Outsider Theory
Theory on the outside, theory of the outside, outside of the theory
Displaying all 3 Episode of Outsider Theory with the tag “marshall mcluhan”.
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RIP Reality with Jon Askonas
July 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 35 mins
adbusters, consensus reality, fake news, jon stewart, kalle lasn, marshall mcluhan, media theory, reality, stephen colbert, television, the internet
Jon Askonas joins me to discuss his ongoing series of essays, "Reality: A Post-Mortem."
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Theorizing the Culture War with Michael Cuenco
April 25th, 2022 | 1 hr 50 mins
culture war, elites, george orwell, james burnham, marshall mcluhan, post-literate epistemology, postmaterialism, ronald inglehart
Writer and policy researcher Michael Cuenco joins me to discuss his recent American Affairs essay "'Victory is not Possible': a Theory of the Culture War," and two related essays.
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Technology's Non-Technological Essence with Michal Sacasas
April 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 27 mins
frankfurt school, ivan illich, jacques ellul, marshall mcluhan, martin heidegger, neil postman, technology, technology criticism
Michael Sacasas joins Outsider Theory to discuss what the tech critics of earlier generations – Ellul, McLuhan, Illich, and Postman – have to say to us today.