The Observatory

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Episode 134: Fast and Furious Sep 24, 2020

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With Gail Bichler: Remote creative direction for the New York Times Magazine, editorial design fine art, and motherhood; Ruth Bader Ginsburg, The Fast and the Furious, Yale Mental Health Symposium

Episode 133: Urban Reckoning Sep 03, 2020

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With Allison Arieff: The Magic of Empty Spaces, cities during COVID-19, Solving All The Wrong Problems, harvesting honey, The Good Fight

Episode 132: Back to School? Aug 13, 2020

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With Lee Moreau: How to teach during the pandemic, robust design, jigsaw puzzles, The New York Times Spelling Bee

Episode 131: Word by Word Jul 30, 2020

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With Hrishikesh Hirway: games and puzzles, The West Wing Weekly, soap operas, Home Cooking.

Episode 130: Spatial Justice Jul 16, 2020

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With Bobby C. Martin, Jr.: rebranding Champions Design; football in Washington; demands for change at design schools; cooking during quarantine.

Episode 129: Spatial Justice Jul 02, 2020

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A conversation with De Nichols about cities, monuments, and designing for community.

Episode 128: Decoding Luxury Jun 11, 2020

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Guest host Avery Trufelman talks about Articles of Interest, clothing, luxury; Larry Rosenberg’s Breath by Breath; Little Fires Everywhere on Hulu

Episode 127: Fear and Longing May 21, 2020

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Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters; Hrishi Hirway and Mike Errico; The Quiz Broadcast; Shakespeare and Co. Project

Episode 126: Screens and Dreams May 07, 2020

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Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration; Unorthodox; My Brilliant Friend; The Affair; Anil Dash on the dangers of social media; Anna Wiener on Silicon Valley; quarantine dreams

Episode 125: Zoom Aesthetics Apr 23, 2020

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Zoom aesthetics and COVID-19; Kyle Chayka on minimalism; Deborah Berke on shared spaces; Jessica Salfia’s poem “The First Lines of Emails I’ve Received While Quarantining”; Megan O’Grady on artistic recluses

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