We did this
23.02.2026 21:20 — 👍 301 🔁 9 💬 9 📌 0We did this
23.02.2026 21:20 — 👍 301 🔁 9 💬 9 📌 0Bari 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.
23.02.2026 19:01 — 👍 73 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
This month's bonus episode is about how "technically it's ephebophilia" went mainstream
23.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 416 🔁 39 💬 23 📌 1that book is so bad that @ifbookspod.bsky.social made 2 episodes about it
21.02.2026 16:05 — 👍 113 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 0@ifbookspod.bsky.social was right - not just one book, but one grift
08.02.2026 19:58 — 👍 75 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0His arms don’t sound like this on his podcast.
06.02.2026 23:48 — 👍 426 🔁 18 💬 8 📌 0If you need a good example of “sampling on the dependent variable” for your stats class, look no further.
06.02.2026 13:43 — 👍 109 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 0I’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
06.02.2026 17:45 — 👍 148 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 0clip of me talking at length about watches being played at my neurodivergence trial
05.02.2026 17:36 — 👍 1314 🔁 44 💬 39 📌 4
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.
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...
OMG David, this is so relevant to my interests. I regularly listen to both Volts.wtf and @ifbookspod.bsky.social . Downloaded.
30.01.2026 21:50 — 👍 15 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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.
29.01.2026 16:12 — 👍 218 🔁 14 💬 30 📌 26This was simultaneously hilarious and damning examination of the shoddiness of Isaacson’s work. It’s something we came across multiple times in reporting our own book and factchecking it against his.
17.01.2026 03:45 — 👍 328 🔁 34 💬 9 📌 2
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.
29.12.2025 16:55 — 👍 579 🔁 59 💬 30 📌 14Requested a correction from @princetonupress.bsky.social. Let's see what happens.
27.12.2025 23:44 — 👍 1746 🔁 306 💬 21 📌 11it will but the teaser will be 96% of it
20.12.2025 00:07 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0(the actual worst take of the year was Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics The Right Way but we already recorded a whole episode about that)
19.12.2025 19:28 — 👍 404 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 0
My favorite actress is not human
the left's new moralism will backfire
Just recorded our annual Worst Takes of the Year episode!
19.12.2025 19:27 — 👍 818 🔁 48 💬 27 📌 10
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.
Part 2 tomorrow
18.12.2025 01:01 — 👍 340 🔁 9 💬 7 📌 1we’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!
17.12.2025 00:23 — 👍 939 🔁 51 💬 127 📌 3
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?
Elon Musk By Walter Isaacson
Tomorrow!
08.12.2025 22:53 — 👍 1265 🔁 59 💬 117 📌 33
What Sadie Sink Loved This Year in Culture
How about podcasts or video games? If Books Could Kill. The two hosts have really good banter and conversation. They review famous airport books, these bestseller airport books, often a memoir or self-help books. I don’t know if there’s much fiction work that’s on there. They break them down, debunk them, or roast them in a way. A lot of it is like, Do they need a book? A Bit Fruity. Matt Bernstein is the host. He is really intelligent. There’s political episodes, there’s pop-culture episodes. I’ve learned a lot listening to it. It’s a great way for me to keep up with what’s going on in the world but in a way that’s a little bit broader than something like The Daily, which I always love and listen to. Matt is in his 20s, and he makes it a very educational listen while also not feeling like you’re being lectured in any way. It’s a good blend. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. I’m playing now and loving it.
Streets are saying If Books Could Kill is the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of podcasts
www.vulture.com/article/cult...
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.
28.11.2025 23:05 — 👍 121 🔁 10 💬 4 📌 2We did!
21.11.2025 21:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I was so worried about where this would go until Michael went "if you're an archaeologist, you're screaming right now". I was!!
20.11.2025 17:57 — 👍 205 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 0