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The Deep Dive is a culture and insights podcast with Philip McKenzie, an anthropologist who uses his expertise in culture to advise organizations on how best to thrive in an increasingly challenging and uncertain environment. Every week, Philip goes below the surface with the people who matter the most.
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Philip welcomes Samantha Sweetwater, author of True Human: Reimagining Ourselves at the End of the World. In their conversation, they explore the meaning of what it is to human, how we navigate death and what future(s) can we build.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Kings of Convenience (Spotify)
Samantha’s Drop:
Jacob Collier (Spotify) Special Guest: Samantha Sweetwater.
Philip welcome Nina Begus, author of Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspectives on Language in AI to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the important role that humanities can play in how AI is positioned in the world.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Andor (Disney+)
Poor Things (Disney+)
Nina’s Drop:
The Mask by Stanislaw Lem
Philip welcomes scholar Vanessa Machado De Oliveira author of Outgrowing Modernity to the show. In their conversation they trace how the history of modernity has been a central part of the worlds stories and how new perspectives must be introduced in order to confront this reality.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Common Side Effects (HBO Max)
A Sky Full of Elephants – Cebo Campbell
Vanessa’s Drop:
A Meta-Relational Approach to AI Special Guest: Vanessa Machado De Oliveira .
Philip welcomes back perennial guest, Indy Johar for the first episode of the 7th season of The Deep Dive. Their conversation is a wide ranging exploration of the state of our entangled worlds and what they are thinking through for 2026 and beyond.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Twenty Enemies – James Forman
Indy’s Drop:
Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity – Paul Kingsworth
https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/against-machine
Don’t Cry (special version) – SNX
Philip welcomes Charlotte Henry, media expert and author of Streaming Wars: How getting everything we wanted changed entertainment forever to the show. In their conversation, they trace how the rise and dominance of streaming has changed our viewing and listening habits.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Foundation (Apple TV)
Fresh Meat (Amazon Prime)
Charlotte’s Drop:
Blue Lights (Britbox)
Mythic Quest (Apple TV)
Philip welcomes back Adam Kahane to the show. In this conversation they discuss the updated edition of one of his seminal works Collaborating with the Enemy: How to Work with People You Don’t Agree with or Like or Trust. Their exploration couldn’t be more timely given the increased polarization across many parts of society.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Flora & Son (Apple+)
Adam’s Drop:
The Big Lebowski Special Guest: Adam Kahane.
Philip welcomes Susana M. Morris, author of Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the generational impact and influence of Octavia E. Butler and her singular place in the pantheon of writers.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Maigret (PBS/Masterpiece)
Susana’s Drop:
Abbott Elementary (Hulu/Disney+)
Philip welcomes Cynthia Miller-Idriss, author of Man Up: The New Misogyny & the Rise of Violent Extremism. In their conversation, they explore how misogyny operates across various spectrums to create and spread violent extremism.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
40 Acres (Disney+)
Cynthia’s Drop:
Pet – Akwaeke Emezi Special Guest: Cynthia Miller-Idriss.
Philip welcomes James Corazzo, Colin M. Gray and Derek Jones co-authors of Studio Properties: A Field Guide to Design Education to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the physical and non-physical reality of the Studio and what it means for the future of design education.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Ride (Disney+/Hulu)
James’ Drop:
Dancing at the Edge of the World – Ursula K. LeGuin
Colin’s Drop:
Knife’s Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars (AppleTV)
Derek’s Drop:
The Expanding University – William Roy Niblett Special Guests: Colin M. Gray, Derek Jones, and James Corazzo.
