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AI-tocracyBONUS EPISODE: Kickin' it with David Ryan Polgar and All Tech is Human at the Shared Futures AI ForumIn this bonus ep, Dylan and David talk about DC thai food. But also our shared AI futures. Recorded live at the Shared Futures AI Forum sponsored by Aspen Digital and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. To be clear, the podcast is not sponsored. Dylan just wanted to talk about DC thai food and AI and David happened to be there. 2025-06-1428 min
Ignore All Previous InstructionsPam and David Dylan Thomas take the diversions counter off the chartsPam and David Dylan Thomas take the diversions counter off the charts talking about David's work in inclusive design and filmmaking, the nature of time, personal brands giving the ick, and the challenges faced in the tech industry and The Internet At Large. Why talking about ideas feels better than "talking about yourself," the impact of success on artistic expression, and the implications of language in politics and democracy. There's also diversions into: mindfulness and meditation, why nightmares becoming real is less scary than other things, and the movie Network and how it's SO still relevant. Just listen to...2024-10-181h 29
Story in a BottleDavid Dylan Thomas: Navigating Cognitive Bias and Creative InnovationEpisode Summary:
David Dylan Thomas, an expert in cognitive bias and user experience, joins us to discuss his multifaceted career and unique insights into the intersection of technology and ethics. David’s journey began in the indie film scene, where he discovered the transformative potential of the internet, leading him to pivot towards UX and content strategy. He has worked extensively in applying cognitive biases to create ethical and inclusive products, making him a sought-after speaker and author of the book “Design for Cognitive Bias.”
Throughout our conversation, David emphasized the importance of participatory design and in...2024-06-131h 01
UX PodcastDigital Ownership with David Dylan ThomasS02E10 (#320). What does it mean to own something? We talk with David about the concept of ownership, going beyond the legal definition and into the wider concept of ownership and how digital artefacts lead us to re-think and re-evaluate some of the concepts that we have previously relied on. We talk about copyright, creative...
The post Digital Ownership with David Dylan Thomas appeared first on UX Podcast.2024-02-0247 min
ATD Accidental TrainerHarness Cognitive Bias to Influence Stakeholders with David Dylan ThomasDavid Dylan Thomas, Founder and CEO of David Dylan Thomas LLC and author of Design for Cognitive Bias, joins the podcast to share how L&D professionals can harness cognitive bias in their work. David reveals common cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, illusion of control, loss aversion bias, and consistency bias, and provides strategies to influence your stakeholders with these in mind. We also discuss the challenges of workplace change and why differentiating between behavior change and belief change matters. Resources: · David Dylan Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david...2023-10-1129 minATD Accidental TrainerHarness Cognitive Bias to Influence Stakeholders with David Dylan ThomasDavid Dylan Thomas, Founder and CEO of David Dylan Thomas LLC and author of Design for Cognitive Bias, joins the podcast to share how L&D professionals can harness cognitive bias in their work. David reveals common cognitive biases, such as confirmation bias, illusion of control, loss aversion bias, and consistency bias, and provides strategies to influence your stakeholders with these in mind. We also discuss the challenges of workplace change and why differentiating between behavior change and belief change matters. Resources: · David Dylan Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david...2023-10-1129 min
"Lately, I've been thinking about..."Torrey Podmajersky - Existential DreadIn this episode we talk to ux writer and Strategic Writing for UX author Torrey Podmajersky about existential dread and, in particular, the dread that comes from having the same conversation over and over and over and over...We get into how sometimes these conversations are practice and how sometimes they're ways to avoid the *real* conversation we have to have if we ever stop having this conversation over and over, the ways we try to define progress, why do some people prefer authoritarianism, and much, much, more.Recommended content from this episode2023-05-0359 min
Design Thinking 101Cognitive Bias + Ethics + Dreaming the Future of Design with David Dylan Thomas — DT101 E112David Dylan Thomas is the author of Design for Cognitive Bias and the creator and host of the Cognitive Bias podcast. Dave has consulted with major clients in entertainment, healthcare, publishing, finance, and retail. As the founder and CEO of David Dylan Thomas, LLC, he offers workshops and presentations on inclusive design and the role of bias in making decisions. We talk about cognitive bias, ethics, and dreaming the future of design. Listen to learn about: >> How cognitive biases affect the way we think and design >> Inclusive design >> David’s Assumption Audit >> How participatory design sh...2023-05-0244 min
uncommon good with pauli reeseDavid Dylan Thomas wants you to get comfortable with uncertainty AND black horror filmHow do you get comfortable with uncertainty? CAN you get comfortable with uncertainty?
David Dylan Thomas (TED, Design for Cognitive Bias, Lately I've been thinking about…) says yes — not only can you become more comfortable with not knowing things, but it is an essential skill for surviving and thriving in the world today.
