Podcasts by Lets Make Mistakes
A podcast about design with your hosts, Mike Monteiro and Jessie Char.
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189 Terf’s Up from 2020-02-20T20:56
Mike and Jessie tear terfs a new asshole.
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188 The Happy Episode from 2020-01-10T19:35:23
Mike and Jessie attempt to counter the mega dumpster fire 2020 managed to achieve in record time by talking about movies and TV. Mostly.
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187 The Episode Where Jessie Calls Jack Dorsey a Pussy from 2019-12-05T23:35:46
We also talk about some other stuff, but seriously, the highlight is Jessie calling Jack Dorsey a pussy and that’s why you’re listening isn’t is?
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186 Hard to Ride a High Horse From Inside a Snake from 2019-11-07T19:12:19
Mike and Jessie talk about what's going on at Facebook, which — Jesus. It’s a lot. Plus the usual random crap.
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185 Jessie Goes to Meow Wolf from 2019-10-02T15:36:08
Jessie regales Mike with tales of visiting the new artist collective hot spot. Plus, Mike feels weird about something. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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184 The Gang Joins a Union from 2019-09-19T18:52
Mike and Jessie try to figure out how to join a union. https://aflcio.org/formaunion/contact https://www.patreon.com/EmmaKinema --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistak...
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183 The Gang Gets Canceled from 2019-08-29T21:17:04
Mike and Jessie tackle what makes a great event, which round to buy at the bar, and why Chad keeps taking all the credit for your work. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-m...
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182 Two Industries Where You Can't Get Laid Without Assistants from 2019-08-14T16:00:46
Mike and Jessie discuss publishing and small dog breeding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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181 Getting Disneyland Out of the Way from 2019-07-31T15:00:15
You knew they’d spend at least one episode talking about Disneyland. This is that episode. It’s a good episode. Even if you’re the kind of cretin that prefers Disney World. --- Send in a voice m...
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180 The Bad Swipe from 2019-07-17T18:42:06
Four years ago, on a hot Thursday afternoon in Anaheim, Jessie Char sat down for a Dole Whip in Disneyland while her friends went to the bathroom. When they got back she was gone. No note. No ranso...
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179 Furries of the Programming World from 2017-08-03T17:10:11
On this episode, we have interaction design pioneer Alan Cooper on the podcast, and we spend fully half of it talking about his model train project. Also we talk about technology’s history, future,...
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178 Let's Talk About Severed Heads from 2017-06-17T18:03:16
Mike and Liam are joined by Amos Kennedy of Kennedy Prints to talk about printmaking, the tech industry, art (or not), and being black in the U.S. There is also some discussion of that time Amos an...
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177 That's My Thinkin' Face from 2016-12-08T22:21:34
This week we’re joined by Gabe Levine to talk about libel vs slander, post-election self care, and our fears for the next four years. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mis...
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176 America, you made one from 2016-11-26T01:56:11
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175 Don't Just Jam Magnets in your Hand from 2016-10-20T19:12:48
Liam and Larisa are joined by Kara Platoni, science journalist and author of the book, We Have The Technology. Topics covered include biohacking, body modification, French smells, and worms. --- ...
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174 A Rowboat Full of Cigarettes from 2016-08-05T22:57:08
Andrew Norcross of Reaktiv Studios joins us to chat about how to survive Florida. Mike ranks Disney properties. Steph and Liam plan a trip to the Holyland. --- Send in a voice message: https://a...
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173 This Episode Is About Austin Kleon from 2016-07-14T18:29:45
This week Sarah Jeong joins us to talk about how a lawsuit works, and the ways a popular ridesharing “software company" skirts the law. Also, Mike gets banned from Facebook, and Steph is feeling cr...
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172 Bone For Boning from 2016-06-07T05:27:32
This episode we have Larisa Berger in the studio to talk about music and how it relates to code, the portrayal of female engineers on tv, and what’s new on Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: ...
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171 hashtaggarbagefire from 2016-04-12T20:50:48
Stephen Fox joins us to talk about being authentic online, #brands, and making the world a better place. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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170 Mike Hates Teal from 2016-03-31T23:26:34
This week we have Tracy Osborn in the studio to talk about self publishing, designers learning to code, and Westley the cat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/mes...
