:root {
  --navy-950: #071a31;
  --navy-900: #0d315e;
  --navy-800: #154d84;
  --blue-600: #1963a1;
  --blue-100: #eaf3f9;
  --blue-050: #f5f9fc;
  --orange-500: #ff9f2f;
  --orange-200: #ffd29d;
  --ink: #16202a;
  --muted: #607080;
  --line: #dce6ee;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --max: 1180px;
  --shadow: 0 26px 80px rgba(7, 26, 49, .16);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  font-family: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  top: -60px;
  left: 16px;
  z-index: 999;
  background: var(--navy-950);
  color: white;
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 12px; }

.shell {
  width: min(calc(100% - 40px), var(--max));
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.95);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(220,230,238,.9);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
}
.header-inner {
  min-height: 86px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}
.brand { width: 280px; text-decoration: none; }
.site-nav { display: flex; gap: 30px; align-items: center; }
.site-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: .95rem;
}
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav a:focus-visible { color: var(--orange-500); }

.hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 18%, rgba(255,159,47,.12), transparent 30%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, var(--blue-050) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(50px, 7vw, 100px);
  padding-block: clamp(78px, 10vw, 132px);
}
.hero-mark {
  position: absolute;
  width: 760px;
  right: -250px;
  bottom: -185px;
  opacity: .06;
  transform: rotate(-4deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  color: var(--blue-600);
  font-size: .82rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
}
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 760px;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(3.3rem, 7vw, 6.4rem);
  line-height: .94;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.hero h1 span { color: var(--orange-500); }
.lede {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  max-width: 710px;
  color: #40505e;
  font-size: clamp(1.08rem, 1.8vw, 1.25rem);
  line-height: 1.72;
}
.hero-actions, .host-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-top: 32px;
}
.button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 800;
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, background .18s ease;
}
.button:hover, .button:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-2px); }
.button-primary {
  background: var(--navy-900);
  color: white;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(13,49,94,.18);
}
.button-primary:hover, .button-primary:focus-visible { background: var(--navy-950); }
.button-secondary {
  border: 1px solid #b7c8d7;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.76);
  color: var(--navy-900);
}
.cover-wrap { position: relative; max-width: 520px; justify-self: end; }
.cover-shadow {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 8% -7% -8% 7%;
  background: linear-gradient(140deg, rgba(25,99,161,.22), rgba(255,159,47,.20));
  border-radius: 38px;
  filter: blur(22px);
}
.cover-art {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.latest {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--navy-950), var(--navy-900) 62%, #164a7d);
  color: white;
}
.latest-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(36px, 6vw, 82px);
  padding-block: 46px;
  align-items: center;
}
.latest-label {
  padding-right: 30px;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);
}
.latest-label span, .latest-label strong, .latest-label time { display: block; }
.latest-label span { color: var(--orange-200); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .13em; font-weight: 800; font-size: .76rem; }
.latest-label strong { margin-top: 7px; font-size: 1.18rem; }
.latest-label time { margin-top: 5px; color: #c5d5e5; font-size: .92rem; }
.latest-copy h2 { margin: 0; font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.latest-question { margin: 10px 0 6px; font-size: 1.15rem; color: #fff; font-weight: 700; }
.latest-copy > p:not(.latest-question) { margin: 0; color: #d5e1ed; max-width: 800px; }
.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 7px;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-weight: 800;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 4px;
}
.light-link { color: white; margin-top: 14px; }

.section { padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 112px); }
.section-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
}
.section-heading h2, .about-copy h2, .host-copy h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 4rem);
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}
.episode-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 22px;
}
.episode-card {
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 410px;
  padding: 30px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 20px;
  background: white;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 35px rgba(13,49,94,.06);
  transition: transform .18s ease, box-shadow .18s ease, border-color .18s ease;
}
.episode-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: #c2d5e4;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 44px rgba(13,49,94,.10);
}
.episode-number { margin: 0 0 10px; color: var(--orange-500); font-weight: 850; font-size: .78rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.episode-card h3 { margin: 0; color: var(--navy-900); font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.episode-card > p:not(.episode-number) { color: var(--muted); margin: 17px 0; }
.tags { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin-top: auto; padding-top: 10px; }
.tags span { padding: 5px 9px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--blue-100); color: var(--navy-800); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 750; }
.card-link { margin-top: 20px; color: var(--navy-900); font-weight: 850; text-decoration: none; }
.card-link:hover, .card-link:focus-visible { color: var(--orange-500); }

