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  • Dogs, Cats, and Hillbillies, Oh My!
    2024/09/20

    Stan and Doug take a (mostly) nonpolitical look at J.D. Vance's family memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.

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    17 分
  • The Demon of Unrest
    2024/07/05

    Erik Larson's chronicle of the chaotic start of the Civil War raises uncomfortable questions about our own era.

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    16 分
  • A Bold Reappraisal of an Old Narrative about Fundamentalism
    2024/05/10

    Did American fundamentalists go into a broad cultural retreat following the Scopes trial? Madison Trammel's new book, Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial, suggests that we take another look. Stan and Doug do just that in the latest episide.

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    19 分
  • Abigail Shrier Reveals How Therapy Too Often Harms Our Kids
    2024/04/05

    Reviewing "Bad Therapy," Stan and Doug ask why there is so much emotional distress in young people despite an ever-expanding therapeutic culture designed to eliminate it.

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    19 分
  • How to Know a Person
    2024/02/23

    Stan and Doug wrestle with, question, and ultimately appreciate David Brooks's earnest new book on how to understand, encourage, and connect with our neighbors.

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    22 分
  • Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
    2024/01/19

    Stan and Doug mine the late Matthew Perry's excruciating memoir and find some sobering lessons for the living.

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    20 分
  • The Genius of Israel
    2023/12/28

    Israel, once again, is under attack. But Stan and Doug, looking at the timely new book "The Genius of Israel," discuss some of the nation's unique strengths that allow it to weather almost any storm (and enjoy a high level of happiness to boot).

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    19 分
  • David Grann's Brutal Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder
    2023/11/14

    The Wager explores empire, human madness, and really nasty weather, but Stan and Doug wish the book's style had been equal to its meticulous content and research.

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    23 分