Book Schmooze
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The Machiavellians by James Burnham
Book Schmooze
08/09/22 • 132 min
Welcome to season 2 of Book Schmooze with all new books and a brand new microphone!!
Notes: Robert Michels was actually German!
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Book Schmooze
02/04/22 • 124 min
In this episode we discuss the widely popular self-improvement classic "Atomic habits" by James Clear. Enjoy and do check out James Clear's weekly newsletter: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1
11/13/21 • 119 min
In this crisp episode we talk about Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder by probability researcher and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Check it out!
Spoiler alert: this is nowhere near a comprehensive review, quite the opposite: we barely managed to scratch the surface of Taleb's geniality and many mind-blowing bits aren't even mentioned at all, so DO pick up a copy!
Editorial note:
In the political discussion we got confused with the some of the correct English terms, so by national government we mean federal government and sometimes talking about federal governments we mean the governments of the federal states, sorry for that! We hope you can still make sense of the essential points!
08/23/21 • 190 min
In the second episode of the Book Schmooze podcast we babble about the book "Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life" by Luke Burgis. The book is based on the so called "Mimetic Theory" by René Girard which we also discuss.
07/18/21 • 103 min
In this inaugural episode of the Book Schmooze podcast we review the book "The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't" by Julia Galef. Is it RAD or is it WHACK? Find out by listening to this episode.
Some notes:
-That one time Alexej talked about Expected Utility Theory what he actually meant was Prospect Theory
-It's called "Ideological Turing Test", not hypothetical Turing Test
Open Borders by Bryan Caplan
Book Schmooze
09/06/22 • 104 min
In this episode we disucss the "graphic textbook" Open Borders by econ professor Bryan Caplan, illustrated by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal cartoonist Zach Weinersmith.
EDIT: Caplan recently published some new interesting thoughts about why immigrants are left wing[1]. Whereas we argued that immigrant culture/politics is whack/left-wing cause they're bringing their values that turned their states into failed states, Caplan argues that it might also be the case that they turn left wing because the right in their new country typically doesn't like immigrants.
[1] https://betonit.substack.com/p/how-immigrants-became-democrats
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12/31/21 • 109 min
*CAREFUL* THIS EPISODE IS IN *GERMAN*
To celebrate the anniversary of the fifth episode of the Book Schmooze podcast, we made an episode in GERMAN!
10/07/21 • 256 min
In this episode we discuss "Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future" by Peter Thiel.
12/31/22 • 131 min
Coughing our way through this intriguing book. Happy New Year!
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How many episodes does Book Schmooze have?
Book Schmooze currently has 10 episodes available.
What topics does Book Schmooze cover?
The podcast is about Book Review, Podcasts, Books, Self-Improvement, Education and Book.
What is the most popular episode on Book Schmooze?
The episode title 'Open Borders by Bryan Caplan' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Book Schmooze?
The average episode length on Book Schmooze is 136 minutes.
How often are episodes of Book Schmooze released?
Episodes of Book Schmooze are typically released every 45 days, 2 hours.
When was the first episode of Book Schmooze?
The first episode of Book Schmooze was released on Jul 18, 2021.
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