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PodcastMedia release· March 22, 2026

The Feeling Designer Podcast — Series One announced

Naarm / Melbourne, AU

Series One of The Feeling Designer Podcast releases with fifteen conversations featuring leading Australian designers on co-design, community, and feeling-led practice.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Melbourne, AU — The Feeling Designer today announces Series One of its flagship podcast, a fifteen-episode conversation series with leading Australian designers exploring co-design, community, and feeling-led practice. Hosted by founder Jessica Watson, the series is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and directly at thefeelingdesigner.com.au/podcast.

Series overview

Series One features practitioners from across the Australian design ecosystem — service designers, social designers, strategic designers, community-centred designers, and design leaders. Each conversation runs between 35 and 65 minutes and explores the guest's craft, philosophy, and relationship to place.

Featured guests

  • Celine Waters — Somatic connection practices for designers
  • Diletta Legowo — Designing for dignity, safety, and belonging
  • Callan Rowe — Trust before tactics in co-design
  • Catherine Hills(episode coming soon)
  • Tim Dow — Design leadership in complex organisations
  • Danielle Moss — Healthcare and systems thinking
  • Dewani Shebubakar — Inclusive design
  • Shirley Abbatovi — Creative process and collaboration
  • Sarah Gross — Strategic design methods
  • Finn Butler — Next-generation design leadership
  • Simone Speet — Community-centred design
  • Eleanor Howe — Change management through design

Additional mystery guests round out the fifteen-episode run.

Quote from the host

"These are the conversations I wish had existed when I was starting out. Every guest has shifted how I think about what design can be in this country. I'm proud to help amplify their work."

— Jessica Watson, Host & Founder

Where to listen

Media contact

For interview requests with the host or guests, episode previews, or press imagery, contact info@thefeelingdesigner.com.au.