Theory Pleeb Podcasts

From a talk Dave gave at the Philosophy Portal conference called Logic for the Global Brain, which took place June 24th and 25th, 2023. You can see all the presentations and full schedule here: https://philosophyportal.online/science-of-logic-conference For an article by Dave on this topic of comparing music scenes to the theory scene, affinity gro…

Introduction to philosophy, from the standpoint of one trying to figure out what the hell Nick Land is doing. This is a crash course (speed run) of some of the most difficult thinkers from the history of philosophy—Kant, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Freud, Bataille, D&G etc—not dumbed down, but made accessible. Taught by Michael Downs. Recorded Oct. 28…

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As a part of its international book tour, Theory Underground joined Andrew McLuhan at The McLuhan Institute for an afternoon of theorizing media, exploring the McLuhan library, and talking about the work they are doing with the Critical Media Theory research cohort at Theory Underground! About the TU Tour Crew: David McKerracher (M.A. in critical t…

Dave and Mikey interview Slavoj Žižek for the Theory Underground book TOUR launch in Boise, Idaho. They asked him questions about drive vs. desire and the ethics of psychoanalysis in relation to addiction and serial killers; Nick Land, Baudrillard, and Compact Mag / Nina Power. We get into the politics of universality, our critique of working class…

Dr. Brian Becker of Singularity As Sublimity visits the channel to talk about intentionality in Brentano, Freud, Husserl, Heidegger, and Lacan. What is it, why does it matter, and how does it impact these different thinkers? What does each of them do differently with the concept? Find out all this and more! If you get a lot out of this, then you mi…

Cadell Last from Philosophy Portal and David McKerracher of Theory Underground, talking about "killing ourselves with texts." This is about death drive, i.e. the unconscious need for excessive self overcoming. Make sure to subscribe to Philosophy Portal: https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyPortal And check out the website! This September they are ta…

Cadell Last interviewed Dave McKerracher and Ann Snelgrove on the course they are co-instructing called Digital Literacy and Critical Media Theory. Chances are that, even though it was shared on the TU community tab, you didn't see it, so it is being mirrored here! Make sure to subscribe to Philosophy Portal HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCCtCqYQF…

Tony from the video essay channel 1Dime surprises us all with an impromptu lecture on the complexities and historical importance of The Cultural Revolution in Mao's China! Subscribe to @1Dimee here: / @1dimee ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with the most comp…

Samuel Loncar is a Christian atheist who analyzes religion and philosophy as collective and individual forms of psychotherapy. We talk Heidegger, therapism vs. healing, and then we got into some surprising class analysis! ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with …

There’s an ancient debate over the relevance of Heidegger’s politics, or supposed lack thereof. Hundreds of thousands of hours of video commentary and academic conferences have been spent over the question of whether his “pure ontology” is or is not in fact inherently reactionary. At this point we now know the answer. The more important question is…

This is Ann's debut solo stream, clipped from the 2-day marathon stream last month! Ann is the co-instructor for a special course on Digital Literacy and Critical Media Theory coming up in June. If it sounds like something you want to be a part of, sign up here: https://theory-underground.com/courses/cmt/ ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS If you want to bett…

A lecture in preparation for tackling Being and Time. Two years prior to writing Being and Time, Heidegger lays out the field of phenomenology: It's major figures, discoveries, defense, and critique. Before he was pressured to write his Being and Time prematurely, Heidegger was thinking through his imminent critique of phenomenology in a lecture se…

Before he was pressured to write his Being and Time prematurely, Heidegger was thinking through his imminent critique of phenomenology in a lecture series called History of the Concept of Time. This is the most lucid introduction to his magnum opus Being and Time. David McKerracher gives a lecture on the Introduction and Chapter 1 of History of the…

Enroll to What is Sex at https://theory-underground.com/courses/what-is-sex/ Watch 3 Reasons to Read What is Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvTYUgowWjE&t=7354s Welcome to Theory Underground. If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with the most complex problems, and reading the greate…

Enroll to What is Sex at https://theory-underground.com/courses/what-is-sex/ Watch 3 Reasons to Read What is Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvTYUgowWjE&t=7354s Welcome to Theory Underground. If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with the most complex problems, and reading the greate…

Enroll to What is Sex at https://theory-underground.com/courses/what-is-sex/ Watch 3 Reasons to Read What is Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvTYUgowWjE&t=7354s Welcome to Theory Underground. If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with the most complex problems, and reading the greate…

