Why do we do? Why do they do? This is Why Do, a podcast that explores why people choose to "do", to create, to put new things into the world. Each episode, graphic designers Ben Courtice (of Boring Friends) and Ram Reyes (of Oversettext) talk to artists, designers, and creatives of all sorts to find out what drives them to do what they do, how they got started, and maybe the occasional debate about the best fast foods.
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Why do we do? Why do they do? This is Why Do, a podcast that explores why people choose to "do", to create, to put new things into the world. Each episode, graphic designers Ben Courtice (of Boring Friends) and Ram Reyes (of Oversettext) talk to artists, designers, and creatives of all sorts to find out what drives them to do what they do, how they got started, and maybe the occasional debate about the best fast foods.
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June 27, 2023
7 - Ram and Ben Gotta Talk Again (Season Finale!)
<p>The season finale blowout extravaganza! We close out the first season the same way we opened it, by sitting down and talking shop. We absolutely throw every guest we’ve had on this season under the bus and reveal all their secrets. We also dig into secret Adobe work trips, H&M cleverly “borrowing” Ben’s work, Ram’s Twitter beef with Chris Do, weird AI, the robots taking our jobs, cloning voices, Ram is a spy, Succession fandom, hopeful season 2 guests, horoscopes, co-star, summer trips, and more!</p> <p>Thanks so much for tuning into our first season of Why Do. Huge thanks to all our amazing guests. Huge thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/computrnerd/">@computrnerd</a> for our music.</p> <p>And finally, of course, thanks to all of you for listening, we love you so much.</p> <p>Give us a shout at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/whydopod/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@whydopod</a> and tell us all about who you wanna see on Season 2, we're already working on it!</p>
June 20, 2023
6 - Leila (lmtweet) on Making Rugs and Weighing Frogs
<p>This week Ben and Ram sit down with Leila Mae Thompson (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lmtweet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@lmtweet</a>), an incredible artist and rug-maker to talk about her creative journey, the double edge of going viral, how to weigh a frog, the ecosystems of the Florida Everglades, secret projects, switching gears, burnout, the letter “I”, fulfilling a million orders, shipping, carving your own educational path, terrible DM intros, influential teachers along the way, designing for print, and more!</p> <p>As always, our theme music is brought to you by the great <a href="https://www.instagram.com/computrnerd/">@computrnerd</a>.</p> <p>Please rate and subscribe if you get a second we appreciate you very big time much!</p>
June 13, 2023
5 - Amy Hood (Hoodzpah Design) literally wrote the book on this stuff.
<p>This week we chat with Amy Hood of Hoodzpah Design (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hoodzpahdesign" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">@hoodzpahdesign</a>) who not only runs an absolutely killer design studio but also literally WROTE THE BOOK on being a freelance creative. We talk California, starting your own studio, oversharing on the internet, does fast food make you live longer, adding secrets to your work TikTok jail, being a twin, running a business with a twin, going to school or teaching yourself, surrounding yourself with good people, landing your first client, the project that launches you, writing a book, sharing knowledge, helping within your capacity, abandoning Twitter, service industry jobs as a kid, and a whole lot more!</p> <p>As always, our theme music is brought to you by the great <a href="https://www.instagram.com/computrnerd/">@computrnerd</a>.</p> <p>Please rate and subscribe if you get a second we appreciate you very big time much!</p>
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