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The Slog Pod
Manage series 3664219
Honest talk about culture, systems, belief, and mental health — with no corporate fluff.
Welcome to The Slog Pod, where two longtime friends and Army veterans — Dustin Flatt (MSW, MBA) and TJ Westphal (MA) — cut through the noise of modern life, work, and culture to ask harder questions. Why do we think the way we do? Why do systems fail us? And why is change so damn hard?
This isn’t therapy. It’s not hustle culture. It’s not another leadership podcast selling toxic positivity.
It’s real talk about burnout, cognitive dissonance, toxic workplaces, and cultural delusion — mixed with humor, irreverence, lived experience, and mental health insight.
Each episode explores how narratives shape our lives, how belief becomes identity, and how better thinking can lead to better systems — from the inside out.
Whether we’re unpacking tariffs, workplace mental health, religion, Gen X malaise, or therapy speak, The Slog Pod is your companion through the mental mess of modern culture.
📍Episodes weekly.
🧢 Merch, episodes, and more at www.theslogco.com
📩 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn @theslogco
#CultureFirst #MentalHealth #CognitiveBias #TheSlogPod
36 episodes
Manage series 3664219
Honest talk about culture, systems, belief, and mental health — with no corporate fluff.
Welcome to The Slog Pod, where two longtime friends and Army veterans — Dustin Flatt (MSW, MBA) and TJ Westphal (MA) — cut through the noise of modern life, work, and culture to ask harder questions. Why do we think the way we do? Why do systems fail us? And why is change so damn hard?
This isn’t therapy. It’s not hustle culture. It’s not another leadership podcast selling toxic positivity.
It’s real talk about burnout, cognitive dissonance, toxic workplaces, and cultural delusion — mixed with humor, irreverence, lived experience, and mental health insight.
Each episode explores how narratives shape our lives, how belief becomes identity, and how better thinking can lead to better systems — from the inside out.
Whether we’re unpacking tariffs, workplace mental health, religion, Gen X malaise, or therapy speak, The Slog Pod is your companion through the mental mess of modern culture.
📍Episodes weekly.
🧢 Merch, episodes, and more at www.theslogco.com
📩 Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn @theslogco
#CultureFirst #MentalHealth #CognitiveBias #TheSlogPod
36 episodes
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1 Episode 2.26 The Optics of Politics: When Governance Feels Performative 22:35

1 Episode 2.25 Assumption Apocalypse: How Faulty Thinking Shapes Our World 18:07

1 Ep. 2.24 Rethinking Talent: The Case for Generalists in a Specialist World 18:26

1 Ep. 2.23 Beyond Merit: How Luck and Privilege Shape Our Careers 17:47

1 Episode. 2.22 Unpacking Old Beliefs: A Fresh Look at Sex and Drugs 26:06

1 Episode 2.21 Exploring Authenticity in Organizational Culture 15:48

1 Episode 2.19 Tracing the Origins: Unpacking Inherited Beliefs and Conditioned Truths 29:48

1 Episode 2.18 Anecdotes and the Truth: Finding Balance in Personal Stories 23:10

1 Episode 2.17 Facing the Mirror: America in Therapy 20:16

1 Episode 2.16 The Art of Seeing Others: Crafting a Considerate Culture 24:21

1 Episode 2.15 D-Day: Honoring Our Past, Confronting Our Present 22:05

1 Episode 2.14 Society in Therapy: Identifying Our Collective Issues 18:34


1 Episode 2.12 Living the Lie: When Personal Narratives Take Over Truth 22:01

1 Episode 2.11 Unmasking Performative Agreement: Truth vs. Flattery 31:38

1 Episode 2.10 Breaking the Silence: Understanding Everyday Powerlessness 17:42

1 Episode 2.09 Rebuilding Trust: From Mistrust to Moderation 22:07

1 Episode 2.08 The Slog of Discovery: Firing Confirmation Bias 18:55

1 Episode 2.07 The Slog to Belief: Navigating Uncertainty 21:48

1 Episode 2.05 God can handle your doubt, can you? 29:09

1 Episode 2.04 Bridging Paradigms: Gen X in Business, Media and Politics 17:16

1 Episode 2.03 Selling Outrage: A Business Model 18:23

1 Episode 2.02 Breaking Chains: Due Process and Cultural Awakening 21:13

1 Episode 2.01 Tariffs and the Victim Mentality 26:29

1 Episode 12 - A new perspective on workplace mental health 1:19:51

1 Episode 11 - Why social interactions are the foundation. Investment vs expense 49:32

1 Episode 10 - Identifying a poor organizational culture. #1-authenticity 44:32

1 Episode 9 - Be genuine, leaders don't need to know, and focus on culture. 40:08

1 Episode 8 - Are you a cultural fit, self-aware, and open to incremental change? 43:55

1 Episode 7 - Questioning Loyalty, Means-To-An-End, and Balance 44:14

1 Episode 6 - Challenging Belief, Patterned Thought, and Questioning Team Players 59:49

1 Episode 5 - Entitlement, Questioning Authority, and why TJ Sucks at Fantasy Sports 49:38

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