.about-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--blue-050);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-block: clamp(74px, 10vw, 120px);
}
.about-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .72fr 1.28fr; gap: clamp(42px, 8vw, 110px); align-items: center; }
.about-symbol { padding: 20px; }
.about-symbol img { width: 100%; filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 40px rgba(13,49,94,.13)); }
.about-copy { max-width: 760px; }
.about-copy p:not(.eyebrow) { color: #4a5a68; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.about-copy .text-link { margin-top: 8px; }

.host-section { background: white; }
.host-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 100px); align-items: center; }
.host-copy p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width: 700px; color: #4a5a68; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.host-quote {
  position: relative;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 46px 40px 40px;
  border-radius: 24px;
  background: linear-gradient(145deg, var(--navy-900), var(--navy-950));
  color: white;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.host-quote::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  width: 180px;
  height: 180px;
  right: -45px;
  bottom: -55px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--orange-500);
  opacity: .10;
}
.quote-mark { display: block; height: 34px; color: var(--orange-500); font-size: 4.5rem; line-height: .8; font-family: Georgia, serif; }
.host-quote p { position: relative; z-index: 2; margin: 12px 0 20px; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2.6vw, 2.1rem); line-height: 1.35; }
.host-quote cite { position: relative; z-index: 2; color: #bdd0e2; font-style: normal; font-size: .92rem; }

.site-footer { background: var(--navy-950); color: white; padding: 42px 0 26px; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto; gap: 28px; align-items: center; }
.footer-brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; }
.footer-brand img { width: 72px; }
.footer-brand strong, .footer-brand span { display: block; }
.footer-brand strong { font-size: 1rem; }
.footer-brand span { color: #9eb4c9; font-size: .87rem; }
.footer-links { display: flex; gap: 22px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-end; }
.footer-links a { color: #c8d6e3; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: .9rem; }
.footer-links a:hover, .footer-links a:focus-visible { color: var(--orange-500); }
.copyright { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin: 5px 0 0; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); color: #8199b0; font-size: .78rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .brand { width: 220px; }
  .hero-grid, .about-grid, .host-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-copy { max-width: 760px; }
  .cover-wrap { justify-self: start; width: min(100%, 560px); }
  .hero-mark { width: 560px; right: -260px; }
  .episode-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .episode-card { min-height: 0; }
  .about-symbol { max-width: 520px; padding: 0; }
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .shell { width: min(calc(100% - 28px), var(--max)); }
  .header-inner { min-height: 74px; }
  .brand { width: 190px; }
  .site-nav { gap: 14px; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: .82rem; }
  .hero-grid { padding-block: 58px 68px; gap: 48px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 17vw, 4.7rem); }
  .hero-actions .button { width: 100%; }
  .latest-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .latest-label { border-right: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); padding: 0 0 20px; }
  .section-heading { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .episode-card { padding: 24px; }
  .host-actions { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-links { justify-content: flex-start; }
}


