Episode

Suicidal Empathy and the West

Podcast: Hillsdale College Podcast Network Superfeed
Published: Jul 10, 2026
Duration seconds: 2944
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Summary

Guests: Gad Saad and Stephen Smith Host Scot Bertram talks with Gad Saad, professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and host of  The Saad Truth  podcast, about the potential dangers of altruism and his new book,  Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind . And Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Temple Family Chair in English Literature at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and teachings of St. Thomas More and his new book,  The Last Riddle: Advice on Living and Dying Well from the Imprisoned Saint Thomas More . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.