Theory Underground
Theory Underground, Kier Adrian Gray, Matthew Stanley, Sai Ewald, Canon: TCG, The State of ThingsTheory Underground is a "post-duopoly" school for workers-with-earbuds who are getting into big ideas, who want to challenge their attention spans with unapologetically long-form lectures, interviews, and books.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 304 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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Chapo Trap House Hyperstitioned Chud the Builder
For the last few months I’ve been working on a piece called “Chud is a classist slur.” It wasn’t a very serious piece, which is one reason I’ve neglected it. However, with my recent development of the concept “theory looping effect” and the...
SAARUTU Summer '26
If you are interested in doing some original research in the context of a hyperstitional performance of profilicity,1 then you might consider joining the next SAARUTU cohort. Applications are now available.
SAARUTU: Socioanalysis and Al...
History and Function of "Conspiracy Theory" as a Disqualifying Label
A podcast host I worked with refused to do an episode on the Epstein case. His stated reason was that he doesn’t care about crime, only politics. I told him the Epstein case is about political legitimacy, not just crime. The possibility tha...
When I met Thomas Massie and found out he likes my book
When I met Thomas Massie at Polyface Farm I really was not expecting him to take to me the way he did. I already admired him as a man of principle. I am not much for keeping up with American politics, and the real reason I was there was bec...
It's 2026 and You're Still "Left Without the L"
This is a letter to the progressive who is still trying to be good by 2016 standards. It is not addressed to the activist who lived through the last decade without learning anything. That activist is in his or her mid-thirties now and has h...
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Theory Underground is a lecture course, ongoing research seminar, and book publishing platform for workers with earbuds who are getting into theory and philosophy, founded and organized by David McKerracher.
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“Autodidact” which means I’m an idiot, but at least I’m trying.
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