The Thoughtworks podcast plunges deep into the latest tech topics that have captured our imagination. Join our panel of senior technologists to explore the most important trends in tech today, get frontline insights into our work developing cutting-edge tech and hear more about how today’s tech megatrends will impact you.
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Welcome to Awkward Silences by User Interviews, where we interview the people who interview people. Listen as we geek out on all things UX research, qualitative data, and the craft of understanding people to build better products and businesses. Hosted by Erin May and Carol Guest, VPs of growth/marketing and product at User Interviews. Take this survey and let us know what topics you want to hear next! userinterviews.com/awkwardsurvey
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A podcast about web design and development.
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A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
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Need quick, actionable insights to sharpen your UX leadership and strategy? Short on time but eager to grow your influence? UX strategist Paul Boag delivers concise, practical episodes designed to enhance your strategic thinking, leadership skills, and impact in user experience. Each bite-sized podcast is just 6-10 minutes—perfect for busy UX leaders and advocates on the go.
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In this podcast Laurens Somers and Jeroen Depuydt, Service Designers at Knight Moves Belgium have conversations about Service Design with practitioners from around the world. This podcast is produced in collaboration with the Service Design Network.
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The Funsize Show is a variety podcast exploring design, culture, and leadership through deep dives, candid chats, and unexpected curiosities. Whether you're seeking creative insights, thought-provoking discussions, or just some fun surprises, there's something for everyone.
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/ideas podcast is all about what it really takes to become an AI-first company. Hosted by the visionary minds behind Fin, the show brings together leaders from forward-thinking companies to share how they’re reworking the way they build, operate, and think in the age of AI. These are honest, fast-moving conversations - the kind that usually happen off the record. From overhauling product and engineering processes to reshaping marketing teams, /ideas captures how companies are navigating the ...
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Lou Rosenfeld talks with a LOT of brilliant, interesting changemakers in the UX world and beyond. Subscribe to the Rosenfeld Media podcast for a bird's eye view into what shifts UX faces, and how individuals and teams can respond in ways that drive success.
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Design Notes is a podcast about creative work and what it teaches us. Hosted by Liam Spradlin, a Senior UX Designer at Google focused on the philosophy of the user interface, the show features conversations with people from unique creative fields, uncovering what inspires and unites us in our practice. Tune in to learn how UX design connects to creative work across disciplines and around the world. Find episodes on your favorite platform at design-notes.show
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Interviews with the best brains in AI, sharing how to improve customer experience and business operations using emerging AI technologies such as voice AI, conversational AI, NLP, Large Language Models (LLMs), generative AI and more. We educate business leaders and teams on why and how AI technologies are revolutionising the way consumers engage with businesses and the internet, why that matters and how to implement it properly. “One of the most consistently insightful and deeply respected po ...
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Design Better co-hosts Eli Woolery and Aarron Walter explore the intersection of design, technology, and the creative process through conversations with guests across many creative fields, helping you hone your craft, unlock your creativity, and learn the art of collaboration. Whether you’re design curious or a design pro, Design Better is guaranteed to inspire and inform. Vanity Fair calls Design Better, “sharp, to the point, and full of incredibly valuable information for anyone looking to ...
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"The enemy of nonsense in AI" | The #1 podcast about agentic AI Join great conversations with experts about the intersections between AI, product design, technology and business. The bestselling authors of Age Of Invisible Machines are joined by other luminaries to continue the conversations that began in their book—the first bestseller about agentic AI. With a newly revised and updated Second Edition that hit the shelves in spring of 2025, Robb Wilson (CEO and Co-Founder of OneReach.ai) and ...
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What does it take to create experiences customers love, craft campaigns that captivate, and drive measurable results? Insights Unlocked features candid conversations with the builders, creators, and innovators driving some of the world’s most impactful digital transformations. Tailored for marketing, product, UX and CX leaders, each episode delivers actionable insights to help you create customer-first strategies and stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape. Each episode is about 30 minut ...
