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Why do we choose to watch ‘bad’ things?

Sep 17, 20250:37:20Society & Culture

From Twilight to the new War of the Worlds offering from Amazon and every bit of slop (AI or human) served up on social media, we're devouring it — but why? Hannah's joined by writer and film critic Jared Richards to try...

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Why do we choose to watch ‘bad’ things? is an episode from Stop Everything!. From Twilight to the new War of the Worlds offering from Amazon and every bit of slop (AI or human) served up on social media, we're devouring it — but why? Hannah...

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Published Sep 17, 2025, 0:37:20 long, audio available.

Why do we choose to watch ‘bad’ things?

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