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If Books Could Kill
If Books Could Kill
Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds

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Episodes

Josh Hawley's "Manhood" [TEASER]

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31 Mar 2025 · 53 minutes
Steve Harvey's "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"

Are you a single lady struggling to find love with a man? Don't fret! A twice-divorced game show host who... more

28 Mar 2025 · 58 minutes
Of Boys And Men

Who's to blame for the crisis of American masculinity? On the right, politicians tell men that they being oppressed by... more

06 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
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"... more

23 Jan 2025 · 58 minutes
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... more

06 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
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... more

04 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Who Moved My Cheese?

What should workers do when they get laid off? In 1998 a bleak, asinine bestseller told them to find another... more

10 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
UNLOCKED: Eric Adams

New York’s favorite criminal is in the news, so here is our episode about his ridiculous life. To hear... more

26 Sep 2024 · 59 minutes
Glenn Kessler Retire B*tch [TEASER]

Is fact-checking a legitimate enterprise? Is America's most famous fact-checker nothing more than a dweeb? Michael and Peter discuss. ... more

26 Sep 2024 · 36 minutes
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

A memoir about parenting very badly and then getting weirdly defensive when anyone asks you about it. Where to find... more

24 Sep 2024 · 55 minutes