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Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 80: Age and Authenticity

The Age of Post-Authenticity and the Ironic Truths of Meme Culture, a Prince George parody account, American house numbers

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 81: American Royalty

Prince Harry marries Meghan Markle; Tom Wolfe as design writer, Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Melrose; the scent of Play-Doh

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 89: Headsets and Holograms

VR typography, Glenn Gould hologram tour, Paul Rand ephemera auction, Robert Venturi, Mark Lamster’s Philip Johnson biography, Werner’s Nomenclature of Colors

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 97: Candidates and “Creatives”

2020 presidential campaign logos, 50 Books | 50 Covers, the “creative” hustle, Ellsworth Kelly stamps, Olivia Colman in Flowers

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 102: The Long View

Black hole image, Dyson Airblade, Titus Kaphar, Liz Jackson, Comic Sans takeover

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 107: Scientific Advances

Science poster redesign, Eli Baden-Lasar’s portraits of his sperm-donor siblings, Jony Ive parodies, a ridiculous commercial

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 112: The Sweet Smell of Succession

Television: HBO’s Succession, The Deuce, The Politician, Face Values at Cooper Hewitt, Jessica Wynne photographs mathematician blackboards

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 119: Soldiers and Generals

Kyle Chayka’s “The Longing for Less”; minimalism; Hugh Weber joins Design Observer; Don Norman on collaboration; Maggie Gram on design thinking; the death of Mr. Peanut; Fanchon & Marco