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Bullshit Jobs

If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Mar 5, 202660:22Society & Culture

Peter and Michael discuss "Bullshit Jobs" by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber. The result: two professional podcasters debating which jobs are real and which jobs are fake. Where to find us: Our Patreon Our merch!...

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Bullshit Jobs is an episode from If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri. Peter and Michael discuss "Bullshit Jobs" by anarchist anthropologist David Graeber. The result: two professional podcasters debating which jobs are r...

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Published Mar 5, 2026, 60:22 long, audio available.

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