The Product Design Podcast

Seth Coelen started UX Cabin as a product design consultancy, and The Product Design Podcast grew out of the same instinct — to make the field of product design less intimidating for people trying to break in or level up. Each episode brings on a working product designer, design manager, or design leader to talk honestly about their career path: what worked, what did not, and what they wish someone had told them earlier. The format is conversational and practical. Seth asks his guests about specific projects they have worked on, how they handled difficult stakeholder conversations, and what their actual day-to-day looks like. Recent episodes have covered topics like managing design systems at scale, mentoring junior designers, transitioning from agency work to in-house product teams, and building a UX portfolio that actually gets interviews. The show is particularly useful for designers in the first five years of their career who are trying to figure out where product design fits in the broader design world. Seth also created Bootsketch, a tool for designers working with Bootstrap, so he comes at things from a builder perspective rather than a purely theoretical one. Episodes typically run 30 to 45 minutes, making them easy to fit into a commute or lunch break. The guests span startups, mid-size companies, and large tech firms, giving listeners a realistic view of what product design work looks like across different environments. If you are a UX or product designer looking for career-focused conversations grounded in real experience rather than abstract frameworks, this one delivers.