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Jul 5 2011

How Hate Works

36 min 4 movies discussed
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Hate is generally defined as an extreme hostility to something or someone, usually stemming from fear, anger or a sense of injury. But how does it work? Join Josh and Chuck as they dig into the nature of hate.

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Josh and Chuck dive into the surprisingly complex world of hatred, exploring what separates truly hating your broccoli from actually wanting to harm another person. They examine fascinating brain research showing how love and hate activate similar regions, discuss the historical roots of hatred from ancient Rome to modern hate groups, and tackle whether hatred might actually be a mental illness. Along the way, they share personal stories about dealing with people who've wronged them and reveal which U.S. states have the highest concentrations of hate groups.


Movies Discussed

Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds
2009 2h 33m
★ 8.2
"anyone who saw Inglourious Bastards knows that Gerbils, Joseph Gerbils was in charge of propaganda — Referenced in connection with Nazi propaganda and film as a tool for spreading hatred." — Josh
Intolerance
Intolerance
2000 11m
★ 6.1
"DW Griffith felt so bad about this afterward that he made a follow-up film that year called Intolerance — Mentioned as DW Griffith's follow-up film to Birth of a Nation as an attempt to address the intolerance of his previous work." — Josh
Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit
2003 2h 21m
★ 7.1
"See, you saw the movie, right? No, I didn't. — Used as an example of how storytelling makes things more compelling than just stating facts." — Chuck
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
2016 2h 0m
★ 6.6
"DW Griffith's awful movie, awful in content, Birth of a Nation from 1915 — Referenced as an example of how storytelling in film can be used to incite hatred against groups of people." — Josh

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