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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.
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Give Them An Argument is a YouTube show and podcast dedicated to building a smarter, funnier and more strategic Left. New episodes are live on YouTube on Monday nights with an exclusive postgame for GTAA patrons after the main show. (To become a patron, go to patreon.com/benburgis and sign up for the monthly cost of a milkshake at a 50s nostalgia diner in 1994.) Past guests have included Slavoj Žižek, Richard Wolff, David Pizarro, Gregory Sadler, Glenn Greenwald, Krystal Ball, Bhaskar Sunkar ...
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System of Systems

Adam Lehrer and Will Samson

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"You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations. There are no peoples. There are no Russians. There are no Arabs. There are no Third Worlds. There is no West. There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multivariate, multinational dominion of dollars. Petrodollars, electro- dollars, multi-dollars, Reichsmarks, rins, rubles, pounds, and shekels. It is the international system of currency which determines the ...
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Theory Underground

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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. Keep up with everything at theoryunderground.com
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Deep Dreams is an AI generated podcast with nonsensical stories to help you fall asleep to a soothing voice. Let your robotic overlords whisper comforting sweet nothings straight into your subconscious. What could go wrong? Website: https://deepdreams.stavros.io/ RSS feed: https://deepdreams.stavros.io/feed.xml
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An anti-ideological guide to modern life created and hosted by Casey Franco. Each episode focuses on a phenomenon of modern life and attempts to explain it using philosophy, psychology, sociology, or semiotics so you never have to feel like you're at the mercy of gods, masters, or clout.
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Class

Democratic Socialists of America

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Class is the official podcast of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. We believe working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Class is a podcast where we ask socialists about why they are socialists, what socialism looks like, and how we, as the working class, can become the ruling class.
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Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

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Writing the Wrong Way is the perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks. Jonathan Ball is an award-winning author of dark, experimental artworks. He holds a PhD in creative writing and uses an analytical approach to show serious writers new ways to write, edit, and work so they can create innovative art that stands taller than the crowd. https://www.strangerfication.ca/
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Tomorrow's Faith

