The Design Of Business | The Business of Design
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The Design of Business | The Business of Design explores how design shapes, and is shaped by, the world around us. Hosted by Ellen McGirt, the podcast features conversations with visionary leaders from a wide range of industries, from architecture and technology to journalism and retail. Together, they examine creative practices, challenge conventional thinking, and explore how design drives business, innovation, and social change.
In Season 12 of DB|BD, host Ellen McGirt explores Designing for the Unknown—how visionary designers, architects, and thinkers navigate uncertainty, from climate adaptation to technological disruption. This season, we’re looking at the bold ideas reshaping our cities, industries, and ways of living in an unpredictable world.
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On Location at the Aspen Institute Part 2: Redesigning Leadership
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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On Location at the Aspen Institute Part 1: Diving Into Disruption
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Special Episode: Ellen McGirt Opens the Curiosity Playbook on Say More with Tulaine Montgomery
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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S12E9: The Risks of Retreating from DEI with Catalyst’s Alix Pollack & Redesigning Design Thinking with Doug Powell
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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S12E8: Candace Parker & Michael C. Bush on Purpose, Leadership and Meeting the Moment
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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S12E7: Compassionate Design, Career Advice and Leaving 18F with Designer Ethan Marcotte
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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S12E6: Love Letter to a Garden and 20 years of Design Matters with Debbie Millman
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May 27, 2025 |
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S12E5: Redesigning the Spice Trade: Talking Turmeric and Tariffs with Diaspora Co.’s Sana Javeri Kadri
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May 13, 2025 |
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S12E4: Making Space with Jon M. Chu
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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S12E3: The New Era of Design Leadership with Tony Bynum
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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S12E2: How a "Mastercard for Pigs" is Transforming Global Farming with Tara Nathan
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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S12E1: The Future of Cities is Climate Adaptive with Michael Eliason
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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S11E10: Activism in AI with Google’s Ovetta Sampson
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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S11E9: What’s Love Got to Do With Business with Jorge Fontanez
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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S11E8: Poetry is Anti Capitalist with Tracy K. Smith
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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S11E7: Using Design to Show the World Your Truth with Dionna Dorsey and Production Designer Olivia Peebles
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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S11E6: Why an Inclusive Global Economy is a Redesign Project with Mastercard’s Shamina Singh
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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S11E5: WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert on Talent, Activism, and the Business of Basketball
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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S11E4: Richard Buery and Robin Hood Are Building a Coalition to Tackle Poverty in NYC
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May 29, 2024 |
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S11E3: The Healthy Materials Lab is Making Housing Healthier for Everyone
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May 15, 2024 |
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S11E2: How Franklin Leonard is using The Black List to Redesign Hollywood
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May 01, 2024 |
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S11E1: How to Throw a Party to Change the World with Carrie Mae Weems
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Feed Drop: Design Observer x Mastercard
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May 23, 2023 |
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S10E12: Decolonizing Design
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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S10E11.5: Minisode
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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S10E11: Dr. Dori Tunstall
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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S10E10: Kunal Kapoor
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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S10E9.5: Minisode
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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S10E9: Kim Erwin
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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S10E8: Norman Teague
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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S10E7.5: Minisode
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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S10E7: Marcia Lausen
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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S10E6: Richard Ting
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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S10E5.5: Minisode
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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S10E5: Annie Atkins
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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S10E4: Perrin Drumm
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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FEED DROP: The Futures Archive
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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S10E3.5: Minisode
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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S10E3: Vernon Lockhart
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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S10E2.5: Minisode
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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S10E2: Jane Saks
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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S10E1.5: Minisode
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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S10E1: Ernesto Quinteros
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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S10E0: Introducing Our New Minisodes Co-Hosts
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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S10E0: Introducing Our New Co-Hosts
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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The Futures Archive: The Disco Ball
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Introducing The Futures Archive
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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S9E12: Jessica Helfand + Ellen McGirt
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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S9E11: Avery Willis Hoffman
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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S9E10: Quemuel Arroyo
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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S9E9: Deborah Willis
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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S9E8: Jan Diehm
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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S9E7: Lotenna Enwonwu
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Connect 4: Design Bridges
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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S9E6: Elizabeth Hargrave
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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S9E5: Lucia Lucas
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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S9E4: Na Kim
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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S9E3: Astra Taylor
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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S9E2: Melanie Keen
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May 25, 2021 |
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S9E01: Ellen Mirojnick
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May 11, 2021 |
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S8E12: Nikil Saval
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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S8E11: Allissa Richardson
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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S8E10: Rosanne Somerson
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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S8E9: Kat Vellos
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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S8E8: Nina Cooke John
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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S8E7: Maurice Woods
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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S8E6: Lisa Nakamura
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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S8E5: Kelly Walters
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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S8E4: Ari Melenciano
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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S8E3: Maxwell Anderson
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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S8E2: Deanna Van Buren
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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S8E1: Maurice Cherry
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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S7E12: Janelle Monáe
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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S7E11: Paola Antonelli
