federal R…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Behind the Thinking: Venezuela and Why Simple Explanations Fail
In this companion episode, I make the reasoning path explicit behind the Venezuela episode — why single-cause stories collapse, which assumptions I q…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Applied Sensemaking: Venezuela — Why Simple Explanations Fail
Most explanations about Venezuela fall into two stories:
• "They removed a bad guy."
• "This will lead to cheaper gas."
Both sound plausible. Neither…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
If the Economy Is Strong, Why Is Everyone Struggling?
If the economy is "strong," why does everyday life feel harder than ever? In this episode, I break down the disconnect between official economic indi…
4 months, 4 weeks ago