2025 Retrospective — A Listener (Zac Gross) Interviews Me

About this episode

In this episode, Joe Walker is interviewed by Zac Gross, reflecting on the lessons learned in 2025 and discussing future plans.

In this special end-of-year episode, the tables are turned: I’m the guest, and I’m interviewed by Zac Gross — an Australian macroeconomist and long-time listener of the show. We reflect on what I learned on the podcast in 2025 and what I changed my mind about. We also discuss the behind-the-scenes work of running the show, and my plans for 2026. Sponsors Vanta: helps businesses automate security and compliance needs. For a limited time, get one thousand dollars off Vanta at vanta.com/joe. Use the discount code "JOE". To sponsor a future episode, go to https://josephnoelwalker.com/sponsor/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Walker

Guest: Zac Gross

Topics covered

• retrospective
• podcast reflection
• macroeconomics
• future plans
• interview format

Keywords

• podcast
• interview
• 2025
• Zac Gross
• Vanta
• macroeconomics
• future plans

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Places: Australia

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