Philip spends time with information designer, co-founder of Superdot and the co-author of Visualizing Complexity, the Handbook for Modular Information Design. In this episode they discuss his work and latest book and how visual tools can help us better understand and capture the way complexity works.

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: Darjan Hill.

Philip spends time with scholar and author Themrise Khan discussing her work as editor of the book White Saviorism in International Development. Together they breakdown the roots of the white savior complex and what it means to development work globally in the present and the future. 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: Themrise Khan.

Philip spends time with Umut Ozkirimli, author of the recent book Cancelled: The Left Way Back From Woke. In their conversation, they discuss Umut’s primary thesis regarding “woke” and “cancelled” as operating principles on the left. In turn they navigate through competing perspectives on the meaning and relevance of so-called cancel culture and being woke.

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: Umut Ozkirimli.

Philip spends time with U. of Toldeo professor and author Kimberly Mack. They discuss her book Time’s Up part of the 33 1/3 publishing series that celebrates the seminal and second album from legendary rock group Living Colour.

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: Kimberly Mack.

Philip spends time with futurist/author Nikolas Badminton. They discuss his new book Facing Our Futures, the efficacy of futures planning and scenario mapping and how one discerns opportunity as they look forward while managing to avoid dystopian perspectives.

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: Nikolas Badminton.

Philip spends time designer Julian Bleecker, author of The Manual of Design Fiction. In their conversation they discuss how the practice of design fiction can help think about potential future(s) and create tangible artifacts that assist in world building. 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: Julian Bleecker.

Philip spends time with scholar Dr. Joy James. In their conversation they discuss her latest work In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love, how Love is a radical political force for activists and organizers and a central principle for making a new 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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Special Guest: Dr. Joy James.

Philip spends time with OCAD University’s Dean of Design Dori Tunstall, author of Decolonizing Design: A Cultural Justice Handbook, In their conversation they trace the lineage of the decolonizing movement, how it has evolved and what needs to happen for there to be a universal acceptance of this movement.

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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Dori’s Drop:

Special Guest: Dr. Dori Dunstall.

Philip spends time with Malcolm Harris, author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. In their conversation they dive into the long winding history of California broadly and Palo Alto specifically to better understand how these specific cultures have shaped Silicon Valley and the tech industry globally.

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: Malcolm Harris1.

Philip spends time with Wayne Visser, author Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement to Regenerate Nature, Society and the Economy. In their conversation they examine the thesis of moving to a regenerative society, what it takes and who stands to benefit.

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