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The Observatory

Michael Bierut and Jessica Helfand of Design Observer discuss design, current events, and current enthusiasms.

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Episode 134: Fast and Furious

Episode 134: Fast and Furious

With Gail Bichler: Remote creative direction for the New York Times Magazine, editorial design fine art, and motherhood;... Read more

24 Sep 2020

29mins

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Episode 133: Urban Reckoning

Episode 133: Urban Reckoning

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

3 Sep 2020

31mins

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Episode 132: Back to School?

Episode 132: Back to School?

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

13 Aug 2020

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Episode 131: Word by Word

Episode 131: Word by Word

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

30 Jul 2020

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Episode 130: Spatial Justice

Episode 130: Spatial Justice

With Bobby C. Martin, Jr.: rebranding Champions Design; football in Washington; demands for change at design schools; co... Read more

16 Jul 2020

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Episode 129: Spatial Justice

Episode 129: Spatial Justice

A conversation with De Nichols about cities, monuments, and designing for community.

2 Jul 2020

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Episode 128: Decoding Luxury

Episode 128: Decoding Luxury

Guest host Avery Trufelman talks about Articles of Interest, clothing, luxury; Larry Rosenberg’s Breath by Breath; Littl... Read more

11 Jun 2020

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Episode 127: Fear and Longing

Episode 127: Fear and Longing

Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters; Hrishi Hirway and Mike Errico; The Quiz Broadcast; Shakespeare and Co. Project

21 May 2020

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Episode 126: Screens and Dreams

Episode 126: Screens and Dreams

Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration; Unorthodox; My Brilliant Friend; The Affair; Anil Dash on th... Read more

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Episode 125: Zoom Aesthetics

Episode 125: Zoom Aesthetics

Zoom aesthetics and COVID-19; Kyle Chayka on minimalism; Deborah Berke on shared spaces; Jessica Salfia’s poem “The Firs... Read more

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