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The Design of Business | The Business of Design explores how design shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. Hosted by Ellen McGirt, the podcast features conversations with visionary leaders from a wide range of industries, from architecture and technology to journalism and retail. Together, they examine creative practices, challenge conventional thinking, and explore how design drives business, innovation, and social change. In Season 12 of DB|BD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing ...
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Design Life is a podcast about design and side projects for motivated creators. It was born after your hosts, two serial side project addicts, saw a gap in the podcast market for a conversational show about design and the issues young creatives face, that was hosted by two females. This show aims to tackle the big issues designers face like getting paid, overcoming a creative block or managing time, to name a few. We want to open up discussion about things we wish we heard people talk about ...
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Taylor Lorenz explores how technology and the internet are upending our lives and the world around us. Each week, she explores everything from online fame to emerging platforms, viral phenomena, the creator economy, and much more. Tune in every Wednesday for regular episodes and every Friday for "Free Speech Friday," her series on tech policy and the fight for civil liberties online.
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A free-ranging set of discussions on matters of interest to people involved in user experience design, website design, and usability in general.
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The podcast where we talk with the people who lead user research in their organization.
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The Dig is a podcast from Jacobin magazine that discusses politics, criminal justice, immigration and class conflict with smart people. Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4839800
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A weekly podcast about design, technology, programming and everything else.
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Interviews with content strategy experts: enterprise, UX, product, content design, content marketing, etc.
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Tentative is a podcast about digital product design. Hosted by thoughtbot's Chief Design Officer Kyle Fiedler & Boston Design Director Jaclyn Perrone.
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Industry experts discussing design and product strategy. Hear from leaders how they are solving the right problems and building products and features that matter most.
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Kate and Laura drink and fight about what is wrong with user experience design.
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UXPodcast™ is a twice-monthly digital design podcast - hosted by James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom - sharing insights about business, technology, people and society since 2011. We want to push the boundaries of how user experience is perceived and boost your confidence in the work you do.
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Learn from the superstars turning content into cash! From social media influencers to small local businesses, people everywhere are harnessing the power of creative tools to design not just brands and content, but also deeply satisfying careers. In the Making explores the practical challenges and surprising rewards of working in this new creator economy. Join Adobe’s Teresa Au for conversations with content creators, solopreneurs, and industry experts who offer inspiration and insight for co ...
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"The user experience is a metric." Brief high-level practical design strategy thinking and strategy by Michael Schofield. metric.substack.com
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A podcast interested in the how's and why's of user experience research. Through interviews with industry experts and hands-on trial and error, we indulge and celebrate curiosity. Expect to test assumptions, examine methods, and engage in some old fashion experiments.
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A podcast where content strategist, UX writers, and content designers share their well-kept industry secrets. This show is brought you by the UX Writing Hub. Take our FREE UX Writing course: http://bit.ly/2PBDMWy
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Presentable focused on how we design and build the products that are shaping our digital future. In each episode, Jeff brought over two decades of experience as a designer, developer, entrepreneur, and investor as he chatted with guests about how design is changing the world. Hosted by Jeff Veen.
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The User Friendly Show is dedicated to those that love everything technology and dream of how that tech will improve and change their lives. Weekly features include a listener question and answer, unique guests, technology news and more. Family Friendly.
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Few cheeky monkeys from the North of England have a natter about the news and all that.Hosted by internet user Eyup Lovely (@eyuplovely) and Jacob "Venom" Snake (@HaplessHomo).
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Interviews with UX pioneers, hosted by Marek Pawlowski, the founder of MEX. Each episode features a guest talking to Marek about their career story, design interests and their hopes for how technology will shape the future. Part of the MEX initiative for enhancing digital user experience.
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Obsessed Show host Josh Miles interviews some of the hottest designers—from branding and illustration, to industrial design and architecture, to learn what makes them tick.
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As a part of starting Oxide Computer Company, Bryan Cantrill and Jess Frazelle decided to also create the podcast that they always wanted. Joined frequently by their boss, Steve Tuck, Bryan and Jess interview incredible guests retelling stories of adventure at the hardware/software interface. It’s unapologetically technical and as Jess says, “the nerdiest podcast on the face of the planet” -- but if you're their kind of nerd, you'll find yourself hanging on every word!
