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Making It Up — 207 episodes · page 2 of 3
108: Streaming services and tokenism
107: New tech is a hard sell and rich people are really lucky
106: TikTok content moderation issues and Adobe blocks Venezuelan users
105: Forever 21 bankruptcy and esports apparel monetization
104: The MacArthur Grant and luxury’s position on climate crisis activism
103: Influencer grammar and YouTube verification
102: Posthumous collections and unionizing
101: Special edition ft. personal questions
100: Products for older people and disability access
099: The future of Diet Prada and the purpose of gender-neutral pronouns
098: The memes and brands relationship and virtual influencers
097: The history and effect of the hipster
096: Peak podcast and the Bob Ross paintings mystery
095: Instagram combats bullying and the millennial art market
094: What photographers owe subjects and smartphones are either killing or saving the planet
093: Gaming subscriptions and changing women’s football
092: Creative capital and teens on climate crisis
091: Rei Kawakubo and the role of work
090: Experience as art and smart cities
089: Political correctness in fashion and the rise of the slacker
088: Rise of captionfluencers and MUJI Hotel opens in Tokyo
087: The VICE Philip Morris partnership and overflowing museum collections
086: Mega-influencers and taxing luxury goods
085: Losing the suit and vegan design
084: Being successful but miserable and a Nike ad on women in sports
083: Healthy skepticism and artist-endowed foundations
082: NOAH on consumer power and Reddit accepting Tencent funding
081: Nardwuar’s influence on hip-hop and the evolution of CAPTCHA
080: Personality in websites and the responsibility of billionaires
079: A planetary health diet and creating while clean
078: Pizza could save the world and millennial burnout
077: Virtual influencers and big tech growth
076: The future book and the comeback of physical books
075: Creating projects inspired by heritage and airlines for millennials
074: Better native advertising in podcasts and the Tumblr NSFW content ban
073: Fashion profiling in Cambridge Analytica data and Amazon HQ2 gentrification
072: Craigslist decreases waste generation and Rookie Mag closes
071: Forbes 30 Under 30 and NASA-inspired products
070: The business of background music and nanoinfluencer marketing
069: Special episode recap of the Unexpected Connections conference
067: Photoshop on the iPad and myths about the Chinese art market
066: How to fix fashion and giving entrepreneurs money
065: Low-Tech Magazine’s low-tech website and Banksy’s self-destructing art
064: Too many video games and in praise of mediocrity
063: Performative well-being and the diminishing marginal value of aesthetics
062: Defining authenticity and social credit systems
061: What analytical media can teach and an online museum cataloguing analog sounds
060: Community-driven publications and the Kaepernick Nike campaign
059: Art in space and better cybersecurity
058: The Nike balaclava controversy, acknowledging luck, and the linguistic heritage
057: Intrusive Upwork monitoring and Advisory Board Crystals Wikipedia collaboration
056: Narcissism in the West and the censoring of fake news
055: Controversy around the Netflix Originals show Insatiable and what rich people f
054: Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% and Jonah Hill in connection to origin stories
053: Emotional help from AI and the Nike App at Retail
052: Social media’s impact on empathy and advancements in surveillance technology
051: Fashion’s inconsistent support of #MeToo and the purpose of the Michelin Guide
050: The potential challenges for Grailed and what makes a good CV
049: Jay-Z as the new creative director of Puma Basketball and Kickstarter launches
048: Roger Federer possible Uniqlo sponsorship and Grindr's publication Into opens a production studio
047: Criticism of the Nike BETRUE campaign and an awkward marketing campaign by adidas
046: Spotify rolls back its hateful conduct policy and the link between sleep and creativity
045: The history of venture capital and Instagram's new features for digital well-being
044: Sagmeister & Walsh launch product line Sorry I Have No Filter and nightclubs fostering culture
043: Lo-fi hip-hop and the meaning of "muse"
042: Should we use physical/psychological testing to optimize us for jobs and why society needs to care about helicopter parenting.
041: Is there a benefit to copycat technology and assessing the NY Times op-ed section
040: What comes after Facebook and Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton
039: The power of reality television and why people don't ask for help
038: Food is your flag and YouTube stardom doesn't mean riches
037: Authenticity in entertainment published by celebrities and tech logos all resembling each other
036: The shifting nature of Asian-American identity, and the tyranny of convenience
035: Whether higher education is a waste of time, and non designers learning the fundamentals of design.
034: HuffPost shuts down its contributor network and China wants to become a global soft power
033: How Japanese culture approaches space, and the value of being an expert generalist.
032: The normalization of bad grammar, and the idea of creative integrity and the struggling artist myth.
031: Rich Brian's new name and GTA Online's pay-to-win mechanisms
030: Discussing VICE's New York Times expose and the prophetic words of John C. Jay
029: The pros and cons of a Disney and Fox merger and MUJI's flawless brand execution.
028: What if Apple became a subscription service for hardware? Can journalism engage audiences through gamification?
027: Preserving food culture amongst tribes and the future of dining in the sky.
026: The FCC's steps towards eradicating net neutrality, and giving kids slack for what they say on social media.
025: Why do we need to touch things at museums, and what are the factors behind critical thought and analysis?
024: Have we hit peak merchandise? The dark world of Children's YouTube.
023: ComplexCon 2017 and media's future at the hands of billionaires
022: Our first-ever guest, video games as a military tool, and the relevance of Barbara Kruger's subway ticket art.
021: China starts rating its citizens to increase trust and AI becomes increasingly common
020: The case for adding sneaker culture into the curriculum, and the current state of push notifications?
019: The encroachment of AR into our public spaces, and Dropbox's controversial rebranding.
018: How Apple is tackling streaming music, and PUMA & Daily Paper's trip to Africa to build a football pitch.
017: Coca-Cola sponsors a video game character and how tech and social media has changed food reviews.
016: Improving photographic diversity in media and the emergence of Polaroid Originals
015: The value of a New Yorker magazine tote bag as cultural currency, and what it means for Detroit to have a "chief storyteller."
014: How can blockchain and cryptocurrencies change social media? Can you achieve greatness on a 40-hour work week?
013: Black Girls Code turns down $125K from Uber and how creatives should look at money
012: How aging affects our creative process and PR agency Derris' new investment fund.
011: Is church-based streetwear the next big thing? Can a tech-minded approach to food work in the face of regulation?
010: Should you speed listen to podcasts? What does it mean when memes are used as political tools?
009: WeTransfer's $10,000 grants for ex-SoundCloud employees and the power of the newsletter
007: Is 90s web design making a comeback and Nike's silence over the A$AP Bari incident