Is Anger Useful? [Rebroadcast]

Wonder Cabinet

Wonder Cabinet Productions

Society & Culture, Wonder, Philosophy, Ttbook, Knowledge, Interview

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

We’ve been taught to ignore, stifle, or just get over anger for many years — but what if we embraced it?

Guests:

Rebecca Traister, Cristen Conger, Caroline Ervin, Richard Davidson, Alice Walker

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's to the best of our knowledge from PRX.
0:05.0	What are you angry about?
0:07.0	Oh, God.
0:08.0	I mean, what am I angry about?
0:10.0	I'm so angry at, I mean, I'm...
0:13.0	Deep breath.
0:14.0	Here to start, really.
0:16.0	If you're feeling angry, you're not alone.
0:18.0	A lot of people are ticked off right now about a lot of things.
0:22.8	Not being taken seriously. Having people who are less qualified, taken more seriously.
0:30.3	BS arguments about, oh, well, women are inherently inferior, or you're just being hysterical.
0:36.0	Yeah. I'm Anne Strange Champss and today we're talking about anger.
0:40.3	We've been taught to ignore it, stifle it, or just get over it.
0:44.3	But what if we embraced it?
0:46.3	Can anger be useful?
0:48.3	Well, anger is awakening.
0:50.3	Let your anger guide you away from what is dangerous and perilous and toward what is useful.
0:56.5	The uses of anger.
1:02.3	Wisconsin Public Radio
1:03.9	It's to the best of our knowledge from PRX.
1:12.6	I'm Anne Strange Champs.
1:14.1	Do you remember where you were the day of the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court
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