The Anger Management Industry

Calming Courses on the Rise, But Do They Work? “Anger management is a thriving industry in the United States. It is the subject of hundreds of books, workshops and videos. Across the nation, judges are now sending thousands of people to take anger management programs instead of serving jail time. And yet, as NPR’s Robert Siegel, host of All Things Considered, discovers, there is no national criteria, no oversight and no evaluation of the efficacy of these programs.

Siegel’s radio piece is punctuated by several outbursts of anger from celebrities. Listen to the outbursts and see if you can match the rant with the person below…” —NPR