This week, Steve and Jason discuss Dark Patterns. We talk about what they are, how they hurt both the user and brand and why we should thing long term about our growth techniques. Follow Jason on Twitter @_jasonthor Follow Steve on Twitter @stevepdp You can find out more about the agency we work at, Sidekick Digital, at sidekickdigital.co.uk

Nuggets - The Digital Product Podcast

2 - Dark Patterns

The team talk about how to swap unproductive habits for ones that boost you in life or business. Steve shares his thoughts on how this connects with social minimalism and Jason has been trying apps to increase his content bandwith. We follow up with a look at the latest tech, from phones to the forecasted PS5. For once, no shots are fired at the big five tech companies.

9 - Finding more time

From market fit to product features, don’t burn your time and money on rubbish that nobody wants. Also featuring Microsoft product launch, Facebook’s many court cases and why programmers can suffer at roundabouts.

8 - Validate your idea

The team discuss how fear of failure, how it can affect creators and companies alike, and how to overcome it. We explore a world of ambient voice tech, where Alexa could be sitting in the near future and Musk’s AI tingle.

7 - Musk's got a tingle

The team break down lessons on moving from a service to a product agency model; scaling fast through hiring and company values; client acquisition through content marketing and the structural integrity of Ryanair’s UHT milk sachets.

6 - We found Chris Do's BAG

After charging headlong through some of the best books for expanding your creative cache or running effective workshops/meetings, we take time to cover the recent Apple event. It would be fair to say the topic is as divisive as ever, though we avoid coming to blows.

5 - Lively on LinkedIn

This week, Stephen Pearce, Chris Honan and Jason Thorarinsson come back to the podcast after a long break! We discuss theft, both blunt and creative. Jason and Steve return to dispense more wisdom on Product design, and bring a new member of the Sidekick team along. Topics covered are: fintech, Apple Glasses, Digital wellbeing and how best to pronounce withered or weathered.

4 - Steal like an artist

This week, Jason and Steve talk about Native or Web and why it's important when building a product to make the right decision. You can use both native and web technologies to build mobile apps, but should you? Follow Jason on Twitter @_jasonthor Follow Steve on Twitter @stevepdp You can find out more about our agency at, Sidekick Digital, at sidekickdigital.co.uk

3 - Native or Web for mobile apps

This week, Jason and Steve discuss Notifications and how annoying for the user they can truly be. What's the problem with them and how could we improve them? Follow Jason on Twitter @_jasonthor Follow Steve on Twitter @stevepdp You can find out more about the agency we work at, Sidekick Digital, at sidekickdigital.co.uk

1 - Notifications

Welcome to Nuggets. Nuggets is a podcast by Jason Thorarinsson and Stephen Pearce, from Sidekick Digital. Each week, we're going to be bringing you bitesize small chunks of our thoughts on UX and product design. Follow Jason on Twitter @_jasonthor Follow Steve on Twitter @stevepdp You can find out more about the agency we work at, Sidekick Digital, at sidekickdigital.co.uk

0 - Introduction

Nuggets is a digital product podcast brought to you from Jason Thorarinsson, Steve Pearce and Chris Honan at Sidekick Digital.