Making It Up
By MAEKAN
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Making It Up by MAEKAN is a weekly podcast exploring the latest news in the creative world and analyzing how and why it'll impact culture at large.
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208: Who’s responsible when the majority of students fail a class?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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207: How does urban planning impact the “energy” of a city?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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206: What does an 857 hour movie about capitalism signify?
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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205: Blackbird Spyplane breaks down the foundation of fashion trends
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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204: Twitter, Depop, and religion
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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203: Instagram reels and artists
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Post-hiatus episode
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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202: Collectability, cooperation, and capitalism
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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201: Over-Optimizing Creative Work & GeoGuessr
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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200: First Twitch livestream
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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199: Pierogis and buy nothing
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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198: Brunello Cucinelli slow growth and the Theranos trial
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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197: Attention and tribalism
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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196: 2021 Wrap Up
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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195: The Story Club with George Saunders and the possibly corporate web3
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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194: The Krause House and movie dialogue audibility
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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193: Peloton and soft power
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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192: Better sleep and supply chain issues
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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191: Metaverse and audio-focused dating apps
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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190: Future of creator economy and pricing art
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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189: Four dirty c-words and memes as shared language
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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188: Facebook whistleblower and Squid Game
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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187: Blockchain video games and TikTok captions
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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186: The Comme des Garçons strategy and the continued rise of digital fashion
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Oct 02, 2021 |
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185: Good critiques and overcoming Web3 bias
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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184: “Existence dissonance” at Nike
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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183: Climate crisis responsibility and Kanye West’s DONDA
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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182: Rational thinking and the tech/fashion relationship
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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181: Creative writing with language AI and sexism in women’s athletic uniforms
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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180: The rise of curators and “genuinfluencers”
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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179: Female athletes choose new sponsors and France launches the Culture Pass
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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178: Memories of the pandemic and “wang hong” (internet famous)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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177: The MAEKAN Shop launches
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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176: 'It's O.K. not to be O.K.’ and the inner ring of the internet
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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175: NCAA athletes can start making money and Lachlan Morton’s alternative Tour de France
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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174: Video game writing and apparel sizing issues
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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173: Flaws with venture capital and curation as brand strategy
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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172: Cohort-based courses and the Barbell Strategy
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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171: The internet is flat and the cooperation economy
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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170: Sports journalism and selling out
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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169: Outlier designer Willie Norris and ongoing pandemic trauma
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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168: What “disgusting” means and out-of-control online fan groups
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May 24, 2021 |
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167: Museum NFTs and keeping the line alive
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May 18, 2021 |
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166: The “capitalism is broken” economy and organizational load management
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May 10, 2021 |
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165: Social media managing and the commune lifestyle
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May 03, 2021 |
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164: Everything bad about the fashion industry and deleting your life
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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163: Ownership of our time and communicating complex ideas
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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162: Chinatown Market Name Change
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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161: Cathie Wood’s content strategy and the first peer-reviewed rap album
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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160: Story-driven pricing and the Teen Vogue “cancel culture” news
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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159: The creator economy impact on newsrooms and free will
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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158: Museum gift shops and sharing authentically
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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157: Performative positivity and building self-worth
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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156: Worldbuilding and NFTs
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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155: Music as creator economy catalyst and the Unreal Engine MetaHuman Creator
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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154: Luxury resell and overhauling Twitter
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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153: The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the editorial/retail relationship
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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152: Food delivery apps and redefining masculinity
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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151: Perfectionism and fashion magazines pivoting
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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150: Subscriptions marketplace and “jootsing” as the key to creativity
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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149: CIA rebranding and Public Domain Day
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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148: 2020 Wrap Up
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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147: NFT art and the evolution of the web
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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146: AOC streams Among Us on Twitch and resilience in small businesses
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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145: Data is fire and Instagram shopping
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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144: Two Hollywood dudes buy a football club for content and the value of friendships in life
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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143: Airbnb makes a toolkit for freelance illustrators called Tyrus and Stephen Satterfield on building empathy through origins
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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142: Colors easing quarantine anxiety and stealing great ideas
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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141: Microplastics awareness and the viral TikTok beatmaker Ricky Desktop
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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140: Afew x ASICS GEL-Lyte 3 community sneaker and the pandemic content void
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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139: Pandemic art and bookclubs
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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138: Fashion consumption under capitalism and a tech-free life
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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137: Hong Kong food culture and chess popularity
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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136: New York's "death" and the luck factor
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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135: Fashion graduates and creative peers
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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134: Remote onboarding and the Telfar bag
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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133: What MasterClass actually sells and how Shopify arms the rebels
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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132: Other people’s problems and tips for community funding with Behzod Sirjani
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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131: Racial bias in photography tech and good media happenings
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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130: AI graphic design and research on the future of luxury
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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129: Paid communities and the Simone Biles Vogue photoshoot
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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128: Parenting as gardening and Silicon Valley on tech media
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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127: Email services and going back to the office
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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126: Brain Dead raises 1mil for charity and the “Virgilization” of Virgil Abloh
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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125: Indie music venues and the passion economy
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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124: Quibi and tech post-pandemic
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May 23, 2020 |
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123: Animal Crossing and The Last Dance
