Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Debbie Millman

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Booking Overview

A long-running, design-and-creativity focused interview show hosted by Debbie Millman, featuring prominent creatives who share how they built their careers and creative lives. For PR professionals, it’s a strong platform for bestselling authors, designers, and cultural leaders discussing creativity, meaning, and the creative process.

Metrics

Episodes: 681

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Debbie Millman - Host of Design Matters with Debbie Millman, a long-running podcast about how creative people design the arc of their lives.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Well-known creatives (authors, designers, cultural and media founders) with substantial public profiles and a compelling framework for creativity, meaning, and/or the creative process—often tied to a new book or major body of work.
Required Achievements:  
New York Times bestselling author, Founding roles in major media/cultural companies, Major literary honors and established publishing careers, High-visibility platforms (e.g., TED, major cultural work)

Recent Guest Discussions

Piera Gelardi - Her New Book, The Playful Way, And How Play, Curiosity, And Creativity Can Navigate Work, Relationships, And Everyday Life.

Maria Popova - Her New Book Traversal And The Connections Between Science And Poetry, Plus Meaning In An Indifferent Universe.

Ann Patchett - Creative Process And Lessons Learned From Love And Marriage, Plus Themes Of Generosity And Hope.

Recent Topics

Design, Books, Author, Cultural, Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Design Matters with Debbie Millman
:

Craig Mod

July 06, 2026

Craig Mod is a writer, photographer, designer, and publisher whose work is rooted in attention—to the roads he walks, the books he creates, and the ways technology shapes our experience of the world. He joins to discuss his memoir Things Become Other Things and how memory, loss, and the paths we travel, both literal and emotional, shape the stories we tell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Piera Gelardi

June 29, 2026

Piera Gelardi is a creative entrepreneur, writer, New York Times bestselling author, and co-founder of Refinery29, the media company that helped redefine digital media for a generation of women. She joins to discuss her new book, The Playful Way, which explores how play, curiosity, and creativity can help us navigate work, relationships, and everyday life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maria Popova

June 22, 2026

Maria Popova is the creator of The Marginalian, where for two decades she has traced the connections between science and poetry, astronomy and love, nature and consciousness, all while building a body of work animated by wonder and rigor. She joins to discuss her new book Traversal, the search for meaning in an indifferent universe, and what poetry, astronomy, love, and wonder can teach us about being alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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