August Podcast Club Discussion: Regret (4th WEDNESDAY)

**PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE MEETING ON THE 4TH WEDNESDAY THIS MONTH: AUGUST 27TH**

This month we will delve into the complex and often painful experience of regret and hear from experts who study it.

How It Works:

• We typically follow the Podcast Brunch Club listening lists covering a different topic each month. Members can also make suggestions for future topics.
• Listening lists are composed of episode selections related to the month's theme and are pulled from a variety of shows. And we love to include some recommendations too!
• Finishing the recommended listening list is not a requirement to attend. Listen to as many or few of the suggested episodes as you would like.
• We will have an unstructured, informal discussion of the selections and the month's theme.

This Month's Topic:
Each episode explores how regret shapes our lives, decisions, and relationships through deeply personal stories, expert insights, and reflective conversations. From poignant tales of missed opportunities to interviews with psychologists on the science behind regret, this collection invites listeners to reflect on their lives and the moments that haunt them.

Here's a link to the Spotify playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jdAfHtTVr5cGbDZSc1Nxo?si=288sDWpBR268_Ad67T9K8g&nd=1&dlsi=12f130999ab34009

The Playlist - Suggested Episodes:

• Hidden Brain: “You 2.0: Regrets, I have a few…” (August 2021, 29 min)
  We all have regrets. By some estimates, regret is one of the most common emotions we experience in our daily lives. In the final episode of our You 2.0 series, we bring you a favorite interview with Amy Summerville, the former head of the Regret Lab at Miami University in Ohio. After years of studying this emotion, she says she’s learned something that may seem counterintuitive: regret doesn’t always have to be a negative force in our lives.
• Nudge: “Dan Pink: “Here’s what you’ll regret when you’re older”” (September 2022, 32 min)
  There’s one thing that almost all of us will regret. And we regret it more and more as we get older. In this episode with Dan Pink, author of NYT bestsellers Drive and When, we chat about regret, why you should have a bias for action and the world’s most regretful world-record holder. Oh, and you’ll learn why your gut instinct is statistically more likely to be wrong.
• Heavyweight: “#18 Sven” (October 2018, 33 min)
  Sven was on a jury that sentenced a man named Paul Storey to death. He’s regretted it ever since. Then, eight years later, Sven gets an email from Paul’s mother.
• Happier with Gretchen Rubin: “440: Very Special Episode: We Talk About Regret—Our Own Regrets and Listeners’ Regrets” (July 2023, 38 min)
  This episode explores the subject of regret. We talk about the
  most common categories of regrets and why reflecting on regret can help us make our lives happier. We share some of our own regrets, and also listeners’ regrets.
• Reply All: “#143 Permanent Record” (June 2019, 58 min)
  This week, the most humiliating, unfortunate and regrettable things on the internet that simply will not come down. Also: the father who scours the internet for lost memories.

Bonus podcast episodes:

• Mindset Mentor: “The Regrets of the Dying” (June 2025, 17 min)
• Overthink: “Regret” (July 2023, 55 min)
• Help Me Be Me: “Ep 212: Self-forgiveness – Releasing a regret you are holding onto” (December 2023, 48 min)
• Nudge: “Dan Pink: “No regrets? That’s bullsh*t”” (September 2022, 28 min)