If Books Could Kill

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Last episode we met two Princeton political scientists who are bad at virology. Today we learn that

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?

Two political scientists look back at a deadly pandemic and ask, "could we have done even less?

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Peter and Michael discuss The Let Them Theory, a self-help guide to seeking bliss through unmitigate

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Are you a single lady struggling to find love with a man? Don't fret! A twice-divorced game sho

Who's to blame for the crisis of American masculinity? On the right, politicians tell men that

Peter and Michael dissect Jen Sincero's "You are a Badass," a book that answers the q

In 2004, historian Thomas Frank proposed a theory about the rightward drift of the white working cla

Peter and Michael discuss the book that launched the phenomenon of New Atheism and asked the questio

What should workers do when they get laid off? In 1998 a bleak, asinine bestseller told them to find

New York’s favorite criminal is in the news, so here is our episode about his ridiculous life.To hea

Is fact-checking a legitimate enterprise? Is America's most famous fact-checker nothing more th

A memoir about parenting very badly and then getting weirdly defensive when anyone asks you about it

Is social media to blame for the teen mental health crisis? It's complicated!Thanks to Emily We

To celebrate ("celebrate") Donald Trump choosing JD Vance as his running mate we are re-re

Peter and Michael discuss "The Origins of Woke," a glimpse into the dark aspirations of th

Peter and Michael discuss the media coverage of the protests at Columbia — from the crazed, bloodthi