/* Braking News — site chrome (broadcast / MARCO rooms)
   Light / paper theme — mostly white backgrounds; navy + red brand; black player bezel OK */
@import url("tokens.css");

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: var(--text-size);
  line-height: var(--line);
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--surface);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--brand); }
button, input, textarea, select { font: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3, .display {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 0.5em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4rem); }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.75rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem); }
p { margin: 0 0 1em; color: var(--muted); }
.lede { font-size: 1.1em; color: var(--muted); max-width: 42rem; }
.eyebrow {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}
.wrap { width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto; }
.wrap-narrow { width: var(--wrap-narrow); margin-inline: auto; }
.section { padding: 3.5rem 0; }
@media (min-width: 768px) { .section { padding: 5rem 0; } }

/* ── MARCO rooms: wide hard bands (paper-first) ── */
.room {
  padding-block: var(--room-pad-y);
  position: relative;
}
.room-ink {
  background: var(--surface);
}
.room-navy {
  /* Light navy-tint paper — intentional brand wash, not a black field */
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, #E8ECF6 0%, var(--surface) 42%, #F0F2F8 100%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.room-surface {
  background: var(--surface-2);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.room-accent-edge {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--accent);
}
.room-header {
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  max-width: 40rem;
}
.room-header .lede { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Proto banner — hidden on clientreview; review chrome is the site header alone */
.proto-banner {
  display: none !important;
}
.proto-banner a, .proto-banner .tag { display: none; }

/* Header — clean single sticky bar (Home mock chrome) */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 150;
  background: #fff;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(10, 22, 40, 0.04);
}
.header-inner {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto;
  min-height: var(--header-h);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1.25rem 1.75rem;
  padding-block: 0.65rem;
}
.brand-lockup {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.35rem; flex-shrink: 0;
  text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
}
.brand-lockup img {
  height: 52px; width: auto; display: block;
  background: transparent; padding: 0;
}
.sponsor-chip-quiet {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem;
  width: max-content;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.55rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 999px;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: var(--paper, #f7f8fa);
}
.sponsor-chip-quiet strong {
  color: var(--brand);
  font-weight: 700;
}
.nav-links {
  display: none; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; gap: 0.15rem 1.5rem; align-items: center;
}
.nav-links a {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.35rem 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--muted);
}
.nav-links a:hover { color: var(--brand); }
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--ink);
  box-shadow: none;
}
.nav-links a[aria-current="page"]::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 3px; background: var(--accent); border-radius: 2px;
}
.nav-toggle {
  display: inline-flex; background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  color: var(--text); padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem; border-radius: var(--radius); cursor: pointer;
}
.header-actions {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; margin-left: auto; flex-shrink: 0;
}
.header-search {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  width: 2.5rem; height: 2.5rem; color: var(--muted);
  border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 999px;
}
.header-search:hover {
  color: var(--brand);
  border-color: var(--border);
  background: var(--paper, #f7f8fa);
}
.btn-watch {
  padding: 0.7rem 1.25rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.06);
}
@media (min-width: 980px) {
  .nav-links { display: flex; flex: 1; justify-content: center; }
  .nav-toggle { display: none; }
  .header-actions { margin-left: 0; }
}
@media (max-width: 979px) {
  .header-actions .btn-watch { display: none; }
  .brand-lockup img { height: 44px; }
}
.site-header.is-open .nav-links {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 0.85rem;
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 100%;
  background: #fff; padding: 1.25rem 4vw 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); z-index: 160;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(10,22,40,0.08);
}
.site-header.is-open .header-actions .btn-watch { display: inline-flex; }