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169 HE SHE THEY SAID from 2016-03-21T18:32:43
Robyn Kanner joins us to talk about MyTransHealth, the Pacific Northwest, how men can have babies, and basketball. We also discuss our three favorite feelings. --- Send in a voice message: http...
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168 Donuts: Already in a moderated shape from 2016-03-10T22:34:55
We’re joined this week by a special guest Guro Røberg to talk about design thinking, Norway’s economy, why boys are stupid, and eating whale meat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/...
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167 Look Who Thinks He’s John John from 2016-03-01T22:37:50
We discuss calendars and why they’re just a log of daily interruptions. Also proper technique for steaks and mating. This is a weird one, folks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/le...
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166 Hamwarmer from 2016-02-16T23:13:10
Channing Kennedy joins us in the studio to talk about race relations, SF Zinefest, and reminisce about our long lost Geocities pages. (Channing got more hits on his counter than we did.) --- Sen...
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165 The Rabid Feminists from 2016-02-01T19:12:41
LMM is back from break! We're joined by Hampton and Michael Catlin to talk about words, why tech recruiting is broken, and food. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes...
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164 Goodbye 2015 from 2015-12-21T19:41:04
Mike, Liam and Steph answer listener mail. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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163 Weird and Unsafe with Dr Chuck from 2015-12-14T20:37:32
Noted ethnographer Charles Pearson joins the gang to talk about going deep into the Tea Party and how that leads to better design. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistak...
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162 Jennifer Daniel is Capitalism from 2015-11-23T21:25:46
We explore the wonderfully perverse and frightening mind of Jennifer Daniel. Designer. Snakewoman. Mother. Megaphone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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161 Draplin of North America from 2015-11-09T16:03:13
Aaron Draplin, patron saint of the working class, joins us to talk about the value of clocking in and doing the job. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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160 The Human Centipede from 2015-11-02T15:56:09
Stewart Scott-Curran joins us in the studio to talk about designing solutions to the problems that matter. Spoiler: we don’t mean another grocery delivery app. --- Send in a voice message: https...
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159 To Whom it May Concern from 2015-10-19T17:52:33
This week we talk about job hunting! Learn why no one read your CV, why design tests are useless, and how your boss knows you’re interviewing for a new gig. Featuring our special guest Andy Davies:...
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158 The Care and Feeding of Your New Designers from 2015-10-05T23:00:50
Mike, and new co-hosts Liam Campbell and Steph Monette, are joined in the studio by Jeff Veen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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157 Focus, Dammit! from 2015-05-15T14:58:38
Mike and Jessie talk about distractions. I think. I dunno, I was checking Twitter while we were recording. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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156 Jerking Off In a Room Full Of Mirrors from 2015-05-08T22:40:27
Mike and Jessie shamelessly promote their new events, and discuss selling web design in an era of Squarespace. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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155 That Time Jessie Started a Conference from 2015-05-01T18:25:17
Mike and Jessie discuss their hiatus. Jessie starts a conference but forgets to invite Mike. We answer reader mail. Don finally makes out with Peggy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor....
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154 The Map King from 2015-03-26T17:55:47
Mike and Jessie chat with Eric Rodenbeck about maps, the past, and the future. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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153 Pour-Over Gold-Plated Luxury Turd from 2015-03-12T17:57:44
Mike and Jesse discuss the Apple Watch and what happens when you run out of ways to make something good and start making them annoying. Like people are doing with coffee now. --- Send in a voice...
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152 Your Resume Doesn't Matter from 2015-02-12T06:52:53
Mike and Jessie discuss the importance of your college education when hunting for a design job. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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151 Ummm, Actually from 2015-01-30T16:42:26
Mike and Jessie discuss the dumb things people say. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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150 We’re back from 2015-01-23T05:18:48
Where have Jessie and Mike been? They’re back now and here to talk about how to keep a team motivated. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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149 Codes of Conduct from 2014-12-22T06:11:53
Mike invites Nina Alter to the studio to discuss whether Codes of Conduct are effective measures against harassment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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148 Goatse the Vertical from 2014-11-24T05:22:54
What lies beyond the disruption horizon? Mike and Jessie discuss the land beyond what happens when you disrupt something so badly that it becomes distended. --- Send in a voice message: https://...
