10 Books that Screwed Up the World
A Podcast Series about the old ideas that've shaped the Western Worldview
If you want to understand the culture, you need to understand philosophy. But if that task seems overwhelming, this podcast series is just for you.
Benjamin Wiker’s book, 10 Books that Screwed Up the World, is easy to read and allows anyone to engage with some of the most destructive ideas in Western philosophy. To help you out, I’ve recorded a special episode of raZe the roof to go along with each chapter. Together, the book and the podcast offer you a great way to understand how these thinkers (whether you know it or not) have shaped your worldview.
Ep 7 - Machiavelli and the Art of Power
Ep 12: Descartes and Dualist Identity
Ep 15: The Leviathan of Christian Atheism
Ep 18: Rousseau and the Happy Beast
Upcoming Episodes
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2025
⏺️ Jan 20 - The Manifesto of the Communist Party - Marx and Engels (w/George Haraksin)
⏺️ Feb 17 - Mill’s Utilitarianism (w/Catherine Corbin)
⏺️ Mar 31 - Darwin, The Descent of Man (w/Richard Weikart)
⏺️ Apr 28 - Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil (w/Catherine Corbin)
⏺️ May 26 - Lenin, The State and Revolution (w/TBD)
⏺️ June 23 - Sanger, The Pivot of Civilization (w/Kevin Briggins)
⏺️ July 21 - Hitler, Mein Kampf (w/Richard Weikart)
⏺️ Aug 25 - Freud, The Future of an Illusion (w/TBD)
⏺️ Sep 29 - Margaret Mead, Coming of Age in Samoa (w/TBD)
⏺️ Oct 27 - Kinsey, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) )w/Alex Fogassy)
⏺️ Nov 17 - Friedman, The Feminine Mystique (w/Lanell Mason)
