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The Crit #30: Mr Threads

The 30th episode of The Crit features an interview with Timorous Beasties, alongside discussions of the allegations against David Adjaye, Meta’s Twitter challenger Threads, and the tumultuous opening of the Young V&A.

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The Crit #28: Archi-Washing

The hosts take a journey to ethics town in this episode of The Crit, exploring architecture-washing, dubious partnerships and exhibitions that are more ethically mindful.

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The Crit #27: Milan Design Week 2023

The Crit is back for a Milan Design Week special, where our hosts pick out a couple of events, installations and themes that caught their eye – both for better and worse

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The Crit #26: Beltless

The Crit is back in 2023! Join hosts Oli Stratford and India Block as they unpack on January’s design news and reflect upon their progress (or lack thereof) with their New Year’s resolutions.

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The Crit #25: The 2022 Review

Our annual round-up episode of The Crit is here, looking back on some of the design stories that tickled us or made us go “hmmm” in 2022.

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The Crit #23: White Whale

To celebrate the upcoming launch of Disegno #34 our co-hosts give a behind-the-scenes view of some of the most topical pieces from the new issue.

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The Crit #22: Working Since 1992

The Crit returns for discussion of Jonny Ive and Apple, the data implications of overturning Roe Vs. Wade, the 2022 Stirling Prize shortlist, and much more.

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The Crit #21: Otters with Secrets

The Crit is back with discussions about Salone del Mobile, the shocking findings of the Bartlett investigations, and the claimed sentience of Google’s LaMDA chat bot.

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The Crit #20: Bees Don’t Wear Shoes

A bonus episode sees the podcast move to the Eden Project in Cornwall, for an exclusive interview with Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and her project to make gardens for pollinators.

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The Crit #17: Clement Weather

The Crit welcomes new years’ both Gregorian and Lunar with dicussions around the values and vices of NFTs, and the covid-induced design fair calendar summer crunch.

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The Crit #16: The 2021 Review

As 2021 draws to a close, The Crit invites you to settle down, relax and plug in to our design review of the past year. Happy holiday listening!

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The Crit #15: Garden Via Algorithm

The Crit welcomes Apple repair kits; says goodbye to The Tulip; despairs over Munger Hall; asks how AI can attract bees; and tracks a cow from field to sofa.

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The Crit #14: Suitably Woolly

The Crit explores Expo 2020; The Simpsons’s collaboration with Balenciaga; a new set of Eames trainers; and an extended interview with MoMu’s Kaat Debo.

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