

UX IRL
Mary Fran Thompson and Michelle Chin
Show notes: https://medium.com/ux-in-real-life
Hello, friends! We're Michelle and Mary Fran – two friends who met through UX and love to geek out about it. UX IRL is a podcast about what UX is like at work and in the world around us. We cover our favorite methods, UX wins/struggles, career, and other UX-y things. Feel free to reach out to us on LinkedIn.
Hello, friends! We're Michelle and Mary Fran – two friends who met through UX and love to geek out about it. UX IRL is a podcast about what UX is like at work and in the world around us. We cover our favorite methods, UX wins/struggles, career, and other UX-y things. Feel free to reach out to us on LinkedIn.
Episodes
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May 4, 2023 • 23min
UX Help Desk #5
We had so much to say in our last help desk episode that we didn’t get to everything! But that’s OK, we’re continuing in this episode. Picking up where we left off, we have three really interesting asks. If you have questions you’d like answers to, reach out to us on LinkedIn or social media. We might feature your question in a future episode! Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), comment on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Apr 20, 2023 • 28min
UX Help Desk Number 4!
The UX Help Desk is back! We love doing help desk episodes and we’re back answering more questions. We tackle questions from Reddit - meeting culture, appropriate/ethic user research, and more! If you have questions you’d like answers to, reach out to us on LinkedIn or social media. We might feature your question in a future episode!

Apr 6, 2023 • 34min
Information Architecture in Product (re-release)
We're taking a break again this week to get some rest after IAC. We'll be back in 2 weeks with new episodes! To fill the void, we thought it'd be fitting to re-release our episode on IA in Product to celebrate our first time presenting at the Information Architecture Conference.

Mar 23, 2023 • 42min
Our UX Book Toolbox (re-release)
Michelle and Mary Fran are prepping for IAC (Information Architecture Conference) this week. We hope to see you there! We'll be presenting on Thursday, March 30th. In lieu of a new episode, we're re-releasing a favorite of ours from season 1 all about our UX book toolbox!

Mar 9, 2023 • 36min
Exploring UX Headlines
We’re bringing back something we used to do during Studio Friday at Citrix - where we’d share UX/tech-related news that was interesting to us. Learning about new things and discussing their meaning from a UX perspective was fun. What have you been reading lately? Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), comment below or reply on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Feb 23, 2023 • 34min
We go on a rant!
We’re going on a rant! We have a few things that annoy us about work, outside of work, and just terrible UX. Here's what’s been getting under our skin lately–does it resonate with you? What’s been bugging you lately? We’d love to hear and sharing with us can be cathartic. Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Feb 9, 2023 • 34min
Dealing with burnout
Burnout in tech is real. And it’s important to talk about it and normalize it rather than feel ashamed. We talk about what burnout has been like for us, what you can do when you’re feeling burnt out, and most importantly—ways to prevent it. We’d love to hear how you’ve navigated burnout and what you do to avoid it. Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), or reply on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Jan 26, 2023 • 43min
Starting a New Job
We’re covering approaches to starting a new job (fast and slow) and we also learn more about Mary Fran’s new job! What has starting a new job been like for you? Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), comment below or reply on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Jan 12, 2023 • 36min
Tough Interview Questions
We talk about those tougher interview questions people ask! We provide approaches, example questions, and ways to prepare yourself to handle them. What are some questions you’ve been asked? Talk to us on the zeroheight Slack community! (bit.ly/zheroes-signup), comment below or reply on Twitter @uxinreallife or Instagram @ux.inreallife.

Dec 29, 2022 • 22min
Scrappy Research (re-release)
We hope you're enjoying the holiday season! We wanted to re-share one of our most popular episodes - Scrappy Research. We talk about what user research can really be like - scrappy! We’d love to hear how you’ve accomplished your research goals while being scrappy. Let us know in our show notes or on social media.