Best Datavisualization Podcasts (2022)

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #52 you asked... 32:28

21d ago32:28

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Through our workshops, we get the rare opportunity to meet thousands of people every year, across a huge variety of industries, companies, and roles. We never know what kinds of questions we’re going to be asked. In this episode, SWD storyteller Mike Cisneros highlights a few recent notable questions, ranging from chart choices, to design, to prese…

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Data Viz Today

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BONUS: Top Tips on Creating a Data Viz Brief 11:30

20d ago11:30

11:30

I walk you through my process for creating a data viz brief and how to use it! If you're interested in a short training and getting a copy of the data viz brief template that I use with my clients, shoot me an email with the subject line "INTERESTED!" and if there's enough interest, I'll host a live training! hello@allitorban.com…

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storytelling with data: #51 the path to trusted advisor 51:31

2M ago51:31

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How can you position yourself—and your team—to be a valued analytics consultant by your stakeholders and clients? Cole talks with Simon Rowe, the newest data storyteller on the SWD team, about his experience and tips for building productive partnerships. Tune in to hear about the journey from reactive to proactive data analytics, including practica…

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Data Viz Today

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72: How to Add Strategy Sessions to Your Data Viz Workflow — Featuring Liz Hatherley 40:19

2M ago40:19

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When you’re kicking off a data viz project, do you have a series of questions that you ask to uncover the goals, audience, and data? Want to know how to kick it up a notch? I know I do! Recently, I had the pleasure of working with Liz Hatherley, whose whole expertise is wrapped up in pulling this kind of information out of her clients, which has le…

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storytelling with data: #50 data viz research with Steven Franconeri 56:34

3M ago56:34

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“I want to be able to show it and say, doesn’t that feel good? And you know what? We actually know it works well, it’s not just your intuition.” In this episode, Cole talks with Northwestern University professor and director of the Visual Thinking Lab, Dr. Steven Franconeri. Hear about research that helps us understand and harness the limits of our…

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Data Viz Today

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71: Demystifying the Freelance Dataviz Process 1:08:22

4M ago1:08:22

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Join the Elevate Membership Program! I invited a few of the best dataviz designers and freelancers I know on the show today (Duncan Geere, Gabrielle Merite, and Will Chase) and we absolutely stuffed the hour with as many dataviz freelancing tips as we possibly could! In this episode, we demystify the whole process: starting from when someone emails…

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: # 49: become a data viz superstar 58:52

4M ago58:52

58:52

Establish yourself as a well-respected data visualization practitioner. Cole shares five points that will help you do it. Tune in to hear tips and tactics for setting good goals, learning, evaluating your work, influencing others, and getting the support you need to become—or help members of your team become—a data visualization and storytelling su…

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Data Viz Today

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70: My 3 Biggest Lessons Learned in 2021 11:52

5M ago11:52

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Today I’m calling out the biggest things I learned in the past year. There’s just something about naming it that helps me remember to keep doing it in the new year and even how I can take it up a notch in the next year. In this episode, I’ll highlight the three biggest lessons I learned this year, and they all stem from better communication with cl…

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: # 48: the challenges of change 53:35

5M ago53:35

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Have you encountered challenges in your attempts to drive change with data visualization? In this episode, Cole talks with SWD’s newest data storyteller, Amy Esselman, about the difficulties that can arise when you try to impact people’s perceptions and behaviors. You’ll hear about Amy’s research on the status quo bias and her encounters with it in…

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Data Viz Today

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69: 3 Tips for Solving Problems with Networks — Featuring Dr. Keita Broadwater 31:29

6M ago31:29

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Have you ever reimagined your tabular data set as a network and discovered new insights? Networks are an obvious choice if you’re visualizing someone’s social network, for example, but there are so many more possibilities! In this episode, Dr. Keita Broadwater will explain what a network is, share a couple of examples of tabular data reimagined as …

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storytelling with data: #47 the art of the interview 52:02

6M ago52:02

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Fresh off a successful search to expand the SWD team, Cole chats with SWD advisor, husband Randy Knaflic, about a critical part of the hiring process: interviewing. Randy shares tips learned and stories lived over a career of hiring talent, from Google to SpaceX to storytelling with data. From showing compassion for a nerve-racked candidate to stra…

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Data Viz Today

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68: How to Future-Proof Your Data Viz Career — Featuring Dr. Jonathan Schwabish 50:13

