Best Human Centered Design Network Podcasts (2025)

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Patreon will increase the cut it takes from new creators ... and more 7:36

19m ago7:36

7:36

Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups; ChatGPT seems to have pushed some users towards delusional or conspiratorial thinking, according to a recent feature in The New York Times; Meta’s massive investment in Scale AI may be giving some of the startup’s biggest customers pause. Reuters reports that Go…

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Shape of Play: Insights from Mattel's Global Research Study with MADO's Jaclyn Suzuki 47:27

14h ago47:27

47:27

In this episode of This is HCD, Gerry Scullion is joined by Jaclyn Suzuki, co-founder of MADO and former creative director at Ziba, to explore a global study on the evolving nature of play — commissioned by toy giant Mattel. With data from over 33,000 people across seven countries, Jaclyn dives into what makes play essential in our lives, how it’s …

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Information Inoculation: Defending Against Medical Myths: Why we need to fight misinformation about vaccines | TED Health 45:01

3h ago45:01

45:01

Ethan Lindenberger never got vaccinated as a kid. So one day, he went on Reddit and asked a simple question: "Where do I go to get vaccinated?" The post went viral, landing Lindenberger in the middle of a heated debate about vaccination and, ultimately, in front of a US Senate committee. Less than a year later, the high school senior reports back o…

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Instagram users complain of mass bans, pointing finger at AI 4:07

19m ago4:07

4:07

Instagram users report that their accounts were banned even though they had not violated the company's terms of service or other policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Why We Made Our Design Community Invite-Only (and Why That Matters) 5:18

1d ago5:18

5:18

In this solo episode, Gerry shares a heartfelt update on the This is HCD community and why it has evolved into an application-only model. Learn what makes this space radically different from noisy, growth-obsessed communities and how it’s built with intention, purpose, and a desire to create genuine impact. Whether you’re a human-centred design pra…

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Inside the Mosaic of a Site Network in Clinical Research w/ EB McLindon 48:38

13h ago48:38

48:38

EB McLindon shares his extensive experience in clinical research, discussing his journey from finance and technology to building clinical trial sites. He explains the various models of research sites, the role of a CEO in a research site network, and the dynamics of competition and collaboration among sites. Our discussion covers the importance of …

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The Meta AI app is a privacy disaster 3:54

5h ago3:54

3:54

It sounds like the start of a 21st century horror film: Your browser history has been public all along, and you had no idea. That’s basically what it feels like right now on the new standalone Meta AI app, where swathes of people are publishing their ostensibly private conversations with the chatbot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc…

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Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS 3:37

18h ago3:37

3:37

Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Waymo rides cost more than Uber or Lyft — and people are paying anyway 5:53

1d ago5:53

5:53

A new analysis done by ride-hailing aggregator Obi shows Waymos cost more especially on shorter trips. They also have longer wait times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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How Warp is introducing robots to automate its network of warehouses 4:16

4d ago4:16

4:16

Warp can't automate long-haul trucking or short-range delivery, so it's working on what it can potentially change: the workflows inside its warehouses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Uptime Industries wants to boost localized AI usage with an ‘AI-in-a-box’ called Lemony AI 3:33

4d ago3:33

3:33

The Lemony AI device can run large language models, AI agents and automated workflows locally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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What a wolf’s howl can tell us about the future of AI | Jeffrey T. Reed 22:37

5d ago22:37

22:37

“Everybody likes nature, even though we’re watching it slowly degrade away. And that’s the big challenge of our time,” says linguist software engineer Jeffrey T. Reed, a research affiliate with the Cry Wolf Project. Following his talk at TED2025, Reed sits down for a conversation with host Sherrell Dorsey on how listening to sounds like bird chirps…

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Sam Altman thinks AI will have ‘novel insights’ next year 4:18

5d ago4:18

4:18

In a new essay published Tuesday called “The Gentle Singularity,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his latest vision for how AI will change the human experience over the next 15 years. The essay is a classic example of Altman’s futurism: hyping up the promise of AGI — and arguing that his company is quite close. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …

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Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models 3:44

5d ago3:44

3:44

Mistral released Magistral, its first family of reasoning models. Like other reasoning models — e.g. OpenAI's o3 and Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro — Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Paragon says it cancelled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist 5:28

6d ago5:28

5:28

The Italian government claims that accepting Paragon’s help would have compromised national security and classified information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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PayPal is adding hotel booking within its app, powered by Selfbook 2:36

7d ago2:36

2:36

PayPal is partnering with hotel payment provider Selfbook to let users search for and book hotels within the PayPal app. The company said that it will let users pay through PayPal at checkout and offer exclusive discounts to users within the app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Waymo robotaxis, Lime e-scooters set ablaze during LA protests 3:02

7d ago3:02

3:02

Several Waymo robotaxis and Lime e-scooters were set ablaze this weekend as unrest in downtown Los Angeles continued. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Walmart and Wing expand drone delivery to five more U.S. cities 3:33

