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Made For Us

Made For Us is a Signal Award-winning podcast for anyone who’s curious about how to design for inclusivity. An Apple Podcasts Editors" Choice, Made For Us entered Apple"s top 10 Design chart, reaching #2 in Canada and #3 in the U.S. Join us each week for conversations with founders, designers, product inclusion leaders and other creative minds who are challenging the status quo of how everyday products are designed. Each episode will bring you insights from people who"ve spent years thinking,

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30:15

Why classical music needs an image refresh, with...

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2026/10/02

Berginald Rash's original ambition was to be a cardiologist, but then he discovered the clarinet. In this episode, he shares his path from pre-med to the concert stage, the inspiration behind his new album, Black Boy, and argues that classical music needs to get better at telling its own story.This is the third in a series of episodes we’re bringing you in collaboration with Classically Black, a festival taking place on October 10, 2026 at King’s Place in London. Learn more about Berginald’s panel

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38:48

Voice notes: Victoria Oruwari on disability and...

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2026/09/24

For soprano Victoria Oruwari, music and color are inseparable. In this episode, Victoria shares what it's like to experience music through synesthesia, how she discovered singing after losing her sight at seven, and the reality of building a career as a musician with a disability - from performing at the Royal Opera House to the barriers still facing disabled artists.This is the second in a series of episodes we’re bringing you in collaboration with Classically Black, a festival taking place on

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41:10

Bringing African classical music to the world stage,...

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2026/09/14

Rebecca Omordia knew she wanted to be a concert pianist from the age of seven. As a music student, she mastered the demanding repertoire of Western composers and at home, she listened to Igbo songs sung by her Nigerian father. So when she discovered piano music by African composers, she wondered, “ why shouldn't this be in the canon?”In this episode, Rebeca reflects on her journey bringing African classical music to the concert stage, how she won over the doubters, and the moment she realised there

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01:50

Mini-series: Made For Us & Classically Black

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2026/09/13

This September on Made For Us, we’re bringing you a series of conversations with some of classical music’s innovators - performers and composers who are expanding the boundaries of the genre.We’ve teamed up with Classically Black, a festival in the UK that is redefining what classical music looks and sounds like today.Curated by Black Lives in Music, Classically Black takes place on October 10, 2026 at King’s Place in London. The programme features live performance, discussion, a new talent showcase

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41:09

Redesigning venture capital: Eric Collins on the...

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2026/04/30

Eric Collins co-founded Impact X Capital to back the founders traditional venture capital overlooks. Inspired by the "original investors" in his own life, Eric’s work is driven by his belief that while talent is distributed equally, opportunity is not.In this episode - our season finale - Eric discusses his move from technology executive to investor and why he sees the racial wealth gap as a problem that can be solved through intentional capital. He reflects on the journey of Impact X portfolio

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26:49

Signal in the noise: building bias-free medical...

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2026/04/23

Growing up, Valencia Koomson wasn't supposed to be the one playing with the electronic set - that was her brother's Christmas present. She played with it anyway, and now she runs a lab at Tufts University focused on designing precision biosensors. She's turned that expertise toward addressing a long-overlooked problem in medical technology: pulse oximeters that work less reliably for patients with darker skin.In this episode, she explains what it actually takes to engineer a more inclusive pulse

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32:53

Hugh Herr's bionic revolution: when technology...

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2026/04/16

At age 17, Hugh Herr was an elite rock climber whose life was defined by the vertical world, until a mountain climbing accident fundamentally changed his trajectory.Today, as Professor at the MIT Media Lab and co-director of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bionics, his work focuses on creating bionic limbs that move and feel like natural limbs. His innovations include computer controlled artificial knees, powered ankle-foot prostheses and exoskeletons, earning him the title "Leader of the Bionic Age."In

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36:03

Closing the disability wealth gap: an investor's case...

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2026/04/09

While working as a civil rights lawyer in the Obama administration, Regina “Gina” Kline kept seeing the same pattern: talented individuals with disabilities being denied access to the tools they needed to compete in the global economy.In this episode, she shares how that realisation led her to found Enable Ventures, the first venture capital firm dedicated to closing the disability wealth gap by investing in companies at the nexus of technology and disability.We discuss:How Enable Ventures invests

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44:33

Crossover episode with Beyond 6 Seconds: Nonspeaking...

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2026/04/02

This week, we’re bringing you a crossover episode from Beyond 6 Seconds podcast, which features conversations with neurodivergent people from around the world.Award-winning host Carolyn Kiel speaks with neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creators, and advocates about their lives, identities, and issues that are important to them.In this episode, Carolyn's guest is Tiffany Hammond, author of the New York Times bestselling children’s book, A Day with No Words. The book tells the story of a Black mother and

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37:41

The pulse oximeter problem: a trusted medical device...

