Turn to the power of 'freudenfreude' in times of despair
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This week on two blocks from the White House, Canada's mood is elbows up as it deals with the escalating trade war with the US. But in the US de feelings are a lot more complicated, if they are feelings at all. So this week we're asking how are Americans reacting to the trade war? Find and follow two blocks from the White House wherever you get your podcast, and watch us on YouTube. New episodes drop every Wednesday. This is a CBC Podcast. True hope is swift. and flies with swallows' wings.
Kings it makes gods. And meaner creatures. Kings. Welcome to IDEAS. I'm Nala Ayad. And that's a line from William Shakespeare's play Richard the Ferd.
Essentially saying that having hope is Allows one to rise above their lot in life. The award winning English professor Shannon Murray has thought a lot about this topic. She co-wrote a book called Shakespeare's Guide to Hope. Empathy and learning.
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