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#2 Fairy Tales Can Come True and Can Tell Us About Values, Mattering, Life Choices -- Sophia Moskalenko
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A powerful half-hour discussion of the universal need that we humans have -- to quest for Significance: to make our lives matter, to gain dignity and respect, and certainly to avoid losing the all-important sense of Significance.
In this episode, Dr. Sophia Moskalenko -- an expert on the psychology of radicalism and terrorism, teaching at Georgia State University and affiliated with other academic institutions -- displays her other special knowledge: on socialization driven by narratives. She tells of the huge impact that fairy tales for children may have. Stories of monsters, villains, and heroes reveal a lot about an era and a society, as Dr. Moskalenko relates in conversation with Professor Arie W. Kruglanski and Dan Raviv, the co-authors of THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE: HARNESSING THE NEED THAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND.
To buy the book, we suggest: https://amzn.to/3Y2cawj ... or the website of the publisher, Routledge: http://bit.ly/3RFdwtn .
This podcast series is based on a book by Dr. Arie Kruglanski and Dan Raviv, The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round, published in 2025 by Routledge.
Arie Kruglanski is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland and author of countless books, articles, and studies that have made him one of the world's leading experts on human motivation. He has been honored by the American Psychological Association for distinguished scientific contributions, and received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science. One of his most recent books is Uncertain: How to Turn Your Biggest Fear Into Your Greatest Power.
Dan Raviv was a CBS News correspondent, covering big stories worldwide for more than 40 years. He co-authored a national best selling book, Every Spy a Prince: The Complete History of Israel's Intelligence Community. His most recent book about Israeli security and espionage, also co-authored with Yossi Melman, is Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel's Secret Wars. He is based in Washington, DC. You can hear his weekly podcast, THE MOSSAD FILES.
On YouTube and other platforms featuring video podcasts, you can find video versions of THE QUEST FOR SIGNIFICANCE PODCAST. Please do.
To purchase our book, we suggest: www.amazon.com/Quest-Significance-Harnessing-Makes-World/dp/103253169X.
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