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Revenge – Inside the addiction that drives everything from Trump to The Lion King

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From Trump to Putin to Israel/Gaza, a primal need for revenge saturates politics. But is vengeance an addiction like any other? Author and former lawyer James Kimmel Jr should know. Grievance and pain once drove him to such rage that he almost committed murder. He tells Andrew Harrison how his book The Science of Revenge explains why we take pleasure in others’ pain, why Trump is obsessed with getting his own back at the world… and why John Wick and The Lion King are basically the same movie.

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Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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From Trump to Putin to Israel/Gaza, a primal need for revenge saturates politics. But is vengeance an addiction like any other? Author and former lawyer James Kimmel Jr should know. Grievance and pain once drove him to such rage that he almost committed murder. He tells Andrew Harrison how his book The Science of Revenge explains why we take pleasure in others’ pain, why Trump is obsessed with getting his own back at the world… and why John Wick and The Lion King are basically the same movie.

• Buy The Science of Revenge through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund The Bunker by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too.

Support us on Patreon for early episodes and more.

• We are sponsored by Indeed. Go to indeed.com/bunker to get your £100 sponsored credit.

Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Simon Williams. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Managing Editor Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

www.podmasters.co.uk

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