Shopping and Survival

May 22, 2025

 

Why does a day at the mall feel like therapy for some and a tactical operation for others?

In this segment on Allegheny Mountain Radio, I share a light-hearted story about shopping with my wife, Renee — but it’s more than just a funny look at our different styles. We’ll explore how ancient survival roles might still be influencing our modern-day behavior.

With insights from evolutionary psychology and voices like Dr. Daniel Kruger and Dr. Gad Saad, we examine how shopping habits — the way we browse, compare, and choose — could be echoes of the hunter-gatherer divide. It’s a story about biology, behavior, and maybe even a little empathy.

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Danny Cardwell

Danny is the Station Coordinator for WCHG, and the host of our gospel and country hours on Wednesdays 10:00 am to noon. He and his wife Renee Cardwell live with a spoiled dog (Toddie) in Hot Springs. Danny is a Deacon at Piney Grove Baptist Church in Hot Springs. He operates Thoughtwrestler.blogspot.com and is a site administrator and featured writer for the website Dagblog.com. He has been a frequent contributor to The Hal Ginsberg Morning Show, All Politics Are Local, and Politics Done Right. Danny has tutored, lectured, and mentored at risk youth in churches, group homes, and inside the Virginia Department Corrections. He serves on the board of directors for Preservation Bath and chairs the Bath Community Hospital Patient Advisory board. danny@amrmail.org
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