In this episode, Joe Van Hoose talks about the messy reality of modern journalism: we need it more than ever, but the world we’ve built makes it harder than ever to do it well. Good reporting takes time, curiosity, and integrity — but today’s incentives scream: click fast, publish faster, aim later.

It’s fire, ready, aim — and real journalists get burned in the process.

If you care about how stories shape our world (and who gets to tell them), this conversation might frustrate you… and wake you up.