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If Books Could Kill

Steve Harvey's "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"

If Books Could Kill

Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Arts, Politics, Books, Society & Culture, News

4.68.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Are you a single lady struggling to find love with a man? Don't fret! A twice-divorced game show host who thinks conversation is for women is here to help. Where to find us: Peter's newsletterPeter's other podcast, 5-4Mike's other podcast, Maintenance PhaseThanks to Mindseye for our theme song!

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0:00.0

Michael. Peter. What do you know about act like a lady? Think like a man. This is the first time

0:05.2

we've ever covered a book that perfectly describes the co-host of this podcast.

0:28.7

So Steve Harvey is like a comedian turned radio show personality.

0:38.7

The origins of the book are that he was hosting a radio show and women would frequently call in asking for advice about men. And eventually he thought he would compile his philosophy into a book. So this book is specifically targeting women. It's

0:46.8

basically a way for women to understand men. Hence the title of the book, Act like a Lady, think like a man.

0:55.9

How did you find out about this book?

0:57.3

I had never heard about this book

0:58.4

before you told me you were doing an episode on it.

1:00.1

What?

1:00.5

No.

1:00.9

I read black authors.

1:02.5

That's what's going on.

1:04.7

Where have you come across this in the wild?

1:06.6

Steve Harvey's super famous.

1:07.8

There was a book and. I know what Steve Harvey is, but like the book.

1:11.0

It sold many millions of copies and then there was the fucking movie.

1:15.5

I spent a month reading like NBER papers about like men's falling wages and you're just

1:20.6

like the dumbest dating advice book imaginable.

1:23.4

This could be your life as well, Michael.

1:25.9

If he didn't take yourself so fucking seriously.

1:28.6

I was joking that I needed to do like a dumb dating advice book when we were recording that episode.

1:33.7

And now you're taking this for me.

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