:root {
  --black: #070606;
  --charcoal: #10100f;
  --panel: rgba(20, 18, 15, .92);
  --panel-2: rgba(30, 25, 19, .82);
  --gold: #c49a55;
  --gold-soft: #e1c58f;
  --parchment: #e8d4a6;
  --cream: #f2e4c4;
  --red: #a51e18;
  --red-bright: #d43a2e;
  --line: rgba(196, 154, 85, .35);
  --shadow: 0 18px 55px rgba(0,0,0,.65);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: #050505;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  line-height: 1.4;
}
body::before {
  content: "";
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 0%, rgba(95, 53, 28, .22), transparent 38%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 14%, rgba(112, 13, 9, .16), transparent 32%),
    repeating-radial-gradient(circle at 50% 20%, rgba(214, 177, 103, .045) 0 1px, transparent 1px 4px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #080706, #030303 62%, #070504);
  opacity: .9;
}

a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; }

.site-shell {
  width: min(100%, 992px);
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8,8,7,.98), rgba(9,8,7,.99));
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 0 90px rgba(0,0,0,.85);
}
.site-shell::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(210, 178, 102, .13) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 4px 4px;
  opacity: .16;
}
.site-shell > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.site-header {
  height: 72px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 58px 0 28px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 85, .28);
  background: rgba(5,5,5,.94);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 10;
}
.brand img { width: 86px; height: 86px; object-fit: contain; margin-top: 22px; filter: drop-shadow(0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,.6)); }
.main-nav {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 30px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .065em;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #dbc08a;
}
.main-nav a.active, .main-nav a:hover { color: var(--red-bright); }
.listen-button {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #b82720, #6f100c);
  border: 1px solid rgba(219, 74, 65, .6);
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.15), 0 8px 22px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
  padding: 12px 20px;
  border-radius: 5px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  color: #fff2d8;
}

.hero {
  min-height: 350px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 360px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  padding: 34px 58px 38px;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(0,0,0,.18), rgba(0,0,0,.16)),
    url('../assets/hero-bg.png') center top / cover no-repeat;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.22);
}
.hero-art img { width: 292px; margin: 0 auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 30px rgba(0,0,0,.75)); }
.hero-copy { padding-top: 4px; min-width: 0; }
.eyebrow { display: none; }
.hero h1 {
  margin: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5.8vw, 62px);
  line-height: .96;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
  color: #eadbb6;
  text-shadow: 0 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25), 0 0 18px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
.podcast-word {
  margin: 6px 0 10px;
  color: #c62b25;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 28px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: .34em;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.tagline {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #f4e8c9;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.22;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.7);
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 18px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; }
.btn {
  min-height: 42px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 5px;
  padding: 0 19px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .035em;
}
.btn-primary { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #bd2a21, #74110e); border: 1px solid rgba(235, 76, 64, .7); color: #fff3d8; }
.btn-primary span { margin-right: 9px; }
.btn-outline { border: 1px solid var(--gold); color: #f1ddb1; background: rgba(0,0,0,.38); }

.category-bar {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: 15px;
  padding: 17px 93px 19px;
  background: #0a0a09;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.24);
}
.category-bar a {
  height: 43px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.58);
  border-radius: 6px;
  color: #d5b477;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 800;
  background: rgba(18,15,12,.68);
}
.category-bar span { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1; color: #c79d57; }

