Best Know With Nick And Devin Podcasts (2025)

Dalia El-Shimy, Director of UX Research at Wise, presents a framework for navigating product decision-making with confidence—from daily product decisions to the most complex and high-risk scenarios. Dalia shares how to classify decisions based on their level of risk and reversibility, along with questions and tactics to help determine the type of r…

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WDYK 69 - Hull House 36:57

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It's Halloween month! Listen to this episode then go watch Rosemary's Baby.

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WDYK 68 - Ballroom Scene Pt. 1 44:44

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Welcome to Season 2!! Let's talk about Balls.

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Accelerate learning and build the right products with Michael Margolis | Google Ventures 43:20

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Michael Margolis, UX Research Partner at Google Ventures, breaks down the Bullseye Customer Sprint methodology and how it helps startups quickly identify what to build and who to target. Learn how to use the “5 and 3 in 1 formula”—five bullseye customers, three prototypes, in one day—to accelerate learning and de-risk product decision-making. Gain …

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Connecting research impact to business outcomes with Devin Harold | Ex-Capital One 47:48

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Devin Harold, former Head of Design Research for Financial Services at Capital One, joins host Ash Oliver to discuss the challenges of connecting user research to business outcomes, how to effectively track and communicate the value of research, and why the future of the industry lies in driving customer-centricity across the entire business. Disco…

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WDYK 67 - Rewilding 37:59

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Nature's comeback episodeBy What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 66 - Circuit Parties PT. 2 54:40

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History of Parties 102By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 65 - Circuit Parties PT. 1 48:05

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History of Parties 101By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 64 - Rednecks 40:15

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It's a long violent history.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 63 - Kinsey Scale 33:44

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What's your number?By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 62 - Falklands War 49:09

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It's a war about nothing.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 61 - Gay Games 50:28

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Sure the Olympics are cool, but have you heard about the Gay Games?!Shoutout to the audio technical difficulties testing my editing skills for this episode.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 60 - 1904 Marathon 34:34

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We do indeed take fan submissions, especially ones as crazy as the 1904 Olympic MarathonBy What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 59 - Black Cat & Compton's 57:01

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They were just trying to have a good time.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 58 - Mars Bluff Incident 30:53

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There has been HOW many nuclear incidents in the United States?!By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 57 - Black Nite & Julius' 47:32

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One crazy night. One crazy plan.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 56 - Sara Josephine Baker 40:25

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The original champion of Hell's Kitchen.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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Becoming a customer-centric, experience-led organization with Jehad Affoneh | Toast 42:52

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In this episode of The Optimal Path, Jehad Affoneh joins host Ash Oliver to discuss what it means to be customer-centric at Toast, the difference between being design-led and experience-led, and the role of UX research in shaping customer-centric cultures and experiences. The conversation covers cultural shifts towards empathy and curiosity, mechan…

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WDYK 55 - Evolution of Gay Dating 1:02:56

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The Creationists will also oppose this idea.Special Guest: Vinny Cavello!By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 54 - La Maupin 33:34

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The red headed, bisexual, cross-dressing, swordsman, opera singer that's burned down a convent and killed three menBy What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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The role of qualitative research in product innovation with Hannah Anokye | Intuit 30:46

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In this episode of The Optimal Path, Hannah Anokye joins host Ash Oliver to discuss her work on the Intuit Futures Team and the role of qualitative research in exploring emerging technologies, understanding users' needs, and identifying opportunities for new product developments. Hannah shares best practices for conducting moderated user interviews…

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WDYK 53 - Alan L. Hart 51:47

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Tell me more about the trailblazing transgender doctor that fought tuberculosisBy What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 52 - J.C. Leyendecker 1:07:56

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It's our 52nd episode and it's Pride Month! We get to celebrate so many things with this episode and we would just like to thank you for sticking around for a whole year. Now let's talk about some gay coded art!By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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Maximizing the potential of secondary research with Nick Stiles | IBM 29:23

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Nick Stiles, User Researcher at IBM, discusses the power of secondary research, also known as desk research, in making informed decisions, and why it is the “unsung hero” of research. Nick shares strategies for synthesizing secondary research findings into actionable insights for product teams and emphasizes the importance of storytelling and journ…

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WDYK 51 - Star Wars Program 57:53

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That's no missile defense system. It's a space station.By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 50 - Stanford Prison Experiment 49:24

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A psychological prison experiment? What could possibly go wrong?!By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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A framework for product decision-making with Ravi Mehta | Outpace 43:23

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In this episode of The Optimal Path, Ravi Mehta talks to Maze about connecting user research to product strategy and integrating effective product decision-making frameworks. Ravi outlines the importance of visualizing product strategy—from the company's mission to defining specific product goals—and how to balance intuition, analytics, and user fe…

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WDYK 49 - Dark Forest Hypothesis 46:43

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Is anybody out there?By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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WDYK 48 - MKUltra 1:12:37

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Government crime - yay or nay?By What Do You Know? with Nick & Devin

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Scaling research through democratization with Reggie Murphy | Zendesk 40:23

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In this episode of The Optimal Path, Reggie Murphy joins host Ash Oliver to discuss how Zendesk scaled UX research, elevating the practice from a supporting function to a strategic partner to the business. Reggie shares how he led the development of training programs, automated processes, and ResearchOps to enable cross-functional teams to conduct …