If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
If Books Could Kill
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The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

  1. 31 JAN · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Trump, Elon, and Shelves: Your Questions, Answered

    From the state of the media under Trump to the state of Peter's shelf, we answer your most pressing questions.

    50 min

  2. 23 JAN

    You Are A Badass

    Peter and Michael dissect Jen Sincero's "You are a Badass," a book that answers the question: What if "The Secret" was written in the painful, try-hard style of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"? Featuring a surprise digression about Sincero's other, even worse books. Where to find us: Peter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseSources: Savy Writes Books Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

    59 min

  3. 19/12/2024 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    The Worst Takes of 2024

    Michael and Peter comb the pages of our nation's opinion sections to locate the uncontested dumbest takes of the year. Look upon their works, ye subscribers, and despair.

    1h 9m

  4. 06/12/2024

    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

  5. 27/11/2024 · 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

  6. 04/11/2024

    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

  7. 23/10/2024 · 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

  8. 10/10/2024

    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
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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
    82
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 If Books Could Kill
  • Show Website
    If Books Could Kill
  • Provider
    One Word LLC

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