/* Buttons — sharper broadcast edge */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.4rem; border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 2px solid transparent; cursor: pointer; transition: background 0.15s, color 0.15s, border-color 0.15s;
}
.btn-primary { background: var(--accent); color: #fff; border-color: var(--accent); }
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--accent-bright); border-color: var(--accent-bright); color: #fff; }
.btn-brand { background: var(--brand); color: #fff; border-color: var(--brand); }
.btn-brand:hover { background: var(--brand-bright); color: #fff; }
.btn-ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--text); border-color: var(--border-strong); }
.btn-ghost:hover { border-color: var(--brand); color: var(--brand); }
.btn-ghost-light {
  background: transparent; color: #fff;
  border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
}
.btn-ghost-light:hover {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
  border-color: #fff; color: #fff;
}
.btn-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 1.25rem; }

/* Badges — no fake LIVE pulse */
.badge {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem;
  font-size: 0.65rem; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 0.3rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 2px;
}
.badge-sample { background: var(--surface-3); color: var(--muted); border: 1px solid var(--border-strong); }
.badge-featured { background: var(--brand); color: #fff; }
.badge-soon { background: var(--surface-3); color: var(--muted); border: 1px solid var(--border); }

/* ── Opening player room (HARD 1) — paper with subtle navy wash ── */
.opening-room {
  min-height: calc(100vh - var(--header-h));
  min-height: calc(100dvh - var(--header-h));
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  padding-block: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 80% 60% at 50% 40%, rgba(0, 32, 112, 0.06) 0%, transparent 65%),
    var(--surface);
}
.opening-room .wrap {
  width: min(1480px, 92vw);
}
.player-shell {
  position: relative; background: #000; border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: 0; overflow: hidden; box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  width: 100%;
}
.player-shell video,
.player-shell iframe,
.player-shell .player-placeholder {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; object-fit: cover; border: 0;
}
/* Chyron under / on player — title + Watch only */
.chyron {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 1rem 0 0;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--accent);
  background: transparent;
}
.chyron-on {
  margin-top: -3px;
  padding: 0.85rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--accent);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.chyron-eyebrow {
  font-size: 0.65rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
}
.chyron-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  /* Opening hero in vw — no clamp ceiling (Ish/MARCO) */
  font-size: 5.2vw;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 0.95;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .chyron-title { font-size: 9vw; }
}
@media (min-width: 1600px) {
  .chyron-title { font-size: 4.5vw; }
}
.player-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
}
.player-note {
  font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted-2);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--brand); padding-left: 0.75rem; margin-top: 0.75rem;
}

/* Library band — editorial layout, not card grid cage */
.library-layout {
  display: grid;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  align-items: start;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .library-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
  }
}
.library-feature {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1rem;
}
.library-feature a {
  display: block;
}
.library-thumb {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--brand-deep) 0%, var(--ink) 55%, var(--accent-deep) 120%);
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
}
.library-thumb img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: 0.88;
}
.library-thumb .play-mark {
  position: absolute; left: 1rem; bottom: 1rem;
  width: 48px; height: 48px;
  background: var(--accent);
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(160,16,32,0.35);
}
.library-thumb .play-mark::after {
  content: ""; border-style: solid; border-width: 8px 0 8px 14px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent #fff; margin-left: 2px;
}
.library-empty {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.library-empty h3 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
}
.archive-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  margin: 0 0 1.5rem;
}

/* Featured Vendor — paper spotlight with navy wash + accent edge */
.vendor-spotlight {
  position: relative;
  padding-block: var(--room-pad-y);
  background:
    linear-gradient(105deg, #E4E9F5 0%, var(--surface) 35%, #F5F7FA 72%, var(--surface-2) 100%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.vendor-spotlight::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;
  width: 6px;
  background: var(--accent);
}
.vendor-spotlight .wrap {
  position: relative;
  max-width: min(900px, 82vw);
}
.vendor-spotlight h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.vendor-placeholder {
  margin-top: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--border-strong);
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* Hosts — editorial story slots (no letter-gradient avatars) */
.hosts-room {
  padding-block: var(--room-pad-y);
  background: var(--surface);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.host-slots {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin-top: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .host-slots {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  }
}
.host-slot {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) clamp(0, 3vw, 2rem);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .host-slot:first-child {
    border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
    padding-left: 0;
  }
  .host-slot:last-child {
    padding-right: 0;
  }
}
.host-slot h3 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
.host-slot .role {
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
}

