In this episode of the "Words That Make Us" podcast, Rama and Tony discuss the topic of “Betrayal”. Listen to them as they discuss the different types of betrayal whether in relationships, in a relation to one’s country of oneself. They discuss statistics about cheating from different countries as well as how it is regarded in stoicism, the Quran and the Bible. There is poetry from different eras and perspectives too!
Countries with highest infidelity rate:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/infidelity-rates-by-country
Is it emotional cheating?
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/emotional-cheating
Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy
https://genius.com/Carol-ann-duffy-medusa-annotated
Betrayal in the Quran
We Who Are Your Closest Friends by Phillip Lopate
https://poets.org/poem/we-who-are-your-closest-friends
Dictionary Definition
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betrayal
Betrayal in the bible
https://renew.org/betrayal-in-the-bible/
Betrayal in Shakespeare
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/blog/top-shakespearean-betrayals/
Famous cases of betrayal in history
https://www.voxnews.al/english/histori/25-tradhtite-qe-ndryshuan-rrjedhen-e-historise-i18600
https://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-most-ruthless-betrayals-in-all-of-history/vidkun-quisling
Judas Goats on Galapagos Islands
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/on-the-galapagos-the-betrayal-of-judas-goats
Farewell, Ungrateful Traitor! John Dryden
https://allpoetry.com/Farewell-Ungrateful-Traitor
Sonnet 142 by William Shakespeare
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56226/sonnet-142-love-is-my-sin-and-thy-dear-virtue-hate
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