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It's like hanging out at our software studio in Austin, Texas with Charles Lowell and the Frontside Team. We talk to smart people about how to make the world of software better for the people who make and use it. Managed and produced by @therubyrep.
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UX-radio, Inc. is designed to inspire, educate, share resources and to expand the conversation about Information Architecture (IA) User Experience (UX) and Design. This show was founded by Lara Fedoroff who leads the Product Strategy team at Philosophie, has designed for respectable brands, is a speaker and occasional adjunct instructor. Our Co-Host is the illustrious, Chris Chandler. Chris is a Partner and Global Product Strategist at Philosophie, an instructor, speaker and is the Co-founde ...
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Design Huddle is a top-rated tech, product management and design podcast. Each week a UX designs and Product Manager step inside the minds of creative professionals from a variety of design disciplines. They explore how design impacts our everyday lives, discuss new trends, and explore how we can create better products and brands. ➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO5QaMfK3bQ3YfhTL7pCXKg ➡️ Subscribe to the podcast: https://anchor.fm/designhuddle #BestUXDesignPodcast #DesignPodcas ...
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Podcasts for the Write the Docs community. Mostly focused on tech comm, tech writing, UX, IA, and more.
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Stories, debates and advice. Austin Knight, a designer at Google (formerly HubSpot), sits down with friends from around the world to discuss User Experience and Growth tactics. This show is entirely non-profit and independent, to ensure that the content is always of the highest quality. It does not have ads, is not associated with any business or organization, and does not accept donations. It is privately funded by the host. To learn more, visit us at www.austinknight.com/podcast
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Being a great UX designer begins and ends with being a great human. We can't pour an empty cup into another. We can’t lead others where we are not. This UX podcast helps UX’ers become the best, most powerful designers (and humans) they can be. Yes, you'll discover how-to’s, but much more importantly you'll discover why-to’s. Every episode is sure to inspire and equip you on how to better fight for your users and business, and dare I say change the world (even if only for one human at a time) ...
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UX has a usability problem. Chris and Carla are on hand to help you navigate through the jargon, user flows and mind maps so you can concentrate on designing great things for users. **Disclaimer** The views on this podcast are ours and don’t represent the views of any former or current employers or clients.
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Hi! My name is Eugen and I am the host of Laroche.fm. This podcast is a chance for me to share with you my knowledge and passions. Join me for weekly episodes about design and the business side of it. From time to time I also have a guest on the podcast that will share useful and practical insights from their experience
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Welcome to the Design of Experience: conversations about the ideas that make us feel a tribal devotion to the things we love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Welcome to Night Vale's Meg Bashwiner and Joseph Fink consider the Golden Age of Television, at its best and its worst. Each episode, we consider a classic show by watching first its worst IMDB user rated episode, and then its best. What can we learn by watching the best and worst of classic TV? Let's find out together.
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Our culture is shaped by technology, and the people building that technology determine how it’s changing our lives. But who are they? And how do they think about their responsibility to the rest of us? From mental health to algorithmic bias, entrepreneur Anil Dash talks to developers, designers, and culture experts to understand the ways tech is changing culture, and what it means for us. Produced by Glitch and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Want to stay plugged in to the biggest trends in technology, media, and telecom? Our TMT podcast series takes what you need to know and breaks it down into something more User Friendly. From social responsibility to the next emerging technologies, industry leaders join us to dive into the biggest topics shaping your business—and the world around you.
