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Is authoritarianism winning, or is democracy just failing to deliver? Communications strategist Sally Kohn lays out how democracy has evolved before and why it must evolve again, into what she calls "Democracy 3.0" — a version that finally shares power and opportunity equally. "W ...  Show more

Artist Joe Whale used to get in trouble for doodling in class, until a local restaurant let him cover an entire wall with his artwork … and the internet took notice. He traces his unlikely beginning to a bigger story: your imagination is a muscle, and it weakens when you hand it ...  Show more

Do you have a fiery temper? Or when you get mad, do you just seethe and keep it all inside? Is there a "right" way to get angry? This week, Noah and Raj welcome "The Anger Professor" Ryan Martin, a psychologist and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to help us und ...  Show more

Dr. Ryan Martin, an anger expert, psychology professor, and author of How to Deal with Angry People, and Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change, joins Scott to discuss why we get mad, how to deal with anger in a better way, and how to model healthy emotional ha ...  Show more

Anger is a powerful signal that you or someone you value is in danger. But in our normal lives the sensations of rage we experience are false alarms - we aren't in real peril and we don't need to resort to extreme survival behaviors, such as violence.Therapist Faith Harper (autho ...  Show more

Anger gets a bad rap, but this unpopular emotion can actually be beneficial to us. Tune in to this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com to get Josh and Chuck's entertaining take on why we lose our cool.