CONTENT WARNING: Bullying, Race-based violence, Depression
In our first ever live-taped episode filmed at Venture Cafe Philadelphia, we discuss: how design impacts our lives, the nature of good and bad, how we know things, neuroscience, PLUS David takes questions from the audience.
Follow David on Twitter: https://twit...2023-02-231h 17
The Content Strategy PodcastEpisode 48: David Dylan Thomas - Understanding design, content and biasDavid Dylan Thomas is a founder, author and speaker who is an expert on designing for cognitive bias. In his conversation with Kristina, David shares his experience and insights on patterns in representation, assumption audits, designing for bad outcomes and the need for meaningful conversations about bias.
2022-11-2236 min
Content Strategy InsightsDavid Dylan Thomas and Dayana Kibilds: Cognitive Load and Emotional Labor – Episode 122As content strategists and designers we do our best to create experiences that inform and empower our users.
David Dylan Thomas
Dayana Kibilds
Unfortunately, we sometimes fall short of perfect, human-centered, user-focused design practice.
Two of our most common failings occur when we bombard our users with excessive cognitive load and impose on them unnecessary emotional labor.
David Dylan Thomas and Dayana Kibilds are having an ongoing dialog about these important topics and let me eavesdrop on their conversation.
We talked about:
how emotional labor and cognitive load can put up a brick wall between you and your users
how...2022-07-2700 min
Brave UX with Brendan Jarvis 🇺🇦David Dylan Thomas - Rising Above Our Biases in DesignDavid Dylan Thomas shares practical ways of making design more inclusive, reassures us that other people can’t read our minds, and suggests a fresh approach to tackling systemic harms.
Highlights include:
⭐ What is the Illusion of Transparency?
⭐ How do we rise above our biases in design?
⭐ What is an assumption audit and how does it work?
⭐ How do we change bad behaviour without cancelling people?
⭐ What separates bias from the isms - racism, sexism, ageism etc?
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Who is David Dylan Thomas?
David is the Founder and...2022-04-251h 25
Omnichannel by OmnichannelXEp. 11 – Who is Design for Cognitive Bias for? – David Dylan ThomasIn this episode, we hear from David Dylan Thomas Founder and CEO of David Dylan Thomas, LLC. He explores his book Design for Cognitive Bias and how people who work in the content and user experience sphere can integrate anti-bias processes in their organizations.
“If you make assumptions, this book is for you.”
And don't we all make assumptions? This book is truly meant for everyone as we all have our cognitive biases, but this book may resonate most with designers, content strategists, and others who build websites, products, and apps for pe...2022-04-1547 min
One Knight in ProductUnderstanding & Interrupting Cognitive Biases in Product Design (with David Dylan Thomas, Author ”Design for Cognitive Bias”)An interview with David Dylan Thomas. David is a product designer and self-taught expert in cognitive bias. He's now consulting with companies to help them make ethical product design decisions and is the author of "Design for Cognitive Bias", a book that aims to help us all understand the implicit biases that underpin our decision making when we design products.
We talk about a lot, including:
How he got into writing and consulting about cognitive biases in the first place, whether you need to go back to college to learn about this stuff and whether it's...2022-04-1047 min
Technically Speaking with Harrison WheelerValue-Based Decision Making, Hiring with a Growth Mindset, and Design for Cognitive Bias with David Dylan Thomas.In today’s episode our host Harrison Wheeler is joined by David Dylan Thomas, speaker, filmmaker, and author of Designed for Cognitive Bias, to talk about the fascinating world of cognitive biases, how they influence our day-to-day lives, the importance of sticking to a growth mindset and how to deal with impostor syndrome. Googling and learning from Wikipedia will never make you an expert, but it will definitely open doors for you. You don’t want to miss this conversation, so tune in now!Jump straight into:(01:33) - A cheerleader for inclusive design: Meet David Dyla...2021-10-2641 min
Front End Nerdery Podcast6 - David Dylan ThomasIn this episode, I talk with David Dylan Thomas, a User Experience expert, speaker, author, and filmmaker about bias and his book available at A Book Apart, "Design for Cognitive Bias". We talk about his book, some different kinds of bias, and what inclusive design is and how inclusive design is important. Intro/Outro music graciously given permission to use called, "Settle In" by Homer Gaines. Transcripts can be found at https://toddl.dev/podcast/transcripts/thomas/
Show Notes:
https://www.daviddylanthomas.com/ - David’s Personal Site
https://abookapart.com/products/design-for-cognitive-bias - D...2021-05-1654 min
The Human Centered Design Podcast (Premium)David Dylan Thomas 'Designing with/for Cognitive Bias'Hello and welcome to another episode of BDC. My name is Gerry Scullion, and I’m a service designer, and founder of This is HCD and CEO of This is Doing - we provide live online design and innovation classes, providing training for service designers, design researchers, product managers, user experience designers and much more.
