Discussing Stupid: A byte-sized podcast on stupid UX
Discussing Stupid returns to the airwaves to transform digital facepalms into teachable moments—all in the time it takes to enjoy your coffee break! Sponsored by High Monkey, this podcast dives into ‘stupid’ practices across websites and Microsoft collaboration tools, among other digital realms. Our "byte-sized" bi-weekly episodes are packed with expert insights and a healthy dose of humor. Discussions focus on five key areas: Business Process & Collaboration, UX/IA, Inclusive Design, Content & Search, and Performance & SEO. Join us and let’s start making the digital world a bit less stupid, one episode at a time.
Visit our website at https://www.discussingstupid.com
Episodes
22 episodes
The chaos of modern workplace collaboration
In Episode 9 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll is joined by co-host Cole from High Monkey to break down a frustrating reality of modern work: the overwhelming number of collaboration tools that don’t actually improve teamwork. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:39
Bad mobile button design is driving us crazy
In Episode 8 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll is joined by co-hosts Chad and Cole from High Monkey to tackle a common yet overlooked frustration: poor mobile button design. The trio dissects why mobile usability remains such a...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:01
AI alone won't fix your crappy content
In Episode 7 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll and co-host Cole Schlotthauer from High Monkey tackle the buzz surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for technology, marketing, and content management. This...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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14:08
Are websites evolving or devolving?
In Episode 6 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll and co-host Cole Schlotthauer from High Monkey reflect on the evolution of web design and discuss how websites have grown increasingly complex over the years. This episode delves into the c...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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14:59
Font mistakes that are costing you big time
In Episode 5 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll and co-hosts Chad Heinle and Cole Schlotthauer from High Monkey explore the often-overlooked mistakes organizations make with typography and the significant impact it can have on u...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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15:47
Why search systems fail without semantics
In Episode 4 of Discussing Stupid, host Virgil Carroll and co-host Cole Schlotthauer from High Monkey dive into the complex world of search systems and the importance of semantics in delivering relevant results. This episode explores the frustr...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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13:34
If you want people to read your content, make your content readable!!
In Episode 3 of Discussing Stupid Season 2, host Virgil Carroll, along with Cole Schlotthauer from High Monkey, dives into the topic of content readability. They focus on how overly complex or technical language can turn users away and make it ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:21
Big images, slow loading
In Episode 2 of Discussing Stupid Season 2, host Virgil Carroll, along with Chad and Cole from High Monkey, dives into the topic of page performance and SEO, specifically focusing on how oversized images can slow down your website.They d...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:45
Your poorly written alt text doesn't go unnoticed...
Welcome to the first episode of Discussing Stupid Season 2, where your host Virgil Carroll, along with Chad and Cole from High Monkey, dive into the importance of inclusive design. In this episode, they focus on the often overlooked but crucial...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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16:04
Season 2: The Teaser
In this highly anticipated return of the Discussing Stupid podcast, host Virgil Carroll welcomes new co-host Cole Schlotthauer to kick off Season 2. After a five-year hiatus, they're back with a fresh approach, focusing on shorter, more targete...
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4:55
The Semantics of Search | Brett Matson, Funnelback
In this episode of the Discussing Stupid podcast your host Virgil Carroll has a conversation with Brett Matson, the Managing Director of Funnelback Search Technology, about search, semantic search, knowledge graphs, artificial...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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46:20
Consistent UX across multiple channels | Kanwal Khipple, 2toLEAD
In this episode of the Discussing Stupid podcast, your host Virgil Carroll has a conversation with Kanwal Khipple about successful and consistent user experience (UX) across multiple channels. The question is how to design consistent u...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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44:47
What's Old is New Again | Chad Heinle & Joel Baglien, High Monkey
In this episode of the Discussing Stupid podcast, the first in 2019, host Virgil Carroll and Principal Solutions Architect at High Monkey, has a conversation with Chad Heinle and Joel Baglien about how technology has changed due to peo...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:41
Reducing friction in your digital content creation | Martin Michalik, Kentico
In this episode of the Discussing Stupid podcast, host Virgil Carroll sits down with Martin MacCulloch from Kentico Cloud. Martin is a product manager at Kentico Cloud. Kentico Cloud is a cloud-based environment for content management ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:45
Making sense of diversity in digital messaging | Heather Newman, Creative Maven
The digital world of today challenges marketers to carefully craft their messaging or risk causing the type of public relations nightmare most don’t want to think about. Now, digital marketers have to not only appreciate the power of the words ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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51:16
Creating inclusive digital experiences – getting your content contributors onboard | Doug Burgett, University of Illinois
In today’s digital world, creating an inclusive visitor experience is often discussed but never really implemented. One of the biggest challenges facing successful implementation is taming the behaviors of a large base of content contributors. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:25
MonkeyByte 3.5: GDPR Readiness Scorecard
Join Virgil Carroll for Monkey Byte 3.5. Follow along as Virgil digs through some of the more popular tools in the world of customer experience and see how well these companies are prepared for the European Union's General Data Protection Regul...
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7:36
Being a HERO with your customer’s data (and understanding what you have) | Liam Cleary, SharePlicity & Rencore
Since Virgil knew you couldn’t get enough about good data practice regulations, he decided to do another episode on GDPR . . . yay! Where Episode 2 dealt with the collection of private data, this Episode focuses on how you handle your customer’...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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36:03
GDPR and Your Consent
Join Virgil Carroll, in the second 'MonkeyByte' episode of the series, as he talks more about GDPR and more specifically containing consent. It is important when using user’s information that you've collected that you receive specific consent f...
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6:27
Preparing your website for GDPR (or just because privacy matters) | David Komarek, Kentico
Join Virgil Carroll as he hashes over what has been one of the most over-talked about changes in global digital marketing in a very long time - the implementation of GDPR. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation rewrites the boo...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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30:23
AI & Machine Learning
Join Virgil, in his first 'MonkeyByte', as he dives a bit deeper into the concept of machine learning and discusses how it can be used and how it can be helpful and hurtful to your customer experiences.
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5:50
The hype and sensibility of Artificial Intelligence in Search | Ben Tilley, Funnelback
On our very first podcast (episode 1 YEAH!!!), Virgil is joined by Ben Tilley from Funnelback, an Australian-based search company, to break through all the hype around the use of artificial intelligence in search and talk about real world imple...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:33