web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:10:58 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Outsider Theory - Episodes Tagged with “Pedagogy” https://outsidertheory.fireside.fm/tags/pedagogy Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400 Outsider Theory is an interview-based podcast exploring the mutations of theories outside of the authorized spaces of intellectual life as well as theories of that ever-alluring figure, the outsider, and related subjects. en-us episodic Theory on the outside, theory of the outside, outside of the theory Geoff Shullenberger Outsider Theory is an interview-based podcast exploring the mutations of theories outside of the authorized spaces of intellectual life as well as theories of that ever-alluring figure, the outsider, and related subjects. no critical theory, conspiracy theory, outsider intellectuals, outsiders, the outside Geoff Shullenberger gshullenb@gmail.com RETVRN TO FOUCAULT with Blake Smith https://outsidertheory.fireside.fm/retvrn-to-fovcavlt b09b8e0d-a54b-494b-811d-b8eb5499de9f Wed, 31 Mar 2021 08:00:00 -0400 Geoff Shullenberger full Geoff Shullenberger Blake Smith joins Outsider Theory to discuss the teaching of theory, the formation of elites, and why Foucault was the original Bronze Age Pervert. 1:24:05 no Historian and writer Blake Smith joins Outsider Theory to discuss the teaching theory and the formation of elites; the surprising affinities between Strauss and Foucault; the parallel grooming practices of Straussians and Derrideans; the perverse economy of enjoyment in the Trump era; Obama’s failed use of theory as seduction prop; and why Foucault was the original Bronze Age Pervert. Blake on "Foucault Through Strauss": https://im1776.com/2021/02/19/foucault-through-strauss/ Blake's writing at Tablet: https://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/blake-smith Geoff's seminar on Foucault and Covid: https://www.speakeasy.com/e/biopolitics-covid theory, pedagogy, elites, biopolitics, Michel Foucault, Leo Strauss, Jacques Derrida, Donald Trump, Barack Obama Historian and writer Blake Smith joins Outsider Theory to discuss the teaching theory and the formation of elites; the surprising affinities between Strauss and Foucault; the parallel grooming practices of Straussians and Derrideans; the perverse economy of enjoyment in the Trump era; Obama’s failed use of theory as seduction prop; and why Foucault was the original Bronze Age Pervert.

Blake on "Foucault Through Strauss": https://im1776.com/2021/02/19/foucault-through-strauss/

Blake's writing at Tablet: https://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/blake-smith

Geoff's seminar on Foucault and Covid: https://www.speakeasy.com/e/biopolitics-covid

]]> Historian and writer Blake Smith joins Outsider Theory to discuss the teaching theory and the formation of elites; the surprising affinities between Strauss and Foucault; the parallel grooming practices of Straussians and Derrideans; the perverse economy of enjoyment in the Trump era; Obama’s failed use of theory as seduction prop; and why Foucault was the original Bronze Age Pervert.

Blake on "Foucault Through Strauss": https://im1776.com/2021/02/19/foucault-through-strauss/

Blake's writing at Tablet: https://www.tabletmag.com/contributors/blake-smith

Geoff's seminar on Foucault and Covid: https://www.speakeasy.com/e/biopolitics-covid

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