Heroes and Politics, Male Emotions, Eating Before Exercise

Heroes and Politics, Male Emotions, Eating Before Exercise

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 205

  • Aug 29, 2017 6:00 am
  • 2:21:17 mins

Heroes and American politics (16:04) Bruce Peabody, Ph.D., is a professor of Political Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) in Madison, New Jersey. Krista Jenkins, Ph.D., is a professor of political science at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she is also the director of FDU’s survey research center, PublicMind. Who are your heroes? Depending on who you ask, the answer can be very different.  Children might look up to parents or even movie superheroes.  If you ask and someone off the streets or a politician, they might answer with a friend or a colleague.  Professors Bruce Peabody and Krista Jenkins are co-authors of Where Have All the Heroes Gone? The Changing Nature of American Valor. They talk about American Heroism and how it is viewed in politics and society in general. What If He Cries? (1:06:04) Rick Belden is a respected explorer and chronicler of the psychology and inner lives of men. He has been writing for most of his life and has been using creative exp...