Episode 50: Bullshit Jobs An anthropologist proffers a theory about fake jobs, and two professional podcasters weigh in.

We did this

Bari to CBS: ok, fine we'll cut him loose, but only if we can wait for @notalawyer.bsky.social to say on @ifbookspod.bsky.social that we aren't.

This month's bonus episode is about how "technically it's ephebophilia" went mainstream

that book is so bad that @ifbookspod.bsky.social made 2 episodes about it

@ifbookspod.bsky.social was right - not just one book, but one grift

His arms don’t sound like this on his podcast.

If you need a good example of “sampling on the dependent variable” for your stats class, look no further.

I’ve always thought I’m not smart enough to write a best-selling book, but after a couple years listening to @ifbookspod.bsky.social I realized the truth is that I’m not dumb enough

clip of me talking at length about watches being played at my neurodivergence trial

Episode 49: The Millionaire Next Door In 1996, two marketing professors revealed the characteristics of America's new elite class: They buy the right kind of watch, marry the right kind of wife and were born the right kind of white.

LOVE how many people are getting introduced to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for the first time via this @volts.wtf episode. Next: a small army of energy nerds get radicalised (complimentary) by Maintenance Phase & @ifbookspod.bsky.social. Maybe even make the jump to @fivefourpod.bsky.social...

OMG David, this is so relevant to my interests. I regularly listen to both Volts.wtf and @ifbookspod.bsky.social . Downloaded.

This month's bonus episode is about Olivia Nuzzi: her rise to the top of political media, her FaceTime sex with RFK Jr., and her awful new book.

This was simultaneously hilarious and damning examination of the shoddiness of Isaacson’s work. It’s something we came across multiple times in reporting our own book and factchecking it against his.

From "Democrats should abandon trans rights" to "I want to have sex with a computer." Wake up, honey, it's the worst takes of the year.

Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.

Furiously updating our LinkedIn profiles

Just recorded our annual Worst Takes of the Year episode!

Episode 48: Elon Musk, Part 2 Over the course of several years, the richest man in the world lost his mind. His biographer didn’t seem to notice.

Part 2 tomorrow

we’re about to record our worst takes of the year episode. if you have a nominee for the absolute worst pundit take of the year, let us know!

Episode 47: Elon Musk Walter Isaacson’s definitive biography poses the question: is it ok to be a pathetic, cruel, lying reactionary if it kind of helps you build cars?

Tomorrow!

Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts www.vulture.com/article/cult...

we're running a chunky Black Friday sale on merch, with markdowns on everything from our classic Village Homosexual merch to the new "bitch like a man" design.

I was so worried about where this would go until Michael went "if you're an archaeologist, you're screaming right now". I was!!

Really enjoyed chatting with @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for this episode! In addition to being a delight to talk to, Michael was _extremely_ committed to getting the facts right & engaged very earnestly with our feedback. A scientist's dream.

Episode 46: Sapiens It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.

well,

I am extremely sympathetic to @notalawyer.bsky.social’s complaint on the latest @ifbookspod.bsky.social that once you start hearing certain phrases to the tune of ”Eleanor Rigby” it is impossible to stop

This month's bonus episode is about Zohran Derangement Syndrome, the dangerous malady infecting newsrooms across the globe.

This month's premium episode is the latest entry in our coverage of Eric Adams, from Trump dropping his charges to the collapse of his mayoral campaign to his ex who made an AI-generated trailer for her book about their whirlwind romance.

It is time to do an episode on The Da Vinci Code

Episode 45: How To Win Friends And Influence People 89 years ago, Dale Carnegie taught Americans how to live like Leo Tolstoy, give speeches like John Rockefeller and neg like Calvin Coolidge.

This month's bonus episode is about the pundit reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk, from Ezra Klein to the freaks at National Review.

Episode 44: Summer of Our Discontent Thomas Chatterton Williams is the only thinker brave enough to ask the question: is there a way to make that sentence longer?

This month's premium episode is an introduction to Bret Stephens, the most racist tattletale at The New York Times.

Finally recorded the TCW episode

to God’s ears

cheers for the new Grindr profile pic @ifbookspod.bsky.social

reading this passage is like getting a brief glimpse of an upcoming boss in a video game

Episode 43: He's Just Not That Into You Ladies, are you hung up on a man? Consider asking a different, worse man about how to proceed.

we are forsaken

Hell yes! Thank you @ifbookspod.bsky.social @michaelhobbes.bsky.social @notalawyer.bsky.social

you can’t make us do this

This month's bonus episode is about Bari Weiss, who overcame her inability to say anything interesting to become the billionaire-whispering head of a small media empire.

We told him to retire and he did. You’re welcome.