7M ago50:13

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How do we future-proof our data viz careers? What skills are important now and 10 years from now as software companies come and go and $5 dashboards pop up on Fiverr? In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Schwabish and I talk about what our consultant work looks like right now and how we’re working to future-proof our careers. This is a joint podcast betwe…

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Data Viz Today

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67: How to Use 3D in Innovative Ways — Featuring Dr. Tyler Morgan-Wall 32:44

8M ago32:44

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Have you written off 3D as a big no-no? Not yet! In this episode, Dr. Tyler Morgan-Wall shares his latest innovations and impactful use cases of his Rayshader package in R. Take a listen and be amazed at the samples in the show notes! (you can use Rayshader and R for free!) https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/67…

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storytelling with data: #46 questions about questions 1:01:52

8M ago1:01:52

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"There's so much value to be gained in the exchange that happens after someone asks a really good question." The Q&A portion of a presentation is important, but the uncertainty can also be intimidating. When should you solicit questions, and for how long? What do you do when a query is off-topic? What if you don't know the answer? Tune in to hear C…

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Data Viz Today

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66: How to Make Music with Data — Featuring Duncan Geere and Miriam Quick 1:03:40

9M ago1:03:40

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Have you heard of data sonification? It’s the process of turning data into sound, and there's a novel podcast out now called Loud Numbers where Duncan Geere and Miriam Quick introduce a data story, explain how they sonified it, and then play the sonification they've created. In this episode, we discover how they created their podcast, what’s the be…

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Data Viz Today

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65: Why You Don’t Need to be a Data Viz Unicorn to Have a Fulfilling Career— Featuring Amanda Makulec 43:52

10M ago43:52

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It’s easy to think you have to be the master at D3 and also have the design eye of an artist in order to have a fulfilling data viz career, but that has not been my experience, nor the experience of my guest today Amanda Makulec who is the Data Visualization Society’s Executive Director. She’s heard her fair share of data viz origin stories, frustr…

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #45 the power of post-its 32:17

10M ago32:17

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Tune in to hear Cole discuss one of her favorite low-tech planning strategies: storyboarding. Small, sticky, and sublimely potent when used well—she details her penchant for post-it notes and process of using them to brainstorm, edit, and solicit feedback to create shorter, targeted, and generally more effective communications. Article: give it tim…

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Data Viz Today

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64: 3 Common Reporting Mistakes + How to Overcome Them — Featuring Ann K. Emery 44:22

11M ago44:22

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How can you take a dense, technical report and turn it into something people will actually read? In this episode, Ann K. Emery shares the top tips that she recommends to her clients that have been bringing reports to life for years! Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/64

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Data Viz Today

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63: How to Integrate Accessibility into Your Data Viz Workflow — Featuring Frank Elavsky 38:59

12M ago38:59

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What can we do to make our data visualizations more accessible to more people, especially those with disabilities? In this episode, Frank Elavsky shares how we can integrate accessibility into our current data visualization workflow. It’s a skill just like anything else, so let’s get practicing! Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/63…

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The Tableau World Podcast

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EP231 - Accessibility In DataViz with Frank Elevasky 48:30

12M ago48:30

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In this episode of the Tableau World Podcast, Emily talks with Frank Elevasky on accessibility in dataviz, the Chartability tool, and his three wishes. Check out Chartability, a tool to help you determine the accessibility of a viz, by going to: https://chartability.fizz.studio/ Follow Frank at: https://twitter.com/frankelavsky?lang=en…

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storytelling with data: #44 The Big Picture with Steve Wexler 53:45

12M ago53:45

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Cole talks with professional “chart looker-atter” Steve Wexler, about his new book The Big Picture: How to Use Data Visualization to Make Better Decisions—Faster. Tune in for a conversation centered around evangelizing the transformative power of data visualization in an organization, including the value of visualizing for “aha!” (not “ooh and aah”…

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #43 misleading graphs 54:30

1y ago54:30

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A good data visualization can reveal and communicate insights. But bad graphs abound. In this episode, Cole chats with Ben Jones about misleading graphs. They discuss a number of common issues, including missorted time, miscalculated area, going against expected norms, spurious correlations, and more. Tune in for tips on how to read graphs and spot…

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The Tableau World Podcast

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Ep230 - A Change to your regular podcast 22:02

1y ago22:02

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This week Matt and Emily talk about some changes to the podcast, which is now called The Tableau World Podcast, with a shiny new logo too.

