Design Matters: Best of 2021
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
Design Matters Media
4.5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 December 2021
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
On this special episode of Design Matters, we take a look back at 2021, revel in the collective brilliance of Catherine Opie, Ethan Hawke, Randa Jarrar, Nick Offerman, and Susan Orlean.
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| 0:00.0 | Ted Audio Collective What happened after was the police came? |
| 0:10.0 | They asked me some questions. |
| 0:12.0 | And while I was doing that, I was living like I was making a million dollars a year, making |
| 0:17.0 | movies. |
| 0:18.0 | I was really drunk and I was in bed with my phone next to me, which is never a good idea. |
| 0:30.0 | From the Ted Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman. |
| 0:36.0 | For 17 years, Debbie Milman has been talking with designers and other creative people about |
| 0:42.0 | what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on. |
| 0:47.0 | On this episode, to mark the end of 2021, we're going to hear moments from some of the best |
| 0:53.0 | interviews Debbie did in the past year. |
| 0:56.0 | Newtie practiced on chicken thighs, before she practiced on my body. |
| 1:02.0 | It's a fun, harmless prank. |
| 1:04.0 | I mean, we always then put the tables back together. |
| 1:10.0 | There's another podcast you might enjoy. |
| 1:12.0 | It's called Am I Normal from the Ted Audio Collective. |
| 1:15.0 | It's back with a new mini-series all about the stories behind the statistics. |
| 1:20.0 | What does adulthood mean in a place where more than three quarters of people between ages 18 and 35? |
| 1:25.0 | Live with their parents. |
| 1:27.0 | What defines joy when you live in one of the top ranked countries for happiness? |
| 1:31.0 | Here are from the people that make up every interesting data point. |
| 1:34.0 | Listen to Am I Normal, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:41.0 | When I started Design Matters 17 years ago, I primarily interviewed designers and visual artists. |
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