<![CDATA[Books & Bonhomie with Stan and Doug: Podcasts]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/s/podcastshttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!w-KP!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6e6223aa-9b36-48b5-89f9-1704afbc00f2_1280x1280.pngBooks & Bonhomie with Stan and Doug: Podcastshttps://booksandbonhomie.com/s/podcastsSubstackThu, 16 Apr 2026 17:55:29 GMT<![CDATA[A Certain Idea of America]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-certain-idea-of-america-ae2https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-certain-idea-of-america-ae2Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:58:28 GMT

Stan and Doug are thrilled by her deft touch.

]]><![CDATA[Ross Douthat's Curious Apologetic for Religion]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/ross-douthats-curious-apologetic-21fhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/ross-douthats-curious-apologetic-21fFri, 18 Apr 2025 20:48:52 GMT

The book isn’t exactly at the level of C.S. Lewis, but it does a good job of gently poking holes in smug materialism.

]]><![CDATA[God on Stage: 15 Plays that Ask the Big Questions]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/god-on-stage-15-plays-that-ask-thehttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/god-on-stage-15-plays-that-ask-theFri, 07 Feb 2025 21:19:20 GMT

Stan and Doug review master apologist and philosopher Peter Kreeft's insightful new book.

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]]><![CDATA[The Troublemaker]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-troublemaker-3f8https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-troublemaker-3f8Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:44:32 GMT

How Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai made a billion dollars, courageously stood against totalitarianism, and (just maybe) saved his soul. Stan and Doug review The Troublemaker.

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]]><![CDATA[In Search of Enchantment]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/in-search-of-enchantment-ce7https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/in-search-of-enchantment-ce7Mon, 16 Dec 2024 23:33:24 GMTRod Dreher's latest book, Living in Wonder, seeks to combat our culture's arid secularism, encouraging us to embrace the mystery all around us. Stan and Doug endorse the idea in general but suggest some specific cautions.

]]><![CDATA[Out of Body Experiences]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/out-of-body-experiences-746https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/out-of-body-experiences-746Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:06:54 GMTAuthor Christine Rosen, in her book The Extinction of Experience, warns that our passion for digital technology is undermining our ability to live truly human lives.

]]><![CDATA[Dogs, Cats, and Hillbillies, Oh My!]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/dogs-cats-and-hillbillies-oh-my-16ehttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/dogs-cats-and-hillbillies-oh-my-16eFri, 20 Sep 2024 21:47:05 GMTStan and Doug take a (mostly) nonpolitical look at J.D. Vance's family memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.

]]><![CDATA[The Demon of Unrest]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-demon-of-unrest-93bhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-demon-of-unrest-93bFri, 05 Jul 2024 21:56:08 GMTErik Larson's chronicle of the chaotic start of the Civil War raises uncomfortable questions about our own era.

]]><![CDATA[A Bold Reappraisal of an Old Narrative about Fundamentalism]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-bold-reappraisal-of-an-old-narrative-2ebhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-bold-reappraisal-of-an-old-narrative-2ebFri, 10 May 2024 20:11:34 GMTDid 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.

]]><![CDATA[Abigail Shrier Reveals How Therapy Too Often Harms Our Kids]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/abigail-shrier-reveals-how-therapy-e6dhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/abigail-shrier-reveals-how-therapy-e6dFri, 05 Apr 2024 22:10:26 GMTReviewing "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.

]]><![CDATA[How to Know a Person]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/how-to-know-a-person-a25https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/how-to-know-a-person-a25Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:56:27 GMTStan and Doug wrestle with, question, and ultimately appreciate David Brooks's earnest new book on how to understand, encourage, and connect with our neighbors.

]]><![CDATA[Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-ff4https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-ff4Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:14:32 GMTStan and Doug mine the late Matthew Perry's excruciating memoir and find some sobering lessons for the living.

]]><![CDATA[The Genius of Israel]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-genius-of-israel-9b3https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/the-genius-of-israel-9b3Thu, 28 Dec 2023 20:34:27 GMTIsrael, 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).

]]><![CDATA[David Grann's Brutal Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny, and Murder]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/david-granns-brutal-tale-of-shipwreck-94dhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/david-granns-brutal-tale-of-shipwreck-94dTue, 14 Nov 2023 23:03:51 GMTThe 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.

]]><![CDATA[A Splendid Inside Look at World War II]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-splendid-inside-look-at-world-war-6b8https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/a-splendid-inside-look-at-world-war-6b8Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:21:52 GMTStan and Doug rave over Erik Larson's page-turner of a biographical history.

]]><![CDATA[Andrew McCarthy's Secular Pilgrimage with His Son]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/andrew-mccarthys-secular-pilgrimage-f2ahttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/andrew-mccarthys-secular-pilgrimage-f2aFri, 18 Aug 2023 20:34:54 GMTIn 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.

]]><![CDATA[James Rosen's Impressive but Flawed Tome, Scalia: Rise to Greatness]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/james-rosens-impressive-but-flawed-e45https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/james-rosens-impressive-but-flawed-e45Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:00:30 GMTStan 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.

]]><![CDATA[CNN's John Blake Enters the Discussion]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/cnns-john-blake-enters-the-discussion-355https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/cnns-john-blake-enters-the-discussion-355Fri, 14 Jul 2023 17:10:21 GMTIn 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.

]]><![CDATA[John Blake's Moving Memoir on Race and Belonging]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/john-blakes-moving-memoir-on-race-48dhttps://booksandbonhomie.com/p/john-blakes-moving-memoir-on-race-48dFri, 07 Jul 2023 16:37:22 GMTStan and Doug look at John Blake's book, More Than I Imagined, and live to tell the tale!

]]><![CDATA[Evaluating Chris Stirewalt's book, Broken News]]>https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/evaluating-chris-stirewalts-book-946https://booksandbonhomie.com/p/evaluating-chris-stirewalts-book-946Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:18:32 GMTStan Guthrie and Doug LeBlanc explore Chris Stirewalt's critique of the topsy-turvy media landscape.

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