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The Tableau World Podcast

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EP229 - 2021.1 release & a new blog 32:32

1y ago32:32

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This week its all about new things, a New Tableau CEO, a new Tableau 2021.1 release and a new blog at www.mattsworldofviz.com

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Data Viz Today

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62: How Much Money Do Data Visualization Professionals Make? 8:32

1y ago8:32

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Ah, money. The topic everyone wants to hear about but no one wants to talk about! It’s a complicated and nuanced subject because there are so many variables that factor into someone’s compensation, but... In this episode, I’ll share some highlights from the responses in the Data Visualization Society community survey to give you a sense of what dat…

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The Tableau World Podcast

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EP 228 - New CEO Mark Nelson @data19 25:07

1y ago25:07

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At the last in person Tableau conference we sat down with Francois, Andrew and Mark Nelson, little did we know he would become the big boss, or maybe we did.

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #42 there is still an art to feedback 39:04

1y ago39:04

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Giving good feedback to others—when done well—can help you sharpen your own thinking and approaches for visualizing and communicating with data. We’ll start with this critical topic in our new 10-week course, so it seemed like the perfect timing to repost the original episode of the storytelling with data podcast. I discuss the value of giving and …

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #41 maps with Kenneth Field 59:07

1y ago59:07

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“You don’t have to be a cartographer to make a great map.” Cole talks with cartographer Kenneth Field, author of the award-winning book, Cartography. Tune in to hear the thought process for visualizing data when the “where” matters, including different types of maps, how purpose and audience should drive design decisions, and whether there’s any su…

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Data Viz Today

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61: 3 Insights From a Personal Project That Blew Up — Featuring Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu 38:34

1y ago38:34

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What are the ingredients of a successful personal project? How do you even know what topic to make your personal project about? What constraints make for a successful personal project? In this episode, data visualization designers Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu share insights they learned from completing a year-long collaboration that ended with a ne…

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storytelling with data: #40 Data Sketches with Shirley Wu & Nadieh Bremer 54:32

1y ago54:32

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“For data visualization, you don’t need to be an artist to make good sketches.” Cole talks with Data Sketches authors, Shirley Wu and Nadieh Bremer, about their multi-year project that has been turned into a beautiful new book. Listen as they discuss their exploration of the creative side of data visualization through colors, shapes, math, code, an…

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Data Viz Today

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BONUS: 3 Steps to Feel More Confident in Your Data Visualization Process 7:56

1+ y ago7:56

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Do you feel lost when you’re creating a chart? Are you feeling around in the dark with every new project? Confidence comes with practice, but you can also take a few smart steps, in the beginning, to create an effective chart. I’ve interviewed top designers for years on my podcast while creating and experimenting on my own, and I’ve found that thes…

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #39 Better Data Visualizations with Jon Schwabish 59:12

1+ y ago59:12

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Cole talks with Jon Schwabish about his latest book, Better Data Visualizations. Tune in to hear about Jon’s goal to make people aware of a wider array of graphs, which less common graphs he wishes people would use more, his favorite Sankey diagram, and how Luxembourg highlighted an important lesson about maps. Jon also addresses viewer questions o…

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The Tableau World Podcast

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EP 227 - Setting Goals for 2021 30:20

1+ y ago30:20

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What happens when someone who doesn't set goals chats to someone that likes to set them? This podcast! Today Matt and Emily talk about how to set goals both in personal and professional situations. The importance of rewarding yourself and ensuring that your goals are achievable.

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storytelling with data podcast

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storytelling with data: #38 hi, my name is... 43:08

1+ y ago43:08

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Being able to introduce yourself eloquently and in a way that captures and keeps your intended audience’s attention is a hugely important thing. Yet, we don’t commonly devote a lot of time or thought to planning how we do this. In this episode, Cole shares the process that she and the storytelling with data team used to create their intros, plus sh…

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The Tableau World Podcast

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EP226 - Francois on the shelf and 2020.4 Review 56:14

1+ y ago56:14

56:14

In the final episode of 2020 we review the latest release of Tableau with Craig Bloodworth and discuss all the new features. We also come up with the amazing idea of Francois on the Shelf, available in 2021.

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