.section { padding: 0 56px; }
.section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.section-head h2, .center-title h2, .newsletter-copy h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #dac18a;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .07em;
  font-size: 31px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.section-head a { color: var(--red-bright); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .04em; }
.episodes-section { padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 20px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.18); }
.episode-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 15px; }
.episode-card {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 216px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 122px 1fr;
  grid-template-rows: 1fr 44px;
  gap: 0 14px;
  padding: 21px 14px 13px 14px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.36);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: rgba(17,17,16,.92);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.episode-card img { width: 112px; height: 150px; object-fit: cover; filter: grayscale(.15) contrast(1.02); }
.badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 10px;
  padding: 4px 12px;
  background: #9e1c16;
  color: #fff0d2;
  font-size: 10px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 800;
  z-index: 2;
}
.episode-content { padding-top: 5px; }
.episode-num { margin: 0 0 8px; color: #c12b25; font-size: 11px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .045em; }
.episode-card h3 { margin: 0 0 9px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.05; color: #f4e4c2; font-weight: 500; }
.episode-card p:not(.episode-num) { margin: 0; color: #ddcda9; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.37; }
.player-row { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr auto; gap: 10px; align-items: center; }
.player-row button {
  width: 35px; height: 35px; border: none; border-radius: 50%; cursor: pointer;
  background: #ead49d; color: #17110b; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 4px;
}
.progress { height: 3px; background: #67110f; position: relative; }
.progress i { display: block; height: 3px; width: 72%; background: #bd2922; position: relative; }
.progress i::after { content: ""; position: absolute; right: -5px; top: -4px; width: 10px; height: 10px; background: #b62a24; border-radius: 50%; }
.player-row small { color: #e5d2a9; font-size: 11px; white-space: nowrap; }

.center-title { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 18px; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.center-title span { width: 74px; height: 1px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--gold)); }
.center-title span:last-child { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), transparent); }
.hosts-section { padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.18); }
.hosts-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 23px; padding: 0 6px; }
.host-card {
  min-height: 225px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 178px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 15px 18px 14px 15px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.38);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(35,26,18,.87), rgba(13,13,12,.94));
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.host-card img { width: 178px; height: 178px; object-fit: cover; border-radius: 50%; border: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.45); }
.host-card h3 { margin: 8px 0 0; color: var(--gold); font-size: 24px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .06em; }
.host-card .role { margin: 1px 0 9px; color: var(--red-bright); font-size: 13px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.host-card p:not(.role) { margin: 0; font-size: 12px; color: #f0dfbd; line-height: 1.35; }
.icon-row { display: flex; gap: 18px; color: var(--gold); margin-top: 16px; align-items: center; font-size: 20px; opacity: .9; }

.sponsors-section { position: relative; padding-top: 7px; padding-bottom: 20px; }
.sponsor-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr); gap: 12px; padding: 0 5px; }
.sponsor-card {
  min-height: 198px;
  padding: 19px 12px 12px;
  text-align: center;
  border: 1px solid rgba(196,154,85,.38);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(34,25,18,.93), rgba(14,14,13,.97));
  box-shadow: 0 13px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.45);
}
.sponsor-icon, .flourish { color: var(--gold); font-size: 30px; line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 8px; }
.sponsor-card h3 { margin: 0 0 12px; color: var(--gold); font-size: 19px; line-height: .96; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .035em; }
.sponsor-card p { margin: 0 0 10px; color: #ead8b2; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.35; }
.sponsor-card blockquote { margin: 0; color: #f0dfbd; font-style: italic; font-size: 11.5px; line-height: 1.35; }
.sponsor-card.horror h3 { color: #d93028; font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, 'Arial Narrow Bold', sans-serif; letter-spacing: .04em; font-size: 24px; line-height: .86; }
.sponsor-card.peace h3 { font-size: 26px; text-transform: none; font-weight: 400; }
.sponsor-card.comics h3 { font-family: Impact, Haettenschweiler, 'Arial Narrow Bold', sans-serif; font-style: italic; color: #e13a31; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #f1e3c4, 4px 4px 0 #111; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.sponsor-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 128px;
  width: 34px; height: 60px;
  border: 0; background: transparent;
  color: #e0c493; font-size: 56px; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer;
}
.sponsor-arrow.left { left: 14px; }
.sponsor-arrow.right { right: 14px; }

