If Books Could Kill

By: Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
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  • The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
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Episodes
  • UNLOCKED: Eric Adams
    Sep 26 2024

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

    To hear all of our bonus episodes, support us on Patreon:
    https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod

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    59 mins
  • Glenn Kessler Retire B*tch [TEASER]
    Sep 26 2024

    Is fact-checking a legitimate enterprise? Is America's most famous fact-checker nothing more than a dweeb? Michael and Peter discuss.

    To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon:
    https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod




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    36 mins
  • Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
    Sep 24 2024

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

    Where to find us:

    • Peter's other podcast, 5-4
    • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase

    Sources:

    • Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior, Child Development
    • Types of Parenting Styles and Effects On Children
    • Does “Tiger Parenting” Exist? Parenting Profiles of Chinese Americans and Adolescent Developmental Outcomes
    • Associations of parenting dimensions and styles with externalizing problems of children and adolescents: An updated meta-analysis
    • Do the associations of parenting styles with behavior problems and academic achievement vary by culture? Results from a meta-analysis
    • Parenting Styles: A Closer Look at a Well-Known Concept
    • Impact of Behavioral Inhibition and Parenting Style on Internalizing and Externalizing Problems from Early Childhood through Adolescence
    • The One Weird Trait That Predicts Whether You’re a Trump Supporter
    • Investigating Correlates of Self-Regulation in Early Childhood with a Representative Sample of English-Speaking American Families
    • Amy Chua thinks identity politics on both sides are to blame.
    • How the 'Tiger Mom' Convinced the Author of Hillbilly Elegy to Write His Story


    Thanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

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    56 mins

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I laughed, I seethed, I learned, I was in awe…

I don’t normally listen to podcasts but saw a friend recommend this so I gave it a listen and I’m so glad I did! It’s so entertaining and both hosts are hilarious, engaging and very knowledgeable. I just genuinely enjoyed listening to them and learned so much about these books that really shocked and fascinated me. Please keep this series going!

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cutting, funny but really insightful

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