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Worker and Parasite

Jerry Brito, Stan Tsirulnikov

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

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#111
August 11 · 47 min
The Great Leveler by Walter Scheidel
In this episode we discuss The Great Leveler: Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century by Walter Scheidel.
#110
July 16 · 1 hr 15 min
The God Test by Robert Wright
In this episode we discuss The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and Our Coming Cosmic Reckoning by Robert Wright.
#109
July 2 · 1 hr 8 min
Addiction by Design by Natasha Dow Schull
In this episode we discuss Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas by Natasha Dow Schüll.
#108
June 16 · 1 hr 4 min
The Special One by Diego Torres
In this episode we discuss The Special One: The Dark Side of Jose Mourinho by Diego Torres.
#107
June 2 · 1 hr 7 min
Homo Ludens by Johan Huizinga
In this episode we discuss Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture by Johan Huizinga.
#106
April 20 · 1 hr 5 min
Ride the Tiger by Julius Evola
In this episode we discuss Ride the Tiger: A Survival Manual for the Aristocrats of the Soul by Julius Evola.
#105
March 24 · 1 hr 17 min
Leap of Faith by Michael J. Mazarr
In this episode we discuss Leap of Faith: Hubris, Negligence, and America's Greatest Foreign Policy Tragedy by Michael J. Mazarr.
#104
March 10 · 1 hr 18 min
The Digital Reversal by Andrey Mir
In this episode we discuss The Digital Reversal: Thread-Saga of Media Evolution by Andrey Mir.
#103
February 25 · 1 hr 22 min
On Photography by Susan Sontag
In this episode we discuss On Photography by Susan Sontag.
#102
January 27 · 1 hr 26 min
On the Suffering of the World by Arthur Schopenhauer
In this episode we discuss we discuss On the Suffering of the World by Arthur Schopenhauer.
#101
Dec 30, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
The Return of the Common Good by Stefan Borg
In this episode we discuss The Return of the Common Good by Stefan Borg.
#100
Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
The Human Stain by Philip Roth
In this episode we discuss The Human Stain by Philip Roth.
#99
Nov 6, 2025 · 1 hr 36 min
Days of Rage by Bryan Burrough
In this episode we discuss Days of Rage: America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence by Bryan Burrough.
#98
Oct 15, 2025 · 1 hr 38 min
The Invention of Good and Evil by Hanno Sauer
In this episode we discuss The Invention of Good and Evil: A World History of Morality by Hanno Sauer.
#97
Sep 18, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Total Defense by Andrew Preston
In this episode we discuss Total Defense by Andrew Preston. Next time we will discuss The Invention of Good and Evil by Hanno Sauer.
#96
Aug 14, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker
In this episode we discuss The Dorito Effect by Mark Schatzker. Next time we will discuss Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security" by Andrew Preston.
#95
Jul 17, 2025 · 44 min
Why Nothing Works by Marc J. Dunkelman
In this episode we discuss Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress―and How to Bring It Back by Marc J. Dunkelman.
#94
Jun 5, 2025 · 50 min
The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian
In this episode we discuss The Cynic Philosophers: From Diogenes to Julian translatred by Robert Dobbins.
#93
May 18, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies
In this episode we discuss The Unaccountability Machine by Dan Davies.
#92
May 4, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
The Art of Happiness by Epicurus
In this episode we discuss The Art of Happiness by Epicurus.

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