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The Deep Dive

Hosted by Philip McKenzie · business · EN · 274 episodes

About this Podcast:

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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What is The Deep Dive about?

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.

Who hosts The Deep Dive?

The Deep Dive is hosted by Philip McKenzie. The show has published 274 episodes to date.

What has The Deep Dive covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Episode 275: Cyberselfish & the Techno-libertarianism Agenda w/ Paulina Borsook" (22 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Episode 274: Restoring the Kinship Worldview w/ Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez" (15 October 2026, 59 minutes), and "Episode 272: Shop Different & Apple’s Genius w/ Ron Johnson" (1 October 2026, 55 minutes).

How often does The Deep Dive publish?

The Deep Dive publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 274 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Deep Dive?

Booking probability for The Deep Dive is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Deep Dive requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Deep Dive's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch The Deep Dive?

The strongest fits for The Deep Dive are Business & Management Consulting. The Deep Dive has a business audience.

About the host

Philip McKenzie hosts The Deep Dive, a business show with 274 episodes published.

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    Episode 275: Cyberselfish & the Techno-libertarianism Agenda w/ Paulina Borsook

    Oct 22, 20261h 3m

    Philip welcomes Paulina Borsook, author of Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Libertarian Culture of High Tech. In their conversation, they discuss how Silicon Valley has been a long time incubator for...

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    Episode 274: Restoring the Kinship Worldview w/ Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez

    Oct 15, 202659 min

    Philip welcomes Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez authors/editors of Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 18 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth to the show. In their...

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    Episode 272: Shop Different & Apple’s Genius w/ Ron Johnson

    Oct 1, 202655 min

    Philip welcomes retail executive/creative and author Ron Johnson to the show. In their conversation, they discuss Ron’s book Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple’s Genius. They look at Ron’s storied career across...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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    Episode 266: Don’t Talk About Politics w/ Sarah Stein Lubrano

    Jul 16, 20261h 7m

    Philip welcomes Sarah Stein Lubrano, author Don’t Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st Century Minds to the show. In their conversation, they discuss how political conversations have a limited ability to change minds...

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    Episode 265: Artificially Intelligent & Being Human w/ David Eliot

    Jul 2, 20261h 4m

    Philip welcomes David Eliot, author of Artificially Intelligent: The Very Human Story of AI to the show. In their conversation, they discuss how the AI landscape is shifting how we think about human capabilities and how...

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    Episode 264: Making Care Work w/ Nancy Folbre

    Jun 25, 202652 min

    Philip welcomes Nancy Folbre, scholar and author of Making Care Work: Why Our Economy Should Put People First to the show. In their conversation they discuss what are the possible viable future(s) when care becomes a...

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    Episode 263: The Future That Was w/ Dubra Mitra

    Jun 18, 20261 hour

    Philip welcomes Dubra Mitra, scholar and author of The Future That Was: A History of Third World Feminism Against Authoritarianism. In their conversation they discuss the various global women collectives that organized...

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    Episode 262: How Not to Save the World w/ Anthea Lawson

    Jun 5, 20261h 12m

    Philip welcomes Anthea Lawson, author How Not to Save the World: Doing Good Without Annoying Everyone. In their conversation they tackle the state of progressive politics and whether it is possible to change someone’s...

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    Episode 261: Ethics and Culture of AI w/ Clara Hawking

    May 29, 202659 min

    Philip welcomes AI expert Clara Hawking to the show. In their conversation, they discuss the current cultural, regulatory and ethical journey of artificial intelligence and what is inevitable and what isn’t. The Drop –...

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    Episode 260: Unvaccinated Under God w/ Kira Ganga Kieffer

    May 21, 20261h 4m

    Philip welcomes Kira Ganga Kieffer, author of Unvaccinated Under God: Religion and Vacccine Hesitancy in Modern America to the show. In their conversation, they trace the origins of what is popularly known as the...

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    Episode 259: Protest History of the United States w/ Gloria Browne-Marshall

    May 14, 20261h 11m

    Philip welcomes scholar/author and Emmy Awarrd winner Gloria Browne-Marshall to The Deep Dive to discuss her latest book A Protest History of the United States. In their conversation, they trace the social and political...

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    Episode 258: Deficit Thinking & Feminist Economics w/ Emma Holten

    May 7, 20261h 2m

    Philip welcomes Emma Holten, author of Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Change the World. In their conversation, they discuss how the “deficit’ frame impacts how the economy thinks about women’s labor and how...

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    Episode 257: Redesigning Thinking & Service Design w/ Clive Grinyer

    Apr 29, 202659 min

    Philip welcomes Clive Grinyer, author of Redesigning Thinking: How Service Design is Solving Our 21st Century Challenges. In their conversation they reflect on how thinking itself can be framed as a design issue, how we...

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    Episode 256: The Great Resistance w/ Carrie Gibson

    Apr 22, 20261h 2m

    Philip welcomes Carrie Gibson, author of The Great Resistance: The 400 Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas. In their conversation they trace how the history of resistance has been purposely obscured and how the...

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    Episode 255: The Business of Meaning w/ Peter Spear

    Apr 16, 202655 min

    Philip welcomes. Peter Spear, host and curator of the newsletter and podcast That Business of Meaning to the show. In their conversation, they discuss all things culture and how the current marketing and media landscape...

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