Scratching the Surface
@surfacepodcast.bsky.social
Conversations about design of all types. Hosted by @jarrettfuller.
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On this week's episode, Jarrett talks with Carlo Ratti, curator of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale about the exhibitions, intelligences, and the senseable city!
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
On this week's episode, Jarrett is joined by Otto von Busch to talk about his new book, The Design Comedy, and its analysis of the state of design, the value of making in design education, and the relationship between design practice and design theory.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/281-otto-von...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/281-otto-von...
January 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM
On this week's episode, Jarrett is joined by Otto von Busch to talk about his new book, The Design Comedy, and its analysis of the state of design, the value of making in design education, and the relationship between design practice and design theory.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/281-otto-von...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/281-otto-von...
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Vishaan Chakrabarti reflecting on the first ten years of PAU, the studio he founded to bridge architecture and urbanism.
📖 Link to the interview and to sign up: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/vishaan-ch...
📖 Link to the interview and to sign up: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/vishaan-ch...
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Vishaan Chakrabarti reflecting on the first ten years of PAU, the studio he founded to bridge architecture and urbanism.
📖 Link to the interview and to sign up: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/vishaan-ch...
📖 Link to the interview and to sign up: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/vishaan-ch...
In our latest episode, @ghostlyint.bsky.social founder Sam Valenti IV talks to @jarrettfuller.bsky.social about the relationship between design and music and design's impact on the wider culture!
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
In our latest episode, @ghostlyint.bsky.social founder Sam Valenti IV talks to @jarrettfuller.bsky.social about the relationship between design and music and design's impact on the wider culture!
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
In our first episode of the new year, Jarrett is joined by @ghostlyint.bsky.social founder Sam Valenti IV to talk about how music and design shape culture.
🎧 Listen to the conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
🎧 Listen to the conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In our first episode of the new year, Jarrett is joined by @ghostlyint.bsky.social founder Sam Valenti IV to talk about how music and design shape culture.
🎧 Listen to the conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
🎧 Listen to the conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/280-sam-vale...
On today's episode, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social talks with architectural writer, editor, teacher, and critic Thomas Weaver about how do get more interesting design writing!
🎧 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/279-thomas-w...
🎧 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/279-thomas-w...
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On today's episode, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social talks with architectural writer, editor, teacher, and critic Thomas Weaver about how do get more interesting design writing!
🎧 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/279-thomas-w...
🎧 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/279-thomas-w...
To celebrate our ninth year (!) of production, we're going to close out 2025 with a special bonus episode where Jarrett Fuller will be answering your questions!
Send in your questions — either by replying here or DM — by 12/19 and we'll sort through the best for Jarrett to answer.
Send in your questions — either by replying here or DM — by 12/19 and we'll sort through the best for Jarrett to answer.
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
To celebrate our ninth year (!) of production, we're going to close out 2025 with a special bonus episode where Jarrett Fuller will be answering your questions!
Send in your questions — either by replying here or DM — by 12/19 and we'll sort through the best for Jarrett to answer.
Send in your questions — either by replying here or DM — by 12/19 and we'll sort through the best for Jarrett to answer.
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Michael Bierut about Theo Crosby, one of the five original @pentagramdesign.bsky.social partners who would have turned 100 this year.
surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/michael-bi...
surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/michael-bi...
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Michael Bierut about Theo Crosby, one of the five original @pentagramdesign.bsky.social partners who would have turned 100 this year.
surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/michael-bi...
surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/michael-bi...
On this week's episode, Jarrett talks with Carlo Ratti, curator of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale about the exhibitions, intelligences, and the senseable city!
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On this week's episode, Jarrett talks with Carlo Ratti, curator of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale about the exhibitions, intelligences, and the senseable city!
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/278-carlo-ra...
In our latest episode, Maggie Gram talks about how we turn to design in times of crisis and how she's hopeful design can shift to meet this moment.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In our latest episode, Maggie Gram talks about how we turn to design in times of crisis and how she's hopeful design can shift to meet this moment.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
In our latest episode, Maggie Grams talks about her new book, The Invention of Design, and how our understanding of it has shifted through various movements over the last century.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In our latest episode, Maggie Grams talks about her new book, The Invention of Design, and how our understanding of it has shifted through various movements over the last century.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
On this week's episode, Jarrett Fuller is joined by designer and historian Maggie Gram to talk about her new book, The Invention of Design!
👉 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
👉 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
On this week's episode, Jarrett Fuller is joined by designer and historian Maggie Gram to talk about her new book, The Invention of Design!
👉 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
👉 Listen to the episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/277-maggie-g...
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Julia Watson about her new book, LO-TEK — Water: A Field Guide for TEKnology.
👉 surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/julia-wats...
👉 surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/julia-wats...
