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The How This Works show

Hosted by Skipper Chong Warson · society · EN-US

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About this Podcast:

How does THIS work? That's the question. This show explores craft know-how and the underlying why, with the second season focusing product, design, and facilitation. Host Skipper Chong Warson is sitting down with one hundred (100) people to talk shop — their beginnings, their breakthroughs, and their current chapter. New episodes every few weeks. Subscribe, follow, and leave us a review — it helps spread the word! Part of How This Works co.

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28%

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Selective

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What is The How This Works show about?

How does THIS work? That's the question. This show explores craft know-how and the underlying why, with the second season focusing product, design, and facilitation. Host Skipper Chong Warson is sitting down with one hundred (100) people to talk shop, their beginnings, their breakthroughs, and their current chapter. New episodes every few weeks.

Who hosts The How This Works show?

The How This Works show is hosted by Skipper Chong Warson. The show has published 36 episodes to date.

What has The How This Works show covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Jen Blatz" (29 May 2025, 73 minutes), "Dr. Chui Chui Tan" (11 March 2025, 73 minutes), and "Drew Burdick" (29 January 2025, 45 minutes).

How often does The How This Works show publish?

The How This Works show publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 36 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The How This Works show?

Booking probability for The How This Works show is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The How This Works show requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The How This Works show's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The How This Works show?

The strongest fits for The How This Works show are Design Services and Business & Management Consulting. The How This Works show has a society audience.

About the host

Skipper Chong Warson hosts The How This Works show, a society podcast with 36 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • The How This Works show

    Jen Blatz

    May 29, 20251h 13mS2

    <p>Jen Blatz, principal UX researcher at Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU), takes us on a journey from journalism to UX design, sharing practical insights from the trenches of financial institutions and animal...

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    Dr. Chui Chui Tan

    Mar 11, 20251h 13mS2

    <p>Dr. Chui Chui Tan, cultural strategist and author, shares her journey helping businesses navigate cultural nuances for global growth. With over 16 years of experience in user experience internationally, she has...

  • The How This Works show

    Drew Burdick

    Jan 29, 202545 minS2

    <p>Drew Burdick, founder and managing partner of StealthX, shares his unconventional journey into design and entrepreneurship. After growing up in the Philippines (age 4-18) and studying political science and...

  • The How This Works show

    Bumhan Yu

    Jan 23, 20251h 2mS2

    <p>Skipper chats with Bumhan Yu, a designer and coder, about his perspective shaped by his linguistics and psychology background. After moving from Korea to New York City, he transitioned from academia to design, where...

  • The How This Works show

    Aaron Young

    Jan 3, 20251 hourS2

    <p>Skipper chats with Aaron Young, founder of Switch Insights, breaking down the concept of "switch interviews" — a lesser known methodology that reveals the contextual moments leading customers to change products or...

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    Andy Polaine

    Nov 14, 20241h 6mS2

    <p>In this episode, Andy Polaine, Dr. Polaine to some, talks about his career journey, starting with his background in film and interactive media, his transition into service design, and his current focus as a design...

  • The How This Works show

    Joanne Weaver

    Oct 18, 20241h 16mS2

    <p>Joanne Weaver, who co-runs a design recruiting agency in New York City, discussed her dual career in recruitment and music. She highlighted the importance of networking and tailoring job applications to specific...

  • The How This Works show

    Carl Cleanthes

    Oct 8, 20241h 31mS2

    <p>On this episode of the How This Works show, Skipper Chong Warson talks to Carl Cleanthes, founder of Epic Made, a creative content agency based in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Carl shares his entrepreneurial journey from...

  • The How This Works show

    Jen Dary

    Dec 11, 20231h 3mS2

    <p>Back in August, Skipper had a conversation with Jen Dary about her personal experiences and insights on leadership coaching, the importance of self-awareness and belief in one's abilities, Plucky's So Now You're a...

  • The How This Works show

    Karen Faith

    Nov 3, 20231h 8mS2

    Karen's personal and professional journey exploring different forms of art, including classical music and site-specific contemporary performance art Empathy and storytelling in design, perspective taking, and...

  • The How This Works show

    Zolt Levay

    May 30, 202353 minS2

    <p>Zolt Levay is a photographer who has produced astronomical images from the Hubble Space Telescope and has spent a career describing the process of producing engaging color images from Hubble data. Now, he has his...

  • The How This Works show

    Dr. Peter Chin-Hong

    May 19, 202252 minS2

    <p>The last time we talked with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, it was Dec 2020. Now, it's May 2022 — 17 months later. A lot has changed and in some ways it feels like nothing has changed. This time around, we get into current...

  • The How This Works show

    Skipper Chong Warson

    Jun 15, 20211h 8mS1

    <p>Recorded in their child's bedroom on a weekday, Laura and Skipper chat about his academic background in writing (English literature, playwriting) as well as his professional background as a product design director...

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    Call for questions

    Jun 7, 20211 minS1

    <p>Tomorrow, we're recording the last episode of the first season where we turn the tables and Skipper's wife Laura asks him the questions. Go to Instagram @howthisworksshow to reply directly to the story or email us at...

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    Sarah Sudhoff

    Jun 1, 20211h 24mS1

    <p>Skipper talks to Sarah Sudhoff about how she works as an artist, her background as a photographer, arts administrator, and photo editor — and how all of that plays into her work today.</p> <p>Recorded late on a...

  • The How This Works show

    Chris Landon (replay)

    May 27, 202149 minS1

    This episode originally played 16 Feb 2021. We'll be back in next week with a new episode with Sarah Sudhoff followed by the final episode of the season. This episode's subtitle should be, So many movies, so little...

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    Carl Welty (replay)

    May 19, 202159 minS1

    In this episode, Carl talks to Skipper about his work as an architect, how the term sustainable design isn't good enough anymore, how linear perspective was developed in 1413, and his work on Banning Ranch Park and...

  • The How This Works show

    Nova Stanley (replay)

    May 12, 20211h 8mS1

    This episode originally played 26 Jan 2021. We'll be back in next week with a new episode followed by the final episode of the season. Nova Stanley is 17 — and we talk about his work as an artist, about his attending...

  • The How This Works show

    Kacie Lett Gordon

    May 4, 20211h 14mS1

    This episode originally played 5 Jan 2021. We'll be back next week with a new episode. In today's show, Kacie Lett Gordon deconstructs the notion of having it all in our current times — she's working through that for...

  • Apr 27, 202153 minS1

    This episode originally played 5 Jan 2021. The question around, 'What is mastering?' comes up around 27 minutes into the episode Having grown up with the idea that she wanted to perform and make music, Selena Rosanbalm...

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