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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...

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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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Are Gen Z Designers Actually Hard to Work With?
Podcast EpisodeMay 30, 2026

Are Gen Z Designers Actually Hard to Work With?

Episode 24 Sn 2 | How to Actually Take Design Feedback Without Taking It Personally

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How to Actually Respond When a Client Says "Make It Pop"
Podcast EpisodeMay 23, 2026

How to Actually Respond When a Client Says "Make It Pop"

Episode 23 Sn 2 | What Actually Changes When You Become a Senior Designer?

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What If Designers Had Their Own Tinder?
Podcast EpisodeMay 18, 2026

What If Designers Had Their Own Tinder?

Episode 22 Sn 2 | AI Will Give You What You Might Want, Not What You Want....and Why Some Design Agencies Are Already Dying

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How Clients Can Smell Fear on a Freelancer
Podcast EpisodeMay 9, 2026

How Clients Can Smell Fear on a Freelancer

Episode 21 Sn 2 | AI Art Is Just Stolen Art, According to This Designers

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A Designer Won 1.2 Million in Court. Here's What Happened.
Podcast EpisodeMay 2, 2026

A Designer Won 1.2 Million in Court. Here's What Happened.

Episode 20 Sn 2 | How to Actually Deal With a Client From Hell

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Stop Waiting on Gigs | Turn Your Old Design Templates Into Passive Income Instead.
Podcast EpisodeApril 25, 2026

Stop Waiting on Gigs | Turn Your Old Design Templates Into Passive Income Instead.

Episode 19 Sn 2 | Money Has to Be Made | The Client Who Vanished for Two Months, and What I Learned.

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Desperation Made Me Say Yes to a Terrible Job Offer
Podcast EpisodeApril 18, 2026

Desperation Made Me Say Yes to a Terrible Job Offer

Episode 18 Sn 2 | Underpaid, Overworked, or Both? Real Designer Stories

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