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May 05, 2020 |
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122: Artists interpreting science and indie mags navigate the pandemic
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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121: Signaling as a service and the new MAEKAN membership strategy
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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120: Minecraft campuses and stop being productive
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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119: Financial independence and the UN Open Brief
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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118: Culture in the time of quarantine and luxury brand restaurants
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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117: The nuclear family and jjapaguri (aka “ram-don”)
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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116: Participatory design and the launch of The Markup
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Mar 10, 2020 |
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115: Spotify acquires The Ringer and black music in white spaces
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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114: “American Dirt” and giving good waiting staff respect
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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113: Record number of new podcasts in 2019 and the future of fashion PR
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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112: Forming new habits and the decade in fashion
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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111: Shawn Stussy x Dior and Charis’ new podcast “To Bring Back”
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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110: Access instead of ownership and reseller luxury
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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109: Feeling no pleasure in music and the anatomy of a TikTok hit
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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108: Streaming services and tokenism
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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107: New tech is a hard sell and rich people are really lucky
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Nov 02, 2019 |
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106: TikTok content moderation issues and Adobe blocks Venezuelan users
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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105: Forever 21 bankruptcy and esports apparel monetization
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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104: The MacArthur Grant and luxury’s position on climate crisis activism
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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103: Influencer grammar and YouTube verification
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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102: Posthumous collections and unionizing
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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101: Special edition ft. personal questions
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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100: Products for older people and disability access
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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099: The future of Diet Prada and the purpose of gender-neutral pronouns
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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098: The memes and brands relationship and virtual influencers
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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097: The history and effect of the hipster
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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096: Peak podcast and the Bob Ross paintings mystery
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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095: Instagram combats bullying and the millennial art market
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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094: What photographers owe subjects and smartphones are either killing or saving the planet
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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093: Gaming subscriptions and changing women’s football
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Jul 02, 2019 |
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092: Creative capital and teens on climate crisis
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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091: Rei Kawakubo and the role of work
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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090: Experience as art and smart cities
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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089: Political correctness in fashion and the rise of the slacker
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May 20, 2019 |
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088: Rise of captionfluencers and MUJI Hotel opens in Tokyo
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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087: The VICE Philip Morris partnership and overflowing museum collections
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Apr 07, 2019 |
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086: Mega-influencers and taxing luxury goods
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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085: Losing the suit and vegan design
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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084: Being successful but miserable and a Nike ad on women in sports
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Mar 06, 2019 |
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083: Healthy skepticism and artist-endowed foundations
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Feb 27, 2019 |
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082: NOAH on consumer power and Reddit accepting Tencent funding
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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081: Nardwuar’s influence on hip-hop and the evolution of CAPTCHA
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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080: Personality in websites and the responsibility of billionaires
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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079: A planetary health diet and creating while clean
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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078: Pizza could save the world and millennial burnout
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Jan 22, 2019 |
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077: Virtual influencers and big tech growth
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Jan 14, 2019 |
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076: The future book and the comeback of physical books
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Jan 09, 2019 |
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075: Creating projects inspired by heritage and airlines for millennials
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Jan 02, 2019 |
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074: Better native advertising in podcasts and the Tumblr NSFW content ban
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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073: Fashion profiling in Cambridge Analytica data and Amazon HQ2 gentrification
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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072: Craigslist decreases waste generation and Rookie Mag closes
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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071: Forbes 30 Under 30 and NASA-inspired products
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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070: The business of background music and nanoinfluencer marketing
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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069: Special episode recap of the Unexpected Connections conference
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Nov 14, 2018 |
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068: Studying the impact of design on business and an algorithm for making fragrance
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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067: Photoshop on the iPad and myths about the Chinese art market
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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066: How to fix fashion and giving entrepreneurs money
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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065: Low-Tech Magazine’s low-tech website and Banksy’s self-destructing art
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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064: Too many video games and in praise of mediocrity
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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063: Performative well-being and the diminishing marginal value of aesthetics
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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062: Defining authenticity and social credit systems
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Sep 27, 2018 |
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061: What analytical media can teach and an online museum cataloguing analog sounds
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Sep 18, 2018 |
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060: Community-driven publications and the Kaepernick Nike campaign
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Sep 13, 2018 |
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059: Art in space and better cybersecurity
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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058: The Nike balaclava controversy, acknowledging luck, and the linguistic heritage
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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057: Intrusive Upwork monitoring and Advisory Board Crystals Wikipedia collaboration
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Aug 30, 2018 |
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056: Narcissism in the West and the censoring of fake news
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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055: Controversy around the Netflix Originals show Insatiable and what rich people f
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Aug 09, 2018 |
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054: Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% and Jonah Hill in connection to origin stories
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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053: Emotional help from AI and the Nike App at Retail
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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052: Social media’s impact on empathy and advancements in surveillance technology
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Jul 24, 2018 |
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051: Fashion’s inconsistent support of #MeToo and the purpose of the Michelin Guide
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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050: The potential challenges for Grailed and what makes a good CV
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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049: Jay-Z as the new creative director of Puma Basketball and Kickstarter launches
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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048: Roger Federer possible Uniqlo sponsorship and Grindr's publication Into opens a production studio
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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047: Criticism of the Nike BETRUE campaign and an awkward marketing campaign by adidas
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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046: Spotify rolls back its hateful conduct policy and the link between sleep and creativity
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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045: The history of venture capital and Instagram's new features for digital well-being
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May 31, 2018 |
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044: Sagmeister & Walsh launch product line Sorry I Have No Filter and nightclubs fostering culture
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May 24, 2018 |
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043: Lo-fi hip-hop and the meaning of "muse"
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May 10, 2018 |
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042: Should we use physical/psychological testing to optimize us for jobs and why society needs to care about helicopter parenting.
