Published / 4 years ago
Podcasts for Product Designers and Data Scientists
One of the best ways I’ve found for learning a new topic is through complete immersion in the subject matter. Like a foreigner traveling abroad and absorbing a new language directly from locals, I’ve found learning at all times of the day, through both active and passive learning, works best for becoming a subject matter expert in just a short amount of time. In our modern world, the best form of passive learning has got to be through listening to podcasts.
Product Design Podcasts
My primary role is as a digital product designer and to keep up with the latest industry trends there are a few really great podcasts that help me elevate my game. Below is a list of my regular favorites.
THIS IS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Definitely my favorite product design podcast. So far they have created over 200 episodes of pure gold. I feel like a better product designer after every episode.
Highlight episode: Moving Fast is Product Management
Interview with GE Product Innovation Leader about process.
METHOD PODCAST FROM GOOGLE DESIGN
They have such great process at Google, good for insights into stronger workflow.
Highlight Episode: Conor O’Sullivan of Google Pixel
Interview with Google Sound Design Lead, reveals a better understanding user interactions in different ways than just visual design.
WIREFRAME
Adobe + Gimlet make a well produced show.
Highlight Episode: Is Good Design Good for You?
A look at the Facebook Like button and other addictive design.
Data Science / AI & ML Podcasts
I recently moved into a new position that required me to quickly become a subject matter expert in various forms of artificial intelligence. To get up to speed quickly I found several podcasts to be incredibly helpful in allowing me to converse with data scientists about complicated topics.
DATA SKEPTIC
I have become a big big fan of this show, so much so that I’ve bought swag from their store to proudly display on my laptop. The [MINI] episodes are great because host Kyle Polich (Data Scientist) explains complicated data science topics to his graphic designer wife Linh Da Tran. These are perfect for me to learn from.
Highlight Episode: word2vec
A really interesting look at how words can be represented as an array of values that describe the true essence of the word, rather than a simple binary representation of the characters.
MACHINE LEARNING GUIDE
Short run 30 episode series I found incredibly helpful for an intro to AI/ML.
Highlight Episode: Deep Learning
TALKING MACHINES
Great for staying up to date with the latest ML techniques.
Highlight Episode: Getting a Start in ML and Applied AI at Facebook
THE CHATBOT PODCAST
Great guests talking future of Chatbot & NLP.
Highlight Episode: Making Your Chatbot Smarter with Janis