/* Interior pages */
.narrow { max-width: 860px; }
.page-hero { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 92px 0 72px; background: linear-gradient(180deg,#fff,var(--blue-050)); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.page-hero::after { content:""; position:absolute; width:520px; height:520px; right:-210px; top:-230px; border-radius:50%; background:rgba(255,159,47,.09); }
.page-hero h1 { margin:0; color:var(--navy-950); font-size:clamp(3.4rem,8vw,6.8rem); line-height:.95; letter-spacing:-.055em; }
.page-hero p:not(.eyebrow) { max-width:760px; margin:24px 0 0; color:#4a5a68; font-size:1.18rem; }
.archive-section { padding: 34px 0 100px; }
.archive-intro { display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:center; padding:16px 0 20px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); color:var(--muted); }
.archive-intro strong { color:var(--navy-900); }
.archive-card { display:grid; grid-template-columns:155px minmax(0,1fr) 155px; gap:32px; padding:38px 0; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); align-items:start; }
.archive-meta { display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:4px; color:var(--muted); font-size:.85rem; }
.archive-meta span:first-child { color:var(--orange-500); font-weight:850; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.08em; }
.archive-body h2 { margin:0; font-size:clamp(1.65rem,3vw,2.4rem); line-height:1.1; letter-spacing:-.025em; }
.archive-body h2 a { color:var(--navy-900); text-decoration:none; }
.archive-body h2 a:hover { color:var(--orange-500); }
.archive-question { margin:11px 0 8px; color:var(--ink)!important; font-weight:750; font-size:1.05rem; }
.archive-body > p:not(.archive-question) { margin:0 0 14px; color:var(--muted); }
.archive-action { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:flex-end; gap:9px; }
.sub-link { color:var(--muted); font-size:.82rem; }
.archive-note { margin-top:46px; padding:24px 28px; border-left:4px solid var(--orange-500); background:var(--blue-050); color:#4a5a68; }
.archive-note p { margin:0; }
.breadcrumb { display:inline-block; margin-bottom:28px; color:var(--navy-800); font-weight:750; text-decoration:none; }
.episode-hero { background:linear-gradient(150deg,#fff 0%,var(--blue-050) 68%,#edf5fa 100%); border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.episode-hero-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1.25fr .55fr; gap:clamp(48px,7vw,90px); align-items:center; padding-block:clamp(64px,9vw,108px); }
.episode-hero-copy h1 { margin:0; max-width:850px; color:var(--navy-950); font-size:clamp(3.2rem,7vw,6.1rem); line-height:.96; letter-spacing:-.055em; }
.episode-deck { max-width:780px; margin:24px 0 0; color:#435361; font-size:1.25rem; line-height:1.6; }
.episode-actions { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:14px; margin-top:30px; }
.episode-art img { border-radius:22px; box-shadow:var(--shadow); }
.episode-summary-section { padding:82px 0; }
.article-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:230px minmax(0,760px); justify-content:center; gap:clamp(46px,8vw,105px); align-items:start; }
.episode-sidebar { position:sticky; top:115px; }
.sidebar-block { padding:0 0 26px; margin-bottom:25px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); display:flex; flex-direction:column; gap:5px; color:var(--muted); font-size:.9rem; }
.sidebar-label { margin-bottom:7px; color:var(--navy-900); font-size:.75rem; font-weight:850; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.11em; }
.large-tags { padding-top:0; }
.episode-summary h2, .transcript-heading h2 { margin:0; color:var(--navy-950); font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.2vw,3.7rem); line-height:1.05; letter-spacing:-.035em; }
.episode-summary > p:not(.eyebrow) { color:#40505e; font-size:1.08rem; line-height:1.82; }
.learning-box { margin-top:34px; padding:28px 30px; border-radius:18px; background:var(--blue-050); border:1px solid var(--line); }
.learning-box h3 { margin:0 0 12px; color:var(--navy-900); }
.learning-box ul { margin:0; padding-left:21px; color:#40505e; }
.learning-box li + li { margin-top:7px; }
.transcript-section { padding:82px 0 100px; background:#fbfdfe; border-block:1px solid var(--line); }
.transcript-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:270px minmax(0,760px); justify-content:center; gap:clamp(44px,8vw,90px); align-items:start; }
.transcript-heading { position:sticky; top:115px; }
.transcript-heading p:not(.eyebrow) { color:var(--muted); }
.transcript-copy { font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size:1.08rem; line-height:1.86; color:#263543; }
.transcript-copy h2 { margin:2.8em 0 .8em; color:var(--navy-900); font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif; font-size:1.65rem; line-height:1.2; }
.transcript-copy h2:first-child { margin-top:0; }
.transcript-copy p { margin:0 0 1.25em; }
.production-note { color:var(--muted); font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif; font-size:.82rem; font-style:italic; }
.episode-nav { padding:44px 0; }
.episode-nav .shell { display:grid; grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; gap:18px; }
.episode-nav a { padding:22px 24px; border:1px solid var(--line); border-radius:16px; text-decoration:none; }
.episode-nav a:last-child { text-align:right; }
.episode-nav span,.episode-nav strong { display:block; }
.episode-nav span { color:var(--muted); font-size:.78rem; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:.09em; font-weight:800; }
.episode-nav strong { color:var(--navy-900); margin-top:5px; }
@media (max-width:900px) { .archive-card{grid-template-columns:125px minmax(0,1fr)} .archive-action{grid-column:2;align-items:flex-start}.episode-hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.episode-art{max-width:360px}.article-grid,.transcript-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:800px}.episode-sidebar,.transcript-heading{position:static}.episode-sidebar{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:25px}.sidebar-block{margin:0}.transcript-heading{padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)} }
@media (max-width:680px) { .archive-card{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px;padding:30px 0}.archive-action{grid-column:auto;align-items:flex-start}.archive-meta{flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px 12px}.episode-sidebar{grid-template-columns:1fr}.episode-nav .shell{grid-template-columns:1fr}.episode-nav a:last-child{text-align:left}.episode-hero-copy h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,14vw,4.7rem)} }


