About Listening for the Questions Podcast - Big ideas. Bold questions. Smart AF conversations.
We don’t have the answers. But we’re darn good at listening for the right questions.
Let’s be real: Does the world really need ANOTHER podcast?
Well, we're making one anyway, because most conversations skip the questions that really matter.
Most podcasts give you answers. We give you better questions. Questions that make you rethink the future of AI, burnout, culture, and connection. And yeah - some fun detours into sandwiches and magicians. Because life is too short to only ask "strategic" questions.
This podcast is for curious leaders, thoughtful creators, and people who are done with surface-level conversations. If you are craving honest dialogue, fresh thinking, and a regular reminder to listen before you act - you're in the right place.
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Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull
What are the questions we should be asking when we talk about different generations?
What Are the Questions We Should Be Asking When We Talk About Different Generations? Gen X was originally called the baby busters. The silent generation is called silent. And somewhere along the way, somebody decided that Gen Y needed a rebrand while Gen Z is still waiting for one. Who exactly is making these decisions, and why do we care so much? This is the season two finale of Listening for the Questions, and Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward went out swinging. The topic i...
14 Apr 2026
What are the questions we should be asking about money?
Show me the money. Go ahead, say it out loud. Feels good, doesn't it? Now ask yourself why you hesitated. That hesitation is exactly where this episode starts. Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward go well past the balance sheet on this one. Because it turns out when you pull the thread on money, you don't end up talking about money for very long. You end up talking about fear, safety, power, and value. The working-class kid whose mother paid CCD tuition in installments while the...
31 Mar 2026
What are the questions we should be asking about women?
What Are the Questions We Should Be Asking About Women? John, Mark, and David each hold more corporate board seats than all female corporate directors combined. Not all three of them together. Each one of them, individually. Let that sit. This is the season two Women's History Month episode, and we are not here to celebrate what women have survived. We are here to interrogate the systems that made survival necessary in the first place. Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward ask th...
17 Mar 2026
What are the questions we should be asking about loneliness?
Loneliness is everywhere, and most of us are pretending it is not. In this episode of Listening for the Questions, Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull take on a topic that is deeply personal, widely shared, and still difficult to talk about. This conversation is not about being alone. It is about disconnection from others, from community, and sometimes from ourselves. It is about the quiet ways loneliness shows up even in full rooms, busy lives, and successful careers. Together, th...
3 Mar 2026
What are the questions we should be asking about reading?
Why do you read? And what biases are sitting on your bookshelf? The hosts center their careers on innovation which means that they ask questions for a living. So when hosts Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward tackle reading, they don't ask what you're reading, they ask why. This episode starts with the personal: reading as escape, ritual, education, connection, a cuddle for the brain. Then it gets harder. How diverse are the authors on your shelf? Did you know men make up onl...
17 Feb 2026
Meta Questions Episode: What are the questions we avoid and why do we avoid them?
What questions are you carrying that you haven't asked out loud? And what is not asking them costing you? We ask questions for a living. But what about the ones we don't ask? In this episode, hosts Dr. Patti Fletcher, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dan Ward get honest about the questions they avoid. They talk about why we skip certain questions: we're afraid of the answer, we don't want to do the work that follows, we're worried about crossing a boundary, or sometimes we just don't think to ask. They ...
3 Feb 2026
What questions should we be asking about Valentine’s Day?
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about love. But for many people, it lands as pressure, performance, exclusion, or quiet disappointment. In this episode, Lynne, Dan, and Dr. Patti take a familiar cultural moment and do what we always do on Listening for the Questions: we slow it down and ask better questions. Together, we explore what Valentine’s Day reveals about how we define love, worth, success, and belonging. We talk about the stories we inherit about romance, the commercial scripts we ...
20 Jan 2026
What questions should we be asking about misinformation and disinformation?
We are surrounded by misinformation and disinformation, but reacting faster is not the solution. Asking better questions is. In this episode, Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull explore the difference between misinformation shared without intent to harm and disinformation spread deliberately to deceive. More importantly, they examine why both work so well and what they reveal about fear, identity, trust, and belonging. Drawing on the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory Confronting Heal...
