Prose Before Bros: Recent Episodes
Kenny Chessor & James Crocker
James and Kenny have known one another since childhood. Growing up in the rural south, their experiences often overlapped via sports, comedy, pro-wrestling, filmmaking, and ministry. Lately, the two enjoy reading books and discussing them after church. This podcast features those conversations. They attempt to answer the following questions: Was it worth the read? What did you take away from it? Would you recommend it to someone else?
The Bros finally sit down to record another episode after taking several months off. In the episode James and Kenny will discuss their Goodreads stats for the year as well as counting down the top 5 books that each of them read in 2022.
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After a brief hiatus, the bros are back. They are joined again by Ramsey Callahan to discuss a book that all 3 of them recently read: Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell.
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The Bros are once again joined by long time bro Ramsey Callahan. He catches up the guys on some incredible breakthroughs regarding the aging process by discussing David Sinclair's Lifespan. Kenny then uses Bleachers by John Grisham as an excuse to tell stories about a surly, but hilarious football coach that all three shared while attending Middleton High School. James opted out of reviewing a book in lieu of telling more incredible stories about the legendary Coach Larry Wright.
Links from today's show:
Lifespan
Bleachers
The Toughest
American Predator
Undaunted Courage
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Kenny decides to depress everyone by talking about a book that highlights some of the worst atrocities man has ever perpetrated by discussing Christopher Browning's Ordinary Men. This book chronicles the savage brutality of Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland. James then discusses Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America by Alec MacGillis. The book is a polemic against the evil Amazon corporation. Here's the link to where you can purchase it on said evil corporation's website.
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In this episode, James brings the book “Verbal Judo: the Gentle Art of Persuasion” by George Thompson and Jerry Jenkins. Kenny reviews “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” by George R.R. Martin.
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The bros are discussing Drive by Daniel Pink and The Data Detective by Tim Harford in today's episode.
Links:
Libby
Drive - Pink
When - Pink
The Data Detective - Harford
How to Lie with Statistics - Huff
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This week James talks government cover-up and conspiracy theories while Kenny talk about a children’s book.
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James and Kenny are back in the studio together. This week James brings the book "Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices" by Frank Viola and George Barna to the discussion and Kenny may or may not have been triggered by some of the topics discussed in this book.
Links from this episode
Pagan Christianity
Connect with the Bros
Kenny on Twitter
James on Twitter
Goodreads.com
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This week Kenny is taking the podcast on the road and Jon Chaudion is guest hosting. Jon and Kenny became bros back in 2013 while both living in Chattanooga. Jon lives in Orlando FL and co-host the weekly podcast 'OK Touche' with his wife Cassie. You can check them out here! For our prose today, Jon is reviewing Crazy for the Storm by Norman Ollestad while Kenny talks about Chasing the Thrill by Dan Barbarisi.
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In this episode James and Kenny discuss "Sooley" by John Grisham and "A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn
They also discuss their reading goals for 2022.
Links to this episode's books
Sooley
A People's History of the United States
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Kenny on Twitter
James on Twitter
Goodreads.com
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After taking a couple of weeks off, the Bros are back discussing books for the first time in 2022. James discusses Tidying Up while Kenny Starts With Why.
Books mentioned in this Episode
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Start With Why
Dave Ramsey
Malcolm Gladwell
Links from the Episode
Wordle
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James on Twitter
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In this episode the Bros count down their top 5 books read this year. We also take a look at our Goodreads stats.
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This week the Bros talk aliens and classic literature.
Link to interstellar object mentioned
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Guns, Germs, and Steel - Jared Diamond
Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me) - Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
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After a brief hiatus, the boys are back in the studio and talking books! James is discussing ‘But What if We ‘re Wrong’ Chuck Klosterman. Kenny goes dark with ‘Night’ by Elie Weisel.
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This week the Bros have Cory Porterfield, Sr Pastor of Jesus Name Community Church, joining them to discuss ……
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In this episode each of the Bros is back in their preferred genre. James talks about “Noise” by Daniel Kahneman, While Kenny brings “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris.
