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Most Restaurants Are Designed Backwards — The Hidden Operational Mistakes Hurting Staff, Customers & Profits – Episode 141 with Ryan Mikita
Melissa Chenell 6/10/26 Melissa Chenell 6/10/26

Most Restaurants Are Designed Backwards — The Hidden Operational Mistakes Hurting Staff, Customers & Profits – Episode 141 with Ryan Mikita

Title: Most Restaurants Are Designed Backwards — The Hidden Operational Mistakes Hurting Staff, Customers & Profits – Episode 141 with Ryan Mikita

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Retail Is Broken, Employees Are Miserable & Your Store Design Might Be Driving Customers Away — How Better Buildings Can Fix the Experience Crisis – Episode 140 with Brian Bucher
Melissa Chenell 6/3/26 Melissa Chenell 6/3/26

Retail Is Broken, Employees Are Miserable & Your Store Design Might Be Driving Customers Away — How Better Buildings Can Fix the Experience Crisis – Episode 140 with Brian Bucher

Title: Retail Is Broken, Employees Are Miserable & Your Store Design Might Be Driving Customers Away — How Better Buildings Can Fix the Experience Crisis – Episode 140 with Brian Bucher

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Designing Hospitals That Actually Heal: What Architects Get Wrong About Healthcare - Episode 139 with Emily McGee
Melissa Chenell 5/27/26 Melissa Chenell 5/27/26

Designing Hospitals That Actually Heal: What Architects Get Wrong About Healthcare - Episode 139 with Emily McGee

Title: Designing Hospitals That Actually Heal: What Architects Get Wrong About Healthcare - Episode 139 with Emily McGee

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Dark Hallways, Toxic Materials & Dead Offices — Why Most Buildings Still Ignore Human Health (and How Designers Can Fix It) – Episode 138 with Molly Polehna
Melissa Chenell 5/20/26 Melissa Chenell 5/20/26

Dark Hallways, Toxic Materials & Dead Offices — Why Most Buildings Still Ignore Human Health (and How Designers Can Fix It) – Episode 138 with Molly Polehna

Title: Dark Hallways, Toxic Materials & Dead Offices — Why Most Buildings Still Ignore Human Health (and How Designers Can Fix It) – Episode 138 with Molly Polehna

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Big Box, Bigger Problems – Why Retail Design Is Failing Humans (and the Radical Rethink Canadian Tire Is Betting On) – Episode 137 with Sarah Heppinstall
Melissa Chenell 5/13/26 Melissa Chenell 5/13/26

Big Box, Bigger Problems – Why Retail Design Is Failing Humans (and the Radical Rethink Canadian Tire Is Betting On) – Episode 137 with Sarah Heppinstall

Title: Big Box, Bigger Problems – Why Retail Design Is Failing Humans (and the Radical Rethink Canadian Tire Is Betting On) – Episode 137 with Sarah Heppinstall

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Building Without Walls – Why Architecture’s Obsession with Control Is Killing Creativity (and How Nature Holds the Answer) - Episode 136 with Anne Romme
Melissa Chenell 5/6/26 Melissa Chenell 5/6/26

Building Without Walls – Why Architecture’s Obsession with Control Is Killing Creativity (and How Nature Holds the Answer) - Episode 136 with Anne Romme

Title: Building Without Walls – Why Architecture’s Obsession with Control Is Killing Creativity (and How Nature Holds the Answer) - Episode 136 with Anne Romme

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Designing in the Dark – Why Modern Buildings Are Failing Our Biology (and What Norway Gets Right) - Episode 135 with Knut Hjeltnes
Melissa Chenell 4/29/26 Melissa Chenell 4/29/26

Designing in the Dark – Why Modern Buildings Are Failing Our Biology (and What Norway Gets Right) - Episode 135 with Knut Hjeltnes

Title: Designing in the Dark – Why Modern Buildings Are Failing Our Biology (and What Norway Gets Right) - Episode 135 with Knut Hjeltnes

