
If Books Could Kill
Hosted by Peter and Mike and Michael and Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri · Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
4.7from 27,727 ratings
- 82
- Episodes
- 43
- Transcribed
- 27,727
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About If Books Could Kill
The airport bestsellers that captured our hearts and ruined our minds
- Publisher
- Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri
- Category
- arts · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 2 Nov 2022
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
43 of 82 episodes have a transcript.

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The Rahm Emanuel Profiles Will Continue Until Morale Improves [TEASER]
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] A neighbor calls the cops. A ton of police cars show up. According to the initial reports from the police, he is walking toward the officers with this knife in his hand. He lunges toward the officers and one of the officers shoots him one time in the chest and he dies. This is during the mayoral election. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 9,894 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 17,833 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100
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