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  1. A Certain Idea of America

    03/15/2025

    A Certain Idea of America

    Stan and Doug are thrilled by her deft touch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    18 min

  2. 11/18/2024

    Out of Body Experiences

    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    18 min
  3. Dogs, Cats, and Hillbillies, Oh My!

    09/20/2024

    Dogs, Cats, and Hillbillies, Oh My!

    Stan and Doug take a (mostly) nonpolitical look at J.D. Vance's family memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    17 min
  4. The Demon of Unrest

    07/05/2024

    The Demon of Unrest

    Erik Larson's chronicle of the chaotic start of the Civil War raises uncomfortable questions about our own era. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    16 min
  5. A Bold Reappraisal of an Old Narrative about Fundamentalism

    05/10/2024

    A Bold Reappraisal of an Old Narrative about Fundamentalism

    Did American fundamentalists go into a broad cultural retreat following the Scopes trial? Madison Trammel's new book, Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial, suggests that we take another look. Stan and Doug do just that in the latest episide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    19 min
  6. Abigail Shrier Reveals How Therapy Too Often Harms Our Kids

    04/05/2024

    Abigail Shrier Reveals How Therapy Too Often Harms Our Kids

    Reviewing "Bad Therapy," Stan and Doug ask why there is so much emotional distress in young people despite an ever-expanding therapeutic culture designed to eliminate it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    19 min
  7. How to Know a Person

    02/23/2024

    How to Know a Person

    Stan and Doug wrestle with, question, and ultimately appreciate David Brooks's earnest new book on how to understand, encourage, and connect with our neighbors. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    22 min
  8. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

    01/19/2024

    Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

    Stan and Doug mine the late Matthew Perry's excruciating memoir and find some sobering lessons for the living. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

    20 min
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