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147 The Ballad of Brian Nawu from 2014-11-16T20:15:16
Guest and gamer Brianna Wu explains what the hell has been happening in #gamergate. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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146 Jessie Drops the Mic from 2014-11-06T04:04:44
"Everyone needs to shut up and listen.” -Jessie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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145 Mike and Jessie Eat Crudité from 2014-10-06T15:31:46
It was hot and it was Saturday and we raided the fridge for leftovers from Mike’s book release party. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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144 13 Ways Designers Screw Up Client Presentations from 2014-09-19T03:52:27
Mike and Jessie discuss all the terrible things designers do to screw up presentations, and how they can stop doing them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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143 Class War with Jessie from 2014-09-16T23:01:10
Jessie disappoints Mike by taking a job at Facebook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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142 Pussy Raining From the Cloud from 2014-09-05T07:17:44
Mike and Jessie discuss the celebrity hacking scandal. And Jessie sitting around between jobs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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141 Summer Mailbag from 2014-07-28T19:22:26
Mike and Jessie clean out their mailboxes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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140 Design Tests from 2014-07-14T04:08:33
Mike and Jessie answer a listener email about design tests during interviews and how to make them work to your advantage. Skill building episode, kids! --- Send in a voice message: https://ancho...
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139 Church and State from 2014-06-28T19:59:40
Mike and guest host Essl interview Austin Kleon about the difference between art and design, and why his books sell so well at Walgreen's. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-mak...
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138 Catching up with Jared Spool from 2014-06-22T20:23:44
Mike and Jesse are joined by amateur magician, UX expert, college dean, and bane of United Airlines, Jared Spool. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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137 Back From Lisbon from 2014-06-12T18:36:05
Mike and Jessie contemplate moving to Lisbon, talk about project management, and the value of higher education. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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136 What Happened at Cooper Union? from 2014-05-22T20:02:10
Mike Essl joins us to discuss how the insane shenanigans at Cooper Union are affecting students. And also talk comic books. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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135 How To Get Paid To Talk at a Conference from 2014-05-07T21:48:56
Jessie and Mike are both getting ready to give talks, so they talk about the process. Including how to get paid to do it. Which hasn't come up on the internet in, let's say a few days. --- Send ...
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134 Grown Men Fighting On the Internet from 2014-05-01T19:12:27
Mike and Jessie talk about building relationships with clients and play you a song. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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133 A History Lesson Apart from 2014-04-24T20:26:22
Mike sits down with internet favorite handsome boy model Jeffrey Zeldman to talk about the history of An Event Apart. From it's modest beginnings in a basement room at The Franklin Institute, to th...
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132 The Price of Doing Business from 2014-04-17T00:36:06
Let's talk about proposals. How much time should you put into them? How detailed should they be? And shouldn't we be getting paid for that time. Superfriendly Dan Mall joins us to discuss these mat...
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131 Under a Blanket from 2014-04-09T21:05:26
Mike and Jessie give up and just talk about TV, slippers, blankets, and their mutual love of Endora from Bewitched. Also tabs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/m...
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130 Running Shit Is Hard from 2014-03-26T20:50:52
Greg Hoy of Happy Cog joins us in the studio to talk about running small businesses, the generosity of small business owners, and Owner Camp. Then we devolve into talking about Greg Storey’s restau...
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129 Old Men Complaining from 2014-03-20T18:18:18
Mike and David McCreath take the opportunity of Jessie being away to complain about how terrible young people are. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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128 Express Yourself from 2014-03-05T21:03:37
Fellow Mule Radio host Jeremy Fuksa joins Mike and Jessie to talk about working for a design studio, the design process, and “expression”. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-mak...
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127 Mike and Jessie Sell Out from 2014-02-27T05:11:34
Mike and Jessie talk about client services. The ups. The downs. The total lack of kombucha on tap. And why we enjoy it. Most of the time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make...
