{"podcast":{"title":"Theory Underground","slug":"theory-underground-579866","podcast_index_feed_id":579866,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/theoryunderground/feed.xml","website_url":"https://theoryunderground.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18121040/TU_NEW_LOGO6yh1d.png","author":"theory underground","episode_count":33,"summary":"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 niche and not very algorithm friendly. Which results in, 2nd, these episodes are ALL variable -length and unedited. This is because, 3, we are using the medium against its intended purposes. That is wh…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-20T04:19:08.859802+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866"},"episode":{"title":"\"By Zeus, Woman!\" Dave reads Books 8 and 9 of Xenophon's Oeconomicus with his Mom and Wife","slug":"by-zeus-woman-dave-reads-books-8-and-9-of-xenophon-s-oeconomicus-with-his-mom-and-wife","published_at":"2026-02-16T19:10:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866/by-zeus-woman-dave-reads-books-8-and-9-of-xenophon-s-oeconomicus-with-his-mom-and-wife","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866","url":"https://theoryunderground.podbean.com/e/reading-books-8-and-9-of-xenophons-oeconomicus-with-my-women/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qmrpqxztef6h9c7q/exegetical_of_book_8_of_the_Oeconomicus-_181ec2.mp3","summary":"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. Become a member of Theory Underground here: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Tier 1 and higher get access to the courses and seminars going monthly throughout 2026: Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. Tier 2 and higher get access to a monthly writers or speaking workshop. Tier 3 includes the book or thesis writer's cohort. All members get access to the monthly Post Duopoly (de)Radicalization Starter Pack reading group, which is a collaboration between TU and 1Dime. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe David McKerracher is an organizer, theorist, husband and father (not in that order), and the founder of Theory Underground. McKerracher is the author of Timenergy: Why You Have No Time or Energy (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek), as well as the chief editor of Underground Theory (Volumes one and two are available now, with volume three in the works). Office hours: The first Monday of every month at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, or if you wait around after lectures/seminars. Theory Underground (TU) is dedicated to making challenging philosophical and theoretical work accessible for a non-college audience. TU emphasizes audio-based learning for real-world application of big ideas, operating both online and through an international tour that has hosted events in over 20 U.S. cities, 9 countries throughout Europe, as well as cities in Canada and Mexico. Mission: To provide accessible, rigorous, and wide-ranging educational material for three types of people: - dropout workers with earbuds getting into big idea…","meta_description":"Thanks for listening! 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