Philip welcomes Melissa Leach & James Fairhead, authors of Naturekind: Language, Culture & Power Beyond the Human. In their conversation, they discuss the reality of a more expansive view of language and culture to include non-human life and how human dominance effects our relationships with the world.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Thank You, Everything – Icinori
Melissa’s Drop:
“Hope”
Is a River Alive? – Robert MacFarlane
James’ Drop:
Auguries of Innocence – William Blake
Philip welcomes Luke Kemp, the author of the bestselling work, Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse. In their conversation they dissect Luke’s thesis on what collapse means and how its impact is unevenly distributed and how it has changed over the centuries now we live in a “global goliath”.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
https://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/4-zot/index.html
Luke’s Drop:
Merhcants of Doubt – Naomi Oreskes/Erik Conway
Against the Grain – James C. Scott
Gangster States: Organized Crime, Kleptocracy and Political Collapse – Katherine Hirschfeld Special Guest: Luke Kemp.
Philip welcomes Emmanuel Gobillot, author of The Connected Leader to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the inherent paradoxes that make up leadership roles and how one builds consensus and creates trust.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Martyr – Kaveh Akbar
Emmanuel’s Drop:
The Secret of Secrets – Dan Brown Special Guest: Emmanuel Gobillot.
Philip welcomes Steve Wyatt, author of Antidote to the Crisis of Leadership to the show. In their conversation, they connect whether the crisis of leadership is real or imagined and more acute in these times versus others.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
House of Guinness (Netflix)
Steve’s Drop:
Lost in Transformation – Rupert BrownSpecial Guest: Steve Wyatt.
Philip welcomes Garkay Wong, author of The Art of Design Strategy to the show. In their conversation, they explore the future of design innovation and what are the key structural challenges and opportunities in the design discipline.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Godwin – Joseph O’Neill
Garkay’s Drop:
K-Pop Demon Hunters (Netflix) Special Guest: Garkay Wong.
Philip welcomes. Corrina Barrett Lain, author of Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection. In our conversation, we explore the ugly reality of lethal injection across medical, political and legal realities.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
The Americans (Hulu)
Corinna’s Drop:
A Gentleman in Moscow (Paramount+) Special Guest: Corinna Barrett Lain.
Philip welcomes Sorya Chemaly back to the show to discuss the so-called Male Crisis. Chemaly, an expert on gender and the author of the upcoming book All We Want is Everything: How to Dismantle Male Supremacy, breaks down the inconsistencies of the male crisis narrative and connects it to the movement of male supremacy.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
How the South Won The Civil War – Heather Cox Richardson
Soraya’s Drop:
Drawing, Sketching, Doodling Each DaySpecial Guest: Soraya Chemaly.
Philip welcomes Prof. Susan Sturm, author of What Might Be: Confronting Racism to Transform Institutions. In our conversation, we discuss how important it is to honestly confront racism and how movements can grow in times of rising authoritarianism.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Malcolm- Jamal Warner
Susan’s Drop:
Blue Special Guest: Susan Sturm.
Philip welcomes back Tim Jackson to the show to discuss his latest book, The Care Economy. In their conversation, they breakdown how care is essential to building a society where all of us can prosper.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Parks & Recreation (Peacock) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1266020/
Tim’s Drop:
True Detective – Season 1 – (HBO Max)
Extractive Capitalism – Laleh Khalili
In a Different Voice – Carol Gilligan Special Guest: Tim Jackson.
Philip welcomes journalist and author Katherine Stewart to The Deep Dive to discuss her latest book Money, Lies and God. In their conversation, they chart the rise of Christian Nationalism and how it influences government through a network of money, influencers and the pulpit and the disastrous effect this has had on American democracy.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Number One on the Call Sheet (Apple TV)
Mr. McMahon (Netflix)
Katherine’s Drop:
Hound Dog – Big Mama Thornton
Hey Joe – Billy Roberts
I Can’t Stand the Rain – Ann Peebles
Philip welcomes Claudia Rowe, author of Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care. In their conversation, they explore the deep crisis within the foster care system and how it adversely effects the children it is attempting to serve.
The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.
Philip’s Drop:
Secrets We Keep (Netflix)
Claudia’s Drop:
Sinners (HBO Max)
Adolescence (Netflix)
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