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What happens when a woman sends a stocky blond stranger to tell her ex she loves him. 

#1 A Stranger Says I Love You

An app called Figure One wants to be Instagram, but for doctors. Why would doctors need their own Instagram? We spy on the secret & disgusting medical internet, plus we speak to one of its residents. 

#2 The Secret, Gruesome Internet For Doctors

Twenty years ago, Ethan Zuckerman did something terrible on the internet. And he's still living with the consequences.

#3 We Know What You Did

On this podcast Debbie talks to Mike Rigby about his international career in design and branding and how to stay creatively engaged. “Every event you go to, every person you meet, everything you do is fuel for your next idea.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: 2009-2017

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Mike Rigby

On this podcast Debbie Millman talks to Rochelle Udell about her very creative professional life. "The strength of creative people is to be the outside observer of ordinary things. That's the strength of the creative person, so you've gotta stay outside a little bit."

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Rochelle Udell

Debbie talks to Connie Birdsall about designing some of the most successful brands of our time and what to do when a meeting with clients is not going well.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Connie Birdsall

On this episode Debbie Millman talks to Jonathan Adler about how his pottery defined his aesthetic. “It’s about craft and luxury mixed with a sense of optimism and cheekyness.”

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Jonathan Adler

Debbie talks to poet Elizabeth Alexander about the journey of her extraordinary life and how death makes us think about what we truly value.

Design Matters with Debbie Millman: Elizabeth Alexander

The internet illuminati tells us how to think about Wikileaks. For <a href="http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/">Ethan Zuckerman</a> and <a href="http://www.rushkoff.com/">Douglas Rushkoff</a>, it's kind of an "I Told You So" moment. <a href="http://www.ellsberg.net/">Daniel Ellsberg</a> explains why Bradley Manning is a better comparison than Julian Assange while <a href="http://jilliancyork.com/">Jillian York</a> says FAIL to Time Magazine's choice for person of the year. Cartoonist <a href="http://joealterio.com/">Joe Alterio</a> draws the cables and <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/trailhead.html">Christopher Beam</a> celebrates the diplomatic 'talent' pool. Plus <a href="http://gabriellacoleman.org/">Gabriella Coleman</a> on Anonymous, <a href="http://www.evgenymorozov.com/">Evgeny Morozov</a> on DDOS, and your host asks "What Would China Do?"

All You Have to do is Ask (TMI Wikileaks Special)

<a href="http://icarusfilms.com/new2010/disco.html">Jaak Kilmi</a> talks about his childhood watching Finnish TV in Soviet Estonia and <a href="http://www.anasqtiesh.com/">Anas Qtiesh</a> talks about how Facebook is both banned and popular in Syria. Your host talks with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Cold-War-World-Letters/dp/1565846648">Frances Stonor Saunders</a> who wrote the seminal book on the CIA and Abstract Expressionism and we learn about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Edward-Hopper-Biography-Gail-Levin/dp/0520214757">Edward Hopper's</a> love of Reality. Plus a deep look at the CIA's Operation Real World.

Cultural Freedom

Design Matters by Debbie Millman features interviews with designers, artists and cultural leaders, including Lawrence Weiner, Barbara Kruger, Malcolm Gladwell, Eric Kandel, Stefan Sagmeister, John Maeda, Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones, Michael Arad, Milton Glaser, Massimo Vignelli, Paula Scher, Steven Heller, Jonah Lehrer, among others.

In 2011, Design Matters received the People’s Design Award from the prestigious Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards.

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