Why do we love anti-heroes?

From Don Draper to Lisbeth Salander, deeply flawed and un-heroic characters abound in TV, film, and literature. Why do we love anti-heroes, and what does it say about us?

Guests

• Troy Patterson: TV critic for Slate.com and a film critic for Spin.
• Sarah Weinman: book critic. She reviews mystery fiction for the Los Angeles Times and blogs at "Confessions of An Idiosyncratic Mind."

Resources

• About Troy
• About Sarah