In this episode, I am delighted to welcome David Dylan Thomas, author of the new book from A Book Apart, Designing for Cognitive Bias. We speak openly about bias in the design sphere and what we can do to mitigate it - ri...2020-11-0933 min
Bringing Design Closer with Gerry ScullionDavid Dylan Thomas 'Designing with/for Cognitive Bias'Hello and welcome to another episode of BDC. My name is Gerry Scullion, and I’m a service designer, and founder of This is HCD and CEO of This is Doing - we provide live online design and innovation classes, providing training for service designers, design researchers, product managers, user experience designers and much more.
In this episode, I am delighted to welcome David Dylan Thomas, author of the new book from A Book Apart, Designing for Cognitive Bias. We speak openly about bias in the design sphere and what we can do to mitigate it - ri...2020-11-0934 min
Stacking the Bricks: Creators and Entrepreneurs You Can Relate ToEP41 - Questioning Our Assumptions with David Dylan ThomasThis week I'm stopping by The Cognitive Bias Podcast with David Dylan Thomas to riff on a topic we're both very passionate about: the intersection of ethics and capitalism.Dave is one of the best people I can think of to talk to about this because as a designer and a strategist, He spent a lot of his career thinking about the implications of bias on our work as creators.And one of the things I've heard Dave talk about over and over and over is how so many of the ethical problems we face...2020-10-2938 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastMargo SternIn this episode, we talk to content strategist Margo Stern about fighting bias by slowing down users and setting sensible goals.2020-09-1856 min
UX Podcast#245 Cognitive bias with David Dylan ThomasWe all have cognitive biases, flaws in our reasoning and judgement due to our personal beliefs and hidden pattens that we’ve subconsciously adopted over time. David Dylan Thomas joins us to discuss cognitive bias and how we can design for it and work with it.2020-09-1100 minThe Cognitive Bias PodcastSara Wachter-BoettcherOn this latest episode of the live podcast, we talk to Active Voice founder Sara Wachter-Boettcher about leadership, white supremacy, and the ways in which design perpetuates systems of oppression.2020-09-1053 minThe Cognitive Bias PodcastKristina HalvorsonIn this live recording we interview Kristina Halvorson, CEO of Brain Traffic and founder of Confab Events, about topics ranging from the role content strategy plays in mitigating bias, the value of plain language in politics, and the power of active listening.2020-09-0454 minThe Cognitive Bias PodcastThe (limited) Return of The Cognitive Bias Podcast!Special announcement about an upcoming limited series run of The Cognitive Bias Podcast LIVE!2020-08-3101 min
This Must Be The PlaceEpisode 1: David Dylan Thomas on Design For Civil DiscourseDavid Dylan Thomas is a Content Strategy Advocate at ThinkCompany in Philadelphia and the host of the Cognitive Bias Podcast. In this podcast we talk about how the phrasing of questions influences answers, the ways design influences discourse, and how capitalism is ruining everything.
"You have in your head, oh, I will get more clicks if people are angry, right? But people are yelling at each other on my platform, so it isn't necessarily true, right? There's all sorts of science around, like, what motivates people to share content, and anger does it but then so does wonder and hope."...2020-08-3140 min
Content Strategy InsightsDavid Dylan Thomas: Design for Cognitive BiasDavid Dylan Thomas can help you tame the unconscious biases that can undermine your design decision-making. These biases are strong. You may never conquer them all. But recognizing them and accounting for them in your content strategy and design work can mitigate the hazards they present. You need to be on your toes at every turn to account for these cognitive biases. They can affect the products and experiences you design, your collaborations with your team, and your own behavior. Dave's book shows you how to deal with each of these challenges. https...2020-08-2530 min
10-Minute Tech CommDavid Dylan Thomas on Cognitive BiasDavid Dylan Thomas, author of Design for Cognitive Bias, offers insight on how our unconscious minds shape decisions and designs and tells us what we can do about it. Learn more at https://www.daviddylanthomas.com/. Follow @TechCommUAH or email Ryan Weber at ryan.weber@uah.edu for more information about the show.2020-08-1815 min
The Iowa Idea Podcast31. David Dylan ThomasThe Iowa Idea: David Dylan Thomas
“It’s not about having more information. It’s about having the right information.”
In this episode of The Iowa Idea Podcast, I sit down with David Dylan Thomas. Dave is the author of the book Design for Cognitive Bias from A Book Apart, serves as Content Strategy Advocate at Think Company and is the creator and host of the Cognitive Bias Podcast. He has developed digital strategies for major clients in entertainment, healthcare, publishing, finance, and retail. Dave has presented at TEDNYC, SXSW Interactive, Confab, IA Conference, and many oth...2020-08-1354 min
Tech for Good LiveMaking Friends With... David Dylan ThomasWelcome to another episode of “Making Friends With…” - a special series where the Tech for Good Live team sit down for an in-depth interview with someone who is doing exceptional work in the tech industry.
