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Explore Explain is a long-form podcast and video series hosted by Andy Kirk and launched early 2020. It goes deep behind the scenes of data visualisation projects. Each episode is structured around a conversation with visualisation designers, developers, or data journalists to explore the design story behind a single visualisation or a related major project. Guests explain the thought-process behind and share insights about the myriad little decisions that underpin the finished works they produce. Audiences will gain an appreciation of the what , the why and the how , learning about the hidden problems and challenges, the breakthroughs and the eureka moments. You'll learn about the things that were done and the things that were not done, the pressures and frustrations as well as successes and failures. Each season comprises nine episodes and always seeks to include gue
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Signup to Generate a PitchExplore Explain is a long-form podcast and video series hosted by Andy Kirk and launched early 2020. It goes deep behind the scenes of data visualisation projects. Each episode is structured around a conversation with visualisation designers, developers, or data journalists to explore the design story behind a single visualisation or a related major project.
Explore Explain is hosted by Andy Kirk. The show has published 54 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "S6E9 - The Seinfeld Chronicles" (20 July 2026, 73 minutes), "S6E8 - Moritz Stefaner & Enrico Bertini (Part 2)" (30 March 2026, 46 minutes), and "S6E7 - Moritz Stefaner & Enrico Bertini (Part 1)" (20 March 2026, 43 minutes).
Explore Explain publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 66 minutes across 54 episodes.
Booking probability for Explore Explain is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Explore Explain requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Explore Explain's contact route on record: verified email.
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Andy Kirk hosts Explore Explain, an arts podcast with 54 episodes published.
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Episode #9
Welcome to episode 9 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This isn't just the final episode of the season, it is the final episode of the show! This...
Welcome to episode 7 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This is the second of a special two-part episode featuring my esteemed guests, Moritz...
Welcome to episode 7 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This is the first of a special two-part episode featuring my esteemed guests, Moritz...
Episode #6
Welcome to episode 6 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. I am delighted to welcome Nicola Rennie , Data Visualisation Specialist based in the UK, and...
Episode #5
Welcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. I am delighted to welcome Chaz Hutton , currently based in the UK, who is a man with many...
Welcome to episode 4 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. I am delighted to welcome Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic , Founder & CEO of Storytelling With Data...
Episode #3
Welcome to episode 3 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Liuhuaying Yang , a Data Visualisation...
Episode #2
Welcome to episode 2 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Dr Anna Lombardi , Climate Data Visualiser...
Welcome to episode 1 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This episode is taken from a recorded webinar held on 27th January 2025 titled ‘Data Viz...
Episode #9
Welcome to episode 9 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Alan Smith , Head of Visual and Data...
Welcome to episode 8 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This episode is the second of a two-part special taken from a recorded webinar held on 4th...
Welcome to episode 7 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. This episode is the first of a two-part special taken from a recorded webinar held on 4th...
Welcome to episode 6 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Michael Brenner (Head of Creative at...
Episode #5
Welcome to episode 5 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. I am delighted to welcome Kat Greenbrook , Data Storyteller, Author, and founder of Rogue...
Episode #4
Welcome to episode 4 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Dominikus Baur , Data Visualization...
Episode #3
Welcome to episode 3 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode I am delighted to welcome Natalie Erdem , Managing Partner and...
Episode #2
Welcome to episode 2 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Jess Carr , a UI/UX Engineer at GSK based...
Episode #1
Welcome to episode 1 of season 5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. For this season opener, I am delighted to welcome Rebecca Conroy , Co-Founder and Managing...
Episode #9
Welcome to episode 9 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this season finale, I am delighted to welcome Chloe Whiteaker , Data Visualization Team...
Episode #8
Welcome to episode 8 of season 4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. In this latest episode, I am delighted to welcome Denise Lu , Graphics reporter at Bloomberg...
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author of Learn to See the Invisible and How to Do a Gemba Walk: Coaching Gemba Walkers, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Data Storyteller, Author, Founder, Rogue Penguin
director of interactive data visualization, Forrest Performance Group
Data Visualization Senior Editor, Axios
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