The X

The X – The Experience – is singlehandedly the most important factor in the success of products, services and entire businesses. The X is hosted by Silicon Valley veterans and product innovation strategists Bryan McClain and Demetrius Madrigal, who bring a combined 30+ years of experience studying human behavior and technology. They’ve been behind the scenes with everyone from unfunded startups to technology giants and have a unique perspective on current events, how they are shaped by the history of human behavior and predict where the industry and the market will move in the future. If you would like to learn more about the team, please visit www.metriclab.com

Wrapping up Season 10 and the Podcast…for now 08/19/2024

How Crowdstrike stopped the world for a day and how the ripple effects are going to impact the coming wave of AI 07/29/2024

Apple, Anthropic, and NVIDIA are training AI using YouTube subtitles. Is this wrong? Should the creators be paid? Let’s discuss! 07/22/2024

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring and the State of the Union on Wearables 07/15/2024

The Movie Theater Box Office is experiencing an epic collapse. Is this the end or just a bump in the road? 07/01/2024

Qualcomm is bringing Snapdragon to Windows laptops! Could this disrupt the whole market? 06/24/2024

Apple makes AI announcements at WWDC 2024! ChatGPT and Apple Intelligence are coming to iOS and MacOS! 06/17/2024

How AI is affecting Hollywood in 2024! Wild technology, massive changes and the future of film. 06/10/2024

AI race is heating up with the new ChatGPT 4o and Google Gemini 1.5. Could one of these end up powering the iPhone? 06/03/2024

Season 9 Finale - Tesla is threatening Cybertruck buyers with legal action and…there’s a Subscription Printer Service from HP? 03/25/2024

Will AI replace jobs in the field of user research, design and strategy and what to do if you’re concerned. 03/18/2024

It happened…we tested the Apple Vision Pro and did a full UX review! What we loved, what we liked, and what we disliked. Is it worth it? Listen in to find out. 03/11/2024

AI Video has arrived! Open-AI announces Sora, a ChatGPT-enabled text-to-video generator. 03/04/2024

Repost - Special Guest: Brendan Kelley, Former Apple and VMware engineering manager joins The X to talk about the Work From Home movement. 02/26/2024

Disney is making big moves with an investment in Epic Games and partnerships with Warner Brothers Discovery and Fox Sports! 02/19/2024

The drone market mystery - are people still buying them? 02/12/2024

Why is everyone going nuts over the Stanley Quencher Tumbler? We give it a UX review and compare it to offerings from Yeti, Nalgene, and Hydroflask. 02/05/2024

Why are big creators quitting YouTube? We have some thoughts about why it’s happening and how it can get fixed. 01/29/2024

Rabbit R1 Mobile AI Device - What is it, why is it getting so much hype and is this the next iPhone or the new pet rock? 01/22/2024

Tech layoffs from Google and Amazon! Do they signal the end of an era? It’s time to talk about the field of UX Research and Design. 01/15/2024

A New Year means that CES is happening! Survival tips and what to look for in 2024! 01/08/2024

The X team, Bryan and Demetrius provide some cheer with their favorite products of 2023! Learn about the products that nailed the User Experience and find out why most of them were NOT tech products. 12/18/2023

Special Guest: Brendan Kelley, Former Apple and VMware engineering manager joins The X to talk about the Work From Home movement. 12/11/2023

The OpenAI chaos! Three CEOs in 2 weeks! An employee revolt! A brand new board! Plus: how Microsoft forced their hand. 12/04/2023

The Cybertruck is Live! Is Tesla’s new electric vehicle a step forward or a waste of resources? 12/01/2023

Has the future arrived? What is Humane’s AI Pin and how is Apple involved? Kickoff of season 9! 11/27/2023

BONUS EPISODE! UX Professionals react to the iPhone 15 announcement! 09/18/2023

We left NASA and started a company in Tech. Part 4: The Final Chapter. The pandemic hit and brought some surprises. The industry shifted and we started the podcast. 09/11/2023

Repost: Special guest John Willenborg, founder and CEO of Owl Vans discusses the Adventure Van movement, how Owl Vans took flight, and what it takes to build a successful brand in this new and emerging space. 09/04/2023

We left NASA and started a company in Tech. Part 3: We survived The Great Recession, jumped head-first into the mobile app boom, became the secret go-to research team in the valley, and licensed our own hardware product. 08/28/2023