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Deep Play

Deep Play

Written by: Luke Erickson
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Deep Play explores the ideas shaping modern life through psychology, culture, music, philosophy, spirituality, creativity, and human development. Blending personal stories with science, human evolution, developmental theories, and good old fashioned goofing off, the show invites listeners to question assumptions, embrace uncertainty, and play with new ways of seeing the world. Thoughtful, honest, raw, and occasionally just funny enough to make you lol, Deep Play is for curious minds seeking growth, meaning, freedom, and a more fully alive human experience.Luke Erickson Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Fast Car-Survival Part 2

    Fast Car-Survival Part 2
    May 18 2026

    In Part 2 of our deep dive into Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car, Luke and Jen dive deeper into the systems and emotions shaping human behavior around survival. Through the lenses of psychology, neuroscience, behavioral science, and developmental theory, we explore how survival stress impacts identity, relationships, addiction, hope, and the ability to dream. This episode unpacks the hidden forces beneath the song—scarcity, trauma, love, responsibility, and resilience. It expands our awareness that survival instincts and associated anxiety are still a fundamental part of who we are as human beings. Last we end with a guided Deep Play-meditation on love, survival, and human complexity.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 1 Fast Car - Survival PART 1

    1 Fast Car - Survival PART 1
    May 14 2026

    In part 1 of Fast Car - Survival, my cohost Jen, and I (Luke) explore Tracy Chapman's song, Fast Car, both musically and lyrically. The lyrics lean into the earliest stage of human development where physical, mental, and emotional survival trump all other needs. Join us as we use our superpowers of overthinking to engage in Deep Play with this song and it's deeper meanings.

    The official Deep Play Podcast playlist can be found here:

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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