UX IRL

About UX IRL

Show notes: https://medium.com/ux-in-real-life Hello, friends! We're Michelle and Mary Fran – two friends who met through UX and love to geek out about it. UX IRL is a podcast about what UX is like at work and in the world around us. We cover our favorite methods, UX wins/struggles, career, and other UX-y things. Feel free to reach out to us on LinkedIn.

Publisher

Mary Fran Thompson and Michelle Chin

Category

arts · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2021

Latest episode

8 May 2025

Latest episodes

74 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 May 2025

   UX Help Desk LIVE

   We are back with a live edition of Help Desk featuring fresh questions from Reddit and… YOU! Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/uwGn-N7I5bs?si=_uV6ZgozIdFhxOWB Join our livestream on YouTube and Twitch every month. We’d love to hear from you in real-time!

2. 

   8 May 2025

   Gearing up for IAC25

   The Information Architecture Conference (IAC) (https://www.theiaconference.com/) recently wrapped up May 3rd, and we’ve got the inside scoop from the folks running what continues to be one of our favorite conferences. We spoke with Ashley Brewer, IAC25 co-chair, and Kyle Soucy, Career Center coordinator, on what to expect prior to the conference, why gathering in-person is critical in 2025, and how first-time attendees make the most of their experience. Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/LZBL5wtHqMk?si=j5qhFdotW44hH319 Join our livestream on YouTube and Twitch every month. We’d love to hear from you in real-time!

3. 

   13 Mar 2025

   The UX of Japan

   This is our 72nd episode of UX in Real Life, but our first episode in the new, live format! In this episode, we chat about one of our favorite places—Japan! 🇯🇵 Based on our recent travels to Japan, we jump into the UX of everything from daily life to visiting and some of the quirky, well-intentioned user experiences. Watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8QCG-5EdTQ Join our livestream on YouTube and Twitch every month. We’d love to hear from you in real-time!

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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