# emotion
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26:01The Pub Test: is your story interesting?Ellie Glason: Does it have emotion? Does it have tension? Does it have nostalgia? Does it have relief? Does it have transformation? Basically, is it interesting? And I know that's maybe not the best answer. Is your storyEP 319 · 16 Jul 2026·interview· 26:01–28:244:05What is emotion, actually?Leanne Elliott: So with that in mind, I really want to start at the beginning, in the most simple place, emotion. What is emotion? How do psychologists define emotion? Ryan Martin: This is actually a super complicated quEP 247 · 6 Nov 2025·interview· 4:05–8:103:43What anger really is (and isn't)Leanne Elliott: So, Ryan Martin, welcome to Truth and Lies. We are so excited to have you. For anyone who hasn't heard of you, could you start by telling us who you are, what you do, and what you're famous for? Al ElliotEP 163 · 16 Jan 2025·other· 3:43–5:115:11Anger vs. aggression — why the distinction mattersLeanne Elliott: So an important distinction there, I guess, the difference between an emotion and a behavior. And is that something that's quite a common differentiation in psychology, in emotional psychology? Al ElliottEP 163 · 16 Jan 2025·other· 5:11–6:3629:15Is anger addictive?Leanne Elliott: Is anger addictive at all? Do people like to be angry? Al Elliott: Yeah, I'm going to approach this one carefully only because the word addiction is kind of— it means different things to different people.EP 163 · 16 Jan 2025·other· 29:15–30:3942:01The fostering campaign that made Leanne cryAl Elliott: Fun fact, I did a fostering campaign for a local authority in the UK. And the actual, the whole tagline for the campaign came from one thing that a lady said when I interviewed her about being a foster parentEP 39 · 17 May 2023·other· 42:01–44:12
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