James Kimmel Jr. (The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction) is a lecturer at Yale University on forgiveness and revenge. James joins the Armchair Expert to discuss plotting his revenge against the other Jimmy Kimmel for months, wanting to grow up to become a farmer until he was bullied because of it, and how eerily close he came ... Show More
Aug 3
Scott Eastwood
Scott Eastwood (Lucky Strike, Fury, Fast X) is an actor, producer, and entrepreneur. Scott joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up between Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hawaii, getting expelled after raiding a pot farm, and bar-backing his way through college. Scott and Dax talk abou ... Show More
1h 53m
Jul 29
Eva Benefield (on surviving the Black Swan Murder)
Eva Benefield (Ghost Girl: Surviving the Black Swan Murder) is a writer, entrepreneur, and founder of Ghost Cowboy. Eva joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in the Charleston Lowcountry, finding her mother dead at 14, and losing her father in the notorious Black Swan case. ... Show More
2h 5m
May 2025
Why Your Brain Craves Revenge and How to Break Free
Revenge, why do we want to get revenge so bad? And where does that urge come from? And how do we go from wanting to get revenge to being able to forgive someone or others? James Kimmel Jr., Yale lecturer and co-founder of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Studies, is on Getting B ... Show More
49 m
Jun 2025
The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.
<p>Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and auth ... Show More
1h 3m
Sep 2025
Why Violence & Revenge Fantasies Feel Good - James Kimmel Jr. - #989
James Kimmel Jr. is a professor at Yale, a psychiatrist, and an author. Why are we drawn to revenge? From playground grudges to epic betrayals, the urge to strike back is universal. But is it a survival mechanism, or an ancient drive that no longer fits the modern age? Expect to ... Show More
1h 38m
Aug 2022
Revenge Addiction And What You Can Do To Stop It
"Revenge addiction is even more dangerous than substance addiction," says Dr. James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, founder and co-creator of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies, and the developer of the behavioral addiction model ... Show More
56m 28s
Oct 2019
E51. Jamie Kilstein Believes Comedy is Where Broken People Go to Make Other People Happy
Jamie Kilstein, stand-up comic and podcast host, sits down with Bridget to discuss his conversion from a woke, SJW, male feminist to a humbler and healthier version of himself. He shares the scars of being falsely accused of sexual misconduct, the fallout to his career and life, ... Show More
2h 25m
Sep 2020
15. Jimmy Kimmel: This Week He Hosts The Emmys, But First....He Works It Out.
<p>Last year Jimmy Kimmel cooked Mike meatballs and then Mike dropped them on Jimmy’s front lawn. This interview goes better than that! Join Mike and Jimmy for a candid chat about schoolyard fights, right wing hit jobs, pre-existing conditions, and people who claim to not like pi ... Show More
1h 5m
<p dir="ltr">The psychology and neuroscience of revenge.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.jameskimmeljr.com/">James Kimmel, Jr.</a> is a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, an expert on revenge, a lawyer, and the founder and co-di ... Show More
