Points of Failure

Points of Failure is a podcast about what actually goes wrong, and the part people don't want to look at.

Most conversations about failure happen after it's been cleaned up, framed, and turned into a lesson. This one starts at the breakdown and works backward. Through guest interviews and solo episodes, we examine the patterns behind failure in work, relationships, identity, and decision-making, with a bias toward what people are avoiding rather than what they're processing.

If you're noticing a pattern you can't explain away anymore, you're probably in the right place.

Questions, topic ideas, or guest suggestions: failurepointspod@gmail.com

Host

Steve Cauthren

Steve Cauthren spent twenty years in environments where people fall apart in real time, and someone has to hold the room together anyway. That taught him one thing: most people already know what's broken. They just can't stop looking away from it.

He built Points of Failure around that problem. No polish. No redemption arcs. Just honest conversations about what actually breaks down, and what it takes to stop lying to yourself about it.

He's not here to fix you. He's here to make sure you can't look away.

https://stevecauthren.com