In this episode I talk about what I've been up to over the last several months since I produced an episode, and I mention the following books:

Scott Anderson, King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

Caro Claire Burke, Yesteryear: A Novel

Laura Field, Furious Minds: The Making of the MAGA New Right

C. Thi Nguyen, The Score: How to Stop Playing Someone Else's Game

Helen Lewis, The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea

Kaveh Akbar, Martyr! A Novel

Frederic Gros, A Philosophy of Walking

Andrew McCarthy, Who Needs Friends?

Mustafa Aksakal, The War That Made the Middle East

Monica Datta, Nebraska: A Novel