If Books Could Kill

The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 54m. Bisher sind 43 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle 9 Tage erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

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This week we're tackling "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," a book that dares to ask: What if everything that experts think about homelessness is wrong, and everything that one crank on Twitter thinks about homelessness is right?

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 October 19, 2023  1h0m
 
 

The 4-Hour Workweek


Have you ever wanted to escape the grind and follow your dreams? This week we're discussing "The 4-Hour Workweek," which reveals that all you need is a plan, a willingness to take risks and a modestly sized fraud operation built on Third World labor.

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 September 21, 2023  56m
 
 

The Clinton E-Mail Scandal [TEASER]


But her e-mails! Michael explains the non-scandal that captivated the mainstream media in 2016 while Peter attempts to sow the podcast with anti-Hillary sentiment.

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 September 14, 2023  28m
 
 

God And Man At Yale


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 September 7, 2023  1h11m
 
 

'On Bullsh*t' and the Pundit Industrial Complex [TEASER]


For this month's bonus episode we dissected Harry Frankfurt's gloriously brief bestseller and applied the concept to our favorite op-ed page. 

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 August 10, 2023  16m
 
 

Liberal Fascism


Who poses the greatest threat to democracy? Is it the movement that openly identifies with the symbols, goals and policies of fascist governments? Or is it the median bureaucrat at the Department of Health and Human Services?

In 2008, a National Review nepo-baby attempted to answer this vexing question.

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 July 27, 2023  1h4m
 
 

Are The Straights OK [TEASER]


In our "Rules" and "Game" episodes we didn't get a chance to dissect the phenomenon of online dating (i.e. describe our worst dates and read cringe profiles out loud to each other), so that is what we are doing on today's bonus episode. 

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 July 13, 2023  24m
 
 

BONUS: Conservatives vs. Pride Month


Lots of subscribers asked us to release last month's bonus episode in full so here it is! Share it with the conservatives, the boomers and the Satanists in your life.

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 July 6, 2023  1h5m
 
 

The Rules


In 1995 a bestselling book proposed a simple dating strategy for women: Lose weight, wear bright colors and become a completely different person for the rest of your life.

Thanks to Moira Donegan for helping us with this episode!

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 June 29, 2023  1h9m
 
 

Atomic Habits


This week we're discussing "Atomic Habits," a book about how to use science (and also some stuff that’s definitely not science) to train yourself to be a more functional person.

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