The PolicyViz Podcast

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you were able to enjoy some R&R, and spend some time with friends and family. To kick of a great new slate of guests in 2018, I’m very excited to welcome Jenn Schiffer to the... The post Episode #109: Jenn Schiffer appeared first on PolicyViz.

For the final episode of 2017, I’m super excited to chat with my old friendAndy Kirk from Visualising Data. You undoubtedly know Andy from his website, books, presentations, Twitter feed, monthly roundups, and overall data viz awesomeness. Andy is also a... The post Episode #108: Andy Kirk appeared first on PolicyViz.

Jane Pong is a Data Visualization Journalist at the Financial Times. Previously, she produced information graphics at Thomson Reuters in Singapore and South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. She is a graduate of the University of Sydney with a combined Arts/Science... The post Episode #107: Jane Pong appeared first on PolicyViz.

On this week’s episode of the podcast, I welcome two special guests, Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman, authors of the new biography of Claude Shannon, the father of information theory. Jimmy Soni has served as an editor at the New... The post Episode #106: Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman appeared first on PolicyViz.

Kenton Powell is the Head of Design and Graphics at Vice News, a somewhat new venture from Vice and now showing on HBO. Prior to Vice, Kenton was a designer at Bloomberg Business Week and then an interactive editor for... The post Episode #105: Kenton Powell appeared first on PolicyViz.

Matt Abrahams is the author of the book Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting which can help you address your presentation anxieties. Matt teaches Strategic Communication for Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and Presentation Skills for Stanford’s... The post Episode #104: Matt Abrahams appeared first on PolicyViz.

Francis Gagnon is founder of the Voilà data analytics and visualization firm. He has worked in reporting and information design at the international level for the last decade. At the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, he designed... The post Episode #103: Francis Gagnon appeared first on PolicyViz.

You know Severino Ribecca. He’s the one who runsThe Data Visualisation Catalogue, a library of different information visualisation types. Sev and I have also worked together for a few years developing the various Graphic Continuum products. Sev is a graphic... The post Episode #102: Severino Ribecca appeared first on PolicyViz.

Diana Yoo has over ten years of experience as an information graphic designer and as an art director/design director. As the Art and Creative Director at the Pew Research Center, Diana lead a multidisciplinary team to develop digital projects of all... The post Episode #101: Diana Yoo appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome to the 100th episode of the PolicyViz Podcast! 100 episodes! More than 100 guests spanning more than 33 hours to bring you the best of data visualization, open data, storytelling, and presentation skills. I hope you have enjoyed the... The post Episode #100: Jon Schwabish appeared first on PolicyViz.

Cambria Brown is a Performance Management and Data Specialist with the Office of Planning, Partnerships and Improvement at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She specializes in performance management, data visualization and data dashboard development for divisions and... The post Episode #99: Cambria Brown appeared first on PolicyViz.

Mark Monmonier is a Distinguished Professor of Geography at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. In the data visualization field, he is probably best known for his fantastic book, How to Lie with Maps. Professor Monmonier’s research focuses on the history... The post Episode #98: Mark Monmonier appeared first on PolicyViz.

Working together,  Tom Weatherburn and William Davis run the mapTO website a project where they make maps of Toronto and the surrounding areas. I found their project on rescaling the Toronto subway system to actual geography really intriguing, so I invited them to come... The post Episode #97: Tom Weatherburn and William Davis appeared first on PolicyViz.

Neil Halloran is one of those people who, in my mind, is pushing the data visualization field in different directions. In his two data-driven documentaries, The Fallen and The Shadow Peace, Neil uses different ways of showing data to convey... The post Episode #96: Neil Halloran appeared first on PolicyViz.

Hi everyone, welcome back! I’m excited to have Jen Golbeck on this week’s episode. Jen is a world leader in social media research and science communication. She is a pioneer in the field of social data analytics, discovering people’s hidden... The post Episode #95: Jen Golbeck appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the show! To get you ready for the September 23rd National Day of Civic Hacking, I’m very happy to have Lilian Coral on this week’s episode. At the time of this interview in late August, Lilian was... The post Episode #94: Lilian Coral appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! I’m back! After a few weeks off this summer to enjoy the nice weather and time with the family, I’m excited to be back with a whole new slate of guests. Over the next... The post Episode #93: Robert Kosara appeared first on PolicyViz.