/* Episode cards — YouTube thumb grid (Home + archive) */
.ep-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 1.5rem 1.25rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 600px) { .ep-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (min-width: 960px) { .ep-grid-home { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
.ep-card {
  background: transparent; border: none;
  border-radius: 0; overflow: visible;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.75rem;
}
.ep-card:hover .ep-thumb img { transform: scale(1.03); }
.ep-thumb {
  position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: #0A0A0C;
  overflow: hidden; display: block; border-radius: var(--radius);
}
.ep-thumb img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; opacity: 1;
  transition: transform 0.35s ease;
}
.ep-dur {
  position: absolute; right: 0.55rem; bottom: 0.55rem;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.82); color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 0.2rem 0.45rem; border-radius: 2px;
}
.ep-thumb .play-badge {
  position: absolute; left: 0.75rem; bottom: 0.75rem;
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  background: var(--accent); display: grid; place-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(160,16,32,0.35);
}
.ep-thumb .play-badge::after {
  content: ""; border-style: solid; border-width: 7px 0 7px 12px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent #fff; margin-left: 2px;
}
.ep-body { padding: 0; }
.ep-body h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.ep-body h3 a { color: inherit; }
.ep-body h3 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.ep-body p, .ep-meta {
  font-size: 0.85rem; margin: 0; color: var(--muted-2);
}

/* Panels / bands (inner pages — quieter, less card language) */
.band-brand {
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #E4E9F5 0%, var(--surface) 55%, #F5F0F2 100%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.band-accent {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(160,16,32,0.06), transparent 60%);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.panel {
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 0; padding: 1.5rem;
}
.panel-elevated { background: var(--surface-2); border-radius: 0; }
.align-left { text-align: left; }
.align-center { text-align: center; margin-inline: auto; }
.align-right { text-align: right; }
.geo-slash { position: relative; }
.geo-slash::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0 auto 0 0; width: 6px;
  background: linear-gradient(var(--brand), var(--accent));
}

/* Forms */
.form-grid { display: grid; gap: 1rem; }
.form-grid label { display: grid; gap: 0.35rem; font-size: 0.85rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--text); }
.form-grid input, .form-grid textarea, .form-grid select {
  background: var(--surface); border: 1px solid var(--border-strong); color: var(--text);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 0.75rem 0.9rem;
}
.form-grid input:focus, .form-grid textarea:focus, .form-grid select:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brand); outline-offset: 1px;
}
.form-success {
  display: none; margin-top: 1rem; padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  background: rgba(0,32,112,0.06); border: 1px solid var(--brand-bright); border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--text); font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.form-success.is-visible { display: block; }
.placeholder-note {
  font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted-2); font-style: italic;
}

/* Quiet archive label (replaces pill filter chips) */
.quiet-label {
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  margin: 1rem 0 1.5rem;
}

/* Footer — mock SoT 2026-09-22: prefooter newsletter + navy chrome */
.site-footer {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border-top: none;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
}
.site-prefooter {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 6vw, 4rem) 0;
  color: #fff;
  background: #0a0d12 url("../img/footer-newsletter-bg.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
}
.site-prefooter::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(6,10,20,0.92) 0%, rgba(6,10,20,0.78) 45%, rgba(6,10,20,0.7) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.prefooter-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 1;
  display: grid; gap: 1.75rem; align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .prefooter-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(16rem, 0.85fr);
    gap: 2.5rem 3rem;
  }
}
.prefooter-eyebrow {
  color: var(--accent-bright, #e10600);
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.prefooter-copy h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.75rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.35rem);
  line-height: 1.05;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  max-width: 16ch;
}
.prefooter-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 36rem;
}
.prefooter-form {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.65rem 0.75rem; align-items: center;
}
.prefooter-form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 14rem;
  min-height: 3rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: var(--radius, 6px);
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink, #111);
  font: inherit;
}
.prefooter-form input:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent, #e10600);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.prefooter-form .btn { min-height: 3rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.prefooter-note {
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.62);
}
.prefooter-form .form-success {
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  display: none;
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff;
}
.prefooter-form .form-success.is-visible { display: block; }

