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Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink"

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that in the split-second it took you to read the title of this episode, your subconscio...

The Supreme Court Goes Full TERF [TEASER]

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

This is most of the episode but if you want to hear the last 20 minutes, support us on Patreon! http...

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

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that ...

"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lying About Lockdowns

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?...

Bonus: The Lab Leak Goes Mainstream

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

By popular demand we are releasing last month's Patreon bonus episode on the main feed! We char...

The Let Them Theory

Wed, 23 Apr

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael discuss The Let Them Theory, a self-help guide to seeking bliss through unmitigate...

Josh Hawley's "Manhood" [TEASER]

Mon, 31 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

Steve Harvey's "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"

Fri, 28 Mar

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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

Of Boys And Men

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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

You Are A Badass

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael dissect Jen Sincero's "You are a Badass," a book that answers the q...

What's The Matter With Kansas?

Fri, 06 Dec

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2004, historian Thomas Frank proposed a theory about the rightward drift of the white working cla...

Sam Harris's "The End of Faith"

Mon, 04 Nov

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the questio...

Who Moved My Cheese?

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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

UNLOCKED: Eric Adams

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 12:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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

Glenn Kessler Retire B*tch [TEASER]

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Is fact-checking a legitimate enterprise? Is America's most famous fact-checker nothing more th...

Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

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

The Anxious Generation

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Is social media to blame for the teen mental health crisis? It's complicated!Thanks to Emily We...

Breaking News Re-Release: "Hillbilly Elegy"

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

To celebrate ("celebrate") Donald Trump choosing JD Vance as his running mate we are re-re...

Richard Hanania's "The Origins of Woke"

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael discuss "The Origins of Woke," a glimpse into the dark aspirations of th...

The Columbia Protests [TEASER]

Thu, 16 May 2024 01:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael discuss the media coverage of the protests at Columbia — from the crazed, bloodt...

"Going Infinite": Michael Lewis Takes On Sam Bankman-Fried

Thu, 02 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Peter and Michael discuss Michael Lewis’s bestselling book about the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-...

"The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 2: Campus Lies, I.Q. Rise & Epstein Ties

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

2 Better 2 AngelsSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodWhere to find us: Peter&ap...

Who's Afraid of Naomi Wolf? [TEASER]

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

We're finally discussing a good book! Naomi Klein's "Doppelgänger" chronicles t...

Lean In

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg became an icon for women who wanted to move from middle management at a tec...

"The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 1: You're Not Wrong, Pinker. You're Just An *sshole

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

This week we're tackling Steven Pinker's 900 page dissection of the reasons why violence, ...

The Art of the Deal

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Before Donald Trump became America's most prominent politician and birth certificate inspector,...

The Worst Takes of 2023 [TEASER]

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

The Identity Trap

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

"There are two kinds of political scientists: The types who deal with noisy data and post on Tw...

Pundit Portraits: Kathleen Parker and Chris Cillizza [TEASER]

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

You stare, mouth agape, at the bookstore display. It’s a self-help book, but with curse words in t...

The 48 Laws of Power

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 1996, a frustrated screenwriter got a fellowship in Italy. Twenty years later, Beyoncé released ...

The "Organized Retail Crime" Panic [TEASER]

Thu, 26 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Retailers have been sounding the alarm about a shoplifting epidemic driven by organized criminal syn...

San Fransicko

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

This week we're tackling "San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities," a book that d...

The 4-Hour Workweek

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Have you ever wanted to escape the grind and follow your dreams? This week we're discussing &qu...

The Clinton E-Mail Scandal [TEASER]

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

But her e-mails! Michael explains the non-scandal that captivated the mainstream media in 2016 while...

God And Man At Yale

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Oops all grievance.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodWhere to find us: Twitte...

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

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

For this month's bonus episode we dissected Harry Frankfurt's gloriously brief bestseller ...

Liberal Fascism

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Who poses the greatest threat to democracy? Is it the movement that openly identifies with the symbo...

Are The Straights OK [TEASER]

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In our "Rules" and "Game" episodes we didn't get a chance to dissect the ph...

BONUS: Conservatives vs. Pride Month

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Lots of subscribers asked us to release last month's bonus episode in full so here it is! Share...

The Rules

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 1995 a bestselling book proposed a simple dating strategy for women: Lose weight, wear bright col...

Atomic Habits

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

This week we're discussing "Atomic Habits," a book about how to use science (and also...

The World is Flat

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Much has been said about globalization, but perhaps no one has said it worse than Thomas Friedman.Co...

"Nudge" Part 2: Mr. Nudge Goes to Washington

Fri, 19 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The Nudgening.Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPodWhere to find us: TwitterPet...

The Meme Stock Cult [TEASER]

Mon, 15 May

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2021, scrappy young investors from across the world joined forces to buy GameStop stock, aiming t...

"Nudge" Part 1: A Simple Solution For Littering, Organ Donations and Climate Change

Thu, 04 May 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2008, an economist and a law professor proposed a radical new approach to politics: Telling peopl...

The 5 Love Languages

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

What’s your love language? Is it gifts? Words of affirmation? Or is it podcasts about books with e...

Ben Shapiro's Plan To End Poverty [TEASER]

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 10:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Is it bootstraps? It's bootstraps.To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon: https://...

Rich Dad Poor Dad

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 1997, Robert Kiyosaki revealed the secret to lifelong success: Deliver grifty seminars and hire c...

The Dumbest Campus Controversies Of The Last Decade [TEASER]

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Get in loser, we're going to Oberlin.To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon: https...

Hillbilly Elegy

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2016, J.D. Vance informally launched his political career with "Hillbilly Elegy," a mem...

The Coddling Of The American Mind

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

TRIGGER WARNING: if you're a SNOWFLAKE college professor afraid of how your students are expres...

The New York Times's War On Trans Kids [TEASER]

Tue, 28 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

The nation's most prestigious newspaper insists on asking a very stupid question. So for this m...

The Clash of Civilizations

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

"If your thesis doesn't hold up to obvious criticisms, there's a chance that your the...

The End of History

Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History and the Last Man" changed political discourse ...

The Lab Leak [TEASER]

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In December 2019, the coronavirus pandemic began in Wuhan, China. In May 2021, America experienced o...

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 1992 a yoga instructor with a distance-learning PhD had the courage to ask: "Are women not g...

The Secret

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret" sold millions of copies based on a simple premise: All of...

The Population Bomb

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

How a Stanford lepidopterist convinced the world to fear the breeding habits of the poor. Again. Sup...

A Bari Special Bonus Episode [TEASER]

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Our first premium episode is a deep dive into the blog of the infamously (and  dubiously) "can...

The Game

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

Neil Strauss's "The Game" aimed to teach any man how to hook up with beautiful women....

David Brooks's "Bobos in Paradise"

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

David Brooks became liberals' famous conservative by telling them what they wanted to hear. But...

Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers"

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:00:00 -0500

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell posited that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become a...

Freakonomics

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 22:00:00 -0400

Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset

In 2005, two men named Steven and Stephen published the quintessential airport book. In 2022, two me...