Dead Ends is a monthly podcast about how the world around us is designed, and how it got that way, ending mostly in, isn’t that interesting?
Hosted by Lou Downe and Sarah Drummond, powered by The School of Good Services
Luxury service expert John Vial & public policy specialist Emma Saunders explore how sumptuary laws and the experience economy redefine luxury in public services, empowering citizens and governments alike.
27 Aug 2024
Dead Ends: Austerity II
In our fifth episode of Dead Ends we've broken out into a two parter. In part two of episode five, we talk austerity, sharing economy, hope and designing for emergent futures.
27 Aug 2024
Dead Ends: Austerity I
In our fifth episode of Dead Ends we've broken out into a two parter. In part one of episode five, we talk austerity, Big Society and the tactics of austerity service design.
30 Jul 2024
Dead Ends: Vernacular
In our fourth episode of Dead Ends, we talk local buildings, brutalism, digital colonialism and Palm Springs
29 May 2024
Dead Ends: Legacy
In our third episode of Dead Ends, we talk time capsules, soy sauce, legacy IT and Rick Astley.
CW: We swear on this episode and talk about some well endowed statues
12 Apr 2024
Dead Ends: Patterns
In our second episode of Dead Ends, we talk patterns, if and then logics, design systems and cheese.
12 Mar 2024
Dead Ends: Lock Ins
Our inaugural episode for Dead Ends on Lock Ins.
We talk being locked into products and services, being in a queuing art work, the Sydney lock in rules and taking a well known dieting app to court
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5.0 / 5
4 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
23 ratings
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