Beyond what you see
Everyone has experiences, perspectives, and parts of themselves that don't always make it into everyday conversation. Here, we make room for them.
A new chapter is coming01 / About the podcast
We meet people, form impressions, and start to believe we know who they are. But there's always more beneath the surface: an experience that changed the way someone sees the world, a passion they've quietly pursued for years, a lesson they've learned. Sometimes those stories stay untold because they're deeply personal. Other times, no one ever thought to ask.
The name comes from the Johari window, a model of self-awareness and how we relate to others. Its bottom left pane is the hidden self: the things we know about ourselves that others don't.
This isn't a show about exposing secrets or digging up dirt. It's about curiosity, connection, and taking a genuine interest in another person's story.
02 / A new chapter
The Bottom Left Pane is getting ready to return. Until then, revisit the conversations that started it all.
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Find out how to be a guest03 / Featured conversations
Start with three of the most-listened-to conversations from the archive.
Simon Guerard
A French Canadian scientist and trail runner on going from weekend hikes to ultra-marathons, what the running community gave him, and what long races taught him about limits.
56 minListen & Watch
Jurate Wolfe
From Lithuania to the Kennedy Space Center: Jurate talks about human factors work on space missions, being a woman in STEM, and where science and astrology meet in her life.
58 minListen & Watch
Yuko Sasaki
Yuko left Tokyo for the United States looking for a life with fewer rules. She talks about culture shock, building a career in restaurants, and wanting to inspire women in Japan.
42 minAudio only
04 / Your host
I'm a storyteller, a lifelong performer, a software engineer, a voice actor, and someone who's endlessly curious about people. My path from dance to software engineering hasn't exactly been a straight line, and it's taught me how much there is to a person beyond the chapter of their life you happen to encounter. I started The Bottom Left Pane to sit down with people and see where genuine curiosity takes us.