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Trump's Censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Is Just The Beginning
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26:10SUPPORT ME ON PATREON!!! Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 WELCOME BACK TO FREE SPEECH FRIDAY! Earlier this week, ABC and Nexstar yanked Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air after he made a joke about Charlie Kirk's death that the Trump admin didn't like. FCC commissioner Brendan Carr cal…
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In the last lesson, we explored how your own team needs to embrace a new role if you want to escape being treated as the “UX service desk.” But even if your team makes that shift, it’s not enough. The truth is, you’ll never have the time or resources to handle every touchpoint yourself. If you want user experience to really scale, you need to equip…
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This week, we have the news and Rose City Comic Con, where we are joined by The Vault\'s James Sherwood for a great time at Rose City.. William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler
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590: Making AI work for users with Louis Gutierrez
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43:29Chad talks with Louis Gutierrez, Director of AI at Constant Contact, about the various challenges of implementing AI into a product or business. Louis discusses his strategy to improve AI integration upon joining Constant Contact, how they address the issue of ethics and AI, as well as providing a technical look at how they evaluate the quality of …
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As businesses navigate a rapidly changing digital landscape, agentic AI is emerging as a powerful force for transformation. What possibilities open up when organizations automate complex tasks with intelligent agents? And how are leaders addressing the challenges that come with integrating these advanced systems? Join us as we explore the evolving …
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How Google & PayPal Could Rewrite Agentic Commerce | Invisible Machines S6E5
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1:18:09As Global Head of AI at PayPal, Prakhar Mehrotra is looking deeply at the ways agentic AI is affecting commerce — particularly timely given PayPal and Google’s recent announcement of a multiyear strategic partnership to advance various commerce solutions. He joins Josh and Robb for a layered conversation that speculates on the shape of future marke…
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The Many Hats of Modern Designers: Design Yappy Hour | Currents
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1:03:30It's Designer Yappy Hour time. If you've ever felt like inheriting a messy design file is more like becoming a digital archaeologist or a professional organizer, you’re not alone. In this edition, Tony Sanchez, Anthony Armendariz, and Lindsay Rife dive deep into all things design, from uncovering hidden quirks in supposedly perfect files, thriving …
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The Evolution of Modern Design Roles and Creativity | Currents
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32:56Tony and Esteban explore what it means to be a designer today—navigating shifting roles, evolving tools, and the tension between credibility and curiosity. It’s part reflection, part banter, and part therapy session for anyone trying to make sense of the ever-changing creative landscape. Expect honest takes, a few laughs, and some surprisingly deep…
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How Big Little Print Show Artists Raised $10K | Currents
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1:08:37What started as a little idea turned into something much much much bigger. The Big Little Print Show brought together 30 Austin-based artists to create original work around food, community, and justice, all in support of Urban Roots. This is a behind-the-scenes look at how the Funsize team and friends turned an idea into a sold out art show that ra…
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Fascist Police State w/ Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader
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1:57:40Featuring Alberto Toscano and Stuart Schrader on Trump’s intensification of police, ICE, and military repression. What does this all reveal about MAGA’s fascist and authoritarian project—and about the illiberalism already immanent in the US carceral and imperialist state? The FIRST in a two-part series. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Call in…
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592: Utopia or Dystopia: Why the Future of AI and XR Is Still Ours to Shape with Don Shin
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45:08Sami talks with Don Shin, CEO of CrossComm, about which direction humanity is heading as the landscape of AI technology continues to shift and evolve. Together they assess the correlation between language and intelligence, the importance of human connection, as well as the growing responsibility we have in managing AI to prevent a potential dystopi…
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Mean time to shared understanding: Bridging the gap between citizen developers and developers
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28:24Although the concept of the 'citizen developer' isn't new, with the rise of AI the relationship between those building software without much technical experience and seasoned software developers is becoming more significant. That's not to say there's conflict exactly, but there are often competing interests and demands — which can lead to tension, …
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#61 - Innovating healthcare with Brian Desplinter and Jurgen De Klerck
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54:06In this episode, we visit AZ Groeninge in Kortrijk to meet Brian Desplinter and Jurgen De Klerck, the duo behind a unique collaboration between healthcare and telecom. From private 5G networks to co-designed care services, we explore how design thinking is driving real change in a clinical setting.
