143 episodes

Each week, award-winning graphic designer Alex Center and co-host Kevin Batory discuss branding, design, pop culture, and more. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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    • 4.6 • 27 Ratings

Each week, award-winning graphic designer Alex Center and co-host Kevin Batory discuss branding, design, pop culture, and more. New episodes drop every Wednesday.

    ICED BOYS

    ICED BOYS

    The Boys are having a Brat Summer! The two dudes are reunited after Kevin’s vacation in Hawaii and discuss the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest sans Joey Chestnut, Season 3 of the Bear and their JCrew Collab, Taco Bell Is Opening An Early Retirement Community, Dunkin’ Iced Boys, Field Roast’s Brat Wurst, Heinz x Kate Spade, and more!

    • 36 min
    Unhinged and Unresearched with: Jolene Delisle

    Unhinged and Unresearched with: Jolene Delisle

    Jolene Delisle is the founder & creative director of the branding and creative agency The Working Assembly. Her work has been recognized by the Type Directors Club, Print, D&AD, The One Show, and Fast Company. She has been named to the Forbes Next 1000 entrepreneur list, and Adweek's Creative 100 honoring the most innovative and inspiring individuals. Jolene is passionate about bridging the gap in creativity and tech and invests, advises, and prioritizes founder diversity. In 2022, Jo...

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Everything in Order with: Jesse Reed

    Everything in Order with: Jesse Reed

    Jesse Reed is the managing partner of Order, a Brooklyn-based design office specializing in brand identity systems for a wide range of clients and industries. In addition to Order, he is the co-founder of Standards Manual, an independent publishing imprint, and Standards, a brand guidelines product. In 2021, he launched Order Type Foundry, an extension of the design office that will release commercial fonts from a new generation of type designers. Jesse is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, an...

    • 1 hr 17 min
    100% BEEF DOGS

    100% BEEF DOGS

    The fellas are back at it this week with a solo episode! Alex got jorts! Kevin explains mogging, the Rizzler, and Big Justice to Alex. They go on to discuss The Met’s Grimace turn around, Brat, Joey Chestnut x Impossible Foods and his rematch against Kobayashi, Hulk Hogan’s Real American Beer, Trump x Prime, W by Jake Paul, the Adobe lawsuit, and more!

    • 48 min
    Hello Again

    Hello Again

    Alex and Kevin are back at it this week with a solo episode! They try to cover all the stuff they missed and this week's hottest stories. They talk about Throne Sport Coffee, Graza refill cans, The Portal, Dr. Pepper Pucker, Hotogs from Heaven, Snax Bodega, Mets off-field content, Utah Jazz New Uniforms, Molly Baz, Wu-Tang's CREAM soda, Heinz x Kitkat Kitkat'chup, Cara, Mas +, Adobe, and more!

    • 55 min
    Rise Wisely with: Jen Batchelor

    Rise Wisely with: Jen Batchelor

    This week, we are thrilled to have Jen Batchelor on the program! Jen is the Creator and Chief Euphorics Officer of Kin Euphorics, a science-backed line of functional beverages designed to enhance mood and reduce cravings. As a third-generation distiller of wildcrafted spirits, her mission is to evolve the 10,000-year-old ritual of social drinking into an act of better being for people and the planet. We have an enlightening conversation about her origin, the inception and early days of Kin, l...

    • 1 hr 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

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Weekly ritual

I’ve listened to Alex Kevin every week since the pandemic. Their hot takes and POVs on advertising, brand strategy and all things New York give me that boost of feeling connected to “my people” each week. Which is why I am writing this review because it’s been a couple of weeks since they dropped a new episode and I’m not even mad… excited to hear what they have cooking up there over at Center. Thanks fellas! Keep it up!

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A Sight for ‘Saur Eyes

The guys clearly appreciate a good Barney pun (above), and therefore have outstanding taste. This podcast is Barstool without the casual racism and misogyny, and PTI without the sanctimony. Alex’s reviews of design work are honest, charitable and curious, looking to connect with a designer’s inspiration. Highly recommended. Great on YouTube too, so you can see images of the designs being discussed. (Chef’s kiss emojis all around) Well done bros!

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GREAT PODCAST

I love this podcast.
It’s funny and informative.

Also a great group of guests. These guys are creating really cool things brand-wise and content wise.

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