Hi everyone, welcome back to the show! This will be the last episode for the summer. I’m going to take a break from podcasting for the next two months, do some writing, relaxing, and traveling, and gear up for a... The post Episode #92: Catherine Madden appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to this week’s show! This week, I speak with Shomik Sarkar, who is currently a data scientist at the Democratic National Committee and was Director of Reporting for Hillary Clinton’s campaign for president. Shomik and I talk about how... The post Episode #91: Shomik Sarkar appeared first on PolicyViz.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the last few episodes of the podcast. Continuing a theme that has been present in the last few episodes, on this week’s show I welcome Javier Zarracina from Vox and Anna Flagg from the Marshall Project... The post Episode #90: Javier Zarracina and Anna Flagg appeared first on PolicyViz.

In this week’s episode of the PolicyViz Podcast, I’m joined by Priya Krishnakumar, a visual/data journalist at the LA Times. I’m a big fan of Priya’s work and her colleagues at the LA Times. For me in particular, I think... The post Episode #89: Priya Krishnakumar appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the show! There are lots of decisions to be made when it comes to creating a data visualization. And when you pull multiple visualizations together into one view, the decisions compound. That’s why on this week’s show,... The post Episode #88: The Big Book of Dashboards appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast. This week, I’m pleased to welcome Elijah Meeks to the show to talk about his work as a Senior Data Visualization Engineer at Netflix and the state of data visualization jobs. Elijah sparked a... The post Episode #87: Elijah Meeks appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! On this week’s episode, I’m very pleased to be joined by Mona Chalabi from the Guardian. Mona, if you don’t already know, is involved in a number of exciting projects at the Guardian and... The post Episode #86: Mona Chalabi appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast. I’m pleased to welcome Anna Flagg from the Marshall Project this week. Anna and I met at the Malofiej Infographic World Summit in March. With 899 online entries to judge,... The post Episode #85: Anna Flagg appeared first on PolicyViz.

Do you like transportation? Do you like data about transportation? Then you’re going to love this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast! On this week’s show, I’m very happy to be joined by Dan Morgan, the Chief Data Officer at the Department of... The post Episode #84: Dan Morgan appeared first on PolicyViz.

Many people agreed with my basic argument during last month’s Month of Story. One person, however, had a slightly different take on how we tell stories with data and what that concept means as it is applied to data. Chad Skelton, formerly... The post Episode #83: Chad Skelton appeared first on PolicyViz.

The “open” movement consists of different product types–we all know about open data and open source code, for example. But more and more, we’re seeing open book writing. Last year, Hadley Wickham wrote his book on R in an open platform.... The post Episode #82: Rune Madsen appeared first on PolicyViz.

This podcast episode wraps up my Month of Story (and the end of my lost voice!). Over the past month, I’ve done a number of presentations and blog writing about stories, and I’ve talked to some incredible journalists and data... The post Episode #81: Scott Schwertly appeared first on PolicyViz.

I’m currently in Pamplona, Spain enjoying what is turning out to be a very rewarding and tiring week at the Malofiej Infographic World Summit (follow #malofiej25 on Twitter, if you like). If I can find the time, I’ll try to conduct... The post Episode #80: Alvin Chang appeared first on PolicyViz.

My “Month of Story” continues! And I’ve finally started publishing some blog posts on the issue, so check out the PolicyViz blog all this week. On the podcast, the Month of Story continues this week with Jan Willem Tulp. Jan... The post Episode #79: Jan Willem Tulp appeared first on PolicyViz.

As the “Month of Story” continues, I head out west this week to talk with the Executive Director of the West Big Data Hub, Meredith Lee. Meredith was a Science and Technology Fellow here in DC, worked at the Department... The post Episode #78: Meredith Lee appeared first on PolicyViz.

