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

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 &mdash; and what it would mean if we treated revenge differently.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>James Kimmel Jr.:&nbsp;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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jameskimmeljr.com/books">The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction--and How to Overcome It</a></li>
<li>Emily King:&nbsp;Visiting Assistant Professor of Writing and English at Washington and Lee University. She is author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501739651/civil-vengeance/#bookTabs=1">Civil Vengeance: Literature, Culture, and Early Modern Revenge</a></li>
</ul>
MUSIC FEATURED (in order):
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGtCTH2C8RE">Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Giuseppe Verdi, Budapest Festival Orchestra &amp; Chorus</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cBZcpSeiFc">The Payback</a>&nbsp;&ndash; James Brown</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPAr7kL-mmg">The Mariner&rsquo;s Revenge Song</a>&nbsp;&ndash; The Decemberists</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM1kzbAgo_E">These Boots Are Made for Walkin&rsquo;</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Nancy Sinatra</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WxDrVUrSvI">Smile</a>&nbsp;&ndash; Lily Allen</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8">no body, no crime</a>&nbsp;- Taylor Swift</li>
</ul>

The Colin McEnroe Show is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called The Nose for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/the-colin-mcenroe-show/about">The Colin McEnroe Show</a> is public radio’s most eclectic, eccentric weekday program. The best way to understand us is through the subjects we tackle: Neanderthals, tambourines, handshakes, the Iliad, snacks, ringtones, punk rock, Occam’s razor, Rasputin, houseflies, zippers. Are you sensing a pattern? If so, you should probably be in treatment. On Fridays, we try to stop thinking about what kind of ringtones Neanderthals would want to have and convene a panel called <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/tags/the-nose">The Nose</a> for an informal roundtable about the week in culture.

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