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The Bros finally sit down to record another episode after taking several months off. In the episode James and Kenny will discuss their Goodreads stats for the year as well as counting down the top 5 books that each of them read in 2022.
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Published 01/15/23
After a brief hiatus, the bros are back. They are joined again by Ramsey Callahan to discuss a book that all 3 of them recently read: Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell.
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Published 05/18/22
The Bros are once again joined by long time bro Ramsey Callahan. He catches up the guys on some incredible breakthroughs regarding the aging process by discussing David Sinclair's Lifespan. Kenny then uses Bleachers by John Grisham as an excuse to tell stories about a surly, but hilarious football coach that all three shared while attending Middleton High School. James opted out of reviewing a book in lieu of telling more incredible stories about the legendary Coach Larry Wright.
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Published 04/13/22
Kenny decides to depress everyone by talking about a book that highlights some of the worst atrocities man has ever perpetrated by discussing Christopher Browning's Ordinary Men. This book chronicles the savage brutality of Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. James then discusses Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America by Alec MacGillis. The book is a polemic against the evil Amazon corporation. Here's the link to where you can purchase it on said evil...
Published 04/06/22
In this episode, James brings the book “Verbal Judo: the Gentle Art of Persuasion” by George Thompson and Jerry Jenkins. Kenny reviews “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” by George R.R. Martin.
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Published 03/30/22
The bros are discussing Drive by Daniel Pink and The Data Detective by Tim Harford in today's episode.
Links:
Libby
Drive - Pink
When - Pink
The Data Detective - Harford
How to Lie with Statistics - Huff
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Published 03/09/22
This week James talks government cover-up and conspiracy theories while Kenny talk about a children’s book.
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Published 03/02/22
James and Kenny are back in the studio together. This week James brings the book "Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices" by Frank Viola and George Barna to the discussion and Kenny may or may not have been triggered by some of the topics discussed in this book.
Links from this episode
Pagan Christianity
Connect with the Bros
Kenny on Twitter
James on Twitter
Goodreads.com
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Published 02/16/22
This week Kenny is taking the podcast on the road and Jon Chaudion is guest hosting. Jon and Kenny became bros back in 2013 while both living in Chattanooga. Jon lives in Orlando FL and co-host the weekly podcast 'OK Touche' with his wife Cassie. You can check them out here! For our prose today, Jon is reviewing Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad while Kenny talks about Chasing the Thrill by Dan Barbarisi.
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Published 02/09/22
In this episode James and Kenny discuss "Sooley" by John Grisham and "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn
They also discuss their reading goals for 2022.
Links to this episode's books
Sooley
A People's History of the United States
Connect with the Bros
Kenny on Twitter
James on Twitter
Goodreads.com
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Published 02/02/22
After taking a couple of weeks off, the Bros are back discussing books for the first time in 2022. James discusses Tidying Up while Kenny Starts With Why.
Books mentioned in this Episode
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Start With Why
Dave Ramsey
Malcolm Gladwell
Links from the Episode
Wordle
Connect with the Bros
Kenny on Twitter
James on Twitter
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Published 01/26/22
In this episode the Bros count down their top 5 books read this year. We also take a look at our Goodreads stats.
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Published 12/29/21
This week the Bros talk aliens and classic literature.
Link to interstellar object mentioned
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Published 12/22/21
Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond
Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) - Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
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Published 12/09/21
After a brief hiatus, the boys are back in the studio and talking books! James is discussing ‘But What if We ‘re Wrong’ Chuck Klosterman. Kenny goes dark with ‘Night’ by Elie Weisel.
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Published 12/01/21
This week the Bros have Cory Porterfield, Sr Pastor of Jesus Name Community Church, joining them to discuss ……
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Published 11/03/21
In this episode each of the Bros is back in their preferred genre. James talks about “Noise” by Daniel Kahneman, While Kenny brings “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris.
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Published 10/27/21
Today the guys are joined by their long time friend Ramsey Callahan. He's the first guest on the podcast and the boys couldn't be happier to have him on. They go way back and love to kick each other around. Ramsey brings "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose to the table. James talks about 10 Facts you cannot talk about while Kenny discusses Seeking Allah Finding Jesus. Links from today's shows:
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Damien Lewis' Shakespearean Speech
Band of Brothers -...
Published 10/20/21
In this episode Kenny and James discuss some books that they did not finish reading and the reasons they quit.
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Published 10/13/21
James is talking Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. Kenny is promoting Thomas Sowell's Economic Facts and Fallacies.
Links from the show:
Range - David Epstein
Tiger Mom
Outliers - Malcom Gladwell
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Economic Facts and Fallacies - Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell Essays
Milton Friedman on Donahue
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Published 10/06/21
In this episode Kenny and James discuss two drastically divergent books; "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth" by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, and "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey
Links from this episode
How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth - Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
Link to JNCC webcast featuring "rapture moment" at 3:30 in the video.
How to Read the Bible Book By Book
1611 King James Version in original English
Matthew...
Published 09/29/21
Today Kenny and James do what they attempted to do the first episode by discussing one book each. James is talking about All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row by James Patterson. Kenny is talking Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy.
Links for the show:
All American Murder - James Patterson
Caesar: Life of a Colossus - Adrian Goldsworthy
James Patterson - The House of Kennedy
The President is Missing -...
Published 09/22/21
In this episode James and Kenny discuss all things fiction.
Links from the episode
Goodreads
Jordan Peterson's Recommended Books
Tony Mansinho's Book List
Survivor's Bias
Books mentioned in this episode
Dune
Unbroken
The Hobbit
Of Mice and Men
1984 & Animal Farm
Ender's Game
Ready Player One & Two
Books by John Grisham
The Seven and A Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Master and Margarita
The works of Dostoesvsky
When Harry Became...
Published 09/15/21
The guys are discussing one of Kenny's selections. Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business."
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
Christmas Crocs
Postman Quote Kenny read about Brave New World/1984
Marshall McLuhan - The medium is the message
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Study: Picking Winners on Looks
Nixon JFK Audio -vs- Video
Kansas journalist fired after viewers complained about her looks
Selling the News - Switchfoot
OK...
Published 09/08/21