/* About / History page */
.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #fff 0%, var(--blue-050) 78%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.about-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .62fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 92px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 112px);
}
.about-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 900px;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.55rem);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.052em;
}
.about-hero-copy h1 span { color: var(--orange-500); }
.about-hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 800px;
  color: #40505e;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.about-hero-mark {
  position: absolute;
  width: 760px;
  right: -320px;
  top: -90px;
  opacity: .045;
  transform: rotate(-6deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.about-cover-figure { margin: 0; }
.about-cover-figure img { border-radius: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.narrow-wide { max-width: 940px; }
.about-intro-strip { padding: 64px 0; background: var(--navy-950); color: white; }
.about-intro-strip p { margin: 0; color: #d5e1ed; font-size: 1.07rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.about-intro-strip p + p { margin-top: 20px; }
.about-intro-strip .question-run { color: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.85rem); line-height: 1.55; }
.about-intro-strip strong { color: var(--orange-200); }
.about-story-section, .about-evolution-section { padding-block: clamp(78px, 10vw, 122px); }
.about-story-grid, .about-evolution-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr; gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 104px); align-items: center; }
.about-evolution-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .76fr; }
.about-prose h2, .about-text-section h2, .connections-copy h2, .curiosity-section h2 {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: 1.07;
  letter-spacing: -.038em;
}
.about-prose p:not(.eyebrow), .about-text-section p:not(.eyebrow), .curiosity-section p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #40505e;
  font-size: 1.07rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}
.story-photo { margin: 0; }
.story-photo img { width: 100%; border-radius: 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.story-photo figcaption { margin-top: 12px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.45; }
.story-photo-wide img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; }
.studio-photo img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; object-fit: cover; }
.reading-width { max-width: 860px; }
.about-text-section { padding-block: clamp(76px, 9vw, 112px); }
.alt-bg { background: var(--blue-050); border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.principles-panel { margin: 36px 0; border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.principles-panel > div { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 54px 1fr; gap: 20px; align-items: start; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.principles-panel > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.principles-panel span { color: var(--orange-500); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.principles-panel p { margin: 0; color: var(--navy-900)!important; font-weight: 720; }
.connections-band { position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(82px, 10vw, 122px); background: linear-gradient(125deg, var(--navy-950), var(--navy-900) 64%, #174d82); color: white; }
.connections-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.connections-copy .eyebrow { color: var(--orange-200); }
.connections-copy h2 { color: white; }
.connections-copy p { color: #d5e1ed; font-size: 1.07rem; line-height: 1.82; }
.connections-copy strong { color: white; }
.connections-mark { position: absolute; width: 760px; right: -270px; bottom: -220px; opacity: .06; transform: rotate(-5deg); }
.curiosity-section { padding-block: clamp(82px, 10vw, 124px); }
.about-closing { padding-block: clamp(64px, 8vw, 96px); background: var(--blue-050); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.about-closing-inner { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 170px 1fr; gap: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px); align-items: center; max-width: 940px; }
.about-closing-inner > img { width: 170px; }
.about-closing h2 { margin: 0; color: var(--navy-950); font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4.5vw, 4rem); line-height: 1.08; letter-spacing: -.038em; }
.about-closing h2 span { color: var(--orange-500); }
.about-closing p:not(.eyebrow) { margin: 14px 0 0; color: #4a5a68; }
.about-closing a { color: var(--navy-900); font-weight: 800; }
.site-nav a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--orange-500); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .about-hero-grid, .about-story-grid, .about-evolution-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-cover-figure { width: min(100%, 470px); }
  .story-photo { width: min(100%, 720px); }
  .about-evolution-grid .story-photo { grid-row: 1; width: min(100%, 520px); }
  .about-closing-inner { grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
  .about-closing-inner > img { width: 120px; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .about-hero-grid { padding-block: 58px 68px; }
  .about-hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 14vw, 4.45rem); }
  .about-story-section, .about-evolution-section, .about-text-section, .curiosity-section, .connections-band { padding-block: 68px; }
  .principles-panel > div { grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .about-closing-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-closing-inner > img { width: 105px; }
}

