If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
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The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    What's The Matter With Kansas?

    In 2004, historian Thomas Frank proposed a theory about the rightward drift of the white working class. Was he a prescient king whose work presaged the rise of Trump — or a bumbling fool with a broken thesis? Unfortunately it turns out he is a secret third thing that takes one hour and six minutes to explain.Special thanks to Julia Valdés for her help with this episode!Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:The Thesis That Drove A...

    1h 6m

  2. 27 NOV · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Worst Election Takes (so far)

    Michael and Peter dissect some of the worst post-election analysis from our beloved pundits, all of whom have coalesced around a single diagnosis: the Democratic Party is just too woke. Please note that we forgot to do an opening zinger for this one - we also blame that on wokeness.

    58 min

  3. 4 NOV

    Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

    Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the question: What if we hated Muslims, but in a secular way?Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Views of ViolenceCarnival Booth: An Algorithm for Defeating the Computer-Assisted Passenger Screening SystemThe same motive for anti-US 'terrorism' is cited over and overDoes intuitive mindset influence belief in God? Terrorism science: 5 insight...

    1h 10m

  4. 23 OCT · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The New York Times vs. Kamala Harris

    Michael and Peter walk through some of the worst pieces of election coverage from this cycle, and discuss how the media normalizes Donald Trump.

    1h 1m

  5. 10 OCT

    Who Moved My Cheese?

    What should workers do when they get laid off? In 1998 a bleak, asinine bestseller told them to find another whey. Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources:Bright-Sided: How Positive Thinking Is Undermining AmericaDownsizing in AmericaTemp: How American Work, American Business, and the American Dream Became TemporaryThe Disposable AmericanSpencer Johnson, ‘Who Moved My Cheese?’ Author, Dies at 78What was the New Economy?Boss, ...

    1h 9m

  6. 30 SEPT · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Eric Adams gets BUSTED

    A special treat for the Adams-heads in our audience. Peter and Michael walk through the indictment of New York City mayor Eric Adams, and discuss his dumbest crimes.

    36 min

  7. 26 SEPT

    UNLOCKED: Eric Adams

    New York’s favorite criminal is in the news, so here is our episode about his ridiculous life.To hear all of our bonus episodes, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

    59 min

  8. 26 SEPT

    Glenn Kessler Retire B*tch [TEASER]

    Is fact-checking a legitimate enterprise? Is America's most famous fact-checker nothing more than a dweeb? Michael and Peter discuss.To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

    36 min
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The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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  • Creator
    Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 If Books Could Kill
  • Show Website
    If Books Could Kill
  • Provider
    One Word LLC

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