In listening to her ask famous creatives about their practice, “how they design their lives,” I’ve found such solace and inspiration. It’s fitting that this review is almost a week late publishing due to my depression induced writer’s block, since Debbie Millman is someone whom I often joke has become my lesbian Brené Brown. It’s fitting that it’s Design Matters, because falling into Debbie Millman’s significant backlog - nearly 500, episodes spanning 18 years, the longest ever in history - became my pandemic salve. Hooking my phone up to the Bluetooth speakers in my kitchen and letting conversations wash over me like friends while I gather flour and sugar. Sunday morning pancakes time is when I listen to all my podcasts. It’s fitting that this review of Why Design Matters, a curated anthology celebrating Debbie Millman’s historic and sublime interview podcast Design Matters, is publishing on a Sunday.
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