Theory Underground is a lecture course and publishing platform for working class autodidacts and intellectual malcontents of various and diverse stripes. Most of what happens at TU is in relatively small and focused lecture-driven courses, however, there are a lot of public-facing dialogues with colleagues, fellow travelers, co-instructors, and ultimately whatever I want to do. Hi, I’m David McKerracher, and the reason this podcast exists is because I want the stuff I’m putting out there to be more widely accessible for people who don’t wanna pay for YT premium. I assume an audience of workers with earbuds, even though most of them are, at this point, post grads from Europe who have given up on existing movements, parties, ideologies, and who, ultimately, want to understand the situation we are in. THE CONTENT YOU WILL FIND HERE IS GOING TO BE WEIRD in a few important ways: 1st. Though I do want to be reachable by the kinds of workers, like me, who want this content, it is extremely ni
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Episode #160
What would you become, if you could reclaim your mornings?
Sep 22, 202623 min
Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. : From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research , bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. : https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe is the author of : (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. : First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.
Post Left Theory coming October 15th. Sign up to the Kickstarter today ahead of the launch for opportunities to win rare cards! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. : From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research , bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. : https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe is the author of : (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. : First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.
A Society of Alcoholics | Three Cheers for Wendell Berry | Ft. The Maurin Academy
Sep 17, 20261h 53m
Check out the Maurin Academy here: https://www.youtube.com/@themaurinacademy4995 Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. : From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research , bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. : https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe is the author of : (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. : First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.
Some of the TUCON26 attendees joined me so we could ask Doomcrypt what happened. Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. : From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research , bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. : https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe is the author of : (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. : First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.
You can buy a copy of Waypoint here: https://a.co/d/05YHYOSZ Thanks for listening! Thanks even more for liking, sharing, and commenting—whether it be something thoughtful or just for the algorithm. It definitely makes a difference. : From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research , bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. : https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe is the author of : (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. : First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.
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