There’s something quietly emotional about seeing a project you’ve been building in private finally become real in public. That’s how it felt seeing Dissectologists  go live on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Watching it come up in search. Seeing the show page with an actual episode underneath it. Realizing it had crossed over from idea to object. Here was something I was shaping behind the scenes that is now something other people can find and hear. It’s a moment I'm celebrating.

About a year ago, I had an idea: What if there was a podcast dedicated entirely to jigsaw puzzles? Not just the hobby itself, but the people, creativity, craftsmanship, and community behind it. The idea sat for months. Not because it lacked potential, but because I questioned whether I could build it from nothing. No episodes. No website. No proof of concept. Just curiosity. So I decided to test it. I started booking guests. Designing a brand identity. Building a Substack hom