Why We Get Mad: The Esquire/NBC News Survey
In this last episode of our special series on anger, Ryan and Sammy talk through the The NBC News/SurveyMonkey/Esquire Online Poll, and reflect on what the findings mean while connecting to previous g...
12 Aug 202144min
Why We Get Mad: Religious Perspectives of Anger
Derek S. Jeffreys is a professor of Humanities, Religion and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay. He did both his B.A. and Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, and has written books o...
29 Juli 202139min
Why We Get Mad: On Anger Research and Therapy
Dr. Howard Kassinove is an absolute legend when it comes to research on anger with more than 200 scholarly contributions (including 6 books, many book chapters and articles, and presentations at scien...
15 Juli 202143min
Why We Get Mad: When Anger Inspires Art
Part three of our special series on anger includes an interview with Alison Gates, professor of art at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Alison and Ryan discuss all the ways anger can inspire the...
1 Juli 202150min
Why We Get Mad: Are We Angrier Now?
Part two of this special series on anger explores the question, “are we angrier now than we used to be?” Ryan talks with Dr. Clif Ganyard, Associate Professor of Humanities and History at the Universi...
17 Juni 202150min
Why We Get Mad: Women's Anger
In this first episode of Why We Get Mad, Ryan talks with Dr. Christine Smith, Social Psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay about anger and gender. Dr. Smith is a social psychologists ...
3 Juni 202141min
Episode 106: The Psychology of Hope
In this final episode of the season, Georjeanna and Ryan share research on hope, resiliency, and happiness and discuss it in the context of the covid19 pandemic. They end on a positive note when liste...
13 Maj 202142min
Episode 105: The Animal Passions of Phineas Gage (w/Dr. Jason Cowell)
Ryan and Georjeanna bring in their brain guy, Dr. Jason Cowell, to talk through the story of Phineas Gage, the railway supervisor who lost his head over an employee's mistake.
29 Apr 202142min