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Jae Park: Designing a new generation of vehicles at Ford, and why friction matters in the creative process
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47:19Visit our Substack for bonus content and more: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/jae-park As designers and creatives, many of us spent years of our career looking at blank canvases and attempting to find the best place to start solving the problems in front of us. Now that AI can churn out designs and imagery, not to mention writing, video, and eve…
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The Truth Behind The Rise of 'Robot Racism'
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34:49SUPPORT ME ON PATREON Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 People on TikTok, YouTube and X are recreating 1950s style racism towards robots. Using slurs like “clanker,” “wireback,” and “cogsucker,” content creators are framing robots as a marginalized group, parodying old racist stereot…
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Research Ops 2.0, Episode 3: Taking a Platform Approach to ResearchOps
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46:00In just ten years, ResearchOps has transformed from an obscure Silicon Valley speciality into a vibrant global profession. Despite economic headwinds, ResearchOps roles are emerging across industries far beyond tech, and the field is evolving at breathtaking speed. But where have we come from, and where are we going? In this five-part audio documen…
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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 1990-1996 148 episodes Worst episode: s3 e16 Bundle of Joy Best episode: s4 e24 Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse In which Will Smith's tax bill results in him eventually becoming a movie star. To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), …
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[UNLOCKED] SCROUNGERS 8 - MANDELSON
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1:44:27Hosts Eyup Lovely (@eyuplovely), Jacob “Venom” Snake (@HaplessHomo), and Dave Number 7 (DaveNumber7) discuss paedophile Lord Peter Mandelson. ORIGINAL SCORE by DOG MAN PIZZA PARTY https://youtube.com/@dogmanpizzaparty This episode was originally released in May 2025 as a premium episode that we have now made free for everyone.…
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A New Kind of AI Deepfake is Taking Over TikTok [PATREON PREVIEW]
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5:31[Patreon Preview] To listen to/watch this full episode, sign up for my Patreon! Signing up for the Patreon will get you access to one bonus episode per month, the ability to listen/watch without ads, and you're helping to support the show. Join today!! We're all familiar with the concept of deepfakes, but now, AI is being harnessed in a new way t…
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682: Whiskey, Security, Antitrust, and Fun with CSS Functions
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57:05Show Description Dave's got a Whiskey related content warning, recent security vulnerabilities in NPM, challenges with password management, and the complexities of digital security. They delve into Google's antitrust issues and the dynamics of the browser market, before transitioning to innovations in CSS, including custom properties and functions.…
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318: Revealing our performance reviews as design leaders
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36:58Thank you to our sponsor, Framer. Ready to build a site that looks hand-coded—without hiring a developer? Start free today at framer.link/femke Charli and Femke talk about the challenges of discussing performance reviews and share the actual feedback they received. They discuss how performance reviews work at their companies, including how often th…
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Why brand matters and how CMOs are playing out of position
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42:38Episode web page: https://bit.ly/3K2NcZn ----------------------- Episode summary: In this episode of Insights Unlocked, Joe Chernov, a seasoned B2B marketing leader and Executive in Residence at Battery Ventures, joins host Johann Wrede to unpack the modern CMO’s biggest trap—playing out of position. Joe shares the pivotal career moment that pulled…
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Expert analysis of the best AI platforms in 2025
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29:12Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Conversational AI platforms is back in 2025! This is a must-watch for CX leaders seeking to make informed decisions about their AI tech stack. Here, we provide deep technology market analysis for artificial intelligence in customer experience. Whether you're looking to build AI chatbots, AI agents, Retrieval Augmented G…
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#173 - Prototyping AI in Live Research with Bold Insight & Panasonic Well
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54:31Erin May sits down with Larry Becker and Gavin Lew of Bold Insight to explore how researchers can prototype AI experiences that don't exist yet. They're joined by Katie Johnson, Global Head of Research for Panasonic Well. All share their methods for testing everything from voice interfaces for blind users to family wellness bots using low fidelity …
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We Need to Talk About 'Political Violence’
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15:40SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co When a powerful right-wing figure like Charlie Kirk is attacked or killed, political leaders and media rush to mourn them as a martyr and condemn "political violence…
