In this episode, we talk to our friend, Maia Buzbee, about their journey of becoming an activist designer and what roles social media, crowdfunding websites, and relationships have in supporting the trans community. In addition, Maia brings perspective to how having a politicized identity has shaped how they approach art and design. 

This episode's guest is designer, artist, PSU instructor, and life-long investigator of anything and everything, Sean Schumacher. Sean's work is informed by the value of place and digging far beneath the surface. Together we dig beneath the surface of topics such as this history of Las Vegas buildings, obsession with hustle culture, and the vital role that designers play in society's relationship to technology.

Our first ever of all time episode is graced by the truly wonderful Misha Tahir. Misha has spent the last 5 months working on and healing from her thesis, A.B.C.D (American Born Confused Desi), a web series and zine about living with a multicultural identity. We discuss her experience (and confusion) around growing up as a Pakistani American, how a global perspective has shaped her as a designer, the importance of empathy, and some hot tips for how to research for your design thesis!