The Deep Dive

The Deep Dive

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The Deep Dive episodes

  • Episode 99: The Next Billion Users: A Conversation w/ Payal Arora

    In this conversation, Philip spends time with digital anthropologist and author Payal Arora. They discuss her book The Next Billion Users and what this transformational digital and technological shift will mean to the world around us.

    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 Sex Lives of College Girls (HBO Max)

    Payal’s Drop:

    Rest of World

    99% Invisible

    Special Guest: Payal Arora.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 98: The World Doesn’t Need More Designers: A Conversation w/ Ruben Pater

    In this conversation, Philip spends time with Ruben Pater, author of Caps Lock and the Politics of Design. Philip and Ruben discuss his latest book Caps Lock and how design plays a central role in normalizing capitalist institutions and thinking and why the world doesn’t need more designers.

    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 Expanse (Amazon Prime)

    Ruben’s Drop:

    Octavia Butler

    The Dispossessed – Ursula K LeGuin

    1 hr 5 min
  • Episode 97: Trusting in AI..or Do We?:A Conversation w/Dr. Helga Nowotny

    In this conversation, Philip spends time with Dr. Helga Nowotny, Professor emerita of Science and Technology Studies, ETH Zurich and Former President European Research Council. They discuss her most recent book In AI We Trust and how this new technology manifest itself in an increasingly complex 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:

    Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
    Bonobo – Fragments

    Helga’s Drop:

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    20 Essential Mozart Recordings

    Special Guest: Dr. Helga Nowotny.

    53 min
  • Episode 96: Walk With Me & Fannie Lou Hamer: A Conversation w/Kate Clifford Larson

    In this conversation, Philip talks with historian and author Kate Clifford Larson author of Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer. They discuss Fannie Lou Hamer’s expansive legacy as a civil rights leader and what lessons we can learn from her life and her activism.

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

    Philip’s Drop:

    When The Dust Settles (via Topic)

    Kate’s Drop:

    Eyes On the Prize (HBO Max)

    Freedom Summer (American Experience/PBS)

    51 min
  • Episode 95: White Philanthropy and An American Dilemna w/Dr. Maribel Morey

    In this episode, Philip talks to Dr. Maribel Morey, author of White Philanthropy: Carnegie Corporation’s An American Dilemna and the Making of a White World Order. In their conversation they explore the role that the Carnegie Corporation has played in shaping Western ideals around philanthropy and how white supremacy has been foundational in this history and why it matters.

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

    Philip’s Drop:

    West Side Story (1961)
    West Side Story (medley) – Buddy Rich

    Maribel’s Drop:

    El Burrito Sabanero

    Black Marxism – Cedric J. Robinson

    Special Guest: Dr. Maribel Morey.

    47 min
  • Episode 94: Living In Dilla Time: A Conversation w/Dan Charnas

    In this conversation, Philip talks to author//lecturer Dan Charnas about his new book Dilla Time, the biography of artist/producer J. Dilla. They discuss the impact of J. Dilla on music globally and how his innovations impacted pop culture and changed the course of music.

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

    Philip’s Drop: Organized Konfusion

    Dan’s Drop: Slum Village, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol 2.

    Dilla Time Listening Guide

    Special Guest: Dan Charnas.

    55 min
  • Episode 93: Deep Hope & The Big How: A Conversation w/ Indy Johar

    In this conversation, Philip talks to long time friend of the show Indy Johar. Indy Johar is an architect, co-founder of 00 (project00.cc) and most recently Dark Matter, Studio Master at AA.

    Indy and Philip spend time reflecting on 2021 and looking forward to 2022 and the necessity for us to foster deep hope and build a society based on care. Indy shares his vision for what he calls “The Big How” and what it means for the emerging future(s).

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

    Philip’s Drop:

    My Name (Netflix)

    Red Oaks (Amazon Prime)

    Indy’s Drop:

    Children of Men

    The Dawn Of Everything – David Graeber & David Wengrow

    Special Guest: Indy Johar.

    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 92: Solidarity & North Stars - A Conversation for 2022

    It is a special end of year episode and Philip is joined by several former guests and friends of The Deep Dive.

    Each contributor answers two questions about building solidarity and community and their “North Star” for 2022.
    It is an opportunity to listen to a diverse gathering of thinker and leaders sharing their ideas and inspirations as we head into a new year.

    Jahan Marin

    Lina Srivastava
    Anjali Enjeti
    Tim Stock
    Alberto Barreiro
    Ed Morrison
    Rebecca Taylor
    Francesca Birks
    Dowshan Humzah
    Marcela Sabino
    Sanjay Khanna

    Special Guests: Alberto Barreiro, Anjali Enjeti , Dowshan Humzah, Ed Morrison, Francesca Birks, Jahan Mantin, Lina Srivastava, Marcela Sabino, Rebecca Taylor, Sanjay Khanna , and Tim Stock.

    37 min
  • Episode 91: A Life Lived Wild: A Conversation w/ Rick Ridgeway

    In this conversation, Philip talks to outdoor adventurer, writer and advocate for sustainability and conservation initiatives Rick Ridegway. Rick is formerly VP of Environmental Affairs and then VP of Public Engagement at Patagonia, Inc. Philip and Rick discuss his new book Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map and what lessons Rick has learned and in turn shared during his life living deeply with nature and wild spaces.

    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 Beatles Get Back (Disney+)

    Rick’s Drop: Letters on Ethics – Seneca

    Special Guest: Rick Ridgeway.

    58 min
  • Episode 90: Rethinking Design & Shaping the Future: A Conversation w/ Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel

    In this conversation, Philip talks to Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Design Studies at North Carolina State. They discuss Dr. Noel’s career, her perspective on design, the need to decolonize the field, and how designers can rethink our current systems and structures.

    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 Long Deep Grudge – Toni Gilpin

    Lesley-Ann’s Drop:

    Aurora Levins Morales
    Medicine Stories
    Pluriversal Book Club

    Special Guest: Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel.

    1 hr

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