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As I said in the last lesson, if your team doesn't change how it works, nobody else will either. This shift is not easy. It means asking your people to take on a very different role from what they're used to. The transformation has four pillars: Providing consultative services across the organization without owning every deliverable Creating resour…
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591: Redefining Women's Health: Beyond the Traditional View with Amani Bright and Julia Lasater
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35:30Will talks with Amani Bright, senior program manager at Springboard, and Julia Lasater, consulting senior at Accenture, about the state of women’s health and their efforts to increase visibility for all women who enter the health care system. They cover their recent work on the state of women’s health report, shining a light on the neglected areas …
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Astro Teller & Ivo Stivoric: Why moonshots require unlearning everything you know
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27:27This is a preview of a premium episode. To hear the full episode, head to our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/astro-teller-and-ivo-stivoric-why When a company talks about taking a “moonshot,” it often ends up being something trivial: a new emoji keyboard, or delivering a pizza in less than 30 minutes. But at X, the Moonshot Factory, w…
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The Death of Casual Posting w/ Kyle Chayka
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30:49SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co In the early days of the internet, social media offered a space where anyone could casually share their daily thoughts, fleeting moments, and observations about the …
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On Location at the Aspen Institute Part 2: Redesigning Leadership
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41:49We’re back with part 2 of our peek behind the curtain of the 2025 Aspen Business & Society Summit. And this time we are asking the big question. In a period of global turmoil, does leadership need a redesign? It’s clear that today’s leaders- whether of a business, a government or a family- require an unprecedented level of courage, vision and integ…
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Design Can’t Rely on Logic: Troy Leinster on Type Design and Human Perception
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45:07In this episode, I reconnect with my former instructor, type designer and design coach Troy Leinster. Troy shares his journey from graphic design to type design, and explains why learning to make letters makes you a better designer. We also dig into the importance of trusting the human eye over geometry, the productive friction of sketching by hand…
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We have unlocked this week's Middlest episode so you can hear what they're like. If you like it, please join the Patreon to hear the rest! The Sopranos 1999-2007 86 episodes Middlest episode: s5 e4 All Happy Families I'm just here having my normal snack of wine and peaches. To support the show and get access to the rest of our biweekly "The Middles…
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681: CSS Reset Update, Arc Gets Bought, and Why Websites?
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1:07:22Show Description Chris is updating us on the progress of his CSS reset, thoughts on The Browser Company and Arc being bought by Atlassian, and in 2025 why would anyone build a website? Listen on Website Links Bend Old-Time Jams and Events Join or Die Join or Die on Netflix Bowling Alone - Wikipedia Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on the Birth of the Agen…
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How to stop wasting research and turn customer insights into action with Jake Burghardt
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37:35Episode web page: https://bit.ly/3UXulRJ ----------------------- Episode summary: In this episode of Insights Unlocked, host Lija Hogan sits down with Jake Burghardt, author of Stop Wasting Research and ex-Amazon and ex-Microsoft. Together, they dive into one of the most overlooked challenges in customer research: why so much valuable insight never…
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The state of AI in 2025: Reasoning, regulation, and rethinking scale
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1:01:11Intercom's Chief AI Officer Fergal Reid and VP of Design Emmet Connolly sit down to chart the current state of AI – why scaling pre-training hit limits, how reasoning models and reinforcement learning surged, and what the “DeepSeek moment” revealed about costs and competitiveness. They dig into massive CapEx and data centers, the shrinking gap betw…
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This week, we have the news, and the team discusses subscriptions, the various types, and how they can be perplexing to customers. William Sikkens, Bill Snodgrass, Gretchen Winkler
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Class Struggle for the University w/ Ian Gavigan
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1:50:35Featuring Ian Gavigan on how the bipartisan neoliberalization of higher education laid the groundwork for Trump’s all-out assault. Workers must unite on every campus, articulate an alternative vision for the university, and fight to win it. Check out HELU higheredlaborunited.org Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Dig 500th Episode Party November…
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Machines that talk: How Toyota drives innovation in manufacturing with Kordel France
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1:10:04As one of the world’s largest car manufacturers, Toyota is giving its machines a voice using AI as a trusted partner to transform how cars are built and serviced. In this episode, we speak with Kordel France, Principal AI Engineer & AI Architect at Toyota, to uncover how artificial intelligence is reshaping production and maintenance globally. We e…
