The Pattern

By Mike Litman

Before it's obvious. Daily culture intelligence from 150+ sources. Fashion, design, technology, brands, music, art, and lifestyle. The patterns others miss, every morning at 8:30am UK time.... more

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The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.

The Pattern episodes:

April 25, 2026 No. 60: Atmosphere is now the product. Brands selling objects have already lost.
Culture Pulse: 74
Atmosphere is luxury's last defensible category. Feeling is now the product. Everything else is overhead. Today's Pattern: before it's obvious.
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April 24, 2026 No. 59: AI is becoming your lifestyle concierge. Status follows obedience.
Culture Pulse: 74
AI just became your lifestyle concierge. Xbox killed exclusivity. Demna opened with an archive. Gatekeeping is over. The Pattern, April 24.
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April 23, 2026 No. 58: Luxury keeps hiring creatives. Luxury keeps shrinking.
Culture Pulse: 71
Luxury keeps hiring creatives. Luxury keeps shrinking. Creative output is not the problem. Demand is. Today's Pattern. #ThePPattern
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April 22, 2026 No. 57: Hardware is back. Apple just handed the keys to an engineer.
Culture Pulse: 74
Apple hands the keys to a hardware engineer. IKEA revives inflatables. Offline-only retailers are growing. The physical world is fighting back. #ThePattern
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April 21, 2026 No. 56: Governments are co-opting wellness influencers to shape health policy.
Culture Pulse: 74
Governments are using podcast hosts as policy validators. Brands are mining 1989 archives instead of designing new collections. Credibility now requires cultural co-signers, not credentials.
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April 20, 2026 No. 55: Brands are hiring their own photographers to control the image supply chain.
Culture Pulse: 72
Brands are hiring their own photographers to control the image supply chain. Party coverage is no longer earned, it's owned. Distribution beats press.
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April 19, 2026 No. 54: Design week is becoming a year-round brand strategy, not an April event.
Culture Pulse: 68
Design week is no longer an April event. Fashion houses are treating it as permanent positioning. App releases jumped 60% YoY. Chinese EVs are seen as a pricing correction, not a threat.
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April 18, 2026 No. 53: Luxury houses are targeting China whilst their home markets contract.
Culture Pulse: 72
Luxury revenues fell across LVMH, Kering, Hermès. But Margiela and Celine are doubling down on experiential retail in China. The rebound is not dead. It is just relocating.
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April 17, 2026 No. 52: Design tools are competing products now, not distribution platforms.
Culture Pulse: 72
Design tools are competing products now, not distribution platforms. Collaboration is moving downstream from campaigns into infrastructure. Five signals on what that means.
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April 16, 2026 No. 51: Hermès is slowing down whilst everyone else chases speed.
Culture Pulse: 72
Hermès is slowing whilst IKEA turns memes into SKUs in 8 weeks. Culture no longer waits for craft to catch up. The Pattern, 16 April 2026.
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FAQs about The Pattern:

How many episodes does The Pattern have?

The podcast currently has 130 episodes available.