.footer-bar {
  background: var(--brand-deep, #0a1628);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
  padding: 2.5rem 0 2rem;
}
.footer-inner {
  width: var(--wrap); margin-inline: auto;
}
.footer-inner-mock { display: block; }
.footer-top {
  display: grid; gap: 1.75rem 2rem; align-items: start;
}
@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .footer-top {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(11rem, 0.9fr) minmax(14rem, 1.2fr) auto minmax(11rem, 0.95fr);
    align-items: center;
  }
}
.footer-brand {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.4rem; align-items: flex-start;
}
.footer-brand img {
  height: 36px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 0;
  background: #fff; padding: 0.4rem 0.55rem; border-radius: var(--radius, 6px);
}
.footer-powered { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); }
.footer-powered strong { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); }
.footer-copy, .legal {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5);
}
.footer-nav-block { display: grid; gap: 0.55rem; }
.footer-nav {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.55rem 1.05rem;
  list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
}
.footer-nav a {
  font-size: 0.78rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; font-weight: 600;
}
.footer-nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
.footer-nav-secondary a { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); font-weight: 500; }
.footer-social {
  display: flex; gap: 0.65rem; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;
}
.footer-social a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  width: 2.25rem; height: 2.25rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22); border-radius: 50%;
}
.footer-social a:hover { color: #fff; border-color: #fff; background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08); }
.footer-tagline {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display, inherit);
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.6vw, 1.15rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  line-height: 1.3;
  max-width: 14rem;
  justify-self: end;
}
.footer-tagline span {
  color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--accent, #e10600);
  padding-bottom: 0.05em;
}
@media (max-width: 959px) {
  .footer-tagline { justify-self: start; max-width: 22rem; }
}

/* Brand page swatches */
.swatch-grid { display: grid; gap: 1rem; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(140px, 1fr)); }
.swatch {
  border-radius: var(--radius); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.swatch .chip-color { height: 72px; }
.swatch .meta { padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem; background: var(--surface); font-size: 0.8rem; }
.swatch code { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.75rem; }
.logo-pair {
  display: grid; gap: 2rem;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .logo-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; align-items: end; }
}
.logo-pair figure { margin: 0; }
.logo-pair figcaption {
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
}

/* Utility */
.sr-only {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); border: 0;
}
.empty-state {
  padding: 2rem 0; border-top: 1px dashed var(--border-strong);
  background: transparent; text-align: left;
}

/* ── About page — mock match 2026-09-22 (Eddie-only, photo hero, 3-zone cover, 2×2 info) ── */

/* 1. Full-bleed photo hero */
.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(28rem, 58vw, 36rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.about-hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    url("../img/about-hero-camera.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  z-index: 0;
}
.about-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(
    105deg,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.72) 0%,
    rgba(0, 16, 64, 0.58) 42%,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 100%
  );
  z-index: 1;
}
.about-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  width: var(--wrap);
  margin-inline: auto;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) auto;
    gap: 3rem;
  }
}
.about-hero-eyebrow { color: var(--accent-bright); margin-bottom: 0.85rem; }
.about-hero-title {
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 7vw, 4.5rem);
  line-height: 0.95;
}
.about-hero-about {
  display: block;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.96);
  font-size: 0.92em;
}
.about-hero-brand { display: block; }
.about-hero-braking { color: #fff; }
.about-hero-news {
  color: var(--accent-bright);
  font-style: italic;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  margin-left: 0.12em;
}
.about-hero-lede {
  max-width: 36rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
}
.about-hero-rule {
  width: 4.5rem;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--accent);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}
.about-hero-tag {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