8d ago3:33

3:33

Walmart and Wing are expanding their partnership and rolling out drone delivery to dozens of more stores in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control 5:59

8d ago5:59

5:59

Bonfire's mission is to build social software where people get to make the decisions, not big tech platform makers like Meta or Google. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Reddit sues Anthropic for allegedly not paying for training data 3:27

9d ago3:27

3:27

Reddit is suing Anthropic for allegedly using the site’s data to train AI models without a proper licensing agreement, according to a complaint filed in a Northern California court on Wednesday. Reddit claims in the complaint that Anthropic’s unauthorized use of the site’s data for commercial purposes was unlawful. Learn more about your ad choices.…

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Unlocking Email Marketing Success: Key Insights from John Bellingham on Building a Profitable Email Business 35:41

10d ago35:41

35:41

In this episode, Jeff Bradbury sits down with John Bellingham, a seasoned email marketing strategist with over 30 years of experience. Their conversation covers essential topics including the power of email newsletters, how newsletters differ from blogs, strategies for creating engaging content, AI's impact on email marketing, and where the industr…

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Hugging Face says its new robotics model is so efficient it can run on a MacBook 3:12

11d ago3:12

3:12

It’s becoming a little easier to build sophisticated robotics projects at home. AI dev platform Hugging Face released earlier this week an open AI model for robotics called SmolVLA. Trained on “compatibly licensed,” community-shared datasets, SmolVLA outperforms much larger models for robotics in both virtual and real-world environments, Hugging Fa…

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FDA's ELSA AI: What It Means (so far) for Clinical Research w/ John Reites 5:04

12d ago5:04

5:04

John Reites reviews what we know (so far) about FDA's AI tool named ELSA. He provides his insights on what ELSA is, why it matters to Clinical Research, how the industry currently views it and what he personally thinks about ELSA. Click here to message/text me your insights and ideas for future episodes Thank you for joining Inclusion Criteria: a C…

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Reddit now lets you hide content, like posts and comments, from your user profile 3:45

12d ago3:45

3:45

Reddit announced a new feature that will offer its users more privacy when it comes to what’s shared on their user profiles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The best invention since sliced bread? | Rachel Yang 6:48

13d ago6:48

6:48

Industrial manufacturers spend a huge amount of energy generating heat to make everyday materials and objects, like cement, steel, and paper. And since most companies use fossil fuels to reach these high temperatures, industrial heat accounts for 20% of our annual global carbon pollution. Thankfully, this is where a century-old technology comes in.…

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Anthropic’s AI is writing its own blog — with human oversight 4:30

12d ago4:30

4:30

Anthropic has given its AI a blog. A week ago, Anthropic quietly launched Claude Explains, a new page on its website that’s generated mostly by the company’s AI model family, Claude. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Health giant Kettering still facing disruption weeks after ransomware attack 3:57

13d ago3:57

3:57

A healthcare giant with dozens of facilities across Ohio is still recovering after shutting down nearly all its operations following a ransomware attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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TikTok launches ‘TikTok for Artists,’ a new music insights platform 3:07

14d ago3:07

3:07

TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s officially launching TikTok for Artists, a new music insights platform that is designed to help artists build their careers. The official launch comes two months after TikTok was spotted testing the platform in select countries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Early AI investor Elad Gil finds his next big bet: AI-powered rollups 7:09

14d ago7:09

7:09

Elad Gil started betting on AI before most of the world took notice. By the time investors began grasping the implications of ChatGPT, Gil had already written seed checks to startups like Perplexity, Character.AI, and Harvey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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How to Be Chosen as a Sales Leader in Clinical Research w/ Brett Huselton 35:50

14d ago35:50

35:50

Brett Huselton shares his extensive experience in clinical research sales/business development with specific insights on how to be chosen by clients. In his discussion with John Reites, he emphasizes the importance of building relationships in sales, talks about the evolving role of AI in sales support, and clarifies the distinction between real wo…

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For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker 5:05

15d ago5:05

5:05

Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust fast — and soften its threat to human jobs. It’s dehumanizing, and it’s accelerating. Learn more about yo…

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DeepSeek’s updated R1 AI model is more censored, test finds 3:16

15d ago3:16

3:16

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s newest AI model, an updated version of the company’s R1 reasoning model, achieves impressive scores on benchmarks for coding, math, and general knowledge, nearly surpassing OpenAI’s flagship o3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla pleads for Senate to spare its booming energy business 3:31

16d ago3:31

3:31

If the Senate were to pass it with those repeals in tact, it could have a devastating impact on Tesla’s energy division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Volteras wants to connect to more EVs than anyone else 3:54

16d ago3:54

3:54

Volteras has raised $11.1 million to expand its connected car offerings to automakers and companies that want to interact with EVs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Experience the Power of Liminal Coaching with Mike Parker 37:30

