Do you enjoy other’s misery?

With the Tory party seemingly on the brink of a calamitous election defeat, Has began by saying how much joy and glee he was taking from the situation and the potential demise of some of he sinister players in the party.

This led us to the topic of 'schadenfreude', which is the pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.

We explore josh's views on who he likes to see fail and more widely, what it says about us as a society to want to see 'certain' people fail.

Lots of humour and lightness around in today's episode, including the some awkward questions like "what do you do when it's only you at home alone"? 

As usual, we hope you're sitting comfortably because...it's about to get uncomfortable.

 

If you're interested, here are some interesting articles on the topic:

• The secret joys of schadenfreude | Life and style
• https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-does-schadenfreude-exist