UX Podcast

James Royal-Lawson and Per Axbom have been sharing insights about business, technology, and people from Stockholm since 2011, making UX Podcast one of the longer-running shows in the UX space. The twice-monthly release schedule gives each episode a sense of deliberateness, and the hosts have developed a conversational dynamic that balances James's analytical precision with Per's thoughtful, ethics-minded perspective. The show rotates between several distinct formats, which keeps things from getting stale. Interview episodes bring in industry experts to discuss specific challenges and solutions. Their "Linkshow" format has James and Per each bringing an article they've stumbled across, then riffing on the implications for UX practice. They've also done workshop-style episodes, like one where visual thinking expert Eva-Lotta Lamm guided them through a live sketching exercise. Special milestone episodes, like their 200th, have flipped the script entirely, with guests interviewing the hosts. The European perspective is genuinely refreshing. So much UX discourse is filtered through American tech culture, and Royal-Lawson and Axbom naturally bring in considerations around privacy regulation, accessibility standards, and design ethics that sometimes get overlooked elsewhere. They're not preachy about it; these things just naturally come up when you're designing for European markets. The show is organized into seasons, and the archive is well-structured enough that you can jump around without feeling lost. If you want thoughtful UX conversation that goes beyond trend-chasing, this duo delivers consistently.