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Octopizzo AI music video "is this cheating" debate
Podcast EpisodeSeptember 9, 2026

Octopizzo AI music video "is this cheating" debate

Episode 39 Sn 2 | Why Clients Say Your Poster 'Feels Zero'

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Freelancing is not freedom
Podcast EpisodeSeptember 5, 2026

Freelancing is not freedom

Episode 38 Sn 2 | What reflects your value is your lifestyle and how you live... that's your value.

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Kenyan Designers Are Killing Their Own Rates
Podcast EpisodeAugust 29, 2026

Kenyan Designers Are Killing Their Own Rates

Episode 37 Sn 2 | Why Should I Pay You When I Can Prompt AI?

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Design Trends Recap: AI, Freelancing & Getting Paid
Podcast EpisodeAugust 22, 2026

Design Trends Recap: AI, Freelancing & Getting Paid

Episode 36 Sn 2 | Why Most Designers Are Learning Design FROM AI Now

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Less is More | Always Under-Promise and Over-Deliver.
Podcast EpisodeAugust 15, 2026

Less is More | Always Under-Promise and Over-Deliver.

Episode 35 Sn 2 | Always Under-Promise and Over-Deliver,

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Your Talent Isn't Enough: Build the System Behind Your Creativity
Podcast EpisodeAugust 9, 2026

Your Talent Isn't Enough: Build the System Behind Your Creativity

Episode 34 Sn 2 | Why This Photographer Turns Down Clients To Protect His Art

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Your design fails if it only works for the top 10%
Podcast EpisodeAugust 1, 2026

Your design fails if it only works for the top 10%

Episode 33 Sn 2 | Design for social impact, not for people like you

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Good Design Takes Time — Or Are Designers Just Lazy?
Podcast EpisodeJuly 25, 2026

Good Design Takes Time — Or Are Designers Just Lazy?

Episode 32 Sn 2 | Good design takes time but your client wants it tomorrow. The KDK table on deadlines, trade-offs, and whether we're also p...

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Human-AI Teammates: Elevating Creativity, Not Replacing It
Podcast EpisodeJuly 20, 2026

Human-AI Teammates: Elevating Creativity, Not Replacing It

Episode 31 Sn 2 | AI Isn't Replacing You. People Using AI Are

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Nobody Buys Design. They Pay for Results. Here's the Truth Every Designer Needs to Hear.
Podcast EpisodeJuly 11, 2026

Nobody Buys Design. They Pay for Results. Here's the Truth Every Designer Needs to Hear.

Episode 30 Sn 2 | Nobody Buys Design. Here's What Clients Actually Pay For

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No, AI Isn't Actually Coming for Your Design Job
Podcast EpisodeJuly 4, 2026

No, AI Isn't Actually Coming for Your Design Job

Episode 29 Sn 2 | The Design Tools We're All Kind of Overusing Right Now

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Is a Money Market Fund Actually a Scam? We Asked an Expert
Podcast EpisodeJune 27, 2026

Is a Money Market Fund Actually a Scam? We Asked an Expert

Episode 28 Sn 2 | Is a Money Market Fund Actually a Scam? We Asked an Expert

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Why Kenyans Trust Pretty Apps More Than Working Ones.
Podcast EpisodeJune 20, 2026

Why Kenyans Trust Pretty Apps More Than Working Ones.

Episode 27 Sn 2 | Why Kenyans Trust Pretty Apps More Than Working Ones

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Design Has Principles, Not Rules. Thats the Difference.
Podcast EpisodeJune 13, 2026

Design Has Principles, Not Rules. Thats the Difference.

Episode 26 Sn 2 | The One Typing Habit That Tells Me You Used AI

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Most Kenyans Are Consuming AI, Not Using It
Podcast EpisodeJune 6, 2026

Most Kenyans Are Consuming AI, Not Using It

Episode 25 Sn 2 | How Designers Stay Motivated When There Are No Gigs

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