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Nuclear War: A Scenario

August 26, 2026

This book feels like a podcast in the best way. A balance of hypothetical, fictional scenarios based on research and interviews, described in painstaking detail,…

Knox

London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for Truth

April 29, 2026

I really enjoyed listening to Patrick Radden Keefe narrating the audiobook. This is a macro story about oligarchs as modern-day gangsters living their best lives…

Jamie

End of Days: Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America

March 11, 2026

A surreal look at the complex ideologies that brought about Ruby Ridge and why we’re still at risk for some of these ideas to this…

Knox

A Marriage at Sea

January 21, 2026

A great book about marriage that doesn’t do a victory lap around the fact that it’s about marriage. Erin recommended it to me, and it…

Knox

The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery

November 26, 2025

This is not a fun hang, but this book is brilliant! It’s my favorite kind of non-fiction because it reads like fiction.

Jamie

The Lowdown

November 5, 2025

Ethan Hawke is amazing in this, as is the rest of the cast. It’s a really interesting story that follows the familiar beats of mystery…

Knox

Boots

October 22, 2025

I loved this and thought it was so magical! Every character is so lived-in and nuanced. It has such great story lines and is so…

Jamie

American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback

September 24, 2025

I’ve been looking forward to this book for a while, and it was definitely worth the wait. If you enjoy learning about recent NFL or…

Knox

No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson

September 3, 2025

A sobering read that explores how the company’s beginnings as a City on a Hill, whose main purpose was to take care of people and…

Knox

Corruptible: Who Gets Power & How It Changes Us

August 27, 2025

This book tries to answer questions like: Does power corrupt people or are corrupt people drawn to power and are good at getting it? I…

Knox