Made For Us podcast

Made For Us

Made For Us is an award-winning podcast for anyone who’s curious about how to design for inclusivity. An Apple Podcasts Editors' Choice, Made For Us entered Apple's top 10 Design chart this year, reaching #2 in Canada and #3 in the U.S. Join us each week for conversations with founders, designers, product inclusion leaders and other creative minds who are challenging the status quo of how everyday products are designed. Each episode will bring you insights from people who've spent years thinking, perhaps even obsessing, about how to develop products or build companies that are inclusive from the start. AWARDS 2025 International Women's Podcast Awards: Finalist: Moment of Behind-the-Scenes Briliance & Moment of Absolute Honesty 2024 Signal Awards: Bronze winner: Most Inspirational Podcast 2024 International Women's Podcast Awards: Finalist: Moment of Insight from a Role Model & Moment of Visionary Leadership

Made For Us is an award-winning podcast for anyone who’s curious about how to design for inclusivity. An Apple Podcasts Editors' Choice, Made For Us entered Apple's top 10 Design chart this year, reaching #2 in Canada and #3 in the U.S. Join us each week for conversations with founders, designers, product inclusion leaders and other creative minds who are challenging the status quo of how everyday products are designed. Each episode will bring you insights from people who've spent years thinking, perhaps even obsessing, about how to develop products or build companies that are inclusive from the start. AWARDS 2025 International Women's Podcast Awards: Finalist: Moment of Behind-the-Scenes Briliance & Moment of Absolute Honesty 2024 Signal Awards: Bronze winner: Most Inspirational Podcast 2024 International Women's Podcast Awards: Finalist: Moment of Insight from a Role Model & Moment of Visionary Leadership

 

#44

When design becomes an act of compassion: season 2 finale with Marcus Engel

If some of the conversations you've heard in this season of Made For Us have felt like a g... more

19 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:00

19 Jun 2025


#43

Navigation through touch: the haptic tech startup mapping an accessible future | Kevin Yoo

Help shape the next season of this podcast! Please answer a few quick questions and tell u... more

12 Jun 2025

37 MINS

37:31

12 Jun 2025


#42

How to design a fairer healthcare system, with Layal Liverpool and Tessa Davis

Help us make this podcast better for you! Our quick listener survey is your chance to shap... more

05 Jun 2025

40 MINS

40:09

05 Jun 2025


#41

REPLAY: Reflections on creating the headscarf emoji, with Rayouf Alhumedhi

This week, we’re rewinding back to one of our most popular episodes from Season 1, with Ra... more

29 May 2025

28 MINS

28:58

29 May 2025


#40

Where is the female crash test dummy? | Astrid Linder and Emily Thomas

Help us make this podcast better for you! Our quick listener survey is your chance to shap... more

22 May 2025

29 MINS

29:27

22 May 2025


#39

Crossover episode with Narratives of Purpose: On building a global ecosystem for FemTech pioneers wi...

Welcome to our second crossover episode of season 2! This week, we’re spotlighting Narrati... more

15 May 2025

37 MINS

37:57

15 May 2025


#38

Ingrid Silva on building a legacy in ballet, one pointe shoe at a time

Season 2 is wrapping up and we want to hear your feedback. Loved something? Have a questio... more

08 May 2025

30 MINS

30:31

08 May 2025


#37

Making navigation inclusive: the QR code you don't need to see | Oran McAllister

Your feedback matters to us - shape the future of Made For Us by takingour quick survey: [... more

01 May 2025

30 MINS

30:52

01 May 2025


#36

Sunscreen that works for every shade: the next big beauty trend? | Dujon Smith

Help us make this podcast better for you! Our quick listener survey is your chance to shap... more

24 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:34

24 Apr 2025


#35

Crossover episode with Climify Podcast: Creating cradle-to-cradle clothing with Heike Petersen

Welcome to our first crossover episode of Season 2! This week, we’re sharing an interview ... more

17 Apr 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:03

17 Apr 2025


#34

Fixing the disability data gap: why inclusive AI starts with better data | Ariana Aboulafia

Help shape the next season of Made For Us! Please answer a few quick questions and tell us... more

10 Apr 2025

31 MINS

31:12

10 Apr 2025


#33

Would Stephen Hawking get hired today? The hidden bias in AI recruiting tools, with Susan Scott-Park...

Could AI hiring create more barriers for people with disabilities instead of levelling the... more

03 Apr 2025

28 MINS

28:40

03 Apr 2025


#32

REPLAY: Cliff Weitzman on building 'the voice of the internet'

This week, we're taking you back to the first ever episode of Made For Us (and the most do... more

27 Mar 2025

34 MINS

34:42

27 Mar 2025


#31

Be My Eyes: the app powering a global volunteer movement for accessibility | Hans Jørgen Wiberg

Help us make this podcast better for you! Please answer a few quick questions to help shap... more

20 Mar 2025

31 MINS

31:27

20 Mar 2025


#30

Inside Adobe’s mission to build more inclusive tech, with TB Bardlavens - listener Q&A edition

Help us make this podcast better for you! Please answer a few quick questions to help shap... more

13 Mar 2025

40 MINS

40:19

13 Mar 2025


#29

AI vs the feedback gap: making workplace feedback fairer, with Textio's Mykel Rangel

Join the Made For Us community by signing up for our free newsletter: https://madeforuspod... more

06 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:32

06 Mar 2025


#28

Subtitles for real life: the AI glasses making conversations more accessible | Dan Scarfe

Transcripts for this episode are available here: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/ --- Wha... more

27 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:54

27 Feb 2025


#27

How to innovate responsibly, with McKinsey's Rikki Singh

Why aren’t more tech companies prioritising inclusion in product development? Research by ... more

20 Feb 2025

33 MINS

33:33

20 Feb 2025


#26

'I don't need fixing - the world does': Lucy Edwards on redefining disability

Your feedback is important to us - shape the future of Made For Us by takingour quick surv... more

13 Feb 2025

34 MINS

34:45

13 Feb 2025


#25

Made For Us Season 2

Made For Us is back for another season! Subscribe now so you don't miss new episodes. --- ... more

15 Jan 2025

01 MINS

01:59

15 Jan 2025


#24

UPDATE: Made For Us is a Signal Award nominee!

**ANNOUNCEMENT** Made For Us won the Bronze at the 2024 Signal Awards in the 'Most Inspira... more

15 Oct 2024

01 MINS

01:31

15 Oct 2024


#23

Why isn’t all design inclusive? Season 1 wrap-up, with Scott Berkun

Over the past few months, guests on this podcast have shared some great examples of inclus... more

07 Mar 2024

32 MINS

32:21

07 Mar 2024


#22

Widening the beauty net: how Guide Beauty reimagined the makeup kit, with Terri Bryant

On the day makeup artist Terri Bryant learned she had Parkinson's, she returned home and r... more

29 Feb 2024

27 MINS

27:47

29 Feb 2024


#21

Rooting for you: the male grooming brand winning over big retailers, with Aaron Wallace and Lina Bar...

Want to be the first to hear when Season 2 lands? Sign up for the Made For Us [newsletter]... more

22 Feb 2024

21 MINS

21:53

22 Feb 2024