Allyship gets talked about like a badge, but I’m more interested in it as a verb: what we do when support needs to be public, practical, and a little uncomfortable. After a big transition moving from the Blue Mountains to the north coast of Tasmania, I’m back with a reset for JD’s Journal and a clearer mission for where this show is heading next.

I also share another major project that’s in motion: I’ve joined the Kintsugi Heroes team, a storytelling platform with hundreds of podcasts behind it and a focus on supporting communities facing tough realities. Through that work, I’m helping build a new stream called Pride In Stories, a podcast designed to amplify LGBTQIA voices. I’m not part of that community, and I’m not trying to speak for anyone. I’m treating it as a learning journey and a way to help make space for stories that deserve to be heard.

From there, I lay out the plan for Season 3: a seven-episode series focused on allyship across women, LGBTQIA people, neurodivergent communities, people with disabilities, seniors, and cultural and religious minorities. We’ll talk about what allyship is, why it matters right now, and what it looks like in real life when you move beyond quiet acceptance into visible advocacy. If you’ve ever wondered how to show up better, speak up smarter, and keep learning without centring yourself, you’ll feel at home here.

Episode #2 will focus on Women, their unique challenges, and how we can be allies and advocates for them.

In the meantime, you can check out Kintsugi Heroes and if you're interested in hearing a great example of their content, have a listen to this powerful episode with Gene Moore hosted by my good friend John Milham

A year of upheaval deserves an honest debrief—and a clear next step. I wrap season two with a heartfelt thank you, a transparent look at what resonated, and a rapid-fire tour through every guest’s biggest insight, from purpose-driven pivots to systems-level change. Along the way, I share a personal update—a move to Tasmania and a short break until late February—and a plan to rebalance what you love most: more focused solo deep dives alongside a strong guest lineup already queued.

Across the season, one thread kept returning: artificial intelligence as both promise and pressure. I sat with founders, artists, and product leaders who are excited and uneasy in equal measure. Their best advice? Cut through metrics theater and empty vision statements, ground decisions in a durable north star, and build the muscles for puzzle-solving instead of chasing vanity OKRs. Expect more of that rigor next year—clearer questions, more useful tools, and fewer buzzwords.

I also revisit standout moments that stuck. A performer-turned-entrepreneur reframed success around family and service. A men’s mental health advocate modeled brave vulnerability. A Python educator left corporate life to widen access while guarding family time. A talent coach urged creative risks that break through sameness. A filmmaker embraced Indigenous storytelling and integrity over easy outs. A comedy and improv founder used laughter as a serious tool for resilience. A change strategist introduced “Ten Permissions” for fluid lives. A live-events veteran fought for fairness in ticketing. A leadership creator turned a heart crisis into a blueprint for sustainable flow. And a product thinker dismantled performative goals in favor of vision guardrails and honest feedback loops.

Here’s what’s next: protect the organic conversations, double down on solo episodes you keep downloading, and bring in guests who add depth, not noise. If you’ve got thoughts on episode length, series ideas, or themes to explore, I want to hear them. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a nudge toward purposeful change, and leave a quick review—what insight should we dig into first when we’re back?

Tired of fluffy vision statements and endless metric chasing that never change how your team actually works? We sit down with product leader and author Radhika Dutt to trade slogans for substance and show how a clear, fill‑in‑the‑blank vision can align every decision you make. Radhika names the product diseases that quietly drain momentum—pivotitis and obsessive sales disorder—and then gives you practical ways to treat them by balancing long‑term vision with short‑term survival. The goal isn’t a prettier roadmap; it’s a shared understanding of who you serve, why it matters, the end state you want to create, and how your product gets you there.

We also unpack why OKRs so often reward theater over truth. Instead of ranking people and retrofitting numbers, Radhika’s OLA loop—Objectives, Hypotheses, Learnings, Adaptations—turns work into a continuous puzzle worth solving. You’ll hear how teams use three questions to move faster and smarter: how well did it work, what did we learn, what will we try next. This approach gave leaders “ears on the track,” doubled sales in a tough market, and cut churn by focusing on real customer puzzles instead of vanity targets.

From building a national platform with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to fighting “AI product slop,” we get candid about responsibility, culture, and what it takes to ship work you’re proud of. You’ll leave with a usable vision template, a decision model for avoiding vision debt, and a lightweight ritual for more honest measurement and sharper reviews.

For more information and to engage with Radhika:

https://rdutt.com/

http://www.radicalproduct.com

radhika@radicalproduct.com