Reddit reviews Jacques Derrida (Religion and Postmodernism)
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Derrida:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtLMNcpgYEs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvAwoUvXNzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8SSilNSXw
I'd urge you to actively avoid any other videos attempting to explain him.
Books: This is extremely simple, clear, and accurate, which is very high praise when it comes to Derrida. Also look up "Deconstruction in a Nutshell", and his interview with Julia Kristeva in "Positions". This is really good and in-depth but difficult. For something by Derrida himself, everyone starts with "Structure Sign & Play". "Différance", "The Ends of Man" and "Signature Event Context" are also good, albeit difficult, as is all of his work.
For Foucault I find Stanford, Wikipedia, pretty much any lectures on youtube about him, PartiallyExaminedLife, to be fine before you jump straight into Discipline and Punish. It's difficult though. Or you could get The Foucault Reader by Paul Rabinow which collects a lot of his writings from various works as well as interviews, the latter obviously being a lot more accessible.
Note that Hägglund's work on Derrida has been controversial, drawing criticism from Derrida-scholars such as John Caputo. If you want someone whose take on Derrida has been agreed with by pretty much everyone with a stake (including – with some qualifications – JD himself), take a look at Geoffrey Bennington's contribution to Jacques Derrida.