Tomorrow's Faith

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What does the future hold for Christian spirituality, theology, and faith communities? Join us in this exploration, along with our guests; the spiritual explorers, the ministry pioneers, the theologians and philosophers, the scientists, mystics, and mavericks. New episodes fortnightly. Discover more at www.tomorrowsfaith.org
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#GlobalMinds4Ukraine is a series of lectures with world intellectuals to demonstrate solidarity with Ukraine. This project helps to tell the truth about the situation in Ukraine, to resist Russian propaganda, to conduct true narratives, to create ways to rebuild the country, to strengthen connections and the image of Ukraine in the academic environment. Among the speakers who agreed to hold open lectures for KSE: Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Michael A. McFaul, David Howell Petraeus, Nicholas A. Ch ...
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Today we talk about several different common versions of the postmodern subject in contemporary culture. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Henson Shaving: Go to https://hensonshaving.com and enter PT at checkout to get 100 free blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the 100-blade pack and the razor for the discount to apply.) Exclusive N…
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From the first time Slavoj Žižek visited Theory Underground, to commemorate our 1 year anniversary! Now being released as a stand-alone video and podcast episode. In the previous visit to TU we introduced Slavoj to the ideas of Nick Land, who he then wrote an article about. In this interview, we talk about the philosophical concept of The Event, Sl…
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Jonathan welcomes Justin Currie, a.k.a. Chasing Artwork, and Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka to talk about the risk and reward of building yourself a reliable feedback loop in your writing. For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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https://theoryunderground.com/eu-tour-2024/ ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming courses, special events, office hours, clubs, and critical feedback that will help you evolve your comprehension capacities and critical faculties, via the website here: https://…
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Alexander Herbert, a historian of the Soviet Union, joins us to chat about his Substack essay "Do We Really Need Lenin Today?" Before that, Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew listen to some of Ben's recent appearance on the WABC show "The Other Side of Midnight" where he answers some questions from host Frank Marano about objections to his views on Gaza.…
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Dr. Ashley Frawley joins Dave and Nance at Theory Underground to talk about her work. You can follow her on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@AshleyAFrawley This conversation with @AshleyAFrawley is from one of the Epic Marathon Streams at Theory Underground in 2024 - you can see the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlc…
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Jonathan welcomes professional stylist Tara Cole-McCaffrey to talk about how to create your own personal writing style. You can see more of Tara's style at https://patronofdreams.com/ For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/jonathanballcom/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of a lot of landmarks in pop culture, especially sci-fi and fantasy. So many franchises were born in 1984. Some came to define the genre or invent new genres. The great podcast Imaginary Worlds noticed this and produced a three-part series about 1984’s Cambrian explosion of creativity that landed on the big scre…
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This video features the lives of many descendants of Sigurd Snake in the Eye. Chapters: 00:00 Sigurd Snake in the Eye 02:13 Harthacnut I - Legendary King of Denmark05:54 Gorm the Old - The Pagan King10:14 Harald Bluetooth - The First Christian King of the Danes18:54 Sweyn Forkbeard - The First Viking King of England30:05 Canute the Great - King of …
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We're going to Europe next week! We met with some of the participants and organizers for varios stops along the way, including Nina Power, Cadell Last, Carl Hayden Smith, and Lukasz. The official final version of the EU Tour gets revealed, we talk about it, and you can look at the stops and even RSVP using this link here: http://theoryunderground.c…
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This week, the second half of our conversation with Mladen Dolar. We talk about the early days of the Ljubljana school, the structuralist revolution, the choice to read Hegel through Lacan, and the Frankfurt school. Mladen was there for it all. Thank you to all our Patrons! Up next we have our interview with Slavoj Žižek from our time with him in N…
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THIS ONE IS AN AMAZING VIDEO SO PLEASE WATCH ON YT: https://youtu.be/d-FhCfjTPDk Ivan Illich is the most important thinker of institutions, technology, tools, and the human condition who got overhyped while simultaneously misunderstood and then eclipsed by Foucault and Habermas on the one side, and Freire, hooks, and Giroux on the other. We're call…
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Jonathan welcomes friend and frequent collaborator GMB Chomichuk to share his thoughts on the indie filmmaking process immediately after they wrapped production on The Princess and the Dragon, a terrifying horror take coming soon to a screen near you! For more of GMB Chomichuk's work: https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca/ For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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Today we talk about the distinction between left and right. Lacan's thoughts on desire. How Capitalism captures desire and identity. I would prefer not to. Moderately conservative communism. Hope you enjoy it! :) Sponsors: Exclusive NordVPN Deal: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! Better Help: htt…
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Jay Ponti, the author of "Be The Revolution: How Occupy Wall Street and the Bernie Sanders Movement Reshaped American Politics" joins Ben Burgis to talk about the chapter on QAnon, Trump, and "neo-fascism"--including some surprising personal connections. Before that, Ben and the crew will be joined joined by the great RM Brown to watch, among other…
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This episode is an attempt to make the first part of the Communist Manifesto, the part called “Bourgeois and Proletarians” intelligible for some one knew to socialism. This text is a part of the DSA NPEC “What is Capitalism?” curriculum. Written in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, this is one of the foundational texts of the socialist moveme…
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Douglas (Doug) Lain of Sublation Media was here before there was an online theory scene to speak of, much less one that was considered "Left." Dave and Nance bring him on to talk about the Left, what he means by this term, his time in the scene, and his vision for a way forward. This includes a critical defense of anti-establishment (or "populist")…