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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041: Is there a benefit to copycat technology and assessing the NY Times op-ed section
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Apr 18, 2018 |
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040: What comes after Facebook and Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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039: The power of reality television and why people don't ask for help
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Mar 29, 2018 |
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038: Food is your flag and YouTube stardom doesn't mean riches
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Mar 24, 2018 |
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037: Authenticity in entertainment published by celebrities and tech logos all resembling each other
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Mar 06, 2018 |
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036: The shifting nature of Asian-American identity, and the tyranny of convenience
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Feb 24, 2018 |
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035: Whether higher education is a waste of time, and non designers learning the fundamentals of design.
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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034: HuffPost shuts down its contributor network and China wants to become a global soft power
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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033: How Japanese culture approaches space, and the value of being an expert generalist.
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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032: The normalization of bad grammar, and the idea of creative integrity and the struggling artist myth.
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Jan 24, 2018 |
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031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms
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Jan 13, 2018 |
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030: Discussing VICE's New York Times expose and the prophetic words of John C. Jay
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Dec 30, 2017 |
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029: The pros and cons of a Disney and Fox merger and MUJI's flawless brand execution.
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Dec 29, 2017 |
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028: What if Apple became a subscription service for hardware? Can journalism engage audiences through gamification?
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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027: Preserving food culture amongst tribes and the future of dining in the sky.
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Dec 08, 2017 |
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026: The FCC's steps towards eradicating net neutrality, and giving kids slack for what they say on social media.
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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025: Why do we need to touch things at museums, and what are the factors behind critical thought and analysis?
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Dec 02, 2017 |
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024: Have we hit peak merchandise? The dark world of Children's YouTube.
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Nov 24, 2017 |
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023: ComplexCon 2017 and media's future at the hands of billionaires
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Nov 15, 2017 |
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022: Our first-ever guest, video games as a military tool, and the relevance of Barbara Kruger's subway ticket art.
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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021: China starts rating its citizens to increase trust and AI becomes increasingly common
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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020: The case for adding sneaker culture into the curriculum, and the current state of push notifications?
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Oct 20, 2017 |
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019: The encroachment of AR into our public spaces, and Dropbox's controversial rebranding.
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Oct 13, 2017 |
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018: How Apple is tackling streaming music, and PUMA & Daily Paper's trip to Africa to build a football pitch.
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Oct 06, 2017 |
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017: Coca-Cola sponsors a video game character and how tech and social media has changed food reviews.
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Sep 29, 2017 |
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016: Improving photographic diversity in media and the emergence of Polaroid Originals
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Sep 22, 2017 |
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015: The value of a New Yorker magazine tote bag as cultural currency, and what it means for Detroit to have a "chief storyteller."
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Sep 15, 2017 |
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014: How can blockchain and cryptocurrencies change social media? Can you achieve greatness on a 40-hour work week?
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Sep 08, 2017 |
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013: Black Girls Code turns down $125K from Uber and how creatives should look at money
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Sep 01, 2017 |
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012: How aging affects our creative process and PR agency Derris' new investment fund.
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Aug 25, 2017 |
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011: Is church-based streetwear the next big thing? Can a tech-minded approach to food work in the face of regulation?
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Aug 18, 2017 |
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010: Should you speed listen to podcasts? What does it mean when memes are used as political tools?
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Aug 11, 2017 |
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009: WeTransfer's $10,000 grants for ex-SoundCloud employees and the power of the newsletter
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Aug 04, 2017 |
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008: Los Angeles' new social media camp and Deloitte's approach to diversity in the workplace
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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007: Is 90s web design making a comeback and Nike's silence over the A$AP Bari incident
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Aug 01, 2017 |
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006: Netflix for Education, Cannes Lions, and the importance of stories over payment
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Jul 31, 2017 |
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005: MTV News Cuts Long-Form and Brooklyn Beckham’s Photography Book
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Jul 18, 2017 |
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004: Spotify and labels, Brian Anderson, and toasting the end of The Toast
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Jul 06, 2017 |
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003: Video Games or movies, AI-moderated comments, and when sponsorship and politics intersect
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Jul 03, 2017 |
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002: Debating the news, Google cataloging fashion, and Wonder Woman's achievements
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Jun 28, 2017 |
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001: The Pilot Podcast
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Jun 27, 2017 |