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Design Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman TED Audio Collective

    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 9 Ratings

Design Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.

    Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.

    Emily Nagoski, Ph.D.

    New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and educator Emily Nagoski is one of the most exceptional minds at work today on the science of sexual connection, intimacy, and arousal. She joins to discuss her remarkable career and new book, “Come Together.”

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Amy Lin

    Amy Lin

    Writer Amy Lin deconstructs grief in her new memoir ‘Here After,’ a beautifully visceral and emotionally intimate depiction of young widowhood. She joins to discuss the science of grief and how she coped in the wake of her inexplicable loss.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Nell Irvin Painter

    Nell Irvin Painter

    Throughout her prolific writing career, Nell Irvin Painter has published works on such luminaries as Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Malcolm X. Her unique vantage on American history pushes the boundaries of personal narrative and academic authorship and asks readers to reconsider ideas of race, politics, and identity. She joins to discuss her legendary career as a distinguished historian, award-winning author, and artist.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    David Remnick

    David Remnick

    Since 1998, David Remnick has been the editor of The New Yorker and has written hundreds of pieces for the magazine, including reporting from Russia, the Middle East, and Europe and Profiles of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Katharine Graham, Mike Tyson, Bruce Springsteen and more. He also hosts the magazine’s national radio program and podcast, “The New Yorker Radio Hour.” He joins live at the On Air Fest to talk about his legendary life and career.

    • 57 min
    Lucy Sante

    Lucy Sante

    Renowned writer, cultural critic, and scholar of the demimonde Lucy Sante joins to discuss her career and a new memoir, “I Heard Her Call My Name,” reflecting on her transition and self-actualization in her sixties.

    • 59 min
    David Byrne (from The TED Interview)

    David Byrne (from The TED Interview)

    David Bryne views life through many lenses. He’s a musician, author, filmmaker, curator, conservationist, digital music theorist, bicycle advocate, visual artist... the list goes on. But through his many trajectories – from co-founding the acclaimed band Talking Heads to his later solo career, moving into theater and beyond, David is always trying to capture the indescribable. In this episode of The TED Interview, another podcast from the TED Audio Collective, David shares how he meshes art, technology, and point of view to tell one-of-a-kind stories, move audiences, and invoke all of us to create masterpieces of our own.

    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

Dami.S ,

40 minutes of joy

This podcast is the only thing that I wait for the entire week! Debbie is a wonderful host. Each one of the guests she interviews is astonished by how well she is prepared for the interview. I simply cannot describe how those 40 minutes of honest conversation makes me feel. The closest thing to it is pure joy. Please never stop <3 Love Damian.

DorRota ,

Each podcast is honey for my heart

I absolutely fell in love with this podcast. Each episode is like a therapy session for me because of its positive and creative attitude from which I can learn but also find out that the outstanding guests are also people who work hard and every once in a while I do same things like them and it feels great.

Greg Wolanski ,

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Interesting interviews, not only with designers. A cheerful, female perspective. Her surprisingly thought–provoking motto grew on me over time: “We can talk about making a difference, we can make a difference, or we can do both.”

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