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The Rahm Emanuel Profiles Will Continue Until Morale Improves [TEASER]
This month's bonus episode is about Rahm Emanuel, a man whose political constituency consists entirely of prestige magazine editors. To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod Support us on Patre
Why Men Love Bitches
A 2002 dating guide has found new popularity on Tiktok using an old fashioned method: Have a catchy title and four pages of good advice. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.d
Surrounded By Idiots
Peter and Michael discuss "Surrounded by Idiots," a book that dares to ask: Can the mystery of human relationships be unraveled by a workplace personality assessment? Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Ou
Three Cups of Tea
In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders and made a sacred promise. "Somehow," h
The Body Keeps The Score
You know that book your friend recommended? The one that rigorously describes the science of trauma, de-stigmatizes abuse and promotes effective treatments? Well here’s the thing: It doesn't actually do that. Thanks to Emi Nietfield (https:
Think And Grow Rich
Peter and Michael discuss "Think And Grow Rich," the 1937 classic written by a lifelong fraudster who finds his final mark: You. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.c
Grit
In 2013, education reformers tried to help poor students the using the best tool at their disposal: The 16th most popular Ted Talk. Special thanks to Marcus Credé! Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our m
CROSSOVER EVENT: Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body"
Peter went on Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase, to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's newsletter (ht
Bullshit Jobs
Peter and Michael discuss "Bullshit Jobs" by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber. The result: two professional podcasters debating which jobs are real and which jobs are fake. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBo
The Millionaire Next Door
It turns out that the key to wealth is buying the right kind of watch, marrying the right kind of wife and being the right kind of white. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.
The Worst Takes of 2025 [TEASER]
The boys catalog the definitive worst takes of the year, from the pundits who misunderstood our political moment to a guy who wants to have sex with a computer. To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com
Elon Musk Part 2
The boys continue their discussion of Walter Isaacson's "Elon Musk." This is the part where Elon loses his mind. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's n
Elon Musk
A biography that dares to ask: Is a lifetime of worker abuse and narcissism worth it to experience robot butlers? Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's
Sapiens
How do you tell the entire history of humanity in a single book? Whatever you do, do not open a browser window. Thanks to Dorsa Amir (http://www.dorsaamir.com/), Duncan Stibbard Hawkes (http://www.stibbardhawkes.com/) and David Perry (https
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Live like Dale Carnegie, neg like Calvin Coolidge. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.net/) • Peter's other podcast
Thomas Chatterton Williams' "Summer of Our Discontent"
Peter and Michael discuss a book that's light on facts and long on sentences. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.ne
He's Just Not That Into You
How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie. Where to find us: • Our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod) • Our merch! (https://ifbookspod.dashery.com/) • Peter's newsletter (
Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink"
Did you know that in the split-second it took you to read the title of this episode, your subconscious already figured out that it was going to be extremely good? Peter and Michael talk about Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink," a book that is mostl
The Supreme Court Goes Full TERF [TEASER]
This is most of the episode but if you want to hear the last 20 minutes, support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod
"In Covid's Wake" Part 2: Wrong About The Right
Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that they are also bad at political science. Where to find us: • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.net/) • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (ht
"In Covid's Wake" Part 1: Lying About Lockdowns
Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?" Where to find us: • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.net/) • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (https://www.fivefourpod.com/) • Mike's other
Bonus: The Lab Leak Goes Mainstream
By popular demand we are releasing last month's Patreon bonus episode on the main feed! We chart the transformation of the lab leak from an unfounded theory promoted by right-wing cranks to an unfounded theory promoted by liberal journalist
The Let Them Theory
Peter and Michael discuss The Let Them Theory, a self-help guide to seeking bliss through unmitigated complacency. Where to find us: • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.net/) • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (https://www.fivefourpod.com
Josh Hawley's "Manhood" [TEASER]
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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 thinks conversation is for women is here to help. Where to find us: • Peter's newsletter (https://stringinamaze.net/) • Peter's other
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 feminists and must reassert their manhood by supporting an authoritarian regime. And on the left, users of social media a
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" was written in the painful, try-hard style of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"? Featuring a surprise digression about Si
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 prescient king whose work presaged the rise of Trump — or a bumbling fool with a broken thesis? Unfortunately it turns out he i
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 hated Muslims, but in a secular way? Where to find us: • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (https://www.fivefourpod.com/) • Mike's ot
Who Moved My Cheese?
What should workers do when they get laid off? In 1998 a bleak, asinine bestseller told them to find another whey. Where to find us: • Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (https://www.fivefourpod.com/) • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase (http
