A Conversation With... Steve Israel

Once upon a time, there was a Mets‑loving Congressman from New York who went on to become an author—and then opened an independent bookstore called Theodore’s Bookshop. On this episode, we welcome self‑proclaimed history nerd Steve Israel. Steve shares his top five book recommendations for reclaiming critical thinking and unpacks the amygdala. Hold your values tightly, but your ideas loosely—because there’s a universe much bigger than our own… In the Stacks!

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A Conversation With... Steve Israel is an episode from In the Stacks by Half Hollow Hills Community Library.

This episode is 0:35:25 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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