If Books Could Kill
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A podcast about the airport books that captured our hearts and ruined our minds.
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The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
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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.
The Worst Takes of 2025 | If Books Could Kill
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December 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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.
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Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
December 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
Furiously updating our LinkedIn profiles
The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025
This year’s selection balances humor with existential dread, snark with sincerity, and intellectual rigor—all while hangin' out, of course.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Furiously updating our LinkedIn profiles
Just recorded our annual Worst Takes of the Year episode!
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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.
Over the course of several years, the richest man in the world lost his mind. His biographer didn’t seem to notice.
Elon Musk Part 2
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/18/2025 · 1h 31m
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December 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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.
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
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?
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?
Elon Musk
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m
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December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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!
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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?
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?
Elon Musk
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 12/09/2025 · 1h 28m
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December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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?
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?
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Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts
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December 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts
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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.
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.
Shop Official Merch by If Books Could Kill
The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
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November 28, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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.
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I was so worried about where this would go until Michael went "if you're an archaeologist, you're screaming right now". I was!!
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.
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.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I was so worried about where this would go until Michael went "if you're an archaeologist, you're screaming right now". I was!!
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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.
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.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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.
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.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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.
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,
We all agree that nobody is going to buy that book right
November 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
well,
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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
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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.
Zohran Derangement Syndrome | If Books Could Kill
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November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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.
Eric Adams: The Final Chapter | If Books Could Kill
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October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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.
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It is time to do an episode on The Da Vinci Code
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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.
89 years ago, Dale Carnegie taught Americans how to live like Leo Tolstoy, give speeches like John Rockefeller and neg like Calvin Coolidge.
How To Win Friends And Influence People
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 10/02/2025 · 1h 10m
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October 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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.
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.
The Pundits Mourn Charlie Kirk | If Books Could Kill
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September 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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?
Thomas Chatterton Williams is the only thinker brave enough to ask the question: is there a way to make that sentence longer?
Thomas Chatterton Williams'
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 09/11/2025 · 1h 32m
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September 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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?
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.
Pundit Portrait: Bret Stephens | If Books Could Kill
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August 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This month's premium episode is an introduction to Bret Stephens, the most racist tattletale at The New York Times.
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Finally recorded the TCW episode
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Finally recorded the TCW episode