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Today the guys are joined by their long time friend Ramsey Callahan. He's the first guest on the podcast and the boys couldn't be happier to have him on. They go way back and love to kick each other around. Ramsey brings "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose to the table. James talks about 10 Facts you cannot talk about while Kenny discusses Seeking Allah Finding Jesus. Links from today's shows:
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
Damien Lewis' Shakespearean Speech
Band of Brothers - Stephen Ambrose
Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About by Wilfred Reilly
Havard Study on Police Shootings
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity by Nabeel Qureshi
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
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In this episode Kenny and James discuss some books that they did not finish reading and the reasons they quit.
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James is talking Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. Kenny is promoting Thomas Sowell's Economic Facts and Fallacies.
Links from the show:
Range - David Epstein
Tiger Mom
Outliers - Malcom Gladwell
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Economic Facts and Fallacies - Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell Essays
Milton Friedman on Donahue
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In this episode Kenny and James discuss two drastically divergent books; "How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth" by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart, and "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey
Links from this episode
How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth - Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart
Greenlights - Matthew McConaughey
Link to JNCC webcast featuring "rapture moment" at 3:30 in the video.
How to Read the Bible Book By Book
1611 King James Version in original English
Matthew McConaughey filmography
Jordan Peterson Podcast featuring MM
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Today Kenny and James do what they attempted to do the first episode by discussing one book each. James is talking about All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderers' Row by James Patterson. Kenny is talking Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy.
Links for the show:
All American Murder - James Patterson
Caesar: Life of a Colossus - Adrian Goldsworthy
James Patterson - The House of Kennedy
The President is Missing - James Patterson
2008 Florida Gators
Above the Line - Urban Meyer
Libby by Overdrive
Talking to Strangers - Malcom Gladwell
Outliers - Malcom Gladwell
How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth - Gordan Fee & Douglas Stuart
Truman - David McCullough
Ron Chernow
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt - Edmund Morris
Mornings on Horseback - David McCullough
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In this episode James and Kenny discuss all things fiction.
Links from the episode
Goodreads
Jordan Peterson's Recommended Books
Tony Mansinho's Book List
Survivor's Bias
Books mentioned in this episode
Dune
Unbroken
The Hobbit
Of Mice and Men
1984 & Animal Farm
Ender's Game
Ready Player One & Two
Books by John Grisham
The Seven and A Half Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Master and Margarita
The works of Dostoesvsky
When Harry Became Sally
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The guys are discussing one of Kenny's selections. Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business."
Links to things mentioned in this episode:
Christmas Crocs
Postman Quote Kenny read about Brave New World/1984
Marshall McLuhan - The medium is the message
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Study: Picking Winners on Looks
Nixon JFK Audio -vs- Video
Kansas journalist fired after viewers complained about her looks
Selling the News - Switchfoot
OK Touché! Podcast
Books mentioned:
Animal Farm & 1984 - George Orwell
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Co Aytch - Private Sam Watkins
Grant - Ron Chernow
Digital Minimalism - Cal Newport
Deep Work- Cal Newport
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In this episode the guys discuss the book "One Giant Leap: The Impossible Mission that Flew Us to the Moon" by Charles Fishman.
Links from this episode
Buy One Giant Leap
Download the Libby App on Apple
Download the Libby App on Google Play
The Cold War
The Bay of Pigs
Kennedy Assassination
Tang and Velcro
Books mentioned in this episode
The Wright Brothers
The House of Kennedy - James Patterson
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James on Twitter
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In this episode the guys are discussing How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity by Rodney Stark.
Links From This Episode
Buy How the West Won
Download the Libby App on Apple
Download the Libby App on Google Play
The Dark Ages
The Noble Savage
Books Mentioned in This Episode
Books by David McCollough
Books by Rod Chernow
Sapiens and Homo Deus
Cities of God
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In this episode the guys are discussing a book that James brought to the table. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant.
Links from this Episode
Buy Think Again on Amazon
Download the Libby App on Apple
Download the Libby App on Google Play
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Other Books Mentioned
The Iliad
Books by Jonathan Haidt
Surprised by Scripture
Just Mercy
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