/* Vertical word stacks */
.about-vstack {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: none;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.about-vstack .is-accent {
  color: #fff;
  padding-bottom: 0.45rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
  width: fit-content;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-vstack { display: flex; }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .about-vstack-hero {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.65rem 1.1rem;
    opacity: 0.85;
  }
  .about-vstack-hero .is-accent { border-bottom-width: 2px; }
}

/* 2. Mission split */
.about-mission {
  padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 5.5vw, 4.5rem);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.about-mission-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2.25rem;
  align-items: start;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-mission-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 3rem;
  }
}
.about-mission-copy h2 {
  color: var(--brand);
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.about-prose { max-width: 40rem; }
.about-prose p {
  margin-bottom: 0.9em;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: var(--text-size);
  line-height: var(--line);
}
.about-prose strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 700; }

.about-icon-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 560px) {
  .about-icon-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 0.85rem; }
}
.about-icon-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  padding: 1rem 0.95rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: var(--surface-2);
  color: var(--brand);
  min-height: 7rem;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.about-icon-card span {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brand);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* 3. Meet the Host — singular card */
.about-host {
  padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: var(--surface);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.about-host-head {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.about-host-head .eyebrow { margin: 0; }
.about-host-rule {
  flex: 1 1 3rem;
  min-width: 2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--border-strong);
}
.about-host-kicker {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted-2);
}
.about-host-card {
  display: grid;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 52rem;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .about-host-card {
    grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr;
    gap: 1.75rem;
    align-items: center;
  }
}
.about-host-photo {
  margin: 0;
  width: 200px;
  max-width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: var(--surface-2);
}
.about-host-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  display: block;
}
.about-host-copy h2 {
  color: var(--brand);
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}
.about-host-role {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
}
.about-host-bio {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: var(--text-size);
  line-height: var(--line);
  max-width: 38rem;
}
.about-host-bio strong { color: var(--text); }

/* 4. What We Cover — dark band, rotor as full-bleed background */
.about-cover {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 5.25rem);
  color: #fff;
  border-block: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
  background-color: #05070f;
  background-image: url("../img/about-brake-rotor.jpg");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center right;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.about-cover::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,7,15,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,7,15,0.82) 42%, rgba(5,7,15,0.55) 70%, rgba(5,7,15,0.72) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,7,15,0.35) 0%, rgba(5,7,15,0.15) 40%, rgba(5,7,15,0.45) 100%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.about-cover > .wrap,
.about-cover > .about-cover-grid,
.about-cover .about-cover-grid {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}
.about-cover-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 2rem;
  align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .about-cover-grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.35fr) auto;
    gap: 3rem;
  }
}
.about-cover-copy h2 {
  color: #fff;
  max-width: 14ch;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}
.eyebrow-on-dark { color: #f0a8b0; }
.lede-on-dark {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88);
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
.about-cover-cta { margin-top: 0.25rem; }
.about-vstack-cover {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
  padding-left: 1rem;
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .about-cover {
    background-position: center center;
  }
  .about-cover::before {
    background: rgba(5,7,15,0.88);
  }
  .about-vstack-cover {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.55rem 1rem;
    border-left: none;
    padding-left: 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--accent);
    padding-top: 0.85rem;
  }
}

/* 5. Info grid 2×2 */
.about-info {
  padding-block: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.about-info-grid {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
}
@media (min-width: 860px) {
  .about-info-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
.about-info-card {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vw, 2.25rem);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--surface);
}
@media (min-width: 860px) {
  .about-info-card:nth-child(odd) { border-right: 1px solid var(--border); }
  .about-info-card:nth-last-child(-n+2) { border-bottom: none; }
}
.about-info-icon {
  color: var(--muted-2);
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  min-height: 2.5rem;
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
}
.about-info-card h3 {
  color: var(--brand);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.4vw, 1.7rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.65rem;
  max-width: 18ch;
}
.about-info-card p {
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.about-info-card .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.about-info-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brand);
}
.about-info-link:hover { color: var(--accent); }

