Books & Bonhomie with Stan and Doug

Stan and Doug are thrilled by her deft touch. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug take a (mostly) nonpolitical look at J.D. Vance's family memoir, Hillbilly Elegy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Erik Larson's chronicle of the chaotic start of the Civil War raises uncomfortable questions about our own era. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Did American fundamentalists go into a broad cultural retreat following the Scopes trial? Madison Trammel's new book, Fundamentalists in the Public Square: Evolution, Alcohol, and Culture Wars after the Scopes Trial, suggests that we take another look. Stan and Doug do just that in the latest episide. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Reviewing "Bad Therapy," Stan and Doug ask why there is so much emotional distress in young people despite an ever-expanding therapeutic culture designed to eliminate it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug wrestle with, question, and ultimately appreciate David Brooks's earnest new book on how to understand, encourage, and connect with our neighbors. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug mine the late Matthew Perry's excruciating memoir and find some sobering lessons for the living. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Israel, once again, is under attack. But Stan and Doug, looking at the timely new book "The Genius of Israel," discuss some of the nation's unique strengths that allow it to weather almost any storm (and enjoy a high level of happiness to boot). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

The Wager explores empire, human madness, and really nasty weather, but Stan and Doug wish the book's style had been equal to its meticulous content and research. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug rave over Erik Larson's page-turner of a biographical history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

In Walking with Sam: A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain, Andrew McCarthy attempts to connect with his 19-year-old son, Sam, along the Camino de Santiago. Stan and Doug look at their secular pilgrimage and what it says about our own journeys. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug love Rosen's research and insights about the early life of the "Supreme Court's Pavarotti," but they wish there had been a little more editing on the book. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

In a previous episode, Stan and Doug responded to John Blake's moving memoir about race and family, More Than I Imagined. In this one, John joins the discussion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan and Doug look at John Blake's book, More Than I Imagined, and live to tell the tale! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com

Stan Guthrie and Doug LeBlanc explore Chris Stirewalt's critique of the topsy-turvy media landscape. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit booksandbonhomie.com