On Good, Thoughtful Hosts, Sarah Steimer explores the built environment on the notion that a designer’s role is to anticipate the needs of their guests. Join us to dig into the ways in which the built world can influence people’s feelings and experiences — and how. Beyond the traditional requisites of form and function, hear firsthand from architects, engineers, planners, and more on how they imbue designs with health, well-being, user experience, and other modern priorities. Interviews and discussions will include project case studies, profiles of designers, trend reports, and much, much more.
Good, Thoughtful Hosts, A Design Podcast
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On Good, Thoughtful Hosts, Sarah Steimer explores the built environment on the notion that a designer’s role is to anticipate the needs of their guests. Join us to dig into the ways in which the built world can influence people’s feelings and experiences — and how. Beyond the traditional requisites of form and function, hear firsthand from architects, engineers, planners, and more on how they imbue designs with health, well-being, user experience, and other modern priorities. Interviews and discussions will include project case studies, profiles of designers, trend reports, and much, much more.
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Recent Episodes
July 15, 2026
Designing for the Unknowable Future
We’re chatting with Interior Design Director Sandi Rudy, who recently became a Certified Design Futurist. She'll describe how to identify signals that might inform design and create tangible, data-driven concepts. Sandi also discusses how she’s used this framework to help tackle challenging questions, such as the future of offices.
June 9, 2026
AI and Physical Retail: What's Next
Our conversation with Associate Principal Sheri Blattel focuses on how technological advances — in particular, AI — affect physical retail spaces. We'll also explore how young shoppers’ shifting habits, like returning to the mall and requiring an omnichannel experience, are changing the retail landscape.
April 8, 2026
Affordable Housing (2026), Part 2 of 2: How We Get Buy-In
Architects Laura Dougherty and Randy Rhoads explain how they design affordable housing in a way that encourages buy-in at every level. That includes creating desirable homes that residents want to live in, engaging with the community for feedback, and encouraging local governments to view this housing as essential infrastructure.
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