/* Dixon text wordmark (no local logo file) */
.about-dixon-mark {
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.1rem;
  color: var(--brand);
}
.about-dixon-word {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-style: italic;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brand);
  line-height: 1;
  position: relative;
}
.about-dixon-word::before {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 1.6rem;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--accent);
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  transform: skewX(-18deg);
}
.about-dixon-sub {
  font-size: 0.62rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--brand);
}

/* Home singular host (Eddie-only) */
.host-slots-single {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  max-width: 36rem;
}
.host-slots-single .host-slot {
  border-right: none !important;
  padding-left: 0;
  padding-right: 0;
}

/* ── Text link buttons (mock LEARN MORE / VIEW ALL) ── */
.btn-text {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--brand);
  background: none; border: none; padding: 0;
}
.btn-text:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.btn-text-light {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff;
}
.btn-text-light:hover { color: #fff; opacity: 0.85; }

/* ── Inner page hero (About-like air — paper, not dark SaaS) ── */
.page-hero {
  padding-block: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  background: linear-gradient(165deg, #E8ECF6 0%, var(--surface) 48%, #F7F8FB 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.page-hero .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }
.page-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; max-width: 18ch; }
.page-hero .lede { margin-bottom: 0; color: var(--muted); }

/* ── Home — mock SoT v2 2026-09-22 ── */
.home-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(32rem, 68vw, 44rem);
  display: flex; align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden; color: #fff; isolation: isolate;
}
.home-hero-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: url("../img/home-hero.jpg") right 42% center / cover no-repeat;
}
.home-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.82) 0%,
    rgba(0,12,48,0.68) 32%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.28) 62%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.42) 100%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}
.home-hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: grid; gap: 2rem; align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  /* Keep site .wrap width — do not stretch to full viewport */
  width: var(--wrap);
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-inline: auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .home-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) auto;
    gap: 2.5rem 3rem;
  }
}
.home-hero-copy {
  min-width: 0; /* allow grid child to shrink inside wrap */
}
.home-hero-eyebrow { color: var(--accent-bright); margin-bottom: 0.95rem; }
.home-hero-title {
  color: #fff; margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 5.2vw, 3.85rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  max-width: 14ch;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.home-hero-line { display: block; }
.home-hero-accent { color: var(--accent-bright); }
.home-hero-lede {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  max-width: 34rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 1.65rem;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}
.home-hero-ctas {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem 1.15rem;
}
.home-hero-vstack {
  border-left: none;
  padding-left: 0;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 1.45rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}
.home-hero-vstack .is-accent {
  color: #fff;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--accent);
  padding-bottom: 0.35rem;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .home-hero-vstack {
    justify-self: end;
    align-self: center;
    text-align: right;
    align-items: flex-end;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .home-hero-vstack {
    display: flex; flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 0.55rem 1rem;
    border-left: none; padding-left: 0;
    border-top: 2px solid var(--accent); padding-top: 0.85rem;
    text-align: left; align-items: flex-start;
  }
}

/* Trust bar */
.home-trust {
  background: var(--brand);
  color: #fff;
  padding-block: clamp(1.85rem, 3.8vw, 2.65rem);
}
.home-trust-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 1.5rem;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .home-trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem 2rem; }
}
@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .home-trust-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.25rem 1.5rem; }
}
.home-trust-item {
  display: grid; gap: 0.4rem; justify-items: start;
  padding: 0.35rem 0;
}
@media (min-width: 1000px) {
  .home-trust-item:not(:last-child) {
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);
    padding-right: 1.35rem;
  }
}
.home-trust-item svg { color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92); margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
.home-trust-item h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0;
}
.home-trust-item p {
  margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72); font-size: 0.95rem;
}