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ICE can now hack your phone without you knowing
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16:04SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenz Buy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co ICE agents will soon have access to one of the world’s most sophisticated hacking tools thanks to a government contract with Paragon Solutions, an Israeli spyware co…
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Cassie Kozyrkov returns for a deep dive into the decision science behind a truly AI-first approach to technology adoption. Cassie was Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist and currently advises world leaders and executives on how to optimize their most critical decisions. In this episode she explains why AI is now our memory prosthesis and offers…
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So far, we’ve explored why you can’t possibly implement every user experience yourself and how to scale your influence through services, resources, and standards. Those are essential, but they won’t solve the whole problem. Here’s the sticking point: your colleagues aren’t UX practitioners. And if we’re honest, most of them don’t particularly want …
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Organizational design and Team Topologies after AI
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42:45Managing technological change in an organization — particularly a large and complex one — has always been challenging. But thanks to the rapid adoption of AI in all kinds of spheres, from knowledge management to software development to content creation, it's becoming more difficult than ever. How do you strike a balance between governance and safet…
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The Shocking Truth About Dark Money and Influencers
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27:49SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/taylorlorenzBuy a subscription to my Tech and Online Culture newsletter, User Magazine to support my work!!!! 🙏 https://www.usermag.co Dark money orgs spend millions to shape our political system without having to reveal where their money comes from. Now, they're paying influencers too. Last week, I …
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Henry Modisett: Perplexity’s VP of Design on embracing ambiguity and leading with curiosity
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47:27Find bonus content and more on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/henry-modisett AI isn’t just another layer in our digital toolkit—it’s reshaping the tools themselves, and in the process, transforming how we work, think, and solve problems. Henry Modisett, VP of Design at Perplexity, is in a unique position to challenge many of the no…
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Research Ops 2.0, Episode 2: Leveraging AI for Research Superstardom
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51:24In just 10 years, ResearchOps has transformed from an obscure Silicon Valley speciality into a vibrant global profession. Despite economic headwinds, ResearchOps roles are emerging across industries far beyond tech, and the field is evolving at breathtaking speed. But where has it come from, and where is it going? In this five-part audio documentar…
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Navigating the AI-Driven Shift in DesignOps with Aletheia Delivre
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30:24Design operations is increasingly about navigating a moving target. AI-infused tooling is upending established models, and the pace of change is forcing teams to rethink everything from handoffs to team dynamics to what quality even means.As systems fracture and new patterns emerge, Ops leaders are stepping into roles that feel more like architects…
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The Sopranos 1999-2007 86 episodes Worst episode: s4 e3 Christopher Best episode: s5 e12 Long Term Parking Because tramps like us, baby we were born to run To support the show and get access to our biweekly "The Middlest" episodes (as well as ad free versions of our main episodes), join our patreon. patreon.com/TheBestWorst…
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680: CSS random(), IDs in HTML, and Chris Goes Browser Shopping
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48:08Show Description A quick update on Dave's hair, CSS random(), view transitions in CSS, thinking about IDs in HTML, opening details elements in a new tab, Chris tries out Edge, Shift, Zen and more, how Dave is trying to kick his YouTube tab habit, and government design fails. Listen on Website Links Monchhichi - Wikipedia Rolling the Dice with CSS r…
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317: What it's like to take part in a hackathon
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29:46Thank you to our sponsor, Framer. Ready to build a site that looks hand-coded—without hiring a developer? Start free today at framer.link/femke Femke and Charli discuss various aspects of hackathons, including team organization and timelines, the motivations behind creating dedicated create weeks, whether projects should go live afterward, the comp…
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Creating workplaces that work for all to thrive with Tara May
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38:44Episode web page: https://bit.ly/4fEzKXi ----------------------- Episode summary: In this thought-provoking episode of Insights Unlocked, host Lija Hogan is joined by Tara May, CEO of Spirit Tech—a pioneering tech company where more than 90% of the staff are autistic. Together, they explore what it truly means to create inclusive workplaces, the bu…
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