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2026/03/26

A flaw in one of medicine's most trusted devices - the pulse oximeter - was first documented in the 1990s, then largely forgotten. It took the COVID-19 pandemic to bring it back to the forefront.Michael Sjoding, a pulmonologist and associate professor of medicine at the University of Michigan, was treating critically ill patients during the pandemic when he noticed something that didn't add up: pulse oximeter readings were overestimating blood oxygen levels compared with arterial blood gas tests

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37:53

Why AI struggles with African languages - and the...

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2026/03/19

What happens when AI doesn’t understand you?For millions of people across Africa, speaking a language that AI doesn’t recognise can be a barrier to accessing services like healthcare and participating in the digital economy.Pelonomi Moiloa is CEO of Lelapa AI, a research and product lab building language AI for a continent with 2,000+ languages. Named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI in 2023, Pelonomi unpacks the technical and linguistic challenges she and her team are up against -

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34:03

Rewriting the story: the AI startup reimagining how...

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2026/03/12

Ethan Pierce couldn't read when he finished third grade, but years later went on to win a full scholarship to Harvard. Recognising that not all students have the support he had, he founded Adaptive Reader, an AI-powered platform that adapts classic literature and other books to different reading levels and languages.In this episode, Ethan talks about building a product around the learners the education system leaves behind, why your first startup idea is probably wrong (and why that's a good thing),

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18:01

The "feminization of wealth" is coming. Are you ready?

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2026/03/05

What does the world look like when women control more wealth than ever before? In part two of our conversation with Sylvia Kwan, CEO and chief investment officer of Ellevest, we discuss the “feminization of wealth” and why many companies are unprepared for this shift.Kwan makes the case that financial power isn't just for the wealthy: every woman with capital, no matter how small the sum, has the power to create change.Catch up on part 1 here:The women finance forgot: Ellevest CEO Sylvia Kwan on

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28:45

The women finance forgot: Ellevest CEO Sylvia Kwan on...

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2026/02/26

Ellevest CEO Sylvia Kwan has a striking statistic she uses to explain why the company was founded: in a survey of asset managers by BNY Mellon Investment Management, 86% said their default customer is a man.In this episode, the first of a two-part conversation, Sylvia Kwan shares why Ellevest is on a mission to close the gender investing gap and why it may be just as important as the gender pay gap.We discuss:Why the gender investing gap exists and how it contributes to the wealth gapWhat Ellevest

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01:53

Made For Us Season 3

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2026/02/07

Made For Us is back for Season 3 - and we’re talking about ambition. Hear from founders building AI for underserved languages and designing inclusive medical devices, and investors closing wealth gaps. Listen to the trailer and subscribe to get notified of new episodes.---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/madeforuspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeforuspodcast/ Newsletter:

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29:14

What's in a name? Part 3: Who decides what's 'normal'?

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2025/12/23

So your name’s been mistreated by autocorrect. What harm does that cause? And what would it take to fix it?In this episode of What's in a Name, Northeastern University law professor Rashmi Dyal-Chand discusses her research into autocorrect's bias and shares her blueprint for change - from what consumers can do to where the law might need to step in.Plus: journalist Dhruti Shah on her viral 2018 BBC article that first brought the issue to light.This is Part 3 of our mini-series about autocorrect and

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16:26

What's in a name? Part 2: Did tech companies actually...

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2025/12/20

The I Am Not a Typo campaign managed to get tech companies' attention. So what happened next?We hear from one of the campaign organisers about the conversations with tech giants - and whether anything actually changed.--New to the series? Start with Part 1 Listen to the trailerEnjoying the show? Leave a rating to help others discover it, or share your autocorrect story at madeforuspod@gmail.com--About Cathal WoganCathal Wogan is a lead collaborator with I Am Not A Typo, a collective aiming to

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26:00

What's in a name? When your device thinks you're a typo

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2025/12/19

For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back. In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.--If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this

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01:45

What's in a name? A new mini-series from Made For Us

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2025/12/13

Across the world, millions of people's names are treated as errors by our devices. In the UK alone, 41% of baby names are flagged as "incorrect."In a new mini-series, we'll meet the people pushing tech companies to do better and explore what autocorrect reveals about how - and for whom - technology gets built.Subscribe now so you don't miss new episodes.---Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/LinkedIn:

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38:00

The power of compassionate design, with Marcus Engel

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2025/06/19

If some of the conversations you've heard in this season of Made For Us have felt like a glimpse into the future, then you're not alone.Our final guest of season 2, Marcus Engel, feels like he's already living in the future, thanks to AI, apps like Be My Eyes and other assistive devices. Marcus is a speaker, author and compassion consultant. He's also an advisor to Haptic, whose founder, Kevin Yoo, was our guest last week. Haptic is the company behind one of the world's first touch-based navigation

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