Apr 30, 202631 minS0
<p>In this episode of Better World with Design, we unpack Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow through the lens of two competing systems in your mind: System 1 (fast, automatic, story-driven) and System 2 (slow...
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Better World With Design
Hosted by Gary Crossey · society · EN
About this Podcast:
The Better World With Design (BWWD) podcast is where I, Gary Crossey, explore the intersection of design and music, creativity, and personal growth. In each episode, I combine my web design expertise with authentic storytelling, featuring deep dives into music discoveries, photography, writing, and the arts. Drawing from a rich visual aesthetic of deep blues, forest greens, and warm grays, the show feels like opening a well-worn leather notebook filled with creative insights and artistic discoveries. From curated playlists to in-depth music reviews, I share personal anecdotes, lessons learned, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the creative process. The podcast is crafted for thoughtful professionals who appreciate both technical expertise and artistic expression, delivering content that's authentic, crafted, and professional. Whether you're a designer, developer, musician, photographer, or creative professional, each episode offers valuable insights while maintaining a genuine, convers
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What is Better World With Design about?
The Better World With Design (BWWD) podcast is where I, Gary Crossey, explore the intersection of design and music, creativity, and personal growth. In each episode, I combine my web design expertise with authentic storytelling, featuring deep dives into music discoveries, photography, writing, and the arts.
Who hosts Better World With Design?
Better World With Design is hosted by Gary Crossey. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
What has Better World With Design covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Thinking, Fast and Slow: The Two Systems Running Your Life" (30 April 2026, 31 minutes), "The Wax Child: The Witch Trial That Started With a Rumor (Olga Ravn)" (19 April 2026, 132 minutes), and "Tom Lake Review: Why Ann Patchett’s Novel Feels Shallow (and Overpraised)" (15 April 2026, 11 minutes).
How often does Better World With Design publish?
Better World With Design publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 18 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Better World With Design?
Booking probability for Better World With Design is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Better World With Design requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Better World With Design's contact route on record: verified email.
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Gary Crossey hosts Better World With Design, a society podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Apr 19, 20262h 12mS0<p>In this episode of Better World With Design, we dive into Olga Ravn’s The Wax Child—a haunting historical novel narrated by a beeswax figure created in 1615 Denmark amid witch-trial paranoia. We unpack the book’s...
Apr 15, 202611 minS0<p>In this episode of Better World With Design, I give a clear-eyed review of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett. I break down why the novel reads to me as a polished but shallow comfort-read: how the framing device makes the...
Mar 22, 202657 minS0<p>Join us as we dissect M.L. Rio's dark academia thriller If We Were Villains — not just as a story, but as a case study in craft, morality, and the seductive danger of performance. This isn't your typical book club...
Mar 6, 202617 minS0<p>In this episode, I explore what happens when you let your younger self speak without interference—when you refuse to edit, improve, or apologize for who you were.</p><p>Drawing from my 1996 handwritten journals...
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Mar 5, 202652 minS0<p>In this first part of our deep dive into De La Soul's groundbreaking debut album 3 Feet High and Rising, we explore how three kids from Long Island changed hip-hop forever in 1989.</p><p>This episode covers the...
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The Birth of Acid House: A Sonic Revolution
Feb 21, 202615 minS0<p>Settle in for a deep dive into one of electronic music's most transformative moments. This episode explores the birth and evolution of acid house—a genre that altered the course of music history.</p><p>We trace the...
Jan 1, 202620 minS0<p>Join Gary Crossey as he kicks off 2026 with a deep dive into Better World With Design's new direction. This episode explores the decision to center marginalized voices through the Voices from the Margins series...
Dec 14, 20251h 12mS0<p>In this episode of Better World with Design, host Gary Crossey explores Sara Ahmed's groundbreaking work Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. This dense but rewarding philosophical text challenges us...
Dec 7, 202516 minS0<p>A deeply personal narrative about a domestic fire that becomes a metaphor for family dysfunction, addiction, and the hidden struggles of growing up in a home marked by tension. This story examines a moment when an...
Dec 5, 202536 minS0<p>Better World with Design is a narrative podcast exploring the intersection of faith, design, and human connection through fiction and cultural commentary. Hosted by Gary Crossey, the show features original short...
Dec 5, 202544 minS0<p>The third story in the Better World with Design Northern Irish Short Story series. In 1980s Belfast, while bombs and checkpoints divided the city, a small American religious community tried to build their own version...
Dec 5, 202525 minS0<p>In "Working the Floor," a young man working in a Belfast shoe shop finds connection in the careful ritual of fitting shoes—and in the brief, electric touch that can change everything while changing nothing at all...
Dec 5, 202523 minS0<p>In this episode, I will present "The Bowler Hat", a quietly powerful story set in Belfast during the Troubles. When a young man buys a bowler hat from a second-hand shop, he embarks on an unexpected journey through a...
Nov 30, 202526 minS0<p>Join us for a fascinating deep dive into the life and legacy of Willem de Kooning, the Dutch-American painter who redefined Abstract Expressionism and broke all the rules. This episode explores his contradictions as...
Episode #14
The Living Room Violence: A Belfast Story of Domestic Violence and Survival (part 6 of 15)
Nov 30, 202520 minS0<p>Welcome back to Better World with Design. I'm Gary Crossey, and this is perhaps the hardest story I've shared in this Northern Irish short story series.</p><p><br>"The Living Room Violence" recounts a brutal night in...
Nov 26, 202516 minS0<p>When a giant walls off his garden, winter settles in for good—until one small act of welcome changes everything. In this immersive reading of Oscar Wilde’s “The Selfish Giant,” you’ll hear gentle sound design, a...
Nov 26, 202544 minS0<p>Join Gary Crossey for a deep dive into Truman Capote's luminous autobiographical story, "A Christmas Memory." This episode explores far more than fruitcakes and friendship—it's a journey into a vanished America...
Episode #13
The Unclaimed Sum (part 5)
Nov 24, 202557 minS0<p>In "The Unclaimed Sum," the fifth story in The Belfasters series, Ciarán navigates the emotional complexity of saying goodbye to Elder, a departing missionary whose church obligation has defined relationship with him...
Nov 6, 202538 minS0<p>In this episode of Better World with Design, host Gary Crossey takes you on an in-depth journey through Porridge Radio's 2024 album "Clouds in the Sky They Will Always Be There for Me." This isn't your typical music...
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