<p>In the fifth episode, I read excerpts from the following texts:</p><ul><li>*The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory* by Jesse Walker</li><li>*Ironic Life* by Richard Bernstein</li><li>*How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America* by Heather Cox Richardson</li><li>*Wrestling with the Divine: A Jewish Response to Suffering* by Shmuel Boteach</li></ul>

Episode 6 -- Quartz Pulsations, Castle Sieging, Basics of Critical Race Theory, and Elephant Resting

The world is full of great, contemporary nonfiction that non-academics rarely hear about. In this podcast, I read excerpts from contemporary nonfiction works in history, politics, art, literary analysis, theology, philosophy and more in the hope of teasing you into pursuing the whole book.