Podcast debut!

Episode 1 is an origin story of sorts: The roots of my life-defining grudge, and how I feel now that I'm on the other side of it.

Jun 21 • 

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35:16

Revenge is like a drug?

That's what one researcher concludes, and while I found this supremely interesting, I am not at all sold on the way he presents forgiveness as the…

Jun 14 • 

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It's never really about you

I've always remembered the first time my stepfather visited my family's home. The meaning I've drawn from that memory, however, has changed dramatically…

Jun 12 • 

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Revenge is not a drug nor forgiveness a cure

I found myself nodding along to about half of a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Then I came to the discussion of forgiveness, and I started…

Jun 12 • 

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Film Room: Man on Fire

Before he was "The Equalizer," Denzel Washington was John Creasy, who had a very specific and determined response to the kidnapping of a girl he had…

Jun 11 • 

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March 2025

The billion-dollar grudge

After seven years of litigation, investor Bill Ackman uttered a very heart-felt expletive into his phone only to have the guy on the other end of it…

Mar 20 • 

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The billion-dollar grudge

Bill Ackman was understandably fed up with Carl Icahn's resistance to honoring a contract the two signed. How Ackman expressed this frustration…

Mar 20 • 

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A grudge gives you focus

For 30 years I've seen athletes use resentment as a fuel for performance. It's effective, but it can also become a bit of a trap.

Mar 11 • 

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Kendrick Lamar serves beef well done

But what I wonder about most is how he feels now that he's so clearly "won" his grudge against Drake.

Mar 4 • 

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September 2024

What if there's no such thing as a good grudge?

I've always evaluated judges according to their justification. Are they warranted, maybe even appropriate? I no longer think that matters all that much.

Sep 28, 2024 • 

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August 2024

Coming to grips with a grudge 😡

Michael Oher is (understandably) angry over "The Blind Side." I'm not sure a lawsuit will help.

Aug 25, 2024 • 

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Michael Lewis is kind of a dick

The author of "The Blind Side" is surprisingly ignorant about the book's subject.

Aug 24, 2024 • 

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