The Worst Takes of 2025 [TEASER]

29.12.2025 • 00:50:05

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...

Elon Musk Part 2

18.12.2025 • 01:31:15

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 PatreonOur merc...

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...