The Deep Dive

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.

The Deep Dive is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 271 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts The Deep Dive, a business show with 271 episodes published.

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  Episode 271: The Louisiana Purchase and Making America w/ Alexander Mikaberidze

  Sep 24, 202658 min

  Philip welcomes Alexander Mikaberidze, historian and author of The Louisiana Purchase: The Grand Bargain and the Making of America to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the political and economic backdrop behind the Louisiana Purchase and how this played a pivotal role in making American empire. 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 Wire – (HBO Max) Lanterns – (HBO Max) Alexander’s Drop: Abbott Elementary -- (Hulu) This Vast Enterprise: A New Story of Lewis & Clark – Craig Fehrman Special Guest: Alexander Mikaberidze.

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  Episode 270: Lillian Smith: Inconvenient, Radical, Southerner w/ Keri Leigh Merritt

  Sep 17, 202657 min

  Philip welcomes Keri Leigh Merritt, author of An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lilliam Smith, The Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America. In their conversation, they discuss the life, work and activism of Lillian Smith who championed anti-Black racism in the heart of the Jim Crow South. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Zora Neale Hurston – Life & Stories (Library of America) Kerri Leigh’s Drop: The Firebrand and the First Lady – Patricia Bell-Scott

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  Episode 269: Designing Hope & Shaping Our Future w/ Sarah Housley

  Aug 14, 20261h 6m

  Philip welcomes Sarah Housley, author of Designing Hope: Visions to Shape Our Future. In their conversation, they discuss how hope operates beyond aspiration and can become a major part of any possible future(s) we desire to create. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Flip – Ngozi Ukazu Sarah’s Drop: Becky Chambers

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  Episode 268: The Friend Machine & AI Companionship w/ Victoria Hetherington

  Jul 30, 20261h 1m

  Philip welcomes Victoria Hetherington, author of The Friend Machine: On the Trail of AI Companionship. In their conversation, they explore how AI has become a substitute for human relationships and what that means to personal and societal intimacy. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Real Humans (Swedish)

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  Episode 267: Utopian/Dystopian Play w/ Matthew Leggatt

  Jul 23, 20261h 8m

  Philip welcomes Matthew Leggatt, author of Play in Utopian and Dystopian Fiction and Wastelands and Wonderlands: Utopias and Dystopias in Film & Literature to the show. In their conversation, they discuss how the way utopia/dystopia is framed in our literature, media and film impact how we see our future possibilities. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: Columbus and Other Cannibals – Jack D. Forbes Matthews’s Drop: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” – Ursula K. Leguin “Ones Who Stay and Fight” – N.K. Jemison The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia – Bernard Suits

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