Does it pay, financially, to be the bad guy? Do miserable people live longer? Because in today's political and business world, it sure seems like it.

Anyone who’s a fan of obscure history will have heard of Joseph Hatch, the man who boiled millions of penguins to sell their oil. And if you haven’t heard of this penguin-boiling supervillain, then you’re in for a treat! Because on today’s episode we’re exploring villainy, and whether it pays to be the bad guy (like Joseph Hatch) We’ll look at the health benefits of being quick to anger and cynical. We’ll explore the upsides of being greedy and miserable. And we’ll answer the age-old question; are wealthy people all assholes? But more importantly; why does wealth callus us? And what’s it take to reconnect rich assholes, like Scrooge?

History Links:

https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/harvest-of-souls/

https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/207---the-animal-horror-of-macquarie-island

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hatch

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21501-boiled-to-death-penguins-are-back-from-the-brink/

Science Links:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160809-why-it-pays-to-be-grumpy-and-bad-tempered

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0146167206298566

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2013-04866-001

https://www.wired.com/story/why-are-rich-people-so-mean/

https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/nordic-welfare-news/the-fast-and-the-furious-research-shows-that-owners-of-high-status-cars-are-on-a-collision-course-with-traffic

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2013/04/why-the-rich-dont-give/309254/

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/does_wealth_reduce_compassion

https://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2009/12/08_survival_of_kindest.shtml