16d ago37:30

37:30

Join Gerry Scullion and Mike Parker on an enlightening journey exploring Liminal Coaching - and join in this live session, where you can experience a session yourself with Gerry being the guinea pig :-) 🌟✨. Discover how intentional daydreaming, rooted in cognitive science, can unlock your creative potential! 🚀 Book a free 30-minute chat with Mike: …

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LoveJack, the dating app designed for users to find love using just five words 5:35

16d ago5:35

5:35

As Kevin Malone from “The Office” once said, “Why waste time say lot word when few word do trick?” For Julia LeStage and Lisa Le, the creators of a new dating app called LoveJack, finding love online doesn’t have to feel like filling out a mountain of paperwork Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Empowering Online Entrepreneurs: Whitney Bonds’ Journey from Teacher to Successful Content Creator 54:01

16d ago54:01

54:01

In this episode of The Jeff Bradbury Show, Whitney Bonds shares her inspiring journey from corporate career to successful content creator and entrepreneur. She reveals her initial steps in building an online business, discussing how she leveraged affiliate marketing, SEO, and Pinterest to drive traffic to her blog. Whitney details her transition to…

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Atomic Canyon wants to be ChatGPT for the nuclear industry 3:51

19d ago3:51

3:51

Atomic Canyon raised $7 million in a seed round to expand its document search AI for nuclear power plants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Why export restrictions aren’t the only thing to pay attention to in Nvidia’s earnings 3:53

19d ago3:53

3:53

After the market closes on Wednesday, Nvidia will report earnings for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026, which ended on April 27. While many in the industry are likely eager to hear how the recent whiplash surrounding U.S. chip export controls will impact Nvidia’s international chip business and future guidance Learn more about your ad choi…

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How AI models steal creative work — and what to do about it | Ed Newton-Rex 20:05

20d ago20:05

20:05

Generative AI is built on three key resources: people, compute and data. While companies invest heavily in the first two, they often use unlicensed creative work as training data without permission or payment — a practice that pits AI against the very creators it relies on. AI expert Ed Newton-Rex has a solution: licensing. He unpacks the dark side…

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Gridcare thinks more than 100 MW of data center capacity is hiding in the grid 4:18

20d ago4:18

4:18

Gridcare raised $13.3 million for its data platform that finds underutilized capacity on the electrical grid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Tesla loses more ground in Europe, while BYD makes gains 2:58

20d ago2:58

2:58

In April, Tesla sold 7,261 vehicles in the European Union, European Free Trade Association, and U.K., a 49% year-over-year decline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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YouTube tops Disney and Netflix in TV viewing and WhatsApp launches long-awaited iPad app 3:27

21d ago3:27

3:27

Nielsen’s latest report serves as another wake-up call that YouTube is rapidly gaining ground in the TV landscape. On Tuesday, Nielsen released its April 2025 “Media Distributor Gauge” report, which showed that YouTube has achieved a significant milestone: it has maintained the largest share of TV viewing for three consecutive months, now accountin…

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Why a new anti-revenge porn law has free speech experts alarmed 7:27

21d ago7:27

7:27

The newly signed Take It Down Act makes it illegal to publish nonconsensual explicit images – real or AI-generated – and gives platforms just 48 hours to comply with a victim’s takedown request or face liability. While widely praised as a long-overdue win for victims, experts warn its vague language, lax standards for verifying claims, and tight co…

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Why Intempus thinks robots should have a human physiological state 4:23

22d ago4:23

4:23

Teddy Warner, 19, has always been interested in robotics. His family was in the industry, and he says he “grew up” working in a machinist shop while in high school. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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The Best and Less Stressed Project Managers in Clinical Research w/ Becky Thompson 32:34

22d ago32:34

32:34

Becky Thompson shares her extensive experience in clinical research and project management, discussing her career journey, the challenges faced in the industry, and the importance of effective communication and team dynamics. She emphasizes the need for clinical trial project managers to adapt to new technologies, manage stress, and continuously le…

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Anthropic CEO claims AI models hallucinate less than humans 4:14

22d ago4:14

4:14

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei believes today’s AI models hallucinate, or make things up and present them as if they’re true, at a lower rate than humans do, he said during a press briefing at Anthropic’s first developer event, Code with Claude, in San Francisco on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government, sources say 13:32

23d ago13:32

13:32

The elusive hacking group Careto was never publicly linked to a specific government, but TechCrunch has learned researchers concluded privately that the Spanish government was behind the group. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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Jony Ive to lead OpenAI’s design work following $6.5B acquisition of his company 4:38

23d ago4:38

4:38

Famed Apple product designer Jony Ive will now lead creative and design work at OpenAI, the result on an usual deal announced on Wednesday. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Ive have been working on an AI device that will move consumers beyond screens for roughly two years, according to The Wall Street Journal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca…

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Spotify says support for external payments on iOS has already boosted subscriptions 4:04

26d ago4:04

4:04

Spotify says its ability to direct its customers to external payment links in its iOS app has already had a positive impact on sales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy TechCrunch

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