.newsletter-strip {
  min-height: 104px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 250px 1fr 390px;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  padding: 0 56px 0 26px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(231,204,150,.93), rgba(194,149,89,.96));
  color: #150e09;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.newsletter-strip::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 10% 20%, rgba(86,9,7,.28) 0 3px, transparent 4px), radial-gradient(circle at 94% 60%, rgba(86,9,7,.25) 0 2px, transparent 3px); background-size: 60px 45px; opacity: .35; }
.newsletter-strip > * { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.newsletter-strip img { width: 230px; align-self: end; }
.newsletter-copy h2 { color: #24170d; font-size: 29px; letter-spacing: .055em; }
.newsletter-copy p { margin: 8px 0 0; color: #8f1712; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: .03em; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.25; }
.newsletter-form { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 124px; gap: 0; }
.newsletter-form input { height: 37px; border: 1px solid rgba(82,46,23,.25); border-radius: 4px 0 0 4px; padding: 0 15px; background: #f6eedc; font: 14px Georgia, serif; color: #2b1d12; }
.newsletter-form button { height: 37px; border: 0; border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0; background: linear-gradient(180deg, #a8251f, #75110d); color: #fff0d5; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: 800; font: 14px Georgia, serif; cursor: pointer; }
.newsletter-form small { grid-column: 1 / -1; margin-top: 8px; color: #321e12; font-size: 11px; }
.screen-reader-text { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0,0,0,0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0; }

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.4fr .8fr 1.3fr 1.45fr;
  gap: 34px;
  padding: 18px 64px 45px 68px;
  background: #090908;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.3);
  color: #d8bd88;
  position: relative;
}
.footer-brand { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 87px 1fr; gap: 18px; align-items: center; }
.footer-brand img { width: 86px; }
.footer-brand p { margin: 0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.45; font-style: italic; color: #dfcfae; }
.site-footer h4 { margin: 5px 0 8px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .06em; color: #d8bd88; }
.site-footer a { display: block; font-size: 11px; color: #dfcfae; margin: 3px 0; }
.social-row, .platform-row { display: flex; gap: 16px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.social-row a { font-size: 22px; margin: 0; color: #d6bd8b; }
.platform-row a { font-size: 16px; margin: 0; color: #d6bd8b; }
.listen-everywhere { margin-top: 15px !important; }
.copyright { position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 9px; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: #b9a171; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .05em; }
.copyright span { color: #b42a22; margin-left: 8px; }

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header { height: auto; min-height: 84px; padding: 10px 20px; gap: 15px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .brand img { margin-top: 0; width: 74px; height: 74px; }
  .main-nav { order: 3; flex-basis: 100%; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
  .listen-button { margin-left: auto; }
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 46px 24px 34px; text-align: center; }
  .hero-art img { margin: 0 auto 20px; width: min(270px, 74vw); }
  .hero-actions { justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .category-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; padding: 18px 22px; }
  .section { padding-left: 22px; padding-right: 22px; }
  .episode-grid, .hosts-grid, .sponsor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .episode-card { grid-template-columns: 128px 1fr; }
  .host-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .host-card img { margin: 0 auto; }
  .icon-row { justify-content: center; }
  .sponsor-arrow { display: none; }
  .newsletter-strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 24px; text-align: center; }
  .newsletter-strip img { margin: 0 auto; align-self: center; }
  .newsletter-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 8px; }
  .newsletter-form input, .newsletter-form button { border-radius: 4px; }
  .site-footer { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 26px 28px 54px; text-align: center; }
  .footer-brand { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-brand img { margin: 0 auto; }
  .social-row, .platform-row { justify-content: center; }
}

@media (max-width: 540px) {
  .hero h1 { font-size: 48px; }
  .podcast-word { letter-spacing: .22em; font-size: 24px; }
  .category-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .episode-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; text-align: center; }
  .episode-card img { width: 100%; height: 190px; }
  .player-row { grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr; }
  .player-row small { grid-column: 2; text-align: right; }
  .section-head { align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; flex-direction: column; }
}


/* v2 alignment fixes */
@media (max-width: 920px) {
  .site-header { height: auto; min-height: 72px; padding: 12px 20px; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; }
  .brand img { margin-top: 0; width: 72px; height: 72px; }
  .main-nav { order: 3; width: 100%; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding: 36px 24px; text-align: center; }
  .hero-art img { width: min(292px, 70vw); }
  .hero-actions { justify-content: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .category-bar { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); padding: 18px 22px; }
  .episode-grid, .hosts-grid, .sponsor-grid, .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .section { padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 18px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 42px; }
  .podcast-word { font-size: 22px; letter-spacing: .22em; }
  .tagline { font-size: 15px; }
  .category-bar { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .episode-card { grid-template-columns: 100px 1fr; }
  .episode-card img { width: 92px; height: 126px; }
}