Never Let Me Go by Ava Paul

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This is the one I'm not going to talk about, but Nightcrawler. The main character in that movie is devoid of empathy. He doesn't feel bad when they feel bad. But he's also a terrible person in so many other ways. This was also recommended on Facebook, but I didn't have enough empathy to remember who did it. That's right. As soon as Paul came check to the Twitter person, I was like, fuck, where are we supposed to be? So this is Never Let Me Go. It's directed by Mark Romanek, written by Alex Garland, who also did X Machina and wrote in direct X Nexis.

Paul Bloom takes some time away from his "Waking Up" appearances to join us for a very special movie episode: our top three films about empathy. Can movies help us understand the experiences of people who live completely different lives? Do serial killers need empathy to effectively torture their victims? Does empathy make you want to blow up the world, or lead naked men into black liquid-y voids? Plus Paul and David try to bully Tamler into watching "Westworld." Also, buy Paul's new book (link below) "Against Empathy"! [Note: this episode is heavy on the spoilers. If you're worried, check the links below--they contain the titles for each movie in the order discussed on the podcast].

Special Guest: Paul Bloom.

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