Area 51 - The Phantom Tollbooth

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.  

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. 

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. Links from today's show: Lifespan Bleachers The Toughest American Predator Undaunted Courage

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 corporation's website. 

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.

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

This week James talks government cover-up and conspiracy theories while Kenny talk about a children’s book.

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

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.

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