The Man With the Gun

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Jesson shalby was held at gunpoint by a group of robbers in her home. She says she felt no rage as the men tried to take what they wanted from her. The two women were eventually released and reunited with their families, but not before being robbed twice more.

Neuroscientist Doug Fields was on a trip to Europe when a pickpocket stole his wallet. Doug, normally mild-mannered, became enraged — and his fury turned him into a stranger to himself. This week, we revisit a favorite 2020 episode about the secret logic of irrational anger.

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