Points of Failure

About 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 (mailto:failurepointspod@gmail.com)

Publisher

Steve Cauthren

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Jun 2021

Latest episode

18 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

12 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E30 - Why Do We Fail?

   Host Tyler Kreiling interviews [Guest Name] about the fundamental reasons behind failure, offering insights to help listeners navigate challenges.

2. 

   20 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E29 - Carli Rosencranz

   Host [Host Name] interviews Carli Rosencranz, co-founder of 10X Impact Ventures, about finding balance between consulting, startups, and endurance athletics.

3. 

   13 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S4E28 - Circling

   Host [Host Name] explores the hidden costs of indecision, revealing how avoiding commitment keeps us stuck and eventually creates its own direction.

Inside a recent episode

S4E30 - Why Do We Fail?

Published 18 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There's the value, our sense of self-worth and our value. If we find that externally – and we don't find it in ourselves, uh, we're going to repeat patterns of chasing that validation and that dopamine hit. So for guys, it could be chasing women and, you know, being able to say, Oh, I, you know, hooked up with all these girls or I've dated models or whatever, or maybe it's money, uh, status, whatever it is. Um, that sense of value has to be concrete inside. And it, and I'm, I'm talking about guys just because I don't want to, I don't want to start talking about women as if I know, as I understand everything about women, but they experienced it as well. […]

Who has been a guest on Points of Failure

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• John Hewitt
• Dustin Solomon
• Sara Becht
• Scott Rice
• Jamie Brindle

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 23 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

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