In this first introductory podcast course coordinators Peter and Mieke discuss some of the ‘statements’ that were listed for each of them at the opening lecture and listed below. The statements relate to both things that they have come to believe about design and designing but also about life in general. During the discussion about one of her statements Mieke mentions the popular book Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. Peter mentions his blog where you can find out more about his thoughts on design and designing, including the blog post he talks about: The Design Problems of Brexit. At the end of the podcast they discuss their hopes for the newly redesigned DTM course.