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Building Hope from Garbage – Why the Future of Sustainable Design Might Look Nothing Like You Expect - Episode 134 with Matthew Panaitz
Melissa Chenell 4/22/26 Melissa Chenell 4/22/26

Building Hope from Garbage – Why the Future of Sustainable Design Might Look Nothing Like You Expect - Episode 134 with Matthew Panaitz

Title: Building Hope from Garbage – Why the Future of Sustainable Design Might Look Nothing Like You Expect - Episode 134 with Matthew Panaitz

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Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv and Eric Teitelbaum
Melissa Chenell 4/15/26 Melissa Chenell 4/15/26

Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv and Eric Teitelbaum

Title: Cooling the Concrete Jungle – Rethinking Urban Heat and Human Comfort Through Radiant Design - Episode 133 with Dorit Aviv and Eric Teitelbaum

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Salutogenic Design and the Future of Prisons – Episode 132 with Helena Pombares
Melissa Chenell 4/8/26 Melissa Chenell 4/8/26

Salutogenic Design and the Future of Prisons – Episode 132 with Helena Pombares

Title: Prisons Are Designed to Fail: How Bad Buildings Create Worse Criminals – Episode 132 with Helena Pombares

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The Empty City Lie: Why We Keep Building Out While Our Best Land Sits Wasted – Episode 131 with Chelsey Jersak
Melissa Chenell 4/1/26 Melissa Chenell 4/1/26

The Empty City Lie: Why We Keep Building Out While Our Best Land Sits Wasted – Episode 131 with Chelsey Jersak

Title: The Empty City Lie: Why We Keep Building Out While Our Best Land Sits Wasted – Episode 131 With Chelsey Jersak

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The Sustainability Illusion: Why “Green Design” Is Failing People—and What Actually Works – Episode 130 with Jenny Heim
Melissa Chenell 3/25/26 Melissa Chenell 3/25/26

The Sustainability Illusion: Why “Green Design” Is Failing People—and What Actually Works – Episode 130 with Jenny Heim

Title: The Sustainability Illusion: Why “Green Design” Is Failing People—and What Actually Works – Ep 130 with Jenny Heim

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The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean
Melissa Chenell 3/18/26 Melissa Chenell 3/18/26

The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean

Title: The Story Lie: Why “Technical Excellence” Is Killing Trust—and What Actually Makes People Believe – Ep 129 with Robert Bean

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Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with John Phillips
Melissa Chenell 3/17/26 Melissa Chenell 3/17/26

Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with John Phillips

Title: Why Windows Fail and Daylight Wins: Rethinking Light in Buildings – Ep 127 with John Phillips

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble
Melissa Chenell 3/17/26 Melissa Chenell 3/17/26

Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble

Title: Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Your “Safe” Isn’t Safe – And the Rise of the Secret Room – Ep 128 with Steve Humble

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Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams
Melissa Chenell 3/7/26 Melissa Chenell 3/7/26

Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams

Title: Cutting Holes in the Roof (On Purpose): Why Daylight from Above Changes Everything – Ep 126 with Richard Williams

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Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri
Melissa Chenell 2/25/26 Melissa Chenell 2/25/26

Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri

Title: Are We Designing Blind? Why Architecture Must Measure Its Impact – Ep 125 with Dr. Helia Taheri

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The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen
Melissa Chenell 2/18/26 Melissa Chenell 2/18/26

The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen

Title: The Beauty of the "Wrong" Way: Curiosity, Constraints & Designing From the Heart – Ep 124 with Lila Allen

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Designing With All The Senses: Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson
Melissa Chenell 2/11/26 Melissa Chenell 2/11/26

Designing With All The Senses: Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson

Title: Why Are We Still Building Ugly Labs? Rethinking Science, Sustainability & Soul – Ep 123 with Scott Gustafson

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Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks
Melissa Chenell 2/4/26 Melissa Chenell 2/4/26

Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks

Title: Insisting on Beauty in a Code-Obsessed World – Ep 122 with Internationally Acclaimed Architect, Alison Brooks

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