<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;In another special episode of Diminishing Return featuring Alex Brownstein, originally recorded in February 2025, we hear foreshadowing of things that have come to pass in the last year. Plus, a funny story about having a cold.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Known Issue at &lt;a href="https://knownissue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;knownissue.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

When you already knew.

A Loathsome, Odious Person

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Allen &amp;amp; Whitney share details of how they became children’s book creators: their publishing journey for Mabee and the Gravy, the editorial, proofing, and book launch process, and how it feels to hand someone a physical copy of a thing you pour so much of yourself into. Then, a little behind the scenes on their experiences getting feedback on the book and what it means to press through the artist’s journey.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Known Issue at &lt;a href="https://knownissue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;knownissue.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The lessons we take from making a thing and giving it to the world.

Not Only For Children, Is This True

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;The Known Issue podcast introduces a new recurring show, BOXES with Justin Vincent! In this inaugural episode, Justin waxes poetic about the evolution—or devolution—of LinkedIn, before the two discuss the future of work--which may or may not exist at all. Just like everything else!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Known Issue at &lt;a href="https://knownissue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;knownissue.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

We all want to work because we feel like we should, but...should we?

Gary, (from) Indiana

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Question: Did that bar in the trash compactor in Star Wars, Episode IV ever stand a chance of saving the crew, or was their fate already in the hands of a feisty AI bot? This informs today’s topic: The Squeeze. Aging millennials are stuck right in the middle of…everything. Young kids, aging parents, and job displacement from AI. We’re looking for footing wherever we can find it. Uncertain about the future in a seemingly unprecedented way in modern society. So, what do we do about it? Then at the end, Kelly &amp;amp; Allen introduce a fun new segment called, “What Does It Look Like I’m Doing?!”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Known Issue at &lt;a href="https://knownissue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;knownissue.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Squeeze

What Does It Look Like I’m Doing?!

<description>&lt;p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Allen and Whitney ask and try to answer the question, “how did this all happen?”, share a mindfulness mantra, the failure to balance it all, the underlying and pervasive sense of failure that comes with the inability to ever achieve perfection, and why (at least we believe) we do what we do.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Known Issue at &lt;a href="https://knownissue.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;knownissue.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Right Now, It's Like This

The Pursuit of Calm

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