This Podcast Changed Me More Than Anyone I Interviewed | Ep. 100

For 100 episodes, Paul has been the one asking the questions. Today, the tables turn.

His close friend David Cruz takes the host seat and goes deep — on the origin story of The Open Exchange, the unglamorous early mistakes, the moments Paul almost quit, and the things he's never quite said on mic before.

This one covers it all: what it took to get here, what faith has meant through all of it, what it looks like to be a husband and father still chasing something, and why — after 100 episodes — he's not stopping.

If you've ever wondered what drives the man behind the mic, this is the episode.

Topics: The origin of Your Platform Podcast → The Open Exchange | Lessons from 100 episodes | Marriage, fatherhood & legacy | Faith, scripture & the book of Isaiah | Baseball, identity & growing up without a dad | The discipline podcasting built | What's next

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Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome to Episode 100: The Tables Turn
2:08 - Shoutout to Claire & How the Studio Was Born
2:54 - The Early Mistakes: Cameras, Mics & Learning the Hard Way
6:41 - What Clicked: The Moment It All Started
7:52 - The Origin of Your Platform Podcast
10:04 - Why It Became The Open Exchange
11:40 - How These Conversations Changed Paul
13:48 - Did You Ever Want to Quit?
17:38 - Time Management, Deadlines & What the Podcast Built
19:33 - Balancing Family, Career & the Podcast
22:48 - What Paul Wants His Kids to Take Away
25:46 - What He's Instilling in His Children
26:18 - The College Professor at Costco Story
30:26 - Growing Up Without a Dad
34:44 - How Claire Supports the Chaos
37:02 - Gratitude, Morning Rituals & What She Really Means to Him
41:03 - How Faith Has Shaped This Journey
43:35 - David the Sinner & the Book of Isaiah
49:22 - Finding Solitude: The Price Was Already Paid
50:21 - When Faith Gets Hard to Hold On To
53:42 - Distraction vs. Faith: The Real Battle
57:45 - What Baseball Did for Paul
58:38 - Baseball as Family, Identity & Filling a Void
1:02:39 - What the Game Means Beyond the Sport
1:04:14 - World Baseball Classic Breakdown
1:07:43 - What Would Episode 1 Paul Think?
1:09:07 - Where Does The Open Exchange Go From Here?
1:11:58 - Thank You & See You at Episode 200