/ Journal

Notes from four years of asking the same questions.

Long essays. No newsletter signup-bait. No "5 things I learned." Read the rant, or do not.

/ On the show

2026-03-04 · 7 min read

A note on episode 200

Why episode 200 is the guest who has the least to say in the loudest possible way — and why that was the only correct choice.

/ On the craft

2026-02-18 · 9 min read

Why the archive is not a feed

Most podcast sites are a paginated feed. Cypress Hour is an archive — built so you can find the conversation about the choice you are considering, not the latest episode.

2026-01-30 · 6 min read

On not asking the question

The single most useful interviewing technique I have learned in four years and 207 episodes.

/ On quitting

2026-01-12 · 11 min read

Who actually quits

Notes from four years of asking the same questions. The people who walk away rarely look like the people who say they will.