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Why AxS from ArtCenter — 75 episodes

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Why AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Indigenous Futurism

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Why AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Dark Matter

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Why AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Art and Science

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Why AxS Podcast from ArtCenter: Rosetta Mission

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Why AxS Podcast from ArtCenter

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Karen Hofmann on building an accessible, affordable and inclusive education

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Jackie Amezquita on migration, memory and making art

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Aimee Mullins on Finding a World of Possibilities in Every Problem

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Artist Lita Albuquerque on Regeneration After the Fire

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Artist Kim Schoenstadt on finding redemption through creativity and kinship

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James Meraz on creating a path through unimaginable loss

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Change Lab Season 10: Forged in Fire, Make to Heal

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53 Google's Ivy Ross on Reimagining the Life You're Meant to Live

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52 Tisha Johnson on design as a growth mindset

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51 Aimee Bender on writing into uncertainty

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50 Ann Hamilton on the Power of I-Don't-Know

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49 Mike Shinoda on the Alchemy of Making Music and Art

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48 Artist Diana Thater is determined to reveal a world worth saving

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Change Lab Season 9: Make to Know

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47 Pasadena City College President Erika Endrijonas on leveling the playing field

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46 UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ on creating institutional change from within

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45 Fuller Seminary President Mark Labberton on the theology of making

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44 Dan Brodnitz on democratizing education at LinkedIn Learning

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43 Occidental College President Harry Elam on finding a roadmap for systemic change in revolutionary theater movements

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42 D'Wayne Edwards on building a pipeline for diversity in sneaker design

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Change Lab Season 8: Reinventing Education

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41 Elle Hearns on Leading a Movement for Black Trans Lives

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40 Grace Lynne Haynes on painting to redefine darkness and light

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Change Lab Presents: Micheaux Mission

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39 Cedric Johnson on thinking historically about racial justice and the policing crisis

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Change Lab Presents: Scene On Radio

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38 Kevin Bethune on realizing dreams through design

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Change Lab Presents: The Brown Girls Guide to Politics

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37 Photographer Barbara DuMetz on bringing diversity to both sides of the camera

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Change Lab Presents: The Institute of Black Imagination

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36 Bob Davidson on Rising Above Segregation through Persistence and Resistance

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Change Lab Season 07 Trailer

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35 Graffiti artist Chaz Bojorquez on straddling the street and the Smithsonian

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34 Get Lit Words Ignite founder Diane Luby Lane on empowering teens through spoken word poetry

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33 Dennis Gassner on the 'method' behind his Oscar-winning production design

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32 Jessica Helfand on Redefining Design Ethics for the Digital Age

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31 Ini Archibong on Designing Things that Spark Wonder

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30 Documentary Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol on the Active Pursuit of Empathy

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29 Saki Mafundikwa and Sadie Red Wing on Decolonializing Design

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28 Recent Alum Vicente Magaña on Solving the Riddle of Mass Transit in California

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27 IBM Design Chief Phil Gilbert on Leadership as Love

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Encore Episode: Wendy MacNaughton on Road Testing Inspiration

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Encore Episode: Reconnecting with Jesse Genet on the Growth of Lumi and the Future of E-Commerce

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Encore Episode: Reconnecting with Jackie Amézquita on Crossing Borders into Parts Known and Unknown

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26 Father Greg Boyle on Reducing Gang Violence through Radical Kinship at Homeboy Industries

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25 RISD President Rosanne Somerson on the Next Iteration of Creative Education

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24 Jeff Goodby on Creating Mass Intimacy through Artful Advertising

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23 Rebeca Méndez on dissolving boundaries and connecting with our animal nature

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22 Mariana Prieto on Designing for Wildlife

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21 Ari Montanez on Realizing his NBA Dreams through Design

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20 James Hollis on the Psyche, Uncertainty and Uncovering Creativity

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19 Ralph Gilles on Automobile Design, Human Connection and the Future of Cars

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18 Lisa Kron on Memory, Meaning and the Collective Power of Theater

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17 Charlie Hodges on Pivoting from Dance to Design

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16 Jesse Genet on Building Businesses to Create a Meaningful Life

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15 Matthew Rolston on Glamour, Death Anxiety and the Unity of Opposites

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14 Jackie Amezquita on Crossing Borders to Create Change

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13 Courtney Martin on Activism and Inspiring Social Justice Through Writing

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12 Chris Kraus on Writing Through a Mask

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11 Ellen Lupton on Design as Storytelling

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10 Yves Behar on Creating and Designing through Technology

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09 Paula Scher on Conjuring Instantly Recognizable Design

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08 Amy Ziering on Giving Voice to Survivors of Sexual Abuse

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07 Wendy MacNaughton on Telling Stories Through Illustration and Text

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06 Niklas Gustafsson on Creating Meaningful Brand Stories

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05 Mari Nakano - Using Design for the Social Good

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04 Sara Khoury - Designing for the User and Human Experience

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03 Edgar Arceneaux - Using Critical Thinking to Share Stories

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02 John X. Carey - Balancing Art and Commerce in Film

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01 Lynda Weinman - Taking Arts Education Online