The Ethics of the Hunting

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CNN's John Sutter went caribou hunting in Alaska. He says he was moved by the experience, but didn't want to get involved with life cycle. The hunt took about two weeks because it is very hard and they were looking for an animal that was over eight years old. "We weren't just going to hunt any given thing," said Sutter.

Journalist and author Michael Easter talks about his book The Comfort Crisis with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Easter thinks modern life is too easy, too comfortable. To be healthy, he says, we need to move out of our comfort zones and every once in a while try to do something, especially something physically demanding, that we didn't think was possible. Easter discusses rising levels of anxiety and depression in the West and why taking on challenges can be part of the solution.