Episodes

  • 114. Design is a bumhole

    114. Design is a bumhole
    Jun 14 2023
    Hello. Welcome to our first episode of 2023! We're the Didi and Gogo of podcasting. So while we wait for Godot come and rummage with us through the dustbin of design and pop culture detritus.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 113. CRYPTO CHANCERS

    113. CRYPTO CHANCERS
    Dec 8 2022
    Rob has written to his MP and Ministers about AI art and the rights of illustrators. Jon remains wracked with self doubt and incertitude. Yes, it's another cheery episode of the podcast that is and isn't about design!
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    59 mins
  • 112. Always make all the bacon

    112. Always make all the bacon
    Nov 11 2022
    I'm sure that there have been more Prime Ministers this year than North v South episodes and it's all Rob's fault. But here we are again; talking about the state of Twitter and what the alternatives are, as well as the usual design news and things on our desks.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 111. What is kibbled onion?

    111. What is kibbled onion?
    Oct 5 2022
    In which we bid farewell to a truly great illustrator Kim Jung Gi. We talk about how much daily graft do we put into our creative lives and are we satisfied by the output? Other news includes LEGO and D&D, Lucian Freud at the National, Bonnier Books logo, GDPR nightmare, Andy Budd's world of wisdom, followed by the ying and yang of pies.
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    1 hr
  • 110. It's not Slough is it?

    110. It's not Slough is it?
    Sep 22 2022
    In which Rob drinks beer and gets rather angry about tech boys. Jon, meanwhile, is worried about his dog.
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    47 mins
  • 109. Dynamic isle flotante

    109. Dynamic isle flotante
    Sep 9 2022
    After a brief (for us) hiatus of 84 days we return to blether on about, in no particular order: Branston pickle, vertical cities, AI art generators, Jessica Hische, Rings of Power, Design Principals, Awesome Merchandise, Tattly, LEGO Atari, and Fungus the Bogeyman.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 108. A dog on a wheel

    108. A dog on a wheel
    Jun 16 2022
    This week in episode 108 Rob's been to Birmingham to find enlightenment. Jon's been ripping up carpets trying to find inspiration and comes to the conclusion that he left it in London about 10 years ago.
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    1 hr
  • 107. Margaret Atwood with a flamethrower

    107. Margaret Atwood with a flamethrower
    May 26 2022
    This week in the podcast with its fingers in the pies, we talk iconic film soundtracks while paying our respects to the genius of Vangelis. Also hello Elizabeth line and hopefully goodbye to boring branding (don't hold your breath).
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    1 hr and 3 mins