If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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  1. 12時間前

    Surrounded By Idiots

    Peter and Michael discuss "Surrounded by Idiots," a book that dares to ask: Can the mystery of human relationships be unraveled by a workplace personality assessment? Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Pioneers, Drivers, Integrators, and GuardiansCreator of Lie Detector Test Dies; Lecturer and Author Produced Comic StripOne of Sweden's biggest scientific bluffs Pseudoscience and the Claim of Practical Utility: The Case of Thomas Erikson's Surrounded by IdiotsThomas Erikson accepts being called a pop psychology writerFour personality types may be neither robust nor exhaustiveSpuriouser and spuriouser: The use of ipsative personality testsReconsidering the use of personality tests in personnel selection contextsUsing Personality Tests in Pre-Employment ScreeningEmployment Tests and Selection Procedures The Cult of Personality TestingA history of the early days of personality testing in American industry: an obsession with adjustment  Psychological Testing in Personnel Selection, Part II: The Refinement of Methods and Standards in Employee SelectionPsychological Testing in Personnel Selection, Part III: The Resurgence of Personality TestingACLU Files Discrimination Complaint Against CVS Target Corporation to Pay $2.8 Million to Resolve EEOC Discrimination FindingPersonality Tests Are the Astrology of the OfficeThe $2 Billion Question of Who You Are at WorkThanks to Mindseye for our theme song! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

  2. 4日前 ·  ボーナス • サブスクリプション登録者限定

    Pundit Portrait: Ross Douthat

    Peter and Michael discuss Ross Douthat, lifelong conservative pundit and fascism's number one PR agent.

  3. 8月5日

    Three Cups of Tea

    In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders and made a sacred promise. "Somehow," he said, "I am going to get some private jet reimbursements out of this."  Warning: Contains spoilers for the 2016 film "Arrival."  Thanks to Ted Callahan for helping us fact-check this episode! Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Three Cups of Deceit“60 Minutes” expose3000 Cups of DeceitBooks vs Bombs? Humanitarian development and the narrative of terror in Northern PakistanDelusional StatesCan't Get There From HereNobel Prize Nominee’s Charity Wins No Award for AccountabilityDavid Oliver Relin, Adventurous Journalist, Dies at 49What Mortenson Got WrongThree Cups of Tea: The Pakistan and Afghan side3 Lessons to Learn From Greg Mortenson Mortenson returns to AfghanistanThe naive republic of aid: Grassroots exceptionalism in humanitarian memoirReligious School Enrollment in Pakistan: A Look at the DataIf you build it, will they come?What Really Works to Improve Learning in Developing Countries?The madrassa scapegoatThanks to Mindseye for our theme song! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

  4. 7月31日 ·  ボーナス • サブスクリプション登録者限定

    Peter Had a Baby and Michael Has ADHD: Your Questions, Answered

    The boys answer listener questions about fatherhood, the literacy crisis, and whether we're capable of reflecting on our mistakes.

  5. 6月30日 ·  ボーナス • サブスクリプション登録者限定

    The Assassination of The Washington Post by the Coward Jeff Bezos

    Peter and Michael discuss the slow death of The Washington Post at the hands of its billionaire owner, and dive deep into the Post's truly terrible new podcast.

  6. 6月18日

    The Body Keeps The Score

    You know that book your friend recommended? The one that rigorously describes the science of trauma, de-stigmatizes abuse and promotes effective treatments? Well here’s the thing: It doesn't actually do that. Thanks to Emi Nietfield, Keith Cox, Lisa Starr, Richard McNally, Kevin McGuire and everyone else who helped us research and fact-check this episode!  Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: What the Most Famous Book About Trauma Gets WrongTrauma: A GenealogyRemembering TraumaAdvocates of Research-Supported Treatments for PTSD are Losing Tell Me Why It Hurts‘The Body Keeps the Score’ offers uncertain scienceYour Brain Is Not an Onion With a Tiny Reptile Inside  PTSD and complex PTSD: a review of reviewsWhat Does It Mean When 38% Forget?Multiple Identity Enactments and Multiple Personality Disorder: A Sociocognitive PerspectiveThe Brain Is Adaptive Not TriuneThanks to Mindseye for our theme song! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

  7. 5月29日 ·  ボーナス • サブスクリプション登録者限定

    Conspiracies of Yore: Sarah Palin's Fake Pregnancy

    Did Sarah Palin fake her 2008 pregnancy? Or is Andrew Sullivan just a lunatic? The boys discuss in the inaugural edition of the If Books Could Kill Conspiracies of Yore series.

  8. 5月21日

    Think And Grow Rich

    Peter and Michael discuss "Think And Grow Rich," the 1937 classic written by a lifelong fraudster who finds his final mark: You. Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: The Untold Story of Napoleon Hill, the Greatest Self-Help Scammer of All TimeA Lifetime of RichesHow to Lose Friends and Alienate PeopleHow a Different America Responded to the Great DepressionThe Psychic Scandal How Trump Turned The Power of Positive Thinking Into DelusionThanks to Mindseye for our theme song! Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

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The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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    Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
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    22年 - 26年
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    126
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    不適切な内容を含む
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