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Today in our members-only newsletter, we have a new interview with Julia Watson about her new book, LO-TEK — Water: A Field Guide for TEKnology.
👉 surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/julia-wats...
👉 surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/julia-wats...
In our latest episode, WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood talk about the civic dimension of their work and how buildings are always in dialogue with their surroundings.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In our latest episode, WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood talk about the civic dimension of their work and how buildings are always in dialogue with their surroundings.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
Today on our site, James Dyer reviews the first book from Mubi's new publishing imprint, Mubi Editions: Read Frame Type Film, a survey of how typography has been used in film.
👉 scratchingthesurface.fm/stories/mubi...
👉 scratchingthesurface.fm/stories/mubi...
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today on our site, James Dyer reviews the first book from Mubi's new publishing imprint, Mubi Editions: Read Frame Type Film, a survey of how typography has been used in film.
👉 scratchingthesurface.fm/stories/mubi...
👉 scratchingthesurface.fm/stories/mubi...
In our latest episode, WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood talk about how the building as a form is still an ideal site to explore a range of ideas at a range of scales.
scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
October 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In our latest episode, WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood talk about how the building as a form is still an ideal site to explore a range of ideas at a range of scales.
scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
On this week's episode, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social is joined by WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood to talk about the threads that connect their body of work, the role of publishing in the studio, and why they think of their work as “pop”.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
October 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
On this week's episode, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social is joined by WORKac's Amale Andraos and Dan Wood to talk about the threads that connect their body of work, the role of publishing in the studio, and why they think of their work as “pop”.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/276-amale-an...
In our latest episode, TERREMOTO's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey talk about how the office structure informs their garden practice, both of which are about new relationships of power rooted in kindness and generosity.
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In our latest episode, TERREMOTO's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey talk about how the office structure informs their garden practice, both of which are about new relationships of power rooted in kindness and generosity.
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
On our latest episode, TERREMOTO's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey talk to @jarrettfuller about how gardens are evolving conversations over time.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
On our latest episode, TERREMOTO's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey talk to @jarrettfuller about how gardens are evolving conversations over time.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
On this week's episode, Jarrett is joined by Terremoto's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey to talk about about the philosophy of garden design, their work in labor activism, and why garden design might be a model for the future of design.
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
275. David Godshall and Kasey Toomey
David Godshall and Kasey Toomey are partners at Terremoto, a landscape architecture design studio based in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. Founded by Godshall and Alain Peauroi, Terremoto creates garden...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On this week's episode, Jarrett is joined by Terremoto's David Godshall and Kasey Toomey to talk about about the philosophy of garden design, their work in labor activism, and why garden design might be a model for the future of design.
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
🎧 Listen: scratchingthesurface.fm/275-david-go...
In our latest episode, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby talk to Jarrett about the importance of rooting their practice in both academic contexts and design spaces.
🎧 Link to the full conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Link to the full conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
October 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In our latest episode, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby talk to Jarrett about the importance of rooting their practice in both academic contexts and design spaces.
🎧 Link to the full conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Link to the full conversation: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
The October edition of our newsletter, The Monthly Dispatch, went out this morning! Features links, news, and book round ups!
Read it here: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/october-20...
Read it here: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/october-20...
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The October edition of our newsletter, The Monthly Dispatch, went out this morning! Features links, news, and book round ups!
Read it here: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/october-20...
Read it here: surfacepodcast.substack.com/p/october-20...
In our latest episode, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby talk about the role of objects in their concept "Not Here, Not Now" and how they should force new modes of thought.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
October 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In our latest episode, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby talk about the role of objects in their concept "Not Here, Not Now" and how they should force new modes of thought.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
On this week's episode, we're joined by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby to talk about their new book, Not Here, Not Now: Speculative Thought, Impossibility, and the Design Imagination!
🎧 Listen here: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Listen here: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
On this week's episode, we're joined by Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby to talk about their new book, Not Here, Not Now: Speculative Thought, Impossibility, and the Design Imagination!
🎧 Listen here: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
🎧 Listen here: scratchingthesurface.fm/274-anthony-...
In our latest episode, futures designer and author of Could Should Might Don't Nick Foster talks about the important skills he thinks today's design students should be learning to best prepare for the future.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
September 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In our latest episode, futures designer and author of Could Should Might Don't Nick Foster talks about the important skills he thinks today's design students should be learning to best prepare for the future.
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
🎧 Listen to the full episode: scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
This week, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social is joined by futures designer Nick Foster to talk about where our images of the future come from, design’s role in thinking about the future, and why we need to find new ways to talk about the futures we want.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
September 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This week, @jarrettfuller.bsky.social is joined by futures designer Nick Foster to talk about where our images of the future come from, design’s role in thinking about the future, and why we need to find new ways to talk about the futures we want.
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...
🎧 scratchingthesurface.fm/273-nick-fos...