I’m calling March the “Month of Story.” Kicking off with the Tapestry Conference in St. Augustine, Florida, the Socrata Connect conference in Washington, DC on March 7, and ending with the Malofiej Infographic World Summit in Pamplona, Spain, I’m focusing on... The post Episode #77: John Yorke appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the show! This week, I chat with Sarah Kalicin, Senior Statistician at Intel about how to get an organization to leverage their data to improve their work, analysis, and communication. We talk about all things organizational this... The post Episode #76: Sarah Kalicin appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! As I’m sure you’re aware, data visualization tools are a regular source of discussion: Which tools to use? Which one is best? Which one allows me to do this or that or the other?... The post Episode #75: David Bauer appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to The PolicyViz Podcast! On this week’s episode, I chat with Feng-yuan Liu and Shangqian Lee from GovTech Singapore. GovTech is responsible for using technology and data to help transform the public sector in Singapore. Their role includes deploying... The post Episode #74: GovTech Singapore appeared first on PolicyViz.

On this week’s episode of the show, I’m excited to chat with Xan Gregg, Data Visualization Development Director for JMP at SAS (see below). Xan regularly creates visualizations and makeovers for all sorts of interesting topics, as well as, of... The post Episode #73: Xan Gregg appeared first on PolicyViz.

Hi everyone, welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! This week, I’m pleased to chat with data journalist, designer, and (new) visualization consultant, Maarten Lambrechts. Maarten has built a ton of great projects and analysis, so we dive into his process, his... The post Episode #72: Maarten Lambrechts appeared first on PolicyViz.

Hi everyone! Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! On this week’s episode, I’m excited to welcome my Urban Institute colleague Tracy Gordon to the show. Tracy is a senior fellow with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, where she researches and writes... The post Episode #71: Tracy Gordon appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! On this week’s episode, I’m excited to welcome Simon Rogers to the show. Simon is a data journalist, writer, and speaker and has worked at the Guardian in the UK, Twitter, and is now a... The post Episode #70: Simon Rogers appeared first on PolicyViz.

Hi everyone! Happy New Year and welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! I hope you had a relaxing holiday season. To kick off 2017, I’m excited to welcome Hadley Wickham to the show to talk about his work with the... The post Episode #69: Hadley Wickham appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome to the final episode of The PolicyViz Podcast of 2016! Across 39 episodes this year, we’ve covered open data, data visualization, data workflow issues, presentation skills and design, and more! Thank you for tuning in each week! Your support... The post Episode #68: Randy Olson appeared first on PolicyViz.

Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast! This week, I talk with Wilson Andrews, Graphics Editor at the New York Times. In the wake of Donald Trump’s election win, Wilson and I talk about polling,... The post Episode #67: Wilson Andrews appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to The PolicyViz Podcast! I’m back after a couple of weeks off–first, taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, and then to iron out some bugs with the new PolicyViz website. On this week’s show, I chat with... The post Episode #66: Randy Krum appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the show! I’m super excited to chat with Nadieh Bremer on this week’s show. Nadieh is an astronomer by training who came to love data visualization. (Does anyone come to data visualization directly??). Her projects include web-based interactive... The post Episode #65: Nadieh Bremer appeared first on PolicyViz.

On this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast, I chat with Kim Rees, who is Co-founder and Head of Visualization at the data visualization firm Periscopic. You may know Kim from her great work at Periscopic, her talk at the... The post Episode #64: Kim Rees appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to the PolicyViz Podcast! With my book on presentations about to launch, I’m very excited to talk with one of the authors who inspired my work in this area, Garr Reynolds. If you’ve ever thought carefully about how... The post Episode #62: Garr Reynolds appeared first on PolicyViz.

Welcome back to The PolicyViz Podcast. On this week’s show, I chat with Stephanie Evergreen whose new book on data visualization, Effective Data Visualization: The Right Chart for the Right Data, was released in May. In this week’s episode, Stephanie and I... The post Episode #63: Stephanie Evergreen appeared first on PolicyViz.

On this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast, I’m pleased to chat with Drew Skau and Robert Kosara, who co-authored a couple of papers on how we perceive the quantities in pie charts. Their work centers on how do we perceive quantities... The post Episode #61: Drew Skau & Robert Kosara appeared first on PolicyViz.

On this week’s episode of The PolicyViz Podcast, I’m pleased to welcome Evan Sinar to the show. Evan is the Chief Scientist and Vice President at Development Dimensions International (DDI) in Pittsburgh. Evan is a Industrial and Organizational Psychologist (I/O Psych)... The post Episode #60: Evan Sinar appeared first on PolicyViz.