Dr. Ryan Martin — better known as “The Anger Professor” — joins Steve Scaffidi for a thoughtful and timely conversation on the latest episode of The Scaffidiology Podcast.

A best-selling author, podcaster, and nationally recognized expert on emotional wellness and anger management, Martin is the author of Emotion Hacks: 50 Ways to Feel Better Fast, Why We Get Mad: How to Use Your Anger for Positive Change, and How to Deal with Angry People. He also serves as Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Martin explores how identity politics and social media may be amplifying anger in America — and why not all anger is a bad thing. In fact, some anger, when understood and managed well, can be a force for positive change.