/* Featured episode */
.home-featured {
  padding-block: clamp(3.25rem, 7.5vw, 5.75rem);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.home-featured-grid {
  display: grid; gap: 2.25rem; align-items: center;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .home-featured-grid { grid-template-columns: 1.2fr 1fr; gap: 3rem; }
}
.home-featured-media {
  position: relative; display: block; aspect-ratio: 16/9;
  overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--radius); background: #0A0A0C;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.home-featured-media img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
}
.home-featured-media:hover img { transform: scale(1.02); }
.home-featured-media img { transition: transform 0.35s ease; }
.home-play {
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  width: 4.25rem; height: 4.25rem;
  margin: -2.125rem 0 0 -2.125rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}
.home-play::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%;
  border-style: solid; border-width: 11px 0 11px 17px;
  border-color: transparent transparent transparent var(--accent);
  transform: translate(-35%, -50%);
}
.home-duration {
  position: absolute; right: 0.75rem; bottom: 0.75rem;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.85); color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 700;
  padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 2px;
}
.home-featured-copy .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }
.home-featured-copy h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3.1vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
}
.home-featured-copy > p {
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.home-featured-copy .btn-row { margin-top: 0; }
.home-ep-meta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem 1.35rem;
  list-style: none; margin: 1.35rem 0 0; padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted-2);
}
.home-ep-meta li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; }
.home-ep-meta svg { flex-shrink: 0; opacity: 0.75; }

/* Recent */
.home-recent {
  padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 6.5vw, 5rem);
  background: var(--surface);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.home-recent-head {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.4rem);
}
.home-recent-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--brand);
}
.ep-grid-home { gap: 1.75rem 1.35rem; }
.ep-grid-home .ep-body h3 {
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.ep-grid-home .ep-meta span { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }

/* Bottom split: vendors | newsletter */
.home-bottom {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .home-bottom { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}
.home-bottom-vendors {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 24rem;
  color: #fff;
  background:
    linear-gradient(115deg, rgba(5,7,15,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,7,15,0.78) 48%, rgba(5,7,15,0.55) 100%),
    url("../img/about-brake-rotor.jpg") center 40% / cover no-repeat;
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 5.5vw, 4.25rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  display: flex; align-items: center;
}
.home-bottom-vendors-inner { max-width: 28rem; }
.home-bottom-vendors h2 {
  color: #fff; margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.6vw, 2.7rem);
}
.home-bottom-vendors p {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.88); margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
}
.home-bottom-news {
  position: relative;
  background:
    linear-gradient(165deg, rgba(245,247,250,0.97) 0%, rgba(236,239,244,0.94) 100%),
    url("../img/about-hero-camera.jpg") center / cover no-repeat;
  padding: clamp(2.75rem, 5.5vw, 4.25rem) clamp(1.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
}
.home-bottom-news h2 {
  color: var(--brand);
  max-width: 16ch;
  margin: 0 0 1.35rem;
}
.home-news-form {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.65rem;
  max-width: 28rem;
}
.home-news-form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 12rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 1rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--text);
}
.home-news-form input:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brand); outline-offset: 1px;
}
.home-news-note {
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
}
.home-news-form .form-success { width: 100%; margin-top: 0.5rem; }

