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If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

  1. 4 DAYS AGO · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Zohran Derangement Syndrome

    Michael and Peter discuss the media campaign against Zohran Mamdani, who caused journalists across the globe to completely lose their minds.

    1h 20m

  2. 28 OCT · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Eric Adams: The Final Chapter

    Peter and Michael discuss the latest trials and tribulations of Eric Adams, from his Instagram posts to his entanglements with Donald Trump and the collapse of his mayoral campaign.

    1h 2m

  3. 2 OCT

    How To Win Friends And Influence People

    Live like Dale Carnegie, neg like Calvin Coolidge. Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Self-help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern AmericaThe Positive ThinkersAge of industrial violence 1910-1915 : the activities and findings of the United States commission on industrial relationsRepresentation and Rebellion: The Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914–1942 Dale Carnegie and the Problem of Sincerity New York Times review from 1937 Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

    1h 10m

  4. 22 SEPT · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Michael and Peter on "In Bed With The Right"

    The boys join the In Bed With The Right podcast to discuss the murder of Charlie Kirk. This episode was originally published as a premium episode by In Bed With The Right, but we're sharing it with our listeners as a supplement to our own Charlie Kirk discussion.

    55 min

  5. 22 SEPT · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Pundits Mourn Charlie Kirk

    Michael and Peter discuss the bizarre, hagiographic media reactions to the death of Charlie Kirk.

    1h 7m

  6. 11 SEPT

    Thomas Chatterton Williams' "Summer of Our Discontent"

    Peter and Michael discuss a book that's light on facts and long on sentences. Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Book Review: ‘Summer of Our Discontent,’ by Thomas Chatterton WilliamsPolice shootings database 2015-2024From the archive, 22 March 1991: President Bush sickened by Rodney King caseBarack Obama Public ApprovalLetter To Christopher L. Eisgruber, President Princeton UniversityPolice give additional details in beating of machete-wielding man amid Dallas protestIn City After City, Police Mishandled Black Lives Matter ProtestsRIOTS IN LOS ANGELES: Challenger; Nation Needs Healing, Clinton SaysMedian household income by race and ethnicity U.S. 1967-2023Majority of college students support Israel/Gaza campus protests, 1 in 10 actually participate in themThomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture” Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

    1h 32m

  7. 25 AUG · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Pundit Portrait: Bret Stephens

    Peter and Michael discuss Bret Stephens, the snitching, climate change-denying, racist creep who is gainfully employed by The New York Times.

    1h 7m

  8. 31 JUL

    He's Just Not That Into You

    How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie. Where to find us:  Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Susan Faludi's "Backlash"For Women Who Count on Men to Be JerksBridget Jones’s LegacySingle Women in Popular CultureA Decade of Advice for Women and Men in the Best-Selling Self-Help LiteratureThe gendered nature of self-helpSingle Women in Popular Culture Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

    1 hr
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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 - 2025
  • Episodes
    105
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 If Books Could Kill
  • Show Website
    If Books Could Kill
  • Provider
    One Word LLC

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