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.

I visited my village homosexual and all I got was this lousy t-shirt from @ifbookspod.bsky.social

I finally made it www.foxnews.com/media/bluesk...

There is a Patreon only @ifbookspod.bsky.social episode specifically about Kessler and how bad he is. www.patreon.com/posts/glenn-...

Due to popular demand, we’ve introduced some new merch designs, including the highly requested village homosexual ifbookspod.dashery.com

Episode 42: Blink How much damage can a pop science book about the power of intuition do to our nation’s airport security?

If Books Could Kill: The Podcast: The Table @ifbookspod.bsky.social

After many years, we’ve finally given in and launched a merch store. Only one design for now, but we’ve got shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, stickers - all the classic items you know and love.

We made the first 60 minutes of this 80 minute episode free btw podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This month's bonus episode is about how the anti-trans panic turned a series of unhinged tweets into a whole Supreme Court case.

After many years, we’ve finally given in and launched a merch store. Only one design for now, but we’ve got shirts, hoodies, hats, mugs, stickers - all the classic items you know and love.

I'd like to thank Peter and @ifbookspod.bsky.social for finally having the courage to show my field the respect that it deserves.

"Four in ten Republicans now say it is "probably" or "definitely true" that "more people have died from COVID 19 vaccines than from the virus itself" as of Jan 2025 Thanks @ifbookspod.bsky.social for this horrifying tidbit www.kff.org/report-secti...

I would love to hear @princetonupress.bsky.social account for the peer review process for this book. Not violating anonymity—just naming which areas of expertise were consulted. Because the basic methodological flaws here are *breathtaking*

Me hitting "publish" on this episode

Episode 41: "In Covid's Wake" Part 2 Republican counties may have three times higher COVID death rates than Democratic counties, but have you considered that they have lower rates of liberal groupthink? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...