/* ── Episodes page — mock SoT + in-page YT player 2026-09-22 ── */

/* Hero — reuse home-hero plate (Eddie/mic/camera) */
.ep-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(26rem, 52vw, 34rem);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  color: #fff;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.ep-hero-bg {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0;
  background: url("../img/home-hero.jpg") right 42% center / cover no-repeat;
}
.ep-hero-overlay {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 1;
  background: linear-gradient(
    100deg,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.84) 0%,
    rgba(0,12,48,0.7) 34%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.3) 64%,
    rgba(0,0,0,0.48) 100%
  );
  pointer-events: none;
}
.ep-hero-inner {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  display: grid; gap: 2rem; align-items: center;
  padding-block: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 5.5rem);
  width: var(--wrap);
  max-width: 100%;
  margin-inline: auto;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
@media (min-width: 900px) {
  .ep-hero-inner {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) auto;
    gap: 2.5rem 3rem;
  }
}
.ep-hero-copy { min-width: 0; }
.ep-hero-ctas .btn { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; }
.ep-hero-eyebrow { color: var(--accent-bright); margin-bottom: 0.95rem; }
.ep-hero-title {
  color: #fff; margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 0.98;
  max-width: 16ch;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
}
.ep-hero-lede {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  max-width: 36rem;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin: 0 0 1.65rem;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
}
.ep-hero-ctas {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.9rem 1.15rem;
}
.ep-hero-aside {
  display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; justify-items: end;
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .ep-hero-aside { justify-items: start; }
}
.ep-hero-host {
  margin: 0;
  text-align: right;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
}
@media (max-width: 899px) {
  .ep-hero-host { text-align: left; }
}
.ep-hero-host-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.ep-hero-host-role {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
}

/* Featured player band */
.ep-player-band {
  background: var(--surface-2);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding-block: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 3.75rem);
  outline: none;
}
.ep-player-layout {
  display: grid; gap: 1.5rem 2rem; align-items: start;
}
@media (min-width: 960px) {
  .ep-player-layout {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(14rem, 0.7fr);
    align-items: center;
  }
}
.ep-player-shell {
  width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(10,10,12,0.18);
  border: 2px solid #0A0A0C;
}
.ep-player-shell iframe,
.ep-player-shell video {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; border: 0; object-fit: cover;
}

.ep-player-meta .eyebrow { margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.ep-player-meta h2 {
  font-family: var(--font-ui);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.85rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
}
.ep-player-sub {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--muted-2);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.ep-player-blurb {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  max-width: 28rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* Filter bar */
.ep-filter-band {
  background: var(--surface);
  padding-block: 1.15rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}
.ep-filter-bar {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.85rem 1.25rem;
}
.ep-filter-chips {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.45rem;
}
.ep-chip {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: var(--surface-3);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.ep-chip svg { flex-shrink: 0; opacity: 0.8; }
.ep-chip:hover {
  border-color: var(--brand);
  color: var(--brand);
}
.ep-chip.is-active {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
}
.ep-chip.is-active svg { opacity: 1; }
.ep-filter-search {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 12rem;
  max-width: 18rem;
  margin-left: auto;
}
.ep-filter-search input[type="search"] {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--text);
}
.ep-filter-search input:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--brand); outline-offset: 1px;
}
.ep-filter-search .form-success {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: calc(100% + 0.35rem);
  z-index: 5;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.7rem;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

/* Archive grid */
.ep-archive {
  padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 6.5vw, 5rem);
  background: var(--surface);
}
.ep-archive-head {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: flex-end;
  justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.65rem, 3.2vw, 2.4rem);
}
.ep-archive-head h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.8vw, 2.75rem);
}
.ep-archive-controls {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.85rem 1.15rem;
  opacity: 0.85;
}
.ep-sort {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.8rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted);
}
.ep-sort select {
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  background: var(--surface-2);
  padding: 0.4rem 0.55rem;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--ink);
}
.ep-view-toggle {
  display: inline-flex; gap: 0.25rem;
}
.ep-view-btn {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 2.15rem; height: 2.15rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--border-strong);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--muted-2);
  background: var(--surface-2);
}
.ep-view-btn.is-active {
  background: var(--accent);
  border-color: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
}
.ep-grid-archive .ep-card[aria-current="true"] .ep-thumb {
  outline: 3px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.ep-blurb {
  margin: 0.45rem 0 0;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.ep-filter-empty {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1rem 0;
  border-top: 1px dashed var(--border-strong);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

/* Newsletter band */