Elon Musk

09.12.2025 • 01:28:25

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 PatreonOur mer...

Sapiens

20.11.2025 • 01:38:17

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, Duncan Stibbard ...

How To Win Friends And Influence People

02.10.2025 • 01:10:00

Live like Dale Carnegie, neg like Calvin Coolidge. Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other pod...

Thomas Chatterton Williams' "Summer of Our Discontent"

11.09.2025 • 01:31:42

Peter and Michael discuss a book that's light on facts and long on sentences. Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's newsletterPeter's other p...

He's Just Not That Into You

31.07.2025 • 01:00:09

How one comedian's offhand advice launched a decent TV episode, a mediocre book and a terrible movie. Where to find us: Our PatreonOur merch!Peter's n...

Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink"

17.07.2025 • 00:57:44

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 ext...

The Supreme Court Goes Full TERF [TEASER]

01.07.2025 • 01:01:53

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

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

19.06.2025 • 01:10:19

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 f...

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

17.06.2025 • 00:57:47

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?" Where to find us: Peter's newsletterPeter's other pod...

Bonus: The Lab Leak Goes Mainstream

05.06.2025 • 01:21:09

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 ...