Awkward Silences

by User Interviews

Welcome to Awkward Silences by User Interviews, where we interview the people who interview people. Listen as we geek out on all things UX research, qualitative data, and the craft of understanding people to build better products and businesses. Hosted by Erin May and Carol Guest, VPs of growth/mark...

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Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 3K to 10K

Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: technology · business

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week

150+ episodes since 2018

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Most discussed topics

ai in research

ux research

user research

stakeholder engagement

ai in design

automation

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Total monthly reach

3K to 10K

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TW · Technology
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3K to 10K

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1.5K to 5K
🎙 ~2x weekly·193 episodes·Last published 2mo ago
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Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
3K to 10K
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Active Followers
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900 to 3K

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On the show

From 15 eps

Hosts

Ben

6 eps

Erin May

5 eps

Ben Wiedmaier

2 eps

Erin

2 eps

Recent guests

17 across last 15 eps

George Whitfield

1 ep

Aneta Kmiecik

1 ep

Nikki Anderson

1 ep

Kristen DeLap

1 ep

Laura Klein

1 ep

Basel Fakhoury

1 ep

Baran Erkel

1 ep

Karl Randay

1 ep

Maria Rosala

1 ep

John Whalen

1 ep

Kate Towsey

1 ep

Lyndsi Lee

1 ep

Sam Ladner

1 ep

Jess Holbrook

1 ep

Alec Levin

1 ep

Ruby Pryor

1 ep

Jared Forney

1 ep

Recent episodes

#192 - Slowing Things Down to Speed Up Research with Jared Forney of Okta

Jul 1, 2026

56m 33s

#191 - Throwback: UX Lessons from a Decade Researching AI with Jess Holbrook of Microsoft

Jun 9, 2026

49m 29s

#190 - How to Navigate the Constant Change in UX Research with Learners CEO Alec Levin

May 26, 2026

39m 43s

#189 - Throwback: Quantifying Research Impact with Ruby Pryor of Rex

May 12, 2026

47m 44s

#188 - Why AI Can't Replace Qualitative Research with Sam Ladner of Workday

Apr 28, 2026

49m 29s

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Episodes

monthly

Avg length

47m 47s

39m 34s – 56m 33s

Range

Aug 2020 – Apr 2026

Topics

ai in research, ux research +69

Guests

Jared Forney +16 · last 15 eps

15 of 15

Date	Episode	Topics	Guests	Brands	Places	Keywords	Sponsor	Length
7/1/26	#192 - Slowing Things Down to Speed Up Research with Jared Forney of Okta✨	research operationsAI in product development+3	Jared Forney	Okta	San Francisco Bay Area	research operationsAI+6	—	56m 33s
6/9/26	#191 - Throwback: UX Lessons from a Decade Researching AI with Jess Holbrook of Microsoft✨	UX researchAI technology+4	Jess Holbrook	MicrosoftMeta+2	—	UXAI+5	—	49m 29s
5/26/26	#190 - How to Navigate the Constant Change in UX Research with Learners CEO Alec Levin✨	UX researchAI in research+4	Alec Levin	Learners	—	UX researchAI+6	—	39m 43s
5/12/26	#189 - Throwback: Quantifying Research Impact with Ruby Pryor of Rex✨	UX researchstrategic design+3	Ruby Pryor	RexGrab+2	—	UX researchbusiness value+3	—	47m 44s
4/28/26	#188 - Why AI Can't Replace Qualitative Research with Sam Ladner of Workday✨	AI in qualitative researchhuman insight+4	Sam Ladner	WorkdayPractical Ethnography: A Guide to Doing Ethnography in The Private Sector+1	—	AIqualitative research+6	—	49m 29s
4/14/26	#187 - Throwback: Harnessing AI For Better Insights with George Whitfield of MIT and Google✨	AI in qualitative data analysisconsumer insights+4	George Whitfield	MITGoogle+2	—	AIqualitative data+5	—	40m 40s
3/31/26	#186 - Positioning Your Portfolio for AI Skills with Aneta Kmiecik of Be Your Own Design Team✨	AI skillsportfolio positioning+3	Aneta Kmiecik	Be Your Own Design Team	—	AI skillsportfolio+5	—	42m 51s
3/17/26	#185 - How to Use AI Without Losing Your Research Soul with Nikki Anderson of Drop in Research✨	AI in researchuser research+4	Nikki Anderson	Drop in Research	—	AI toolsresearch quality+5	—	52m 17s
3/3/26	#184 - Use Context For More Influence with Kristen DeLap of Econify✨	influence without authorityUX design+4	Kristen DeLap	EconifyHerman Miller	—	influenceUX+5	—	39m 34s
2/17/26	#183 - The Best Ways to Use AI in UX Research with Laura Klein of NN/g✨	AI in UX researchuser research+3	Laura Klein	Nielsen Norman Group	—	AIUX research+5	—	48m 09s
2/3/26	#182 - The Future of Research (In a Moment of Change)✨	research industry evolutionAI in research+3	Basel FakhouryBaran Erkel	User InterviewsUserTesting	—	researchAI+5	—	40m 40s
1/20/26	#181 - Why We Need Design Now More Than Ever with Karl Randay of 383✨	design relevanceautomation+4	Karl Randay	383Hilton+1	—	design challengesAI tools+5	—	51m 19s
1/6/26	#180 - What to Fix in '26 with Maria Rosala of NN/g & John Whalen of Brilliant Experience✨	AI moderation toolssynthetic users+3	Maria RosalaJohn Whalen	Nielsen Norman GroupBrilliant Experience	—	AI toolssynthetic users+3	—	55m 35s
12/22/25	#179 - The Future of Research Operations with Kate Towsey LIVE✨	research operationsAI in research+4	Kate Towsey	Cha Cha ClubResearchOps Review+1	—	research opsAI+5	—	55m 28s
12/9/25	#178 - How to Measure What Matters with Lyndsi Lee of Turnitin✨	user experienceoutcome-based assessment+3	Lyndsi Lee	Turnitin	—	NPSCSAT+5	—	47m 12s