I introduce the Vault, the world’s largest library of UX writing examples + International Naming Week! + my proprietary naming machine called Rosebud and grading system + announcing the date of Killer UX Writing winners + the two spicy questions you should ask stakeholders + what types of AI to use + how to user test names + another musical treat if you listen to the end!
I finally got my crystal ball working and here are my predictions for 2026. The coming AI reset!! Am I right? Am I wrong? Am I stupid or am I dumb? Only time will tell...! LOL. (Am I allowed to put "LOL" in a podcast description? Ok, I'm done.)
In which I try out a new hook for the show + the ONLY writing book I recommend + should software engineers name products and features? + coffee and can opening ASMR + I break the Guinness record on how badly someone can butcher a Hemingway quote + the writing book I hate the most and don't think anyone should read + grammar police cannot come to your house and arrest you for breaking their rules
In which I call my Mom and ask her what I do for a living + my best explanation of what content design is + I tell you my entire life story + why I don't like personality labels + more ASMR sounds and I try to figure out what ASMR stands for and fail miserably + an arm-wrestling challenge with my boys back fires + I used to be in a religious cult + the time I had to send a client my high school diploma + a magnificent 2 minute, 11 second musical outro to lift your spirits in these trying times
In which I bore you with what equipment I'm using to record my podcast + ranting about Riverside and liquid glass + me explaining what UX stands for + wondering if companies are turning their backs on Apple + what's the deal with our titles? + I accidentally tell you how old I am + my half-baked theory on why we switched from UX Writer to Content Designer + if you listen all the way to the end you get a (musical) treat!!! You deserve it!
In which I talk about money + how next time I will talk about which titles we should use + calling out Target for their too-short lunch breaks (maybe?) + a tiny tiny message for my friends in recruiting and HR + how to fix your website with the hacksaw method + much less ASMR in this one
In which I reveal that my best friend is a software engineer + talk about UX writers secretly trying to delay projects?? + the time my sister got so mad at YouTube + Progressive Insurance's nectar from the gods + Killer UX Writing awards categories!
In which I ramble and pretend I'm FDR in a fireside chat + prove I'm not a shill for Google + find the limit of ASMR breaks + getting hate for reading the dictionary + fan boyying about Progressive + teasing the new Killer UX Writing awards
In which I wonder if birds are real + talk about all the ways I'm not using AI + why Google is #1 in UX writing + rant about trophies being foisted upon all millennial children + my acronym challenge, and more!
In which I talk about why the frick I'm doing this + my rules of not using AI + choose your own swear words + and more!