Explore Explain S5 E6: Michael Brenner, Sarah Slobin & Jon Schwabish

Welcome to the sixth episode of the fifth season of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design.

In this episode I am delighted to welcome Michael Brenner (Head of Creative at Data4Change), Sarah Slobin (Visual Editor, Reuters), and Jon Schwabish (Senior Fellow, Urban Institute). In a show I’ve titled ‘The Tools of Our Trade’ we explore the substantial matter of data visualisation technology, explaining how we feel about the current state of data viz tools and how they assist us as data visualisation professionals. We look at how today’s tool landscape has been shaped over time, which options we most value, and the capabilities we feel are possibly lacking.

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Video Conversation

You can watch this episode using the embedded player below or over on the dedicated Explore Explain Youtube channel, where you’ll find all the other video-based episodes and curated playlists.

Audio Conversation

To listen directly, visit this link or use the embedded podcast player below. The audio podcast is published across all common platforms (such as Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music etc.), so you will find this series listed in their respective directories by searching for ‘Explore Explain’ or by manually entering – or copying/pasting – this url to your subscriptions – https://feed.pod.co/exploreexplain.