
#81 - Establishing Sustainable Research Practices with Gregg Bernstein of Condé Nast
How do you build a long lasting research practice? Aim for a healthy one. Gregg Bernstein you how. This week on the podcast, Gregg talked to us about how to contribute to a healthy research practice e...
23 Nov 202144min

#80 - UX Research and Arab Cultures – with Norah Abokhodair of Microsoft
Doing research with users from different cultures is (very, very) important. It can also be complicated. In this episode, we are joined by Norah Abokhodair, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, who sp...
9 Nov 202137min

#79 - Participatory Research – with Alexis McNutt Unis of Better
What is participatory research? And how do you include it in your UXR practice? Alexis McNutt Unis, Lead UX Researcher, Homeowner Experience at Better is here to explain.Alexis shared how she involves...
27 Okt 202141min

#78 - Accessible UXR: Recruiting and Researching Participants with Disabilities – with Samuel Proulx of Fable
We learned so much in this week’s episode of Awkward Silences. Samuel Proulx, Accessibility Evangelist at Fable, joined us to talk to us about accessibility and why it (really, really) matters.He taug...
12 Okt 202149min

#77 - Breaking Into User Research – with Eniola Abioye
Eniola Abioye—user research career coach—joined us for a special live episode of Awkward Silences. She answered audience questions and shared some of her best tips for crafting a research portfolio th...
29 Sep 202151min

#76 - UXRs Need to Care About the Business, Too – with Zack Naylor of Aurelius
This week we’re joined by Zack Naylor, CEO and co-founder of UX research tool Aurelius. We spoke about what researchers need to know about their company, why tying research outcomes to business impact...
21 Sep 202135min

#75 - Debunking UX Research Myths with Zach Schendel of DoorDash
As a seasoned researcher who has led teams at Unilever, Netflix, and DoorDash, Zach Schendel has come up against every type of skeptical stakeholder you can imagine.He joined us to chat about the res...
8 Sep 202147min

#74 - Building a Product Vision with Rajesh Nerlikar of Prodify
Rajesh Nerlikar works with companies to help them build great products. As the CEO of Prodify, he and his team advise startups on how to build impactful, vision-led products that get customers excited...
24 Aug 202140min






















