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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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.
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Gotta stop listening to this podcast during workouts because I got to “Jesus is green” and almost dropped a dumbbell on my head.
Episode 55: Surrounded By Idiots
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
Surrounded By Idiots
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · September 1 · 1h 9m
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September 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Gotta stop listening to this podcast during workouts because I got to “Jesus is green” and almost dropped a dumbbell on my head.
Episode 55: Surrounded By Idiots
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
Surrounded By Idiots
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · September 1 · 1h 9m
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September 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Episode 55: Surrounded By Idiots
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
Have you ever wondered why people have different personalities? A guy who’s not a psychologist is here to explain it during a mandatory workplace training.
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August 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
it’s really us
This month's bonus episode is about Ross Douthat, the longtime NYT columnist and new Bari Weiss hire whose job is selling conservatism to liberals.
Pundit Portrait: Ross Douthat | If Books Could Kill
Peter and Michael discuss Ross Douthat, lifelong conservative pundit and fascism's number one PR agent.
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August 28, 2026 at 2:42 PM
This month's bonus episode is about Ross Douthat, the longtime NYT columnist and new Bari Weiss hire whose job is selling conservatism to liberals.
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Peter saying middle eastern men are dramatic and then shortly afterwards threatening to kill himself for not being able to pronounce “C.A.I.” got me
Episode 54: Three Cups of Tea
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
Three Cups of Tea - If Books Could Kill
In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders...
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August 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Peter saying middle eastern men are dramatic and then shortly afterwards threatening to kill himself for not being able to pronounce “C.A.I.” got me
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I only just started the episode before having to rush to the ER to see my mother. Took a walk around the hospital and did not expect to find this book staring at me on the free book shelf. Let alone to open it and immediately see this page:
August 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I only just started the episode before having to rush to the ER to see my mother. Took a walk around the hospital and did not expect to find this book staring at me on the free book shelf. Let alone to open it and immediately see this page:
Episode 54: Three Cups of Tea
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
Three Cups of Tea - If Books Could Kill
In 1993, a desperate man stumbled into a remote village in the foothills of the Karakoram mountains. After the residents nursed him back to health, he placed his hands on the village elder's shoulders...
www.buzzsprout.com
August 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Episode 54: Three Cups of Tea
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
One man's mission to build schools, fight terrorism and promote peace, one private jet reimbursement at a time.
This month's bonus episode is a rare mailbag, where we answer various private questions about our brains and hash out an assortment of beefs with our listeners.
Peter Had a Baby and Michael Has ADHD: Your Questions, Answered | If Books Could Kill
The boys answer listener questions about fatherhood, the literacy crisis, and whether we're capable of reflecting on our mistakes.
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July 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This month's bonus episode is a rare mailbag, where we answer various private questions about our brains and hash out an assortment of beefs with our listeners.
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This made me so so so mad. Not because of anything that Peter and Michael did or said, but because of how many people who I have respected and loved in the last 12 years have just been straight up lying to me because of this fucking book
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
The Body Keeps The Score
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m
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July 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
This made me so so so mad. Not because of anything that Peter and Michael did or said, but because of how many people who I have respected and loved in the last 12 years have just been straight up lying to me because of this fucking book
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i just finished listening to the @ifbookspod.bsky.social about how no one engages with WaPo podcasts and it's very funny that this post been up nearly a full day and hasn't gotten a single like
July 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
i just finished listening to the @ifbookspod.bsky.social about how no one engages with WaPo podcasts and it's very funny that this post been up nearly a full day and hasn't gotten a single like
in case anyone was wondering what the WaPo podcaster eating a burger to own the libs looked like, here you go.
July 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
in case anyone was wondering what the WaPo podcaster eating a burger to own the libs looked like, here you go.
This month's bonus episode is about the humiliating decline of The Washington Post, which has culminated in the launch of a podcast that is worse than you could possibly imagine.
The Assassination of The Washington Post by the Coward Jeff Bezos | If Books Could Kill
Peter and Michael discuss the slow death of The Washington Post at the hands of its billionaire owner, and dive deep into the Post's truly t
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June 30, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This month's bonus episode is about the humiliating decline of The Washington Post, which has culminated in the launch of a podcast that is worse than you could possibly imagine.
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Listening to this episode and it’s actually worse than I thought; this book is like the final boss for fact checkers and other people who are bothered by made-up claims.
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
The Body Keeps The Score
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m
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June 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Listening to this episode and it’s actually worse than I thought; this book is like the final boss for fact checkers and other people who are bothered by made-up claims.
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This book is so bad that when my colleagues and I (all trauma specialists specifically in IPV/SV) read it for our office book club we could hear each other yelling about it through the walls. Fuck this book and this man's shitty fucking science and gross ass writing.