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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S7E10: Elizabeth Alexander
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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S7E09: Mark Bloomfield + Shaun Borstrock
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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S7E8: James Rhee
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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S7E7: Daniella Zalcman
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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S7E6: Courtney Cogburn
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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S7E5: George Gendron + Patrick Mitchell
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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S7E4: Vivianne Castillo
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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S7E3: Sara Hendren
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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S7E2: Gene Lee
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Oct 15, 2019 |
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S7E1: Caroline Wanga
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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S6E12: Todd Bracher
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May 14, 2019 |
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S6E11: Valerie Casey
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May 07, 2019 |
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S6E10: Bon Ku
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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S6E9: Isolde Brielmaier
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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S6E8: Mauro Porcini
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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S6E7: Valla Vakili
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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S6E6: Archie Lee Coates IV
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Apr 03, 2019 |
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S6E5: Kerby Jean-Raymond
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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S6E4: Reneé Seward & Chester Jenkins
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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S6E3: Cindy Chastain
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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S6E2: Billie Tsien
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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S6E1: Errol Morris
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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S5E12: Dmitri Siegel
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Dec 18, 2018 |
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S5E11: Renata Souza
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Dec 11, 2018 |
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S5E10: Eddie Opara
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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S5E9: Manuel Lima
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Nov 27, 2018 |
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S5E8: Todd Waterbury
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Nov 20, 2018 |
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S5E7: Susannah Drake
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Nov 13, 2018 |
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S5E6: Lorna Solis
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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S5E5: Forest Young
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Oct 30, 2018 |
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S5E4: Mariana Amatullo
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Oct 23, 2018 |
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S5E3: Ellen Lupton
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Oct 16, 2018 |
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S5E2: Jon Iwata
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Oct 09, 2018 |
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S5E1: Lisa Smith
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Oct 02, 2018 |
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S4E12: Jessica Dimmock
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May 08, 2018 |
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S4E11: Andrew Essex
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May 01, 2018 |
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S4E10: Abbott Miller
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Apr 24, 2018 |
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S4E9: Karin Fong
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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S4E8: Somi Kim
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Apr 10, 2018 |
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S4E7: Lisa Strausfeld
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Apr 03, 2018 |
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S4E6: Margaret Gould Stewart
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Mar 27, 2018 |
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S4E5: Heather McIntosh Cassano
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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S4E4: Ben Watson
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Mar 13, 2018 |
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S4E3: Arthur Cohen
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Mar 06, 2018 |
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S4E2: Kevin Bethune
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Feb 27, 2018 |
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S4E1: Stella Bugbee
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Feb 20, 2018 |
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S3E12: Vishaan Chakrabarti
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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S3E11: Melissa Harris
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Dec 12, 2017 |
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S3E10: Randy Hunt
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Dec 05, 2017 |
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S3E9: Natasha Jen
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Nov 28, 2017 |
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S3E8: Ravi Naidoo
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Nov 21, 2017 |
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S3E7: Liz Danzico
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Nov 14, 2017 |
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S3E6: Scott Frankel + David Korins
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Nov 07, 2017 |
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S3E5: John Maeda
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Oct 31, 2017 |
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S3E4: Timothy Geithner
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Oct 24, 2017 |
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S3E3: Lucienne Roberts
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Oct 17, 2017 |
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S3E2: Claire Weisz
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Oct 10, 2017 |
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S3E1: Giorgia Lupi
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Oct 03, 2017 |
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S2E12: Dana Arnett + Patrick Palmer
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May 16, 2017 |
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S2E11: Khoi Vinh
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May 09, 2017 |
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S2E10: Robert Brunner
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May 02, 2017 |
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S2E9: Ashleigh Axios
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Apr 25, 2017 |
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S2E8: Teddy Blanks
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Apr 18, 2017 |
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S2E7: Grace Jun
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Apr 11, 2017 |
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S2E6: Michael Rock
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Apr 05, 2017 |
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S2E5: David Rockwell
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Mar 28, 2017 |
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S2E4: Lee Moreau
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Mar 21, 2017 |
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S2E3: Bobby C Martin Jr
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Mar 14, 2017 |
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S2E2: Neri Oxman
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Mar 07, 2017 |
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S2E1: Audrey Gelman and Emily Oberman
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Feb 28, 2017 |
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S1E12: Teddy Goff
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Jan 10, 2017 |
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S1E11: Steve Duenes
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Jan 03, 2017 |
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S1E10: Danny Meyer and Paula Scher
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Dec 20, 2016 |
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S1E9: Jay Parkinson
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Dec 13, 2016 |
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S1E8: Leslie Koch
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Dec 06, 2016 |
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S1E7: Susan Sellers + Cynthia Round
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Nov 29, 2016 |
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S1E6: Douglas Powell
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Nov 22, 2016 |
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S1E5: Bruce Cohen
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Nov 15, 2016 |
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S1E4: Barry Nalebuff
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Nov 08, 2016 |
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S1E3: Deborah Berke
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Nov 01, 2016 |
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S1E2: Molly Barton and Julian Yap
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Oct 25, 2016 |
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S1E1: John Bielenberg
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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S1E0: Trailer
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Oct 14, 2016 |