In this episode, Bex is catching up with filmmaker, content strategist and idea-o-phile, David Dylan Thomas.
We're cheating a little bit, having made friends with David back at UX Copenhagen in 2018 but he's such a good guy that we thought we'd find out more about what he's up to at the moment, including his upcoming A Book Apart debut!
...2020-06-1642 min
Fantasy Flavor PodcastNFL Free Agency 2020: DeAndre Hopkins, Stefon Diggs, David Johnson, Nick Foles, Hayden HurstLinks:
Dylan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dkthom2018
Dylan's Instagram: https://instagram.com/fantasyfellow/
Website: https://dkthomas2018.wixsite.com/fantasy
Trenton's Twitters:
https://twitter.com/TRoberts21 OR https://twitter.com/TRobertsNFL
Trenton's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fantasy_football_takes/
Sanatan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sanatansaraf
2020-03-2115 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastSeries Finale with Kiran ThomasIn our final episode, we talk to my son, Kiran Thomas, about the biases in schoolwork, The Amazing World of Gumball, and why General Grievous is so misunderstood. Thanks to everyone for listening!2020-01-161h 10
The Cognitive Bias PodcastThe Myth of Online AdvertisingBias is so powerful, you can run a $300 billion industry on it.2020-01-0820 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastHow to Make Better DecisionsAfter years of no solutions, we look at a few approaches for mitigating bias and applying some quality control to your decision-making.2019-12-3130 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastLinguistic BiasFor our 100th episode (yay!!), special guest Mbiyimoh Ghogomu walks us through some of the ways in which language influences our thinking without us even knowing it.2019-12-2058 min
Tech Thinking Aloud#5: The Painfully Obvious Intersectionality of the United States of America - with David Dylan ThomasHello everyone & welcome to the Tech Thinking Aloud Podcast. Each episode, we bring tech articles to life by reading them aloud and discussing their importance to the tech community and the world. We're your hosts, Heather & Jim O'Neill. Today's article is titled The Painfully Obvious Intersectionality of the United States of America (or Why This Shouldn't Be Such a Chore, People). It's written by David Dylan Thomas and it's featured on Medium. ----- Get in touch with David David's website David's Twitter Connect with us po...2019-12-1037 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastZeigarnik EffectIf something is unresolved, you'll remember it way better.2019-11-2605 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastDecision FatigueEven the most important decisions can succumb to hanger.2019-11-0613 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastItalian Populism with Luca PassaniWe talk to special guest Luca Passani about the biases that are playing out in Italian politics today.2019-10-2733 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastThe Neuroscience of Bias with Due QuachWe talk with Calm Clarity founder and CEO Due Quach about the neuroscience behind bias and concrete steps to overcome it.2019-10-1557 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastKnow Your Worth, with Dan SingerWe talk with Dan Singer, Senior Experience Designer at Think Company, about a survey of Philadelphia designers talking about their salaries and both the biases it uncovers and the biases he had to avoid when helping to create it.2019-09-2846 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastWhat's in a Name?What's in a name? Far too much.2019-09-2219 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastSuggestibilityIt is disturbingly easy to influence our behaviors or memories.2019-09-1607 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastRuined by Design with Mike MonteiroWe talk to Mike Monteiro, author of "Ruined by Design", about the biases plaguing tech today and what we can do about them.2019-09-0653 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastTrauma and Putting Humanity at the Center, with Mike O'BryanWe talk to developmentalist Mike O'Bryan about the nature of trauma and trauma-informed care and how it can influence how we think about school, community development, and policing. We also talk about how, on the 400th anniversary of slaves being brought to this country, the trauma of slavery is still affecting us today.2019-08-301h 11
The Cognitive Bias PodcastMnemic NeglectWe remember positive feedback better than negative feedback, unless we have anxiety.2019-08-2609 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastConfabulationOur brains are excellent at making us think something happened, even if it didn't.2019-08-1812 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastThe Power of the Weekly Cycle with Jet G. Sanders, Ph.D.The day of the week might influence the decisions you make in everything from whether or not to miss a doctor's appointment to, yes, how you vote. We talk with Jet G. Sanders, Ph.D., assistant professor at the London School of Economics, about her research into how the day of the week impacts our tolerance for risk.2019-07-3136 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastAvoiding Bias in Community with Alex Hillman: Live from PhillyPodFestLive from the Philadelphia Podcast Festival we talk to Alex Hillman, co-founder of the legendary coworking space Indy Hall about building community, being an entrepreneur, and how to avoid bias along the way.2019-07-241h 09
