{"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":"Introduction to Derrida | Guest Lecture with Dr. Iain Thomson","slug":"introduction-to-derrida-guest-lecture-with-dr-iain-thomson","published_at":"2026-04-01T15:18:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866/introduction-to-derrida-guest-lecture-with-dr-iain-thomson","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866","url":"https://theoryunderground.podbean.com/e/introduction-to-derrida-guest-lecture-with-dr-iain-thomson/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/q97uvz39j3mrmkdy/Iain_Thomsonbgoni.mp3","summary":"Dr. Iain Thomson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico and one of the world’s leading experts on Martin Heidegger and 20th-century Continental thought. His groundbreaking work explores the intersections of technology, art, education, nihilism, and our relationship to the environment in the modern age. Author of five books—including the recent Heidegger on Technology’s Danger and Promise in the Age of AI—Thomson is renowned for making complex philosophical ideas accessible and transformative. A celebrated teacher, he regularly offers courses on Existentialism, Introduction to Philosophy, and Modern Political Philosophy. 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, The Philosophy of Stewardship, and The Philosophy of Religion with David McKerracher. 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 ev…","meta_description":"Dr. Iain Thomson is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico and one of the world’s leading experts on Martin Heidegger and 2…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7697,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/theory-underground-579866/episodes/introduction-to-derrida-guest-lecture-with-dr-iain-thomson/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/theory-underground-579866/introduction-to-derrida-guest-lecture-with-dr-iain-thomson.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}