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DESIGNathon
by Anne Cantera & Mahnaz Hajesmaeili
Welcome to the no-BS podcast where AI meets design. We're getting down and dirty with the industry's boldest thinkers, builders, and rebels—talking real-world AI, design breakthroughs, and the messy magic in between. No fluff,no filters—just raw conversations, hot takes, and ideas that are shaping the future.
Episodes
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What if the interface could design itself?
What if the interface could design itself? That's not a hypothetical anymore. In this episode, Josh Clark and Veronika Kindred, co-authors of Sentient Design: Crafting Intelligent Interfaces with AI, are coming on to talk about exactly that. They call it practical magic: starting with bold, even...
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How do I get a job if I can't get experience? How can I get experience if I can't get a job?
DESIGNathon S2 Episode 4 - How do I get experience with no experience? Our guests have been in the trenches. They're breaking down how to get experience when no one will give you a chance and how to navigate a job market that feels designed to keep you out. Speakers: Morgan Denner, CSPOSteven...
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Special Episode: How do you fail forward into 2M followers?
Maggie Weber spent five years making content nobody watched. Now 2 million people follow her every move. Creator of "Being a Woman on the Internet" and the wildly popular Bad Design series, Maggie joins DESIGNathon to talk about what actually builds an audience: authentic storytelling, leading…
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Agentics Is Here: The Stack, The Skills, The Roles Nobody's Teaching Yet
Agentics Is Here: The Stack, The Skills, The Roles Nobody's Teaching Yet Most of the AI conversation is running a cycle behind the actual work. While the industry debates whether agents are real, a small group of builders inside the Agentics Foundation are already shipping swarms, orchestration...
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Who Checks the Model? A Deep Dive into AI Bias Audits
DESIGNathon S2 Episode 2 - Who Checks the Model? A Deep Dive into AI Bias Audits A hiring algorithm that screens out women. A healthcare model trained almost entirely on white male data. A content system that amplifies harm faster than anyone can catch it. These aren't hypotheticals — they…
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The BIG Beautiful AI Ethics Episode
DESIGNathon S2 Episode 1 - The Big Beautiful AI Ethics Episode With nearly 50,000 jobs cut last year where companies pointed directly at AI as the reason, and a major platform's chatbot generating thousands of nonconsensual images per hour, the ethics conversation isn't theoretical anymore, it's...
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Robots Are Coming 🤖
Robotics aren’t some distant future, they’re here, reshaping our world right now. Today, we’re diving into the rise of physical AI: machines that don’t just think, but act. So what new roles are they stepping into, and how will they change ours? Speakers: Harsha Srivatsa Dr. Karthika Balan...
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Autonomous Agents
The guys actually building what others only talk about: swarms, queen bees, and truly agentic AI. A raw look at the pioneers shaping autonomous ecosystems. Speakers: Reuven Cohen Bron Fieldwalker Haiyang Li Hosts:Anne Cantera Mahnaz Hajesmaeili
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The New AI Jobs You Haven’t Heard Of (Yet)
AI is creating jobs faster than you think, are you ready for them?Forget the “AI will take your job” headlines. The real story is the surge of new roles reshaping the future of work! In this episode of DESIGNathon, we’re flipping the script with Harsha Srivatsa and Polly M Allen. We’ll explore...
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Getting Hired as a Designer for AI/UX
Hiring in AI UX is new and messy, so we brought in the pros.Is your portfolio really speaking to hiring managers? What do recruiters see on LinkedIn? And how is hiring in AI product design actually different? This week on DESIGNathon, we’re diving into real-time portfolio reviews, insider takes...
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Getting started in Conversation DESIGN
Conversation design is a hot space where people are in high demand. Is it right for you and how do you learn to do it? We're talking with experts to help you learn how and where to learn this in-demand skill. Guest speakers: Michelle Parayil Soo-Jin Lee Yaddy Arroyo Hosts: Anne Cantera & Mahnaz...
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From UX to AI how to pivot and get work
In the age of AI, how do designers stay relevant, and get hired?From wireframes to workflows, the design world is evolving fast. This episode gets real about what it actually takes to pivot from UX to AI. No fluff. Just honest stories from folks who’ve done it, and how you can too. This episode's...
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Is Figma Really Dead? We will ask the OG's
In the age of AI, which interface will reign supreme? Voice, chat, visuals, or something entirely new? The battle is on. This podcast cuts through the hype to uncover where design, tech, and human behavior collide—and which interface is built to rule them all. Anaïs Wittrock-Roske, MSN, RN, PHN...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the no-BS podcast where AI meets design. We're getting down and dirty with the industry's boldest thinkers, builders, and rebels—talking real-world AI, design breakthroughs, and the messy magic in between. No fluff,no filters—just raw conversations, hot takes, and ideas that are shaping the future.
HOSTED BY
Anne Cantera & Mahnaz Hajesmaeili
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How many episodes does DESIGNathon have?
DESIGNathon currently has 13 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is DESIGNathon about?
Welcome to the no-BS podcast where AI meets design. We're getting down and dirty with the industry's boldest thinkers, builders, and rebels—talking real-world AI, design breakthroughs, and the messy magic in between. No fluff,no filters—just raw conversations, hot takes, and ideas that are shaping...
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DESIGNathon is created and hosted by Anne Cantera & Mahnaz Hajesmaeili.
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