politics – The Brothers on Books Podcast

BOBP 146: Retail Gangster

A summary and discussion of the book Retail Gangster by Gary Weiss. In this episode we discuss the family history of the Antar family, the different types of fraud that Crazy Eddie was involved in.

BOBP 145: The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine

A summary and discussion of the book: The Shortest History of Israel and Palestine by Michael Scott-Baumann, with special guest godmother Sharon. In this episode we go over the zionist movement starting in the 1880’s, the migration of Jews into the area, the creation of the state of Israel and the subsequent conflicts that have taken place.

BOBP 142: The Fish that Ate the Whale

A summary and discussion of the book The Fish that Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen. In this episode Jack and Alex discuss the life of Samuel Zemurray. The Jewish Russian Immigrant who started Cuyamel fruit company and eventually went on to run United Fruit which eventually became Chiquita. Zemurray was involved in the Coup of the Honduran government in 1910 and Guatemala in the 1950’s and helped fund the birth of Israel.

BOBP 126: Time Out of Joint

In this episode we take about the utility of work, healthy skepticism and paranoia, what is real, and finish up with a discussion on isolationism vs globalism.

BOBP 123: Fury

A summary and discussion of the book Fury by Henry Kuttner. In this episode Jack and Alex go over what it would be like to be immortal, pioneering, and what happens when what we think is true is not.

BOBP 120: Who Rules the World

A summary and discussion of the book Who Rules the World by Noam Chomsky, with special guest godmother Sharon. In this episode we talk about the moral implications of United States and Israel involvement in foreign affairs.

BOBP 116: Follow the Science

This is a special episode, where we come back to the book: Follow the Science by Sharyl Attkisson with special guest Sharyl Attkisson . We dive deeper into the topics we brought up in the original episode 114, such as how she got into pharma reporting, the handling of COVID, the relationship between government and pharma, and what is truth?

BOBP 112: White Poverty

A summary and discussion of the book White Poverty by Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with special guest godmother Sharon. In this episode Jack, Alex, and Sharon discuss the issues surrounding poverty as a whole. Potential solutions to some of the problems associated with poverty such as education and healthcare, and how different groups view each other as a whole.