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  • Two hours after launch...

    I launched the Kickstarter and, within a half hour, saw that there was over $1,000 in pledges. Two hours later, we recorded this. 

    Check the Kickstarter out for yourself here: 

    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg

    1 hr 8 min
  • What would you become, if you could reclaim your mornings?

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    23 min
  • Rootless Cosmopolitan Tells All

    Post Left Theory coming October 15th.

    Sign up to the Kickstarter today ahead of the launch for opportunities to win rare cards! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    50 min
  • A Society of Alcoholics | Three Cheers for Wendell Berry | Ft. The Maurin Academy

    Check out the Maurin Academy here: https://www.youtube.com/@themaurinacademy4995

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 53 min
  • What, what happened?

    Some of the TUCON26 attendees joined me so we could ask Doomcrypt what happened.

    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.

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible.

    𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe

    𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground.

    𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    55 min
  • SKOLABOR

    You can buy a copy of Waypoint here: https://a.co/d/05YHYOSZ

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Lindsay Clancy, Jason Ardy, and "Woke 1.0" Ft. Tony Chamas @1DimeRadio ​

    Help out for a free chance to win playable, collectible, and rare cards! Just follow the Canon: TCG Kickstarter here ASAP: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg

    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.

    𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 33 min
  • America's Heidegger?

    A tribute and obituary to Wendell Berry.

    Also, for a chance to win some of these cards you'll want to follow the Canon: TCG Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    1 hr 41 min
  • Nick Gallo: Cartographer of The Fourth Frontier

    Help Canon: TCG by signing up BEFORE the Kickstarter launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/canontcg/canon-tcg

    Follow Nick's project The Piraeus here: https://www.thepiraeus.com/

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    44 min
  • not cool dude

    Take back the comments pt. 1

    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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱: 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬 From David McKerracher, a worker with earbuds, theorizing the future of meaningful work and real learning I research 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, bridging manual labor and the life of the mind at the foundations of life. Theory Underground runs on two things: my effort and your attention. Show up, listen, engage, share, and keep me on task so that the work can grow out of a community. Membership is how my work is made possible. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿: https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 is the author of 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺: 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘕𝘰 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 (Foreword by Slavoj Žižek) and he's the founder of Theory Underground. 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: First Monday of every month, 10 a.m. Pacific. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe My lectures, seminars, and guest lectures from friends, happen when they do and only members get most of what happens there. If you'd prefer to wait for the free version, it all trickles down into my writing eventually. Just make sure to subscribe or follow so you don't miss all the epic free content.

    52 min

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