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What if we were addicted to forgiveness instead of revenge?

The Milan Duomo Facade, Cain Kills Abel and Caryatids. The entire exterior is decorated with a very rich sculptural set. The Milan Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Milan and an Italian national monument. Milan is an Italian municipality and the capital of the Lombardy region and of the homonymous metropolitan city, the center of one of the most populous metropolitan areas in Europe.
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The Milan Duomo Facade, Cain Kills Abel and Caryatids.

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
  • Emily King: Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and English at Washington and Lee University. She is author of

MUSIC FEATURED (in order):

  • – Giuseppe Verdi, Budapest Festival Orchestra & Chorus
  • – James Brown
  • – The Decemberists
  • – Nancy Sinatra
  • – Lily Allen
  • - Taylor Swift

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show.

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