It creeps into everything: guilt that we're not good enough, fit enough, smart enough. As we peruse Instagram, all we see is the perfection of others reflecting our own failures back at us. Why do we spend so much time feeling guilty? Should we?

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/devorah-baum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Devorah Baum</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/lucas-mann" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucas Mann</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/thomas-curran" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thomas Curran</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/stephen-greenblatt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Greenblatt</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/susan-bandes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan Bandes</a>

It creeps into everything: guilt that we're not good enough, fit enough, smart enough. As we peruse Instagram, all we see is the perfection of others reflecting our own failures back at us. Why do we spend so much time feeling guilty? Should we? Guests: Devorah Baum Lucas Mann Thomas Curran Stephen Greenblatt Susan Bandes

It creeps into everything: guilt that we're not good enough, fit enough, smart enough. As we peruse Instagram, all we see is the perfection of others reflecting our own failures back at us. Why do we spend so much time feeling guilty? Should we?

Guests:

<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/devorah-baum" rel="noopener noreferrer">Devorah Baum</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/lucas-mann" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lucas Mann</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/thomas-curran" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thomas Curran</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/stephen-greenblatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephen Greenblatt</a> 
<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/susan-bandes" rel="noopener noreferrer">Susan Bandes</a>

Is Guilt A Wasted Emotion?

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”To the Best of Our Knowledge” is a <a href="http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/to-the-best-of-our-knowledge" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peabody award-winning</a> national public radio show that explores big ideas and beautiful questions. Deep interviews with philosophers, writers, artists, scientists, historians, and others help listeners find new sources of meaning, purpose, and wonder in daily life. Whether it’s about bees, poetry, skin, or psychedelics, every episode is an intimate, sound-rich journey into open-minded, open-hearted conversations. Warm and engaging, TTBOOK helps listeners feel less alone and more connected – to our common humanity and to the world we share.For more from the TTBOOK team, visit us at <a href="https://ttbook.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">ttbook.org.</a>

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