Many Messages in Guardians Vol 2

What does a god (with a little “g”), a genetically engineered race, and band of rag-tag thieves have in common? Well…nothing, unless you’re talking about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.  In this episode, Lex, Payton, and David take a look at the many ways this movie reflects our own …

Mental Health – Keeping Your Brain as Fit as Your Body.

Everybody has to deal with various levels of anxiety and depression, but when do these become disorders? How is the way we view mental health disorders shaping the way we interact with the world? U!shine, a new non-profit on college campuses, brings awareness of mental health disorders on college campuses, …

Identity and Ethics in a Growing Technological Age

In the world of technology, how far is too far? Ghost in the Shell is a story of a woman whose brain has been placed inside a robotic body. Is she still the same person or is she someone else or something else? Is technology here to serve us or …

Facing Great Power and Our Own Divided Culture with King Kong.

The legendary tale of King Kong has been retold and reimagined for decades. If King Kong existed today, how would humanity react? The newest movie and the older ones give us the opportunity to dive deeper into our culture and assess the division of humanity, our reaction to a greater …

Interpreting the World Through Late Night Talk Shows

Late night talk shows have been around for multiple generations to enjoy. With humor full of satire, sarcasm, and silly, late night talk shows provide humor often when its viewers need it most. But are late night talk shows completely innocent and accurate in who and what they make jabs …

The Journey to Truth through Cryptozoology

How is the pseudoscience of Cryptozoology shaping our culture? Join the Deeper team as we breakdown the journey to “truth” and how fear holds us back. Can we learn from the men and women who devote their entire lives to this science despite the ridicule they experience? Courage, sacrifice, and …

The Origins of Happiness and Beauty and the Beast

Dissecting Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, Deeper Podcast discusses the messages of the movie. Where does happiness originate and where does love fall into that equation? An obvious agenda of the movie was fighting stereotypes, but is the movie’s most innocent character guilty of stereotyping? Enjoy french accents, singing, …

Intermission

This week Deeper takes a short intermission. We have a mini-episode for you with some upcoming news and a special treat at the end. Thank you for supporting us and we will see you next week with another full episode of Deeper.

Tragedy and Loss ft. Jackie Kennedy

Join us and Dr. Rix to discuss the movie Jackie, the JFK assassination, and human suffering. Grief is not meant to be a public event, but it was for Jackie Kennedy. With this episode, we dive deeper into human loss with heavy hearts.   Links to things mentioned in the …

Consumeristic Love and The Bachelor

The Bachelor creates an opportunity to get up close and personal into the dating life of a young bachelor and his dates. We dive deeper into the show and what it reveals about dating today. Has dating become a game? Has dating become a cheap charade? Are we approaching people …