{"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":197,"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":"2026-06-10T02:18:43.447594+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406"},"episode":{"title":"#190 - How to Navigate the Constant Change in UX Research with Learners CEO Alec Levin","slug":"190-how-to-navigate-the-constant-change-in-ux-research-with-learners-ceo-alec-levin","published_at":"2026-05-26T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406/190-how-to-navigate-the-constant-change-in-ux-research-with-learners-ceo-alec-levin","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406","url":"https://podcast.userinterviews.com/episodes/190-why-now-is-researchs-moment-to-lead-with-learners-ceo-alec-levin","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/34079586/910fcada.mp3","summary":"Erin May sits down with Alec Levin, CEO and Co-Founder of Learners, to explore how researchers can navigate the rapid changes reshaping their field. Alec shares his vision for how AI and automation are creating unprecedented opportunities for research teams willing to step up and lead. Alec argues that while AI can handle routine tasks like usability testing and surveys, researchers have a chance to focus on higher-value discovery work that includes prototyping and coding. He emphasizes that this is a critical moment for researchers to define their own future rather than letting executives decide their role. The conversation covers practical examples of AI-powered research workflows, the importance of cross-functional collaboration, and why researchers need to be more proactive in pitching their vision internally. Highlights 03:40 Balance sheeting thinking for change 06:15 Connecting researchers through community 13:11 Discovery research importance 15:02 Vision needed for researcher evolution 24:08 Automated research workflows emerging 31:16 Human elements AI can't replace Resources AI for User Research 101 Workshop What is the New AI in Research Risk Cascade? Assessing the ROI of AI in UX Research Webinar AI Context Engineering for Research Course","meta_description":"Erin May sits down with Alec Levin, CEO and Co-Founder of Learners, to explore how researchers can navigate the rapid changes reshaping their field. Alec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2383,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/awkward-silences-627406/episodes/190-how-to-navigate-the-constant-change-in-ux-research-with-learners-ceo-alec-levin/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/awkward-silences-627406/190-how-to-navigate-the-constant-change-in-ux-research-with-learners-ceo-alec-levin.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}