Design Matters with Debbie Millman
580 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsDesign Matters with Debbie Millman is one of the world’s very first podcasts. Broadcasting independently for over 15 years, the show is about how incredibly creative people design the arc of their lives.
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Episodes
Elissa Altman
October 14, 2019 20:00 - 59 MBOn this episode Elissa Altman talks to Debbie about life, food, love, and the new book she wrote on the difficult relationship she has with her mother.
Derren Brown
October 07, 2019 20:00 - 55.3 MBDebbie talks to Derren Brown about his risky stage performances as a mentalist and illusionist.
Lisa Taddeo
September 30, 2019 20:00 - 43 MBDebbie talks with writer Lisa Taddeo about sex and desire.
Brian Rea
September 23, 2019 20:00 - 48.8 MBDebbie talks to illustrator Brian Rea about the Grim Reaper.
From the Archive: Simon Doonan
September 16, 2019 20:00 - 43.1 MBDebbie talks to Simon Doonan about his unlikely career and his formula for creative window displays.
From the Archive: Amy Sherald
September 09, 2019 20:00 - 52.8 MBDebbie talks to portrait painter Amy Sherald about her emotionally evocative work.
From the Archive: Pete Souza
August 26, 2019 20:00 - 38 MBDebbie Millman talks with Pete Souza about his years as the Obama administration official photographer.
From the Archive: Chrisoph Niemann
August 19, 2019 20:00 - 62.3 MBDebbie talks to illustrator Christoph Niemann about his singular career as an artistic superhero.
David Lee Roth
August 12, 2019 20:00 - 77.4 MBDebbie talks to David Lee Roth about his childhood, about his long career and his new skincare business, and about how he has avoided crashing, like so many other rock stars.
Austin Kleon
August 05, 2019 20:00 - 40.6 MBDebbie talks with Austin Kleon, who describes himself as ‘a writer who draws’.
Zoe Mendelson
July 29, 2019 20:00 - 46.3 MBDebbie talks to writer and activist Zoe Mendelson about the importance of sexual knowledge for women.
Lori Gottlieb
July 22, 2019 20:00 - 66.4 MBDebbie talks with author and therapist Lori Gottlieb about the importance of emotional awareness.
Stephen Gates
July 15, 2019 20:00 - 62.3 MBDebbie talks with designer Stephen Gates about why it’s important for a brand not to be liked by everybody.
Seth
July 08, 2019 20:00 - 60.6 MBDebbie talks with Seth, the artist behind the book Palookaville, about why his generation of cartoonists broke away from fantasy.
Tea Uglow
June 17, 2019 20:00 - 68.4 MBDebbie talks with Tea Uglow about experimental digital projects that are pushing the boundaries of tech and art.
Elizabeth Gilbert
May 27, 2019 20:00 - 30.3 MBDebbie talks with Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love about the love of her life and her latest book City of Girls.
Shantell Martin
May 20, 2019 20:00 - 62.5 MBDebbie talks with artist Shantell Martin about her unorthodox career, her collaborations, and about the business of making art.
Kris Holmes
May 13, 2019 20:00 - 57.7 MBDebbie talks to calligrapher and type designer Kris Holmes, the co-creator of the Lucida typeface family.
Roxane Gay
May 06, 2019 20:00 - 64.8 MBDebbie talks to writer Roxane Gay about loneliness, social media, and self-exposure.
Cey Adams
April 29, 2019 20:00 - 98.1 MBDebbie talks to Cey Adams about how his days writing graffiti led to a major career as a designer for hip hop acts and as an artist.
From the Archive: Anand Giridharadas
April 08, 2019 20:00 - 75.2 MBDebbie Millman talks to journalist Anand Giridharadas about his career, about a divided America, and about tech monopolies.
From the Archive: Brené Brown
April 01, 2019 20:00 - 46.6 MBDebbie talks to author and researcher Brené Brown about belonging, courage, and vulnerability.
From the Archive: Christina Tosi
March 25, 2019 20:00 - 57.7 MBDebbie talks with pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi about her career and long apprenticeship.
From the Archive: Anne Lamott
March 18, 2019 20:00 - 46.5 MBDebbie talks with writer Anne Lamott about her life and her long career.
