What do you do with rage when you don’t have any place to point it but inward? When there is no satisfaction in revenge and no way to put things right? Marcus Freeman spent nearly a decade as a combat medic, fighting the insurgencies in both Iraq and Afghanistan with his healing power as much as with his weapons. But some wrongs can’t be righted, they only c ... Show More
Oct 2020
Walter Freeman Pt. 2: “Ice Pick Lobotomist”
As criticisms of lobotomy mounted, Dr. Freeman continued performing his dangerous procedure — even without patient consent. Then, with his legacy and career on the line, Freeman spent the final years of his life seeking redemption from patients. Learn more about your ad choices. ... Show More
46m 58s
Feb 2024
VICTOR MARX | The Burden and Blessing of Masculinity
<p class="p1">My guest today is a man who is not only comfortable with violence, but he's also comfortable with empathy, compassion, and forgiveness. And, I think that is EXACTLY what makes us men – the ability to administer violence and the capacity to restrain ourselves and har ... Show More
57m 22s
Jan 2021
January 18, 2021: Martin Luther King Jr., Minister & Activist
When violence erupts and injustice occurs, it’s tempting to want to move quickly on. But as today’s quote explains, there can be no healing without a reckoning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3m 37s
Jun 2024
Ep62 "Is it possible to rehumanize the enemy?"
The brain easily forms ingroups and outgroups – and shows different responses when viewing one or the other. At the extreme, the brain stops seeing outgroup members as people, but more like objects. But are there ways to rehumanize? And in this context, what do heroes look like? ... Show More
59m 59s