Technical Difficulties

About Technical Difficulties

Technical Difficulties centers the stories of female leaders in tech and design. In each episode, these women share career-defining moments, unexpected pivots, values they live and design by, and advice for students and new grads. Join Liz Gerber, Northwestern Professor and founder of Design for America, as we learn alongside the leaders designing a human-centered digital future. Season 1's lineup explores design leadership, research, storytelling, identity, social impact and ethical innovation, creativity, and curiosity. If you’re a student, designer, technologist, researcher, or creative, Technical Difficulties is the podcast for you!

Publisher

Liz Gerber

Category

arts · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2023

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

36 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Smart Tech, Real Problems, Bold Solutions with Bea Alessio

   Host Liz Gerber interviews Bea Alessio, Group Product Manager at Google DeepMind, about building award-winning AI products and finding joy in career and creativity.

2. 

   26 May 2026

   From Ideas to Impact; Amy Guterman's Journey in Tech for Good

   Amy Guterman, Senior Director of AI for Impact at Salesforce, shares her impactful journey in tech for good, revealing how diverse experiences shape a meaningful career.

3. 

   18 May 2026

   Desigining What Matters with Moneta Ho Kushner

   Host Liz Gerber interviews Moneta Ho Kushner, Director of Product Design at WhatsApp, about blending structure and soul to shape connection and navigate a design career.

Who has been a guest on Technical Difficulties

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Bea Alessio
• Amy Guterman
• Moneta Ho Kushner
• Doris Sung
• Mariana Amatullo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,159

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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