The Cognitive Bias PodcastCryptomnesiaYour ideas may not be your own.2019-07-1507 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastConsistency BiasOur need to be consistent can be used against us.2019-07-0510 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastBeneffectanceOur brains treat memory like totalitarian regimes treat history, with a LOT of fabrication.2019-06-2913 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastArtificial Unintelligence, with Meredith BroussardFor the fourth season premiere we have very special guest Meredith Broussard talking about her book, "Artificial Unintelligence", and the biases that infect the technologies we use.2019-06-2247 min
The Cognitive Bias PodcastCounterfactual Thinking, with Dr. Nina Hattiangadi Thomas Ph.D.My wife is the smartest person I know, so it's about time we had her on the show. In the season three finale, she walks us through why bronze medalists feel better than silver medalists and why it feels worse to miss a flight that was delayed than one that took off on time - and a whole lot more.2019-03-3129 min
Content Strategy InsightsDavid Dylan Thomas: Cognitive Bias & Content StrategyDavid Dylan Thomas studies human behavior to develop better content strategies. Dave's cognitive-bias hacks help you tame counter-productive thought processes to create less biased content experiences.2018-05-2532 min
Talking PicturesTalking Pictures: Genre Busters: Race Season 1 WrapupWe talk about what we learned discussing race and movie genres and peak into what's coming up next!2016-08-1906 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters Ep. 5 Intermission: Race & Sci-Fi MoviesWe conclude Season 1 of our series "Genre Busters" on race and film genres with a look at your submissions on our two questions 1. Name a science fiction movie where the main character is a person of color and 2. Name a sciente fiction movie where the cast is muli-ethnic just because not intentionally so. Also, previews of season 2! 2016-08-1029 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters Ep. 5: Race & Sci Fi MoviesWe end our Genre Busters series on race and movie genres looking at Science Fiction and cinematic visions of the future. Here on earth, the future, neigh the present, is multi-racial and multi-colored. Why doesn't it appear that way onscreen? This week's challenge: A two parter. Name a science fiction movie where the cast is multi-ethnic and that fact is NOT crucial to the story. It's just because. OR Name a Science Fiction movie where the lead character (must be human) is not white. Anything already mentioned in this episode (The For...2016-07-1427 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters Episode 4 Intermission. Race and Crime MoviesWe look at the results of the question we posed to the Talking Pictures Community: "Can you name the persuer (i.e. cop/FBI Agent etc.) in a crime movie who is played by a non-white actor?" "Crime Movies" = movie where the criminal is the main character. See "American Gangster," "New Jack City" etc. 2016-06-2732 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters Episode No. 4: Race and Crime Movies.We look at race and crime movies and issue the next listener challenge. Can you think of 3 crime movies where the persuer, the cop, the "good guy" isn't white? And you can only use one Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Wesley Snipes movie. 2016-05-3131 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters: Race and the Period Movie (Intermission)Two-Part Listener Challenge! We asked you to either name a movie set in the historical past where the main character isn't white or to recast your favorite period movie with non-white actors. Here are your answers...2016-05-1622 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters:In this ep. Dave and Kevin discuss movies set in the historical past and what race means in your favorite movies with flowing dresses and best costume Oscar nominations. 2016-04-1635 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters: Race and the Romcom (Intermission)Can you name a romantic comedy where the leads aren't white but live in a racially diverse world? Answers to our listener challenge in this episode!2016-04-0924 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures Gender Busters Intermission (Action Movie & Race Challenge)We asked you to name 5 action movies where neither the hero nor villain are white.
We got some great answers from the Talking Pictures Community. 2016-03-2523 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures Genre Busters Ep. 2 (Romantic Comedy)Wherein Dave and Kevin look at Hitch, Clueless, Top Five, My Best Friend's Wedding and other romantic comedies where everyone doesnt' need to be the same color.
This episode's challenge: "Can you name three romantic comedies where the lead character is not white but every other supporting character isn't also the same color as them?"
2016-03-2226 minTalking PicturesGenre Busters (Race)For our new series on Talking Pictures, Dave and Kevin discuss your favorite movie genres (Action, Romantic Comedy, Crime Movies etc.) through the lens of race.
For each genre we'll look at....
I. What are the moving parts of that genre
II. What are the expectations we movielovers have for that genre in terms of race
III. What movies upset those expectations?
We finish each episode with a challenge.: For action movies the challenge is...
"Can yo...2016-03-0142 min
DITA Archives - Ed MarshContent Content podcast episode 7 – Curious about content featuring David Dylan ThomasA free-wheeling show starts off 2016 starring David Dylan Thomas, Senior Content Strategist. Our topics include what a content strategist does, the future of content and work, getting noticed on social media, and even a few movies to see.
