🎙️ Interviews with Creatives
The Trend Report™ has changed a lot since it launched in 2020. One of the biggest changes is the incorporation of more voices via interviews. The chats have taken many forms, from expert deep dives to the ongoing series with inspiring people about the trends they’re following. As these stories are peppered throughout dispatches, here’s a recap of the conversations had over the past few years. Enjoy!
From the weekly Trend Reporting With™ series —
A series of interviews with persons Kyle admires, sharing the trends that they’ve been watching and the trends that they want to see end.
Sammy Loren of On The Rag (7.19.2026)
Artist Pau S. Pescador (7.12.2026)
Andrew McClinktock of Culture Slop (7.5.2026)
Lucy Blakiston of shit you should care about (6.28.2026)
Writer Mary H.K. Choi (6.21.2026)
Jeremy Smith of Standard & Strange (6.14.2026)
Danny Giacopelli of For Starters (6.7.2026)
Musician Carla Dal Forno (5.31.2026)
Politician Nithya Raman (5.17.2026)
Entrepreneur and advisor Kel Rakowski (5.10.2026)
Writer Tasbeeh Herwees (5.3.2026)
Sam Valenti of Ghostly (4.19.2026)
Writer Viv Chen (3.22.2026)
Artist Andy Dixon (3..2026)
From TR.BIZ expert mini-interviews —
A series of interviews with experts on very specific subjects, to help understand a specific item in culture.
On preparation, with Amy Edelman of The Emergency Playbook (6.23.2026)
On Gen Z men’s open-mindedness, with Dr. Kyla Braithwaite of Feeld (6.16.2026)
On Gen Z’s dislike of brands getting trendy, with the MOJO Ad team (5.7.2026)
On medical tourism gone wrong, with plastic surgeon Dr. Claudia Kim (4.21.2026)
On Pinterest’s Coachella activation, with Sara Pollack of Pinterest (4.16.2026)
On launching Side Projects, with marketer Clara Malley (4.9.2026)
On Gen X’s style of aging, with Ben Dietz (3.3.2026)
On the Olympic AI dramas, with marketer Jaskaran Singh (2.10.2026)
From The Taste Report™ series —
A series from 2025, speaking with people who Kyle believes have great taste.
From The Change Report™ series —
A series from 2025, speaking with people who Kyle believes are making change.
From the How To Be Creative™ series —
A series from 2025, where Kyle speaks with writers on their process.
From over the years —
Assorted interviews, since The Trend Report™ launched in 2020.
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