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
The Body Keeps The Score
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m
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June 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This book is so bad that when my colleagues and I (all trauma specialists specifically in IPV/SV) read it for our office book club we could hear each other yelling about it through the walls. Fuck this book and this man's shitty fucking science and gross ass writing.
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brb, changing my bio to "Aubrey is obese and aggressive"
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
The Body Keeps The Score
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m
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June 18, 2026 at 4:33 PM
brb, changing my bio to "Aubrey is obese and aggressive"
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Cruising or Cod my body is keeping the score
June 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Cruising or Cod my body is keeping the score
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
The Body Keeps The Score
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m
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June 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Episode 53: The Body Keeps The Score
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
In 2014, a Dutch researcher revolutionized our understanding of trauma with insights like "don't talk about it" and "get a massage."
This month's bonus episode is about the Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy Conspiracy, and how it drove Andrew Sullivan to madness.
Conspiracies of Yore: Sarah Palin's Fake Pregnancy | If Books Could Kill
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May 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
This month's bonus episode is about the Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy Conspiracy, and how it drove Andrew Sullivan to madness.
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IBCK at work in the Spotify comment section @ifbookspod.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
IBCK at work in the Spotify comment section @ifbookspod.bsky.social
Episode 52: Think and Grow Rich
In 1937, one man helped pioneer the self-help genre the only way he knew how: by telling an elaborate series of preposterous lies.
In 1937, one man helped pioneer the self-help genre the only way he knew how: by telling an elaborate series of preposterous lies.
Think And Grow Rich
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · May 21 · 1h 3m
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May 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Episode 52: Think and Grow Rich
In 1937, one man helped pioneer the self-help genre the only way he knew how: by telling an elaborate series of preposterous lies.
In 1937, one man helped pioneer the self-help genre the only way he knew how: by telling an elaborate series of preposterous lies.
Episode 51: Grit
In 2013, education reformers decided to fix America's schools the old-fashioned way: By consulting the 16th most popular Ted Talk.
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In 2013, education reformers decided to fix America's schools the old-fashioned way: By consulting the 16th most popular Ted Talk.
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Grit
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · April 30 · 1h 19m
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April 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Episode 51: Grit
In 2013, education reformers decided to fix America's schools the old-fashioned way: By consulting the 16th most popular Ted Talk.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
In 2013, education reformers decided to fix America's schools the old-fashioned way: By consulting the 16th most popular Ted Talk.
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@ifbookspod.bsky.social It's happening! They're doing burnmaxxing or whatever!!
"I remember smoking in the 90s. It was divine"
"Im my 20s, smoking was sexy."
GIRL, SHUT UP. Shut up. Shut up. SHUT UP.
First off, you smelled like ashtrays. It was gross. And forced people serving you/around you to inhale your disgusting smoke, too.
"Im my 20s, smoking was sexy."
GIRL, SHUT UP. Shut up. Shut up. SHUT UP.
First off, you smelled like ashtrays. It was gross. And forced people serving you/around you to inhale your disgusting smoke, too.
April 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
@ifbookspod.bsky.social It's happening! They're doing burnmaxxing or whatever!!
On month's bonus episode we check in on the Alpha and Omega of weird political discourse: Bari Weiss and Zohran Mamdani.
Catching Up With Bari & Zohran | If Books Could Kill
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April 27, 2026 at 4:07 PM
On month's bonus episode we check in on the Alpha and Omega of weird political discourse: Bari Weiss and Zohran Mamdani.
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In fucking tears over the 15-minute female orgasm segment holy shit
🚨 IT’S A CROSSOVER EPISODE 🚨
We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
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We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...
Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body" (feat. Peter Shamshiri) - Maintenance Phase
We're joined by Mike's If Books Could Kill co-host to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys.Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's o...
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April 17, 2026 at 12:19 AM
In fucking tears over the 15-minute female orgasm segment holy shit
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🚨 IT’S A CROSSOVER EPISODE 🚨
We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...
We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...
Tim Ferriss’s "The 4-Hour Body" (feat. Peter Shamshiri) - Maintenance Phase
We're joined by Mike's If Books Could Kill co-host to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys.Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's o...
www.buzzsprout.com
April 16, 2026 at 9:50 AM
🚨 IT’S A CROSSOVER EPISODE 🚨
We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...
We’re joined by @fivefourpod.bsky.social & @ifbookspod.bsky.social’s own Peter Shamshiri for a diet book deep dive on Tim Ferriss’s “The 4-Hour Body.”
What does $250k in medical equipment get you? Unlimited ultrasounds & bad advice!
www.buzzsprout.com/1411126/epis...