David Dylan Thomas, content strategist and movie maker
Some of Dave’s work:
The Developing Philly documentary webseries
Lessons from the Future of Content: Part One — Tools Are Cheap, Time Is Expensive
Content Camp Philly
VIDEO: Agile Living: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Never Be “Done”
Mentioned during this episode:
Significant Objects
Confab co...2016-01-191h 13
Content Content podcast with Ed MarshContent Content podcast episode 7 – Curious about content featuring David Dylan ThomasA free-wheeling show starts off 2016 starring David Dylan Thomas, Senior Content Strategist. Our topics include what a content strategist does, the future of content and work, getting noticed on social media, and even a few movies to see.
David Dylan Thomas, content strategist and movie maker
Some of Dave's work:
The Developing Philly documentary webseries
Lessons from the Future of Content: Part One — Tools Are Cheap, Time Is Expensive
Content Camp Philly
VIDEO: Agile Living: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Never Be “Done”
Mentioned during this episode:
Significant Objects
Confab content strategy conference
Philly content strategy meetups
Stack Exchang...2016-01-191h 13Talking PicturesTalking Pictures: Best Movies 2015, Movie Hopes for 2016Kevin and Dave return for a short, end-of-year roundup, favorite movies of the year from each, best film trends of 2015, and hopes for the year in cinema to come. 2015-12-3040 minTalking PicturesMovies we're looking forward to in 2015Yes, someone mentions the new Star Wars movie and some obscure German avante guarde film called The Avengers. But there's plenty more here to queue up/put on the calendar for the coming year in movie watching. We break it down on this episode of Talking Pictures. 2015-01-2935 minTalking PicturesDecember/Holiday/Year End Movie Viewing StrategiesWherein Kevin and Dave discuss how to see maximize Award-Nominated-Best-of-List movies in the last month of the year. 2014-12-1334 minTalking PicturesI Know I Shouldn't Like This, But...Kevin, Dave, and special guest Justin Sondak discuss movies that go against their genre preferences, but they still like anyway.2014-06-2949 minTalking PicturesI Know I Should Like This, But...In which our heroes discuss movies that they know they're supposed to like, but really, really don't.2014-05-1039 minTalking Pictures1989. The number. Another Summer.Wherein we discuss the year 1989 in movies, the great films from that year and how several things happened that meant movie going would never be the same again. 2014-04-1249 minTalking PicturesFilm Festival TipsLive from SXSW Interactive/Film, Kev and Dave give you their best tips for getting into the wild and crazy world of film festival attendance. 2014-03-1422 minTalking PicturesOur Modest Oscar ProposalDave puts forth a modest proposal for making the Oscars less of an end-of-the-year spirit and more of a year-long movie love fest. No Academy members or badies are eaten in the process.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Filmmaker David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit) and Author Kevin Smokler (@weegee). Discussion of current and past episodes happens on our Facebook Page. Join us!2014-02-2723 minTalking PicturesTalking Talking PicturesIn this episode, we reboot Talking Pictures with a new format, shorter length, and a discussion about whether or not it makes sense to distinguish between movies and other forms of talking pictures like television shows and web series.2014-02-2131 minTalking PicturesOther VoicesIn which we mourn the passing of a great actor and look at the world of films that aren't told from the default point of view.
0:50 - R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
8:40 - Box Office: Wolf of Wall Street = One long beer commercial. Also, Frozen and the high returns on Bechdel Test-friendly cinema.
23:40 - Feature Segment: Movies about a culture where the main character is actually a part of that culture. Why so rare?
44:05 - Overlooked Gems: It's Dave's turn to pick a documentary. Kevin picks a quiet film from...2014-02-0251 minTalking PicturesThe State of Film Writing TodayWho's doing the good writing about film these days and how do you find it?
2:42 - Box Office: Lee Daniels gets in on Tyler Perry's marketing tactics.
24:30 - Feature Segment: What kind of writing about film is exciting us these days? What do we look for in good film writing?
40:25 - Overlooked Gems: Kev's pick makes Dave nostalgic for Fametracker, Dave's pick casts new light on a tired genre.
Also, here's the Spielberg Face video essay we mention at the end as well as Los Angeles Plays Itself.
Talking...2013-08-2052 minTalking PicturesSo Bad It's Good...Or Maybe It's Just GoodMovies you think you'd hate, but won't. Live from Chicago with special guest Justin Sondak.
3:30 - Box Office: Does release date really matter anymore?
17:50 - Feature Segment: "Better than you thought." Movies that surprised us, from action to romcom to whatever the hell Spiceworld was.
