What if we were addicted to forgiveness instead of revenge?
November 5, 202549m 0s
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Show Notes
Revenge is as old as humanity itself. And new research shows that revenge functions in our brains like a type of addiction. This hour a look at revenge in politics, literature, and everyday life — and what it would mean if we treated revenge differently.
GUESTS:
- James Kimmel Jr.: Lawyer, author, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, and the Founder and Co-Director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. His new book is The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It
- Emily King: Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and English at Washington and Lee University. She is author of Civil Vengeance: Literature, Culture, and Early Modern Revenge
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
- Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus – Giuseppe Verdi, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Chorus
- The Payback – James Brown
- The Mariner’s Revenge Song – The Decemberists
- These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
- Smile – Lily Allen
- no body, no crime - Taylor Swift
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