Todd joins Dave for the 2-day Marathon stream to make a tribute to Mikey, a working class intellectual hero. Read The Dangerous Maybe here: https://thedangerousmaybe.medium.com/ If you get something from it, then consider becoming a patron to The Dangerous Maybe here: https://patreon.com/TheDangerousMaybe Mikey teaches Dave Lacan 101 playlist: http…

We each share three reasons we're reading Being and Time. Sign up for this course today at https://theory-underground.com/courses/btdiv1/ Welcome to Theory Underground. If you want to better understand yourself and the world by asking the hardest questions, wrestling with the most complex problems, and reading the greatest thinkers in the history o…

Theory Underground is preparing to launch a new course: Digital Literacy and CMT (Critical Media Theory), which begins this May and takes place every 2nd Sunday of the month for six months. Where media theory, philosophy of technology, and critical theory meet practical tools, social science, group work, and reflections in a way that is structured …

ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Welcome to the Theory Underground. Theory Underground aims to make challenging philosophical and theoretical work accessible, not by summarizing, but by aiding those who seek to engage in this work as a way of life. SUPPORT this work at https://theory-underground.com/support Do you have questions, comments, or something to s…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Dave is joining forces with Cadell Last of Philosophy Portal to do short course and deep dive into Alenka Zupančič's What is Sex. This is about the three reasons this text matters. Alenka Zupančič is a fellow traveler of Slavoj Žižek and is one of contemporary theory's most cutting edge thinkers. SIGN UP for the course here: https://theory-undergro…

ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Welcome to the Theory Underground. Theory Underground aims to make challenging philosophical and theoretical work accessible, not by summarizing, but by aiding those who seek to engage in this work as a way of life. SUPPORT this work at https://theory-underground.com/support Do you have questions, comments, or something to s…

Blue Collar Anti-PC "Inherent transgression" Jouissance in the workplace Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which start…

Žižek got cancelled for "transphobia" when in fact he is centering real concerns that have become politically incorrect. This happened the same week that the FTKNWTD course launched! This week in review starts with a clip of the Week 1 lecture followed by a conversation with Ann, Swol, and Andrew about real transphobia vs. legitimate concerns about…

Blue Collar Anti-PC "Inherent transgression" Jouissance in the workplace Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which start…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

If you cannot keep up with the forums week to week, and you did not get a chance to watch or listen to whatever Theory Underground has put out recently, then these weekly streams are meant to keep you in the loop. ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Welcome to the Theory Underground. Theory Underground aims to make challenging philosophical and theoretical wor…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

Mikey is back to teach Dave the basics of Žižek’s theory of ideology. If you have been learning Lacan 101 and now Žižek through Mikey and Dave’s conversations, you might want to dive into the deep end. Check out the course on Žižek’s For They Know Not What They Do, which starts on February 25th: https://theory-underground.com/courses/ftknwtd/ ABOUT…

As a way of launching 2023 Theory Underground is publishing short episodes on introduction to Lacan and Žižek. These conversations are between Michael Downs and David McKerracher AKA Mikey from The Dangerous Maybe Blog and Dave, who formerly went by Theory Pleeb. Consider this a refresher for the upcoming course Mikey is teaching with Dave on Žižek…

As a way of launching 2023 Theory Underground is publishing short episodes on introduction to Lacan and Žižek. These conversations are between Michael Downs and David McKerracher AKA Mikey from The Dangerous Maybe Blog and Dave, who formerly went by Theory Pleeb. Consider this a refresher for the upcoming course Mikey is teaching with Dave on Žižek…

As a way of launching 2023 Theory Underground is publishing short episodes on introduction to Lacan and Žižek. These conversations are between Michael Downs and David McKerracher AKA Mikey from The Dangerous Maybe Blog and Dave, who formerly went by Theory Pleeb. Consider this a refresher for the upcoming course Mikey is teaching with Dave on Žižek…

As a way of launching 2023 Theory Underground is publishing short episodes on introduction to Lacan and Žižek. These conversations are between Michael Downs and David McKerracher AKA Mikey from The Dangerous Maybe Blog and Dave, who formerly went by Theory Pleeb. Consider this a refresher for the upcoming course Mikey is teaching with Dave on Žižek…