6 Jan 2026
What questions should we ask when we talk about New Year's Resolutions?
New season. Same curiosity. And a topic most of us have a complicated relationship with. In the Season 2 premiere of Listening for the Questions, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull take on New Year’s resolutions and immediately question whether we should be making them at all. Instead of debating which resolutions work, the conversation focuses on something far more interesting: the questions underneath our urge to start fresh every January. Why do we keep making resolutions e...
16 Dec 2025
What questions should we be asking when we talk about Finish Lines?
Finish lines are supposed to be clear. Cross it. Celebrate. Move on...but what if they are not endings at all? In the Season 1 finale of Listening for the Questions, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull take on one of the most emotionally loaded ideas we carry with us: finish lines. Athletic. Professional. Academic. Personal. Visible and invisible. Chosen and imposed. Drawing on Lynne’s experience as an Ironman triathlete, Dan’s background as an engineer and systems thinker, and...
1 Dec 2025
What questions should we be asking about building and rebuilding?
Building something new sounds exciting. Rebuilding something after it breaks sounds exhausting. And yet most of us are living in a world where both are happening all at once. In this episode, Patti, Dan, and Lynne dig into the questions we should be asking when we talk about building and rebuilding and why these processes are never as simple as they seem. Dan brings his experience as an engineer and technologist and admits that even in fields built on data and logic, most decisions are emotio...
17 Nov 2025
What questions should we be asking when we talk about magic?
Magic is one of those topics everyone thinks they understand until someone asks a real question about it. In this episode, Patti, Dan, and Lynne step into the world of tricks, sleight of hand, wonder, and the deeper meaning of it all. Dan adds a twist right from the start by revealing that he is not only an engineer and a technologist but also a magician who believes the best magic happens close up, in the moments when you are not sure what is real and what is not. That sets the stage for a c...
3 Nov 2025
Why do kids ask the best questions - and why did so many of us stop?
What if the wisest questions aren’t asked in boardrooms or think-tanks — but in kindergarten classrooms, minivans, and sticky-fingered breakfast tables? In this episode, Dr. Patti Fletcher, Dan Ward, and Lynne Cuppernull dive into one of the most delightfully disruptive prompts we’ve ever explored: Why do kids ask the best questions — and why did so many of us stop?From “Why is the sky blue?” to “Why don’t grown-ups play more?” children constantly challenge assumptions, dismantle logic, and p...
20 Oct 2025
Why do we hold certain beliefs without questioning them—and what changes when we start?
Why do some beliefs feel like bedrock while others crumble at the first nudge? In this episode of Listening for the Questions, Patti, Dan, and Lynne unpack why we cling to what we “know,” how power structures profit from our certainty, and what happens when curiosity finally cracks something open. From “don’t wear white after Labor Day” to faith, identity, and technology’s role in reinforcing echo chambers, this episode invites you to take a fresh look at what you believe and why. Because que...
6 Oct 2025
What makes the best sandwich?
What does the “best sandwich” reveal about how we make choices, give feedback, and connect with one another? In this deliciously curious episode of Listening for the Questions, hosts Dan Ward, Lynne Cuppernull, and Dr. Patti Fletcher unwrap the layers—literally and metaphorically—of one of humanity’s most universal meals: the sandwich. From the Earl of Sandwich’s gaming table to your local deli, this conversation dives into why we love certain combinations, how food reflects our culture and h...
19 Sept 2025
What questions should we be asking when it comes to burnout, power, and AI?
What if the best thing we can do with a question… is share it? In the very first episode of Listening For The Questions, hosts Lynne Cuppernull, Dan Ward, and Dr. Patti Fletcher invite you into a lively, thought-provoking conversation about three topics shaping today’s world: burnout, power, and artificial intelligence. But this isn’t another show promising quick answers — instead, it’s an exploration of the questions we should be asking. You’ll hear these three friends and innovation leaders...
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