Last week a video of a man being fatally attacked by a shark in Sydney went viral. Hundreds, if not thousands of people were viewing and sharing this video on various social media platforms. 

But before social media there were shockumentaries, before them, public executions where people would go to watch a person's final moments, so why are some of us so interested in watching someone die?

In this episode we speak to a psychologist about our strange fascination with death and the impact that these videos have on the victim's friends and family members.

 

CREDITS 

Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Tamara Cavenett is the President of the Australian Psychological Society

 

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane

Producer: Kally Borg

Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri

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