

If Books Could Kill
The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
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Surrounded By Idiots

Three Cups of Tea

The Body Keeps The Score

Think And Grow Rich

Grit

CROSSOVER EVENT: Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body"

Bullshit Jobs
The podcast analyzes David Graeber's "Bullshit Jobs," questioning its central thesis that technology has led to a proliferation of pointless work. While acknowledging Graeber's concept of jobs that employees themselves deem unjustifiable, the hosts debate the book's categorization of such roles, finding the definitions...

The Millionaire Next Door

The Worst Takes of 2025 [TEASER]

Elon Musk Part 2

Elon Musk

Sapiens

How To Win Friends And Influence People

Thomas Chatterton Williams' "Summer of Our Discontent"

He's Just Not That Into You

Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink"
In this episode of a co-hosted podcast, Michael and Peter delve into Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink," dissecting its core concepts like thin-slicing and intuition. While Michael expresses a surprising fondness for the book, acknowledging its engagement with interesting science, Peter remains skeptical, pointing out instance...

The Supreme Court Goes Full TERF [TEASER]

"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wrong About The Right

"In Covid's Wake": Lying About Lockdowns
Michael and Peter dissect the book "In Covid's Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us," criticizing its arguments about the Covid-19 pandemic response. They refute the book's claims that public health measures like lockdowns and mask mandates were ineffective and that experts were given too much power, citing data and expert...
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