📚 6 Books mentioned in "Why Are Liberal Women Becoming Unhappy? - Brad Wilcox" of Modern Wisdom
Podcast: Modern Wisdom
Episode: Why Are Liberal Women Becoming Unhappy? - Brad Wilcox
Published on April 26, 2025
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Get Married
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And so, the point I make about this story in my own book is that we have a kind of the soulmate myth out there.
The speaker (Brad Wilcox) refers to his own book, discussing points he makes within it, including the 'soulmate myth'. The title is inferred from later discussion about critics of his book.
Hegel, Love and Forgiveness
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What do you think about the story of the book Eat, Pray, Love? You know, Liz Gilbert's book obviously got a lot of attention, a lot of popularity among women especially.
The host introduces the topic by asking about the book Eat, Pray, Love and its author Liz Gilbert.
Men
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I just actually wrote a piece on Richard Reeves, you know, has written this great book actually of of boys and men here. And the one I think big problem I had with the book is he kind of argues at the end that we've got to figure out a new way to do fatherhood apart from marriage.
The speaker mentions Richard Reeves and his book 'Of Boys and Men', discussing one of its arguments about fatherhood.
Of Boys and Men
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I just actually wrote a piece on Richard Reeves, you know, has written this great book actually of of boys and men here. And the one I think big problem I had with the book is he kind of argues at the end that we've got to figure out a new way to do fatherhood apart from marriage.
The speaker mentions Richard Reeves and his book 'Of Boys and Men', discussing one of its arguments about fatherhood.
The Nurture Assumption
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Yeah, I mean I think you know on the twin study issue there's certainly some you know Judith Harris for instance is famous writing this book kind of arguing that you know because of genetics there's not much that parents can do to really influence the lives of their kids.
The speaker mentions Judith Harris and her book, which argues that genetics are more important than parenting in influencing children's lives.
The Two-Parent Privilege
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Well, we saw this with Melissa Carney's book, the the two parents advantage, two parent privilege. And um before it even came out, Melissa Carney is as sort of policy wonk DC, probably center left, I would imagine, a lovely lady, softly spoken, very well researched, and writes this book saying, "Look, there is kind of the freest advantage that you can give your kids."
The host mentions Melissa Kearney's book, discussing its title and the controversy it generated for arguing about the advantages of two-parent families.