40:30 - Overlooked Gems: Dave sings the praises of Michael Shannon, Kevin sings the praises of vets, Justin sings the praises of lo-fi sci-fi.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit), with special guest Justin Sondak (@jaysondak).2013-06-2555 minTalking PicturesLooking ahead: 2013 in MoviesThe year to come, cinematically speaking...
2:17 - Box Office: The depressing barren month known as January.
17:58 - Feature Segment: Movies we're looking forward to in 2013.
40:47 - Overlooked Gems: Kevin on the greatest Cold War/Age of Information cusp movie ever. Dave on possibly the most depressing (and best) movie set in a junior high school.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2013-02-0250 minTalking PicturesYear in ReviewYeah. We went with the obvious topic.
1:19 - Box Office: The success of Skyfall. Crazy early Oscar favorites.
21:38 - Feature Segment: The year in Joss Whedon, disintermediation, and new responsibilities for filmmakers.
53:05 - Overlooked Gems: Dave picks the Oscar-nominated tort flick that's not Erin Brockovich. Kevin picks a sophomore effort that's anything but a slump.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2012-12-111h 01Talking PicturesWhat Are Film Festivals For?How do film festivals evolve (or not) to meet the needs of the modern filmgoer?
1:05 - Box Office: There's just nothing going on, is there?
17:36 - Feature Segment: The disconnect between film festivals and modern viewing habits.
41:39 - Overlooked Gems: Kevin loves birds and Dave loves Shane Black.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2012-09-0953 minTalking PicturesNora Ephron and the Perils of EulogyWhat is the most appropriate way to look at an artist's career when they pass away? Is it disingenuous to ignore their less artistically successful work?
2:19 - Box Office: Kevin has a shocking confession.
25:36 - Feature Segment: A tweet about Nora Ephron starts a conversation about how to talk about an artists work when they pass away.
40:58 - Overlooked Gems: Dave returns to his childhood and Kev finds one of the best. casts. ever.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2012-08-0452 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Location, Location, LocationIn this special episode recorded in Chicago, special guest Justin Sondak helps us discuss the role location plays in modern cinema.
1:05 - Box Office: Prometheus and the role of mystery in marketing.
16:52 - Feature Segment: Three kinds of location in film. Would Raising Arizona work in Florida?
29:30 - Overlooked gems: Justin goes sports, Dave goes Russian mob, and Kev goes quirky cop.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit). This week's special guest was Justin Sondak (@jaysondak)2012-06-1644 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Discovering the Back CatalogKev and Dave try to figure out how future generations will find out about movies that came out before, you know, right now.
1:47 - Box Office: We mix some metaphors and talk Hunger Games.
30:20 - Feature Segment: How we discovered older films and how future generations might.
57:40 - Overlooked gems: Dave tries to convince Kev of the merit of political movies whilst Kev picks a film that, by all merits, he should hate.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2012-04-151h 09Talking PicturesTalking Pictures: Solving the Content ConundrumKev and Dave single-handedly solve the problems of film funding, film distribution, SOPA, and PIPA. You're welcome.
0:16 - We steal a bit from the Filmspotting podcast.
4:11 - Box Office: Just how well does Star Wars hold up?
18:41 - Feature Segment: We talk about the problem of what it means to own and sell content in a digital age...and then kind of solve it maybe.
43:39 - Overlooked Gems: Johnny Depp gets you high and spelunking gets you killed.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan...2012-02-1652 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Directors' TrademarksThose little quirks that tie a director's work together and what they say about the artist.
5:20 - Box Office: The Twilight Generation vs. The Muppets Generation.
21:29 - Feature Segment: Director's trademarks, from Tarantino to Brooks.
49:11 - Overlooked Gems: You'd better sit down. Kev picked a documentary. Also, Dave gets 80's nostalgic with a movie from the 00's.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2011-11-3057 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: So, You Wanna Start Watching Web Series?Our special guest Jason Govern takes us through the wild, wooly world of web series. Also, Kevin gets eaten by bears.
2:15 - Box Office: (For 10/7/11) - The Circle of Disney
14:35 - Feature Segment - What the hell are web series and how are us old fogeys supposed to keep track?
29:25 - Kevin gets eaten by bears (which is to say his internet connection breaks and we go on without him).
51:37 - Overlooked Gems - Tom Hooper before The King's Speech and Charlton Heston before, um, Charlton Heston.
Talking Pictures i...2011-10-1059 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: When Comedies Liked to Score1:08 - Dave complains about the weather on two coasts.
2:40 - Box Office: What if all romantic comedies were cast with apes?
19:30 - Feature Segment: What happened to cinematic artistry in comedies?
34:52 - Once again we attempt to psychoanalyze Kevin's deep-seated hatred of Judd Apatow.
48:00 - Overlooked Gems: A Salt Lake City film without any Mormons and a Danny Boyle film you've never heard of.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).