Jamie Myrold
March 11, 2019 20:00 - 51 MBDebbie talks with designer Jamie Myrold about great problems to solve.
Ingrid Fetell Lee
February 25, 2019 20:00 - 52.1 MBDebbie talks to designer and writer Ingrid Fetell Lee about joy.
Dustin Yellin
February 18, 2019 20:00 - 43.6 MBDebbie talks to Dustin Yellin about his busy life making art, while also running a non-profit cultural center.
Kate Moross
February 11, 2019 20:00 - 52 MBDebbie talks to designer, illustrator, and art director Kate Moross about her early success, her projects, and the importance of over-delivering.
Chase Jarvis
February 04, 2019 20:00 - 56.1 MBDebbie talks to Chase Jarvis about his career as a photographer and entrepreneur.
Bo Burnham + Elsie Fisher
January 28, 2019 20:00 - 47.4 MBDebbie talks to Bo Burnham about his film Eighth Grade, and the young star of that movie, Elsie Fisher.
Scott Belsky
January 21, 2019 20:00 - 59.4 MBDebbie talks to Scott Belsky about why creative conflict can lead to good decision making.
Dani Shapiro
January 14, 2019 20:00 - 59.8 MBNovelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro talks to Debbie Millman about her surprising genetic inheritance.
Jocelyn K. Glei
January 07, 2019 20:00 - 63.8 MBJocelyn K. Glei talks to Debbie about how the internet can lead to burnout.
Josh Higgins
December 31, 2018 20:00 - 44.8 MBJosh Higgins talks to Debbie Millman about how to design software products that become popular with users.
Alice Rawsthorn
December 24, 2018 20:00 - 49.9 MBDebbie talks to Alice Rawsthorn about the growing status of design.
Sarah Kay
December 17, 2018 20:00 - 53 MBDebbie talks to performance poet Sarah Kay about teaching people to write.
Christoph Niemann
December 10, 2018 20:00 - 62.2 MBDebbie talks to illustrator Christoph Niemann about his singular career as an artistic superhero.
Shirley Manson
December 03, 2018 20:00 - 43.1 MBDebbie talks to singer-songwriter Shirley Manson about her career, her music, and the long road that got her where she is today.
Christina Tosi
November 26, 2018 20:00 - 57.6 MBDebbie talks with pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi about her career and long apprenticeship.
Albert Watson
November 19, 2018 20:00 - 59.4 MBDebbie talks with famed photographer Albert Watson about his career and about the importance of preparing conceptually for a shoot.
Thelma Golden
November 12, 2018 20:00 - 50.1 MBDebbie talks to museum director Thelma Golden about the power of curation.
Anne Lamott
November 05, 2018 20:00 - 46.3 MBDebbie talks with writer Anne Lamott about her life and her long career.
Pete Souza
October 29, 2018 20:00 - 37.9 MBDebbie Millman talks with Pete Sousza about his years as the Obama administration official photographer.
Paul Sahre
October 22, 2018 20:00 - 55.3 MBDebbie talks to designer Paul Sahre about the power of saying no to clients, and about a meeting with Steely Dan that went off the rails.
Patricia Cronin
October 15, 2018 20:00 - 45 MBDebbie talks to Patricia Cronin about art and politics.
Michael Ovitz
October 08, 2018 20:00 - 60 MBDebbie talks to Michael Ovitz about his long and controversial career as a Hollywood power broker.
Beth Comstock
October 01, 2018 20:00 - 58.9 MBDebbie talks to Beth Comstock about her career at General Electric and how big companies can innovate.
Design Matters from the Archive: Deborah Kass
September 24, 2018 20:00 - 43.4 MBDebbie talks to artist Deborah Kass about her long and extraordinary career.
Design Matters from the Archive: Brian Collins
September 17, 2018 20:00Debbie talks to Brian Collins about why designers shouldn’t think of themselves as mere problem solvers.
Design Matters from the Archive: Aaron Draplin
September 10, 2018 20:00 - 37.9 MBDebbie talks for Aaron Draplin about setting up his own shop, and about making money as a designer.