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Sometimes art comes from divine inspiration and sometimes it's justshowing up and doing the work.The electronic musician known as Son Lux got to consider as much when he agreed to our challenge towrite and record an entire album, from start to finish, this pastFebruary.https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2011/04/11/135206808/son-lux-chats-about-a…
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What is the difference between "class" politics and "universal" politics? Why does it matter? What goals ought we to have when thinking about the future? We get into all these questions and more on a special episode with Dr. Christine Louis-Dit-Sully. Dr. Christine Louis-Dit-Sully is the author of Transcending Racial Divisions: Will You Stand By Me…
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Ben Burgis and J. Andrew World continue the weekly series of Thursday Night Debate Breakdowns by watching Sam Seder debate a Majority Report caller who called him a "f---ing idiot" on Twitter for his position on Social Security. Follow Andy on Twitter: @rightaboutnow2 Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTA…
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As the headliner of an Epic Marathon Livestream at Theory Underground, we got to talk to Anna Greenspan about her work. I'm still mind blown by the possibilities her work opens. ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming courses, special events, office hours, clubs…
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Coming to a city near you? Or are you coming to visit us in OUR spot, from afar!? A digital oasis for niche consumer BS, or an actual center for lectures, research, art, and publishing!? Come find out what's all about. This is part 1. Also, from the brainstorm for this description, Nance was like: "Busking at the end of history | What is really goi…
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Sahil is back to lecture on the rest of Chapter 1 of Volume 1 of Das Kapital, the section on fetishization, followed by a speed run of chapter 2!!! You won't want to miss this one. A very special episode - let's goooo ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming cour…
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This week we're joined by Russ Sbriglia to discuss Zizek's upcoming events in the tristate area. Slavoj will be at Seaton Hall University in New Jersey on Monday April 8th! Zizek will also be in New York City, at NYU and the New School (sign up online for those events!) After technical updates we discuss Russ' recent essay, "Enjoy Your Trump". We t…
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No full episode this week, but Ben and the crew do an exciting announcement, check in on Ben Shapiro vs. Candace Owens, and take viewer Q & A. Smith College petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/smith-college-community-in-support-of-college-hall-protestors Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Pa…
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Justin Murphy joins us to talk about the inspiration he has taken from Land and, ultimately, the direction he has taken it: Catholic Accelerationism! ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming courses, special events, office hours, clubs, and critical feedback that…
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Embark on a journey into the art of trap-making in Dungeons & Dragons! In this video, we delve deep into the crypts and corridors of fantasy dungeons, uncovering the secrets behind crafting both simple and complex traps that will challenge and intrigue your players.🔮 What's Inside:The Art of the Trap: Discover the key elements that make a trap memo…
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Jonathan welcomes comic co-creators Lyndon Radchenka and Zach Schuster to talk about their upcoming Hero-Man, and their recent trip to France to promote the book at an international comics festival. You can pre-order Hero-Man now: https://a.co/d/geG2Bs0 For more of Jonathan's work: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/jonathanballcom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠…
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Amazing conversation with the author of Deleuze and Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus: A Critical Introduction and Guide: https://a.co/d/gol2ajX Brent Adkins is Professor of Philosophy at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, USA. His primary interests are 19th and 20th Century European philosophy, Modern Philosophy, and politics. https://roanoke.academ…
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Shortly before Adam's journey to Japan, he and Matthew discuss two trashy arthouse thrillers from the past and present: Ingmar Bergman's 1980 made for TV movie From the Life of the Marionettes and Rose Glass' 2024 bodybuilding lesbian romance thriller Love Lies Bleeding. From the Life of the Marionettes is a disturbing slow burn of a masterpiece – …
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Arguably the most important work by Marx for thinking timenergy theory. ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming courses, special events, office hours, clubs, and critical feedback that will help you evolve your comprehension capacities and critical faculties, vi…
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David Griscom joins us at the top of the show, then Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson chats with Ben about his Israel/Palestine debate with liberal politics streamer Steven Bonnell aka "Destiny." Jason Myles hangs out in the postgame for patrons. Follow Nathan on Twitter: @NathanJRobinson Follow Jason on Twitter: @J_Myles_TiR Follow Ben on …
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Meet Terence Blake, IRL student of Deleuze, as well as Lyotard, Foucault, and many others. He we talk learning French, what it was like to study under Deleuze, and also we get into Theory Underground courses and activities a bit. Hope you enjoy! ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past…
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ABOUT / CREDITS / LINKS Become a monthly TU Tier Subscriber to access to the TU HUB, which includes past, ongoing, and upcoming courses, special events, office hours, clubs, and critical feedback that will help you evolve your comprehension capacities and critical faculties, via the website here: https://theoryunderground.com/product/tu-subscriptio…
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This week, the second half of our conversation with Mladen Dolar. We talk about the early days of the Ljubljana school, the structuralist revolution, the choice to read Hegel through Lacan, and the Frankfurt school. Mladen was there for it all. For access our full conversation and to support the show, join our Patreon! Thank you to all our Patrons!…
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Matthew Whalan once again joins Ben Burgis for a Thursday Night Debate Breakdown. This week they're watching (actual!) friend of the show Norm Finkelstein taking on Rabbi Shmuley on Israel/Palestine on Piers Morgan's show. Read Matthew's Substack: https://matthewvernonwhalan.substack.com Follow Matthew on Twitter: @VernonWhalan Follow Ben on Twitte…
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