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Jerry and Stably engage in a fortnightly conversation about a book they have recently read.

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United States

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Jerry and Stably engage in a fortnightly conversation about a book they have recently read.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Virtue Hoarders by Catherine Liu

5/3/2024
In this episode we discuss Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class by Catherine Liu. Next time we'll discuss The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest Growing Sport by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg.

Duration:00:48:16

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The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter

4/19/2024
In this episode we discuss The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter. Next time we'll discuss Virtue Hoarders: The Case against the Professional Managerial Class by Catherine Liu.

Duration:01:09:44

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Technopoly by Neil Postman

3/21/2024
In this episode we discuss Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman. Next time we will discuss The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter.

Duration:01:07:25

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How the World Really Works by Vaclav Smil

3/5/2024
In this episode we discuss How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil. Next time we will discuss Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman.

Duration:00:55:09

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A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

2/15/2024
In this episode we discuss A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith. Next time we will discuss How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going by Vaclav Smil.

Duration:00:44:21

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Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror by Andrey Mir

1/30/2024
In this episode we discuss Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect by Andrey Mir. Next time we'll discuss A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? by Kelly and ZachWeinersmith.

Duration:00:57:50

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The Rise and Decline of Nations by Mancur Olson

1/6/2024
In this episode we discuss discuss The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson. Next time we'll discuss Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror: Jaspers’ Axial Age and Logan’s Alphabet Effect by Andrey Mir.

Duration:00:45:24

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In Defense of Civilization by Michael RJ Bonner

11/28/2023
In this episode we discuss discuss In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael RJ Bonner. Next time we'll discuss The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson.

Duration:00:43:41

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Offside by Andrei Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman

11/7/2023
In this episode we discuss discuss Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism by Andrei Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman. Next Time we'll discuss In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael RJ Bonner.

Duration:00:48:53

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The Origins of Woke by Richard Hanania

10/19/2023
In this episode we discuss The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics by Richard Hanania. Next time we'll discuss Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism by by Andrei Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman.

Duration:01:00:52

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Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

10/6/2023
In this episode we discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman. Next time we'll discuss The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics by Richard Hanania.

Duration:00:56:58

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Transformative Experience by L. A. Paul

9/20/2023
In this episode we discuss Transformative Experience by L.A. Paul. Next week we'll discuss Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman.

Duration:00:52:15

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Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

9/7/2023
In this episode we discuss Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl. Next week we'll discuss Transformative Experience by L.A. Paul.

Duration:00:59:53

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The World Behind the World by Erik Hoel

8/22/2023
In this episode we discuss The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Eric Hoel. Next week we will discuss Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.

Duration:00:49:32

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Up From Coservatism by Michael Lind

8/10/2023
In this episode we discuss Up From Conservatism: Why the Right is Wrong for America by Michael Lind. Next week we will discuss The World Behind the World: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Limits of Science by Eric Hoel.

Duration:00:58:33

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End Times by Peter Turchin

7/21/2023
In this episode we discuss End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration by Peter Turchin. Next week we will discuss Up From Conservatism by Michael Lind.

Duration:01:17:27

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The White Album & Miami by Joan Didion

7/7/2023
In this episode we discuss two books by Joan Didion: The White Album and Miami. Next time we'll discuss End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration by Peter Turchin.

Duration:01:13:36

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The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom

6/20/2023
In this episode we discuss The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom. Next time we'll discuss The White Album by Joan Didion.

Duration:01:07:08

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After Liberalism by Paul Gottfried

5/30/2023
In this episode we discuss After Liberalism: Mass Democracy in the Managerial State by Paul Gottfried. Next time we'll discuss The Closing of the American Mind by Allan Bloom.

Duration:01:21:18

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Outlive by Peter Attia

5/16/2023
In this episode we discuss Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia. Next time we'll discuss After Liberalism: Mass Democracy in the Managerial State by Paul Gottfried.

Duration:01:05:11