Kyle Chayka’s “The Longing for Less”; minimalism; Hugh Weber joins Design Observer; Don Norman on collaboration; Maggie Gram on design thinking; the death of Mr. Peanut; Fanchon & Marco

Episode 119: Soldiers and Generals

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

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 Symposiumt

Episode 134: Fast and Furious

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

Episode 133: Urban Reckoning

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

Episode 132: Back to School?

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

Episode 131: Word by Word

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

Episode 119: Soldiers and Generals

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