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 https://submission.org/friday_betrayal.html#:~:text=Those%20elements%20might%20be%20summarized,and%20be%20among%20the%20truthful. We Who Are Your Closest Friends by Phillip Lopate https://poets.org/poem/we-who-are-your-closest-friends Dictionary Definition https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/betrayal#:~:text=Betrayal%20means%20%22an%20act%20of,someone's%20trust%2C%20possibly%20by%20lying.   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 If you have any ideas, suggestions or feedback, please send us an email at: wordsthatmakeus@gmail.com