{"podcast":{"title":"Awkward Silences","slug":"awkward-silences-627406","podcast_index_feed_id":627406,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/awkward-silences","website_url":"https://www.userinterviews.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/g7UkhKzzBgZTL69dYK59P3alwCwZpOkrhiUZT1HZITc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3NDE0LzE3MDE3/OTg5NDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"User Interviews","episode_count":195,"summary":"Welcome to Awkward Silences by User Interviews, where we interview the people who interview people. Listen as we geek out on all things UX research, qualitative data, and the craft of understanding people to build better products and businesses. Hosted by Erin May and Carol Guest, VPs of growth/marketing and product at User Interviews. Take this survey and let us know what topics you want to hear next! userinterviews.com/awkwardsurvey","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406"},"episode":{"title":"# 174 - Qualitative Research's Enduring Impact with Nancy Baum of C+R Research LIVE","slug":"174-qualitative-research-s-enduring-impact-with-nancy-baum-of-c-r-research-live","published_at":"2025-10-23T14:01:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406/174-qualitative-research-s-enduring-impact-with-nancy-baum-of-c-r-research-live","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406","url":"https://podcast.userinterviews.com/episodes/174-qualitative-researchs-enduring-impact-with-nancy-baum-of-c-r-research-live","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/89f3905e/6a91c6b1.mp3","summary":"The popularity of AI moderation tools, increased attention on \"big\" data sets (and streams), and the ongoing uncertainty in the research job market have (understandably) led some to wonder about the future of qualitative research. Our guest today, however, is bullish, and explains why. Nancy Baum leads the qualitative research practice at C+R Research. She has nearly 20 years' experience in the field, exposing her to many ebbs and flows. Nancy believes that qualitative practitioners are vital to sifting through the mounds of data, information, and competing interests flooding many companies' attention. Focusing on and uncovering the \"Why?\" and \"How?\" still matters today. Listen to learn ways to advocate for qual research, what Nancy thinks of AI-moderation, and how she's developing new researchers. Highlights 09:19 How stakeholders misunderstand qualitative research 22:46 AI moderation complements quantitative surveys 32:32 Customizing deliverables for stakeholder impact 41:09 Flexibility navigates unpredictable human conversations 47:49 Deep listening trumps active listening 50:26 Early stakeholder conversations secure research value Resources Try our qualitative sample size calculator The best qualitative research tools in 2025 Qual vs. quant vs. mixed method approaches","meta_description":"The popularity of AI moderation tools, increased attention on \"big\" data sets (and streams), and the ongoing uncertainty in the research job market have (…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3014,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awkward-silences-627406/episodes/174-qualitative-research-s-enduring-impact-with-nancy-baum-of-c-r-research-live/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406/174-qualitative-research-s-enduring-impact-with-nancy-baum-of-c-r-research-live.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}