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Hosted by booksbrothers · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 24 episodes
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Every episode of Books Brothers is a super-in-depth, chapter-by-chapter review of a paradigm-shifting science or history book.
booksbrothers hosts Books Brothers, a science show with 24 episodes published.
Part 2 of our American Nations deep dive and this is where the book really opens up. We pick up right after independence and just keep going, all the way through the Civil War, the closing of the frontier, and straight i
America isn't one culture, it's eleven. In this episode, we dig into Colin Woodard's American Nations (with a heavy assist from Scott Alexander's Slate Star Codex review of David Hackett Fischer's Albion's Seed) to trace
Homer's The Odyssey, broken down book by book, and why Christopher Nolan calls it the "ur-text" of everything he's ever filmed. We get into the cultural programming of ancient man: guest friendship, homecoming, hubris, r
This episode, we crack open Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, the 1971 organizing manual that has been studied by everyone from Tea Party activists to Hillary Clinton, and argued over ever since. Alinsky opens the book
The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom by James Burnham (1943). a book about a book about five other books. Burnham picks six political philosophers (Machiavelli, Mosca, Sorel, Pareto, Michels, and himself) who all tri
In Part 2 of our coverage of Henry Kissinger's World Order, Andrew and JD turn the Eye of Sauron east, tracing how Japan, India, and China each entered (or were dragged into) the modern international order, and what that
Everyone is talking about the world order right now. China, Russia, Iran, Nato, Ukraine. but if you don't know where the "world order" came from, you're just watching the news without a map. This episode is a map! World
Southern Italy is poorer than northern Italy because the Catholic Church never conquered it. And that's not a hot take, that's what the data says. Part 2 of our deep dive into how the Western church's marriage bans accid
Why do people in the modern West think the way they do, and why does it feel so different from almost everyone else in history? In this episode of Books Brothers, we dive into The Weirdest People in the World by Joseph H
Episode 16: The Medici by Paul Strathern** In this episode, we explore one of the most influential families in European history. Paul Strathern’s The Medici gives an inside look at the rise of a banking dynasty that shap
If you’ve ever wondered how humans went from chaotic tribes to building governments, empires, and messy modern democracies, this episode is for you. 🏛️ Join JD and Andrew as they break down Francis Fukuyama’s The Origin
Why did Europeans conquer the Americas instead of the other way around? In this episode, we dig into Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize–winning classic Guns, Germs, and Steel. Diamond sets out to answer Yali’s famous questio
Yo! Let’s go. JD and Andrew are back in the Fertile Crescent, baby—where civilization supposedly “leveled up” but maybe just took a massive L. In this episode, the bros break down James C. Scott’s Against the Grain: A De
In this episode, we dive deep into Joseph Henrich's groundbreaking book "The Secret of Our Success: How Culture is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species and Making Us Smarter." Discover why humans are the on
🏛️ THE ANCIENT CITY: How Religion Built Civilization (Books Brothers Podcast) The oldest book we've ever covered reveals the SHOCKING truth about how cities actually formed! Forget everything you think you know about an
Join JD and Andrew as they dive deep into "The Molecule of More" by Daniel Lieberman and Michael Long - exploring how dopamine drives human behavior, relationships, creativity, and our never-ending pursuit of "more." 🧠
In this episode, the hosts explore René Girard's mimetic theory through Friar Elias Carr's 2024 book "I Came to Cast Fire: An Introduction to René Girard." The conversation examines how human desires aren't entirely our
In this mind-bending episode, Andrew and JD explore René Girard's revolutionary mimetic theory through Luke Burgis's accessible book "Wanting." Discover why your deepest desires might not actually be your own! We dive in
In this episode of Books Brothers, JD and Andrew break down Stephen Covey's seminal work "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Published in over 50 languages and named the most influential business book of the 20th
Join the Dennison Brothers as they dive into "A General Theory of Love," a fascinating scientific exploration of what makes us connect on a deeper level. What exactly is love from a neurological perspective? Three psychi
Daniel Lieberman
clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences · George Washington University
1 appearance on this show
Luke Burgis
1 appearance on this show
Nick Bostrom
Professor at Oxford University, Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute · Future of Humanity Institute
1 appearance on this show
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