Outsider Theory

Geoff Shullenberger
  • 4.8 (8)
  • Philosophy

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.

  1. Lockdown Literature with Tim Abrahams

    10/05/2023

    Lockdown Literature with Tim Abrahams

    Lockdown diaries became a literary fad in 2020, but few if any were memorable. What if the real literature of lockdown was written over a century ago? This is the hypothesis behind "The Machine Book of Weird," an anthology of fiction from the late 19th and early 20th century that explores isolation, domestic confinement, and the uncanniness of home. Publisher Tim Abrahams joins me to discuss this project, plus Freud, Mark Fisher, and more. You can donate to the project's Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mbow/machine-book-of-weird

    1hr 1min
  2. Disabling Medicine: Daniel Hadas with Medical Nemesis

    14/04/2023

    Disabling Medicine: Daniel Hadas with Medical Nemesis

    In this special episode, guest host Daniel Hadas interviews Medical Nemesis on covid, Illich, industrialized medicine and thought, and more. https://twitter.com/DanielHadas2 https://twitter.com/Medical_Nemesis https://medicalnemesis.substack.com/

    1hr 21min
  3. The Psychopolitics of Masturbation with Matthew Crawford

    04/03/2023

    The Psychopolitics of Masturbation with Matthew Crawford

    Matthew Crawford joins me to discuss his essay, "Was the Sexual Revolution a Government Psy-Op?," the politics of masturbation, Wilhelm Reich, the Frankfurt School, masculinity, the therapeutic state, and more. https://unherd.com/2022/12/the-politics-of-masturbation/ https://mcrawford.substack.com/

    1hr 37min
  4. The Automation of Midwittery with Brian Chau

    03/02/2023

    The Automation of Midwittery with Brian Chau

    Brian Chau returns to Outsider Theory to discuss ChatGPT's woke catechism. https://cactus.substack.com/

    1hr 2min

  5. 26/12/2022

    Exiting the Vampires' Campus with Blaise Bayno

    Blaise Bayno (@urgurlblaise), former critical theory PhD student and co-organizer of the conference "Society Must Be Inoculated," joins me to discuss how critical theory became uncritical cheerleading for biopolitical authoritarianism, academic labor issues, the history of the UC Santa Cruz History of Consciousness program, and more.

    1hr 20min
  6. Universal Basic MKUltra with Psyop Cinema

    25/10/2022

    Universal Basic MKUltra with Psyop Cinema

    Thomas and Brett from Psyop Cinema join me to discuss Hollywood and cultural engineering. Psyop Cinema: https://www.spreaker.com/show/psyop-cinema My Psyop Cinema episodes on Roland Emmerich: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15144188/shullenberger-interview https://www.spreaker.com/user/15144188/geoff-shullenberger-2

    1hr 40min
  7. The Rule of Midwits with Brian Chau

    31/08/2022

    The Rule of Midwits with Brian Chau

    Brian Chau (Cactus Chu on Substack, @psychosort on Twitter) joins me to discuss institutions and why midwits rule them, decentralization, sorting mechanisms, right-wing aesthetics, Curtis Yarvin, William F. Buckley, and more. https://cactus.substack.com/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/rule-of-midwits

    1hr 41min
  8. RIP Reality with Jon Askonas

    18/07/2022

    RIP Reality with Jon Askonas

    Jon Askonas joins me to discuss his ongoing series of essays in The New Atlantis, "Reality: A Post-Mortem." Read the series here: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/collections/reality-a-post-mortem

    1hr 36min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Geoff Shullenberger
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Geoff Shullenberger
  • Show Website
    Outsider Theory