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Episode 104: Fade to White May 17, 2019

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Facebook’s redesign, Morning Edition’s new theme, Cris Shapan, Stanley Kubrick at the London Design Museum.

Episode 103: Cathedrals and Candidates May 03, 2019

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Notre Dame cathedral fire, Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg design systems, Mina Markham and Pantsuit, unidentifiable objects, Wesley Morris on romantic comedies.

Episode 102: The Long View Apr 19, 2019

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Black hole image, Dyson Airblade, Titus Kaphar, Liz Jackson, Comic Sans takeover

Episode 101: Going West Apr 04, 2019

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2019 AIGA design conference, creative partnerships, Full Frontal’s Brexit video, film noir YouTube comment thread

Episode 100: Loving Librarians Mar 22, 2019

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Ralph Nader v. graphic design, libraries and serendipity, Sally Potter’s The Party, the shape of silence

Episode 99: The Space Between Mar 08, 2019

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Hilma af Klint at the Guggenheim, Kevin Roche and the Miller House, Josh Lipnik’s modern midwest tours, Ben Stiller plays Michael Cohen

Episode 98: Traffic Feb 22, 2019

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Adam Grant, email response times, Slack, John Ruskin, Steven Soderbergh’s 2001 Oscars speech, Diana Vreeland Memo Generator

Episode 97: Candidates and “Creatives” Feb 08, 2019

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2020 presidential campaign logos, 50 Books | 50 Covers, the “creative” hustle, Ellsworth Kelly stamps, Olivia Colman in Flowers

Episode 96: Wither the Magazine Jan 25, 2019

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Adam Moss, Tina Brown, and the future of print magazines; Rookie, Design Sponge, and the future of online magazines; Karen Green’s Frail Sister; Anni Albers at the Tate

Episode 95: Back to Basics Dec 28, 2018

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Distinctive brands choose minimalist logos, remembering David Pease, Nicholas Rougeux revives Byrne’s Euclid, The Favourite

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