The Screen We Ignore, The Skills We Discard, and When Organizations Forget Why They Exist You're standing in line at your favorite coffee shop, phone in hand, trying to order ahead on their app. The buttons are tiny, the text overlaps, and somehow you've accidentally ordered twelve lattes instead of one. Sound familiar? Today on on the show: Why companies keep designing for the screens we don't use, how thousands of UX professionals went from indispensable to unemployed, and the story of a Philadelphia music venue that forgot why it existed in the first place.

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If you're a local in the #music scene in #Philadelphia, then you might know about #worldcafelive & what she stands for! The new management team under our new CEO Joe Callahan has pushed staff to the limit, leading to a walkout & a subsequent strike! DM for more info!

World Cafe Live protests continue as staffers are fired and threatened with legal action A statement from the leadership 'permanently banned' some staff from the venue, as shows continued without a functioning box office or food services.

people woke up yesterday without a paycheck. That was the last straw,

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Hadn't seen @bobmouldmusic.bsky.social in quite while so it was a real treat to see him still killing it along with current band members @jasonnarducy.bsky.social & @jonwurster.bsky.social at #WorldCafeLive in Philadelphia last night. #NonComm #XPN

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THIS FRIDAY NIGHT: Join Glenn Mercer and me as we explore the groundbreaking mid-1970s music of #DavidBowie #LouReed #TRex #IggyPop #RoxyMusic #BrianEno #newyorkdolls, and more in ‘Hazy Cosmic Jive’ at
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🎤 The ghouls are taking over World Cafe Live on April 10th, 2025 celebrating 300 episodes! 
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Ohhhh yeah! Love the Squirrel Nut Zippers so this awesome!

I also saw you DJ’ing before the Don McCloskey #WXPN #HomeForTheHolidays show at #WorldCafeLive the other night. Hopefully many of those tunes make it into the mix as well!

#AllisonRussell at #WorldCafeLive #Philadelphia