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126 :jeans::sweat_drops: from 2014-02-20T00:00:38
Mike and Jessie talk to Scott Simpson about quitting your job to become a stand-up comic. (Episode contains crying.) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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125 No One Destroys My Family But Me from 2014-02-06T21:48:08
Mike and special guest Austin Kleon talk about the joys and pitfalls of fatherhood, Costco, Austin’s fame and mentorship. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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124 Inside the Sandwich’s Studio from 2014-01-30T19:05:16
The ever-delightful Adam Lisagor of Sandwich Video joins Mike and Jessie to talk about the joys and road bumps of client-based work. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mist...
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123 Shoveling Out From Under Snowfall from 2014-01-23T00:52:52
Mike and Jessie talk about the current state of longform article design and if all the snowfall affected our brains. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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122 The Ethics of Inspiration from 2014-01-17T21:36:32
Now Mike is in the hot seat, with Brad Ellis interviewing him about using inspiration in artwork. Great artists steal, but do they sell? Disclaimer: None of us are lawyers! --- Send in a voice m...
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121 Let’s Save 2014 from 2014-01-08T21:34:33
Mike and Jessie welcome Heather Willis to the show. When she’s not designing things Heather rescues marine mammals. And that’s what 2014 is going to be about. Focusing on the awesome things people ...
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120 This Year Was Terrible from 2013-12-19T01:45:21
Mike and Jessie review the (mostly) shitshow that was 2013. Also, Mike wrote this description when he was in a bad mood, which is also pretty indicative of what the year was like. I dunno, go see i...
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119 Designing A Better Democracy from 2013-12-06T23:32:49
Mike and guest co-host Jared Spool interview Dana Chisnell, who is doing some amazing work to ensure that voters true intent is registered at the polls. A fantastic show about the responsibility of...
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118 Dick in a Blox from 2013-11-27T19:40:46
Chris Clark joins us for our final week of ladyvember to talk about copyright law, naked segregation, and circumcision. Ladies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/...
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117 Artisanal Mayonnaise from 2013-11-21T21:52:26
Michaela McCann joins Mike and Jessie for Ladyvember to discuss client work, selfies, and high-end emulsifications. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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116 Corn Hole from 2013-11-14T00:44:29
Maja Henderson (Global Facilities Manager, Square / Jessie’s BFF) visits Let’s Make Mistakes HQ to discuss office design, inspiration, and what it means to be a “woman in tech”. --- Send in a vo...
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115 A Box of Hair from 2013-11-07T00:20:28
Jessie kicks off Ladyvember with our favorite guest Amy Jane Gruber. Mike sits silently by. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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114 A Dick and Three Peters from 2013-10-30T22:07:16
Mike and Jessie are joined by Sarah Szalavitz. We discuss recent events at Twitter, the lack of diversity on their board, yelling versus whispering, and what you and me can do to help make the worl...
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113 The Last Word on XOXO from 2013-10-23T21:18:51
Mike and Jessie are joined by the one and only Andy Baio himself. They talk about XOXO’s application process, the meaning of maker, the festival itself, and possible future plans. Also, Andy assure...
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112 A Company Town from 2013-10-09T19:04:55
Mike is back. And he has a very serious conversation with Jessie and Dan about all the feelings introduced in the show last week. Then they make up and start ripping on Facebook because, hey, fish ...
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111 No Mike Party from 2013-10-03T19:02:05
Some dude named Dan Sinker is sad about a fake horse being fake, and Frank Chimero comforts him with stories about a conference everyone loves to hate. We make fun of Mike along the way. --- Sen...
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110 Horse_ebooks goes to XOXO from 2013-09-25T17:56:50
Mike and Jessie are joined in the studio by renowned author Erika Hall. We discuss Jessie’s visit to the XOXOfest, the @horse_ebooks reveal, and the passion of Dan Sinker. And we definitely say som...
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109 Doing the Angels’ Work from 2013-09-18T22:31:15
Mike and Jessie are joined in the studio by none other than Valleywag editor, and protector of the oppressed, Sam Biddle. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lets-make-mistakes/message
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