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Neamhain @neamhainhughes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I'm dying that half of Sherry Argov's wikipedia article is currently just a sentence about Michael. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_...

In the October 5, 2026 episode of the podcast If Books Could Kill, journalist Michael Hobbes described the lack of biographical information available about Argov.

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

About halfway through reading this I started saving my favorite equations

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Episode 56: Why Men Love Bitches In 2002, a writer revealed the new rules of bold, confident 21st century women: Dress modestly, don’t put out and never, ever ask him to do chores.

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Why Men Love Bitches

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · October 5 · 1h 12m

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Melissa Stewart @lissajostewart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Gotta stop listening to this podcast during workouts because I got to “Jesus is green” and almost dropped a dumbbell on my head.

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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.

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Surrounded By Idiots

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · September 1 · 1h 9m

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Briony @irony-poisoned.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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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dragonlake.bsky.social @dragonlake.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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:

Photo of Mortenson with wife and child in Afganistan holding rifles.

Text reads:

This image was used for a family Christmas card, with the caption "Peace on Earth".

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sharked up @sharkedup.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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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nora, but like, spooky @noralenderbe.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

in case anyone was wondering what the WaPo podcaster eating a burger to own the libs looked like, here you go.

A dead eyed middle aged man biting into a burger while making eye contact with the camera

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

the idea is like, what if a book could kill? does that make sense.

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Julia M. Rohrer @dingdingpeng.the100.ci · 21/06/2026

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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Always sleepy @muchspooky.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

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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Aubrey Gordon @yrfatfriend.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

brb, changing my bio to "Aubrey is obese and aggressive"

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A Tincan @atincan.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Cruising or Cod my body is keeping the score

My body is a machine that turns homosexuality into fresh fish

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

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."

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The Body Keeps The Score

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m

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Sophky.. Spoophie? This isn't working. @sophies.games · 26/05/2026

IBCK at work in the Spotify comment section @ifbookspod.bsky.social

The Spotify page for the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show, where Yuval Noah Harari is a guest and to top comments say he has nothing of value to say.

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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.

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Think And Grow Rich

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · May 21 · 1h 3m

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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...

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Grit

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · April 30 · 1h 19m

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Justin Street @jstreet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

@ifbookspod.bsky.social It's happening! They're doing burnmaxxing or whatever!!

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Tex 👺 @trocchio.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In fucking tears over the 15-minute female orgasm segment holy shit

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Maintenance Phase @maintenancephase.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🚨 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...

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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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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

This month’s bonus episode covers the worst takes from the opening weeks of the Iran War, from Bret Stephens and Tom Friedman to Iran’s long-exiled crown prince.

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The Worst Iran Takes | If Books Could Kill

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

the time is here: send us the worst Iran takes

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

the time is here: send us the worst Iran takes

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Episode 50: Bullshit Jobs An anthropologist proffers a theory about fake jobs, and two professional podcasters weigh in.

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B******t Jobs

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · March 5 · 1h

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

hello Chris it’s me Peter. same issue. i am relegated to humiliation on the podcast accounts.

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A.J. Gochenaur @thegoche.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Bari to CBS: ok, fine we'll cut him loose, but only if we can wait for @notalawyer.bsky.social to say on @ifbookspod.bsky.social that we aren't.

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petra @kutheks.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

that book is so bad that @ifbookspod.bsky.social made 2 episodes about it

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Phlebas the Phoenician @phlebasphoencian.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

His arms don’t sound like this on his podcast.

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Andy McCumber @ahmccumber.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

If you need a good example of “sampling on the dependent variable” for your stats class, look no further.

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dial m for murderousness @minndb.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I’ve always thought I’m not smart enough to write a best-selling book, but after a couple years listening to @ifbookspod.bsky.social I realized the truth is that I’m not dumb enough

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

clip of me talking at length about watches being played at my neurodivergence trial

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Episode 49: The Millionaire Next Door In 1996, two marketing professors revealed the characteristics of America's new elite class: They buy the right kind of watch, marry the right kind of wife and were born the right kind of white.

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The Millionaire Next Door

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 02/05/2026 · 1h 11m

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Jonty @fairless.xyz · 31/01/2026

LOVE how many people are getting introduced to @michaelhobbes.bsky.social for the first time via this @volts.wtf episode. Next: a small army of energy nerds get radicalised (complimentary) by Maintenance Phase & @ifbookspod.bsky.social. Maybe even make the jump to @fivefourpod.bsky.social...

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If Books Could Kill @ifbookspod.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This month's bonus episode is about Olivia Nuzzi: her rise to the top of political media, her FaceTime sex with RFK Jr., and her awful new book.

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Olivia Nuzzi's "American Canto" | If Books Could Kill

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