Philip welcomes Oliver Sweet, author of The Rules That Make Us: How Culture Shapes the Way We Act, Think, Believe and Buy. In their conversation they discuss the complexity of culture and how it impacts our thinking across a variety of criteria.

The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.

Philip’s Drop: Wet Leg (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/artist/2TwOrUcYnAlIiKmVQkkoSZ?si=JgS3qvlKTUKaYC_9rQimPQ

Oliver’s Drop: Barry Can’t Swim (Spotify) https://open.spotify.com/artist/0vTVU0KH0CVzijsoKGsTPl?si=oPiThhgXQLWjUkjAZAJqnQ

Special Guest: Oliver Sweet.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Special Guests: Colin M. Gray, Derek Jones, and James Corazzo.