/* Meet Dr. Mac / Host page */
.host-page-hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #fff 0%, var(--blue-050) 78%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.host-page-hero-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .82fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 7vw, 92px);
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 112px);
}
.host-page-hero-copy h1 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7vw, 6.7rem);
  line-height: .95;
  letter-spacing: -.055em;
}
.host-page-kicker {
  margin: 18px 0 24px;
  color: var(--orange-500)!important;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.1vw, 1.5rem)!important;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: -.015em;
}
.host-page-hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow):not(.host-page-kicker) {
  max-width: 790px;
  color: #40505e;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}
.host-page-mark {
  position: absolute;
  width: 780px;
  left: -380px;
  bottom: -180px;
  opacity: .045;
  transform: rotate(5deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.host-hero-photo,
.host-tv-photo,
.host-studio-photo { margin: 0; }
.host-hero-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 62% center;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.host-career-section,
.host-behind-section { padding-block: clamp(80px, 10vw, 124px); }
.host-career-grid,
.host-behind-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: .9fr 1.1fr;
  gap: clamp(48px, 8vw, 104px);
  align-items: center;
}
.host-behind-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.08fr .78fr; }
.host-page-prose h2,
.host-text-section h2,
.questioning-copy h2,
.contact-copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--navy-950);
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 4.4vw, 3.7rem);
  line-height: 1.07;
  letter-spacing: -.038em;
}
.host-page-prose p:not(.eyebrow),
.host-text-section p:not(.eyebrow),
.questioning-copy p:not(.eyebrow),
.contact-copy p:not(.eyebrow) {
  color: #40505e;
  font-size: 1.07rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}
.host-tv-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 22px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.host-tv-photo figcaption {
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .8rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.forecast-questions {
  margin: 34px 0;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.forecast-questions > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 52px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.forecast-questions > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.forecast-questions span {
  color: var(--orange-500);
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: .09em;
}
.forecast-questions strong {
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-size: 1.16rem;
}
.host-text-section { padding-block: clamp(76px, 9vw, 112px); }
.host-alt-bg {
  background: var(--blue-050);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.questioning-band {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding-block: clamp(84px, 10vw, 124px);
  background: linear-gradient(125deg, var(--navy-950), var(--navy-900) 64%, #174d82);
  color: white;
}
.questioning-copy { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.questioning-copy .eyebrow { color: var(--orange-200); }
.questioning-copy h2 { color: white; }
.questioning-copy p:not(.eyebrow) { color: #d5e1ed; }
.host-studio-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 3 / 4;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 24px;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.contact-section {
  padding-block: clamp(72px, 9vw, 108px);
  background: var(--blue-050);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.contact-panel {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr;
  gap: clamp(34px, 6vw, 70px);
  align-items: center;
  max-width: 980px;
  padding-block: 22px;
}
.contact-mark img { width: 100%; }
.contact-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.contact-copy p { max-width: 760px; }
.contact-email {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 12px;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2.3vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 850;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
}
.contact-email:hover,
.contact-email:focus-visible { color: var(--orange-500); }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .host-page-hero-grid,
  .host-career-grid,
  .host-behind-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .host-hero-photo { width: min(100%, 650px); }
  .host-tv-photo { width: min(100%, 720px); }
  .host-behind-grid .host-studio-photo { grid-row: 1; width: min(100%, 520px); }
  .contact-panel { grid-template-columns: 120px 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 680px) {
  .host-page-hero-grid { padding-block: 58px 68px; }
  .host-page-hero-copy h1 { font-size: clamp(3.2rem, 16vw, 5rem); }
  .host-career-section,
  .host-behind-section,
  .host-text-section,
  .questioning-band { padding-block: 68px; }
  .forecast-questions > div { grid-template-columns: 38px 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .contact-panel { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .contact-mark { width: 105px; }
  .contact-email { overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
}