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If Books Could Kill

Written by: Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
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  • The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
    © 2024 If Books Could Kill
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  • "Going Infinite": Michael Lewis Takes On Sam Bankman-Fried
    May 2 2024

    Peter and Michael discuss Michael Lewis’s bestselling book about the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, a young prodigy whose only flaw was that he dreamed too big.

    Where to find us:

    • Peter's other podcast, 5-4
    • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

    Sources:

    • Michael Lewis Is Buying What Sam Bankman-Fried Is Selling
    • Michael Lewis Likens Critics of His New Book on Sam Bankman-Fried to a 'Mob'
    • The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business
    • Review: Michael Lewis's Going Infinite
    • The Curious Case of FTX’s ‘Company Therapist’ (vice.com)
    • FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident
    • Going Infinite by Michael Lewis review – falling for the antihero
    • The Second FTX Asset Recovery Report Is Packed With Bombshells
    • Takeaways From a New Book on Sam Bankman-Fried
    • Caroline Ellison Testifies Against Sam Bankman-Fried, Blaming Him for Crimes

    Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • "The Better Angels of Our Nature" Part 2: Campus Lies, I.Q. Rise & Epstein Ties
    Apr 11 2024

    2 Better 2 Angels

    Support us on Patreon:
    https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

    Where to find us:

    • Peter's other podcast, 5-4
    • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

    Sources:

    • Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze
    • Pinker’s response to Epstein allegations
    • How Jeffrey Epstein Captivated Harvard
    • Jeffrey Epstein Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA
    • It’s Official — Steven Pinker Is Full of Shit
    • Pinker, Epstein, Soldier, Spy
    • A century of sexual abuse victimisation: A birth cohort analysis
    • The prevalence of child sexual abuse with online sexual abuse added
    • Have Sexual Abuse and Physical Abuse Declined Since the 1990s?
    • Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
    • The Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases
    • Why Have Child Maltreatment and Child Victimization Declined?
    • Spanking and Other Corporal Punishment of Children by Parents: Undervaluing Children, Overvaluing Pain
    • Were There Really More Hate Crimes Last Year?
    • Hate Crime Reported by Victims and Police
    • The Sexual Victimization of College Women
    • The "Discovery" of Child Abuse
    • A Short History of Child Protection in America

    Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Who's Afraid of Naomi Wolf? [TEASER]
    Mar 28 2024

    We're finally discussing a good book! Naomi Klein's "Doppelgänger" chronicles the long, steady descent of another Naomi — Wolf (buddy oof) — from feminist icon to crank conspiracist.

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

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    30 mins
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Good in Theory

These two have a good idea, Someone should review the self- help books. I'm sure there are a lot good criticism and some good humor, but that person should be someone we can learn from.

These two are not that person. They swear constantly. They show you nothing to be admired. They go out of their way to show that they are no better than the average man in the street. (Perhaps more like the man in the gutter. )

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