2011-08-1959 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: When All Else Fails0:50 - We very slowly get around to introducing our special guest, Justin Sondak. Plus, marsupial trivia.
3:08 - Box Office: No alarms and no surprises.
13:32 - Feature Segment: When all else fails, actors that can save your movie.
34:33 - Overlooked Gems: An Ebert favorite, a headbanger with a pilot's license, and a good version of You Got Served.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit). This week's special guest was Justin Sondak (@jaysondak).2011-07-1947 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Transmedia0:29 - Box Office: The plague of "blockbuster lite" movies. (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets worse for no reason.)
10:19 - Feature Segment: What is transmedia and why should Kevin care? (Also, Kevin's sound suddenly gets better for no reason.)
35:34 - Overlooked Gems: You can't make Christina Ricci ugly and getting nostalgic for a medium that's making a comeback.
Talking Pictures is hosted by Kevin Smokler (@weegee) and David Dylan Thomas (@movie_pundit).2011-04-0747 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: The Oscars
0:17 - Dave and Kev talk about their Oscar plans.
5:30 - Box Office. In which we try to explain the success of Justin Bieber and Black Swan.
27:51 - Feature Segment: What having 10 Best Picture nominees tells us about the history and future of the Oscars.
41:51 - Overlooked Gems: A current best screenwriter nominee's early work and a documentary on an unlikely subject.
2011-02-2250 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: The Year in Review1:19 - Box Office: How Alice in Wonderland will usher in an era of fanfic.
23:50 - Feature Segment: Where all the black movies at?
34:50 - Dave's two-year-old makes a guest appearance.
42:43 - Overlooked Gems: The dark side of Ben Stiller, and Paris without the clichés.2011-01-0653 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Stoppable0:35 - Bad Movie Title Puns, Inc.
3:38 - Box Office: Harry Potter masks Tangled's success.
18:51 - Feature Segment: How do we find out what's in theaters in the age of the DVR?
41:28 - Overlooked Gems: Dave picks a movie you probably can't see and Kevin picks a title you probably can't define.2010-12-0751 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Yet Another Social Network PodcastIn which Kevin and Dave discuss the pros and cons of Aaron Sorkin.
0:50 - A discussion of film festivals that has absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the podcast.
16:10 - Box Office: Dave commits film geek heresy.
38:00 - Feature Segment: Is there anything left to say about The Social Network? Probably not, but that never stopped us before.
1:07:20 - Overlooked Gems: Two unlikely but entertaining options for your Halloween viewing pleasure.2010-10-271h 16Talking PicturesTalking Pictures: Contempt Prior to InvestigationIn which Kevin and Dave confess which movies they just don't like for no reason whatsoever.
0:25 - And now, apropos of nothing, the Great American Songbook
2:15 - Box Office: A protracted discussion of the Robert Rodriguez milieu.
18:30 - Feature Segment: What types of movies do you just not watch even though you probably should?
30:30 - Overlooked Gems: The ultimate Michael Cera film and the last hurrah of Dave Chappelle.
2010-09-1140 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Cruel Summer00:16 - Kevin didn't like Inception! I know, right?
04:15 - Box Office: Kevin is mystified by The Other Guys.
19:41 - Feature Segment: Worst. Summer. Ever. Or was it?
30:50 - Overlooked Gems: What's an eight-letter-word for "competition doc" and the Citizen Kane of movies you haven't seen.2010-08-1440 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: Too Many MoviesThe problem isn't that there aren't any good movies; it's that there are too many.
00:25 - Box Office: Inception is awesome. Let me say that again. Inception is awesome.
18:57 - The Great Sort: How do we find movies that we love in such a great sea?
25:25 - Dave goes off on a rant about what movie theaters need to do to survive and how the studios should help.
32:22 - We somehow get back on topic.
42:45 - Overlooked gems: Kevin meets a celebrity and the documentary that inspired "Vogue".2010-07-2452 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: The "Beige" EditionThis summer ain't looking great for movies. We say stay at home or take up jetskiiing.
2:00 Weekly Box Office. Shrek triumphs (modestly), Sex and the City 2 hangs on despite itself. Prince of Persia matters who to what now?
23:45. "Beige" movies and actors i.e. you don't care enough to hate or love. The worst criticism imaginable.
42:20. This week's "Overlooked Gems" Churchy Documentaries and "A Very Long Engagement."
2010-06-1048 minTalking PicturesTalking Pictures: The ReturnAfter many (maybe two) years, Talking Pictures is back with a look at Summer Movies.
02:00. - Box Office Wrap-Up: Not even a fair fight.
15:00 - Summer Movies, what did we ever do to them?
25:50 - Overlooked gems, Sam Rockwell and Robert Duvall FTW.
2010-05-2231 min