The NDA Podcast
Episodes
Season Three Wrap-up
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join your host & producer, Katie Cadwell & Hatty Wytton, as they reflect on Season 3. With a whole host of new listener stories and opinions, ...
The Cost of Pro Bono
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pro bono work. Is it too good to be true? Some view it as a generous donation of our skills. Others as a strategic way to entice new clients. And for ...
The Online Identity Crisis
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are around 2 million posts published on Linkedin every day. Once a business platform, it has become the home of the ‘professional personal bra...
Unsung Heroes
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The creative industry loves to talk about creatives. But what about the hidden army of people that keep our studios afloat?The split of creative vs ‘...
Partners In Design
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
To partner or not to partner?83% of our listeners say they want a business partner. But the reality? It’s complicated. You spend more time with your...
Is Burnout Inevitable?
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is the episode you’ve been asking for — and the one we were nervous to record.When we asked our listeners if they’d experienced burnout, 97...
Chronically Creative
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How many disabled creatives have you worked with?27% of the EU population has a disability. By the time we all reach 65, half of us will be disabled. ...
Freelance & Furious
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our freelance listeners are furious – and maybe they have a right to be.Cancelled bookings. Late payments. Chaotic onboarding. Loneliness. But ...
Designer Dads
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the rise in conversations around ‘working mums’, we wondered, why don’t we call fathers ‘working dads’?As we strive for equal parenting...
Cultural Mis-fit
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is a fact that multicultural teams outperform homogeneous ones.But roughly 9% of the design industry is made up of people in minority groups, where...
Creativity & Cashflow
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
80% of our listeners are only just managing financially. The creative industry has taken a pummelling over the past few years. From an unstable econom...
Season Three Trailer
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with Season Three.Debating and debunking all the biggest secrets in the creative industry. Joined by leaders from all the best design and a...
Season Two Wrap-up
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join your host & producer, Katie Cadwell & Hatty Wytton, as they reflect on Season 2. With a whole host of new listener stories and opinions, ...
The problem with pitching
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
83% of NDA followers have pitched for a project.Widely debated and often condemned, pitching for creative work is still rife. In an economic climate t...
(AI) Artificial ideas?
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who has the best ideas – humans or robots?The topic on everyone’s feeds. AI is snowballing faster than anyone can keep up with, with billions of d...
Is the agency model broken?
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the agency model as we know it dying out? Big office spaces, permanent teams, mandatory in-person working, rigid processes and hierarchies — all ...
In our prime, or past it
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re tackling one of the industry taboos – ageing.Joined by two creatives proudly in ‘mid-life’, Michael Johnson (Johns...
Are we failing our juniors?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we want to understand what it’s like for juniors entering the creative industry. We’re asking who’s responsible for their success, an...
Should we cancel culture?
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, NDA is coming to you live from Birmingham Design Festival. Host Katie Cadwell sits down with Christopher Doyle (CD&Co) and Eli...
Mum's the word
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we’re diving into the harsh realities that new parents, especially mothers, face in the creative industry. From announcing you...
Ripped off!
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re tackling the epidemic of copying in the creative industry. Whether you’re the copied or the copier, originality is a consta...
In-house outcasts
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re going in-house. Asking whether there’s a stigma attached to moving client-side. And more importantly, if it’s deserved.Joined b...
Good, bad & ugly clients
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the new season, we dive straight into the deep end. We’re talking about how we choose our clients. Join us and our guests Jo...
The NDA Podcast is back
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with Season Two.The NDA Podcast debates contentious topics the creative industry has been keeping under waiver for years. It’s a space fo...
Season One Wrap-up
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're looking back on season one of NDA. Sharing all the opinions and stories from our listeners on each episode, and chatting about what s...
An Award-Winning Episode*
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The topic that everyone has an opinion on — creative awards. One of the most contentious conversations in the industry, you either love them or...
The Elusive Inclusive Studio
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Every agency website says “We’re an inclusive studio” but are they? Beyond the buzzwords, how does that play out for those working there? What a...
CMYK. RGB. ADHD.
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On average, 1 in 7 people are neurodiverse. In the creative industry, that number jumps to 1 in 5. If we all take a look around our studios, there cou...
Walk Like a Man
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Female leadership is on everyone’s radar, as the industry works to reverse the sad statistics of the gender split at the top. While we should be cel...
Salary Secrecy & Lies
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The dirty topic of money. A conversation held in hushed tones in the staff kitchen. Tentatively approached around the pub table. Awkwardly brought up ...
An Epidemic Education
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Not many of us can relate to being in university during a pandemic. But we will all meet those who can, as a new generation of epidemic trained academ...
Moving On Up to Management
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Good managers and bad managers. We’ve all had them. And do we all become them?In today’s episode, we’re going to be discussing progression in th...
Death by Comments
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I can’t believe they paid for that” “That kerning burns my eyes” “Seen this a million times” “Wouldn’t touch this project with a ba...
Let the Working Class In
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just 12% of the creative industry is from a working-class background. Did this statistic happen by accident? Or is there more we can do to diversify o...
Taking Interview Tasks to Task
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When did it become normal to set a brief for an interview? Why are agencies ashamed to admit they do it? How much work is too much work? And should it...
Welcome to The NDA Podcast
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The NDA Podcast. The creative podcast that's here to challenge topics the industry has been keeping under waiver for years.Unfiltered ...