Podcast

Or So It Seemed

I'm Jonathan Slaven, and I tell true stories that change how you see things.

In Or So It Seemed, I take a walk and tell you what happened behind the version everyone knows. A business decision that looked right until everything changed. Two inventions connected by a trail nobody expected. An underdog who had one moment on top. The real story behind a famous quote. Or a fact that sounds impossible until you check it.

Some stories take a few turns. Others get right to the point. Either way, there's something worth knowing.

Come walk with me. I've got a new story every Wednesday.

Or So It Seemed with Jonathan Slaven: bold title over cream topographic lines, with a dotted trail branching into dead ends before reaching an orange dot.

The trail so far

Episodes

Every story takes a few turns. Some paths dead-end. The newest stop is on top, marked orange; follow the trail down to where it began.

  1. There's More to the Story What can a team carry forward when the business it built has failed? In this preview of Or So It Seemed, I introduce my first story and the questions that draw me to the business of technology. Come along for a walk, meet the team at an apparent dead end, and see what you make of the clues. Preview
  2. There's More to the Story I'm Jonathan Slaven. Or So It Seemed is my series about the surprising stories, unlikely connections, and consequential decisions behind business and technology. Teaser

Five kinds of walks

The Stories I Tell

Every Wednesday I pick a trail. Some wind through a few turns before they get anywhere; others get right to the point. Here's what you'll hear from me.

  • Or So It Seemed

    The version everyone knows. Then I tell you what actually happened.

  • King of the Moment

    I love an underdog. These are the ones who got one moment on top, and what it took to get there.

  • Business Connections

    A decision that looked right until everything changed, or two inventions joined by a trail nobody expected.

  • Believe it or Not

    Something that sounds impossible. Then we check it together.

  • The Story Behind the Quote

    Words everyone repeats, and the real moment they came from.

Come walk with me

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New stories every Wednesday. Follow along wherever you scroll.