Theory Underground

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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 t...

"By Zeus, Woman!" Dave reads Books 8 and 9 of Xenophon's Oeconomicus with his Mom and Wife
#121
Yesterday at 7:10 PM

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Theory Underground, 1Dime, and Recovering Anarchist | A Post-Woke IRL Event
#120
Last Friday at 7:00 PM

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Tier 3 includes the book or thes...


Deliberate Living pt. 2 - Joel Salatin's Homesteading Tsunami
#119
Last Wednesday at 6:49 PM

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Simon Critchley at Theory Underground
#118
02/07/2026

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Tier 3 includes the book or thes...


Deliberate Living
#117
02/05/2026

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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 thes...


A Non-Marxist Introduction to Marx
#116
01/26/2026

At the point in the episode where I reference the QR Code on screen, this is the link that is for: https://forms.fillout.com/t/iVU7tADnAzus

 

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewar...


The Left Side of History with Tony of 1Dime
#111
01/13/2026

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Philosophy of Religion vs. Marxism and Evangelicalism | Ft. Dr. Samuel Loncar
#115
01/12/2026

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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. 

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Reclaim Writing as a Transformative Activity
#114
01/12/2026

A New Approach to Writing: From Neitzsche, Marx, and Heidegger through Bourdieu to Me and You.

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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Stewardship and Critique
#113
01/09/2026

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Intro to Theory by David McKerracher, The Philosophy of Stewardship by David McKerracher, and The Philosophy of Religion with Samuel Loncar. 

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The Left as The Shocktroops of Capital with Tony of 1Dime
#112
01/08/2026

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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 thes...


Right Ownership - The Philosophy of Stewardship - Free Side
#110
01/06/2026

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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 thes...


Consumerism, Natality, and Time in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
#109
12/25/2025

Read it for yourself here https://theoryunderground.substack.com/p/consumerism-natality-and-time-in and don't forget to give it some love!

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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...


Post Duopoly (not "Post Left")
#108
12/21/2025

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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 ge...


What happened?
#107
12/15/2025

and where it's going!

 

After no new episodes for 10 months... Dave's back, by himself, to speak to the podcast audience and share about what has happened and where things are going. 

 

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