Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
If politics and media leave you feeling angry, overwhelmed, or exhausted, Outrage Overload is for you.In about 30 minutes every few weeks, we explore how outrage spreads, how polarization distorts perception, and how media and technology amplify emotional extremes.Through conversations with leading scientists, researchers, and authors, we unpack the psychology, incentives, and systems shaping today’s political climate — and offer practical tools to think clearly, stay grounded, and respond const...
Episodes (147)
86. Why We Viscerally Resist Talking to the Other Side – Mónica Guzmán
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - An Island with No Plan B - Caleb Scharf
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
85. Escaping the Filter Bubble: How to Find Consensus in a Divided World - Krist...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
84. I Bought a Bar: An experiment in bridge-building - K Scarry
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - The “Move to the Center” Strategy Is Distracting Us From What Matters –...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
83. Connection Is Slow, And That’s the Point – Tim Jones
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
82. Tribal Thinking Is Eroding Democracy – Timothy Redmond
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
81. My Omaha: A Story of Division, Trust, and Family – Nick Beaulieu
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - America’s Lost Generation – Cameron Cowan
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
80. Small Acts Matter More Than We Think – Luke Berryman
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
79. When We Stop Sharing the Same Reality – Stephen Maher
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - A Clear-Eyed Look Back at the Pandemic Divide
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - The Congresspeople You’ve Never Heard Of Might Save Democracy – Brad Por...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
78. When AI Becomes the Most Persuasive Voice in the Room – Petter Törnberg
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - The America You Don’t See on the News – Adam Mizel
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
77. Issue Salience Polarization - Adrienne Kafka & Troy Campbell
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
Okay Boomer – Drowning in Digital Overwhelm - Craig Mattson
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
76. The Revolt Against the Experts – Hillary Shulman
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
75. The Hidden Power of the Politically Homeless - Lura Forcum
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
DOCUMENTARY - The Manosphere: A Shadow Network of Influence – Havana Mohr-Ramire...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
74. When Polarized Communities Work Together – Kira Hamman
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
73. Rethinking Autism Advocacy – Ari Ne’eman
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
72. The Fight to Make Online Spaces Civil Again - Yevgeny Simkin
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
DOCUMENTARY - What’s Pulling Young Men to the Right?
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
71. Do Facts Really Change Minds? – Nick Stagnaro
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
70. Is There Still Hope for the Internet? - Kristin Hansen
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - Teaching Civics in the Age of Outrage - June Klees
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
69. America’s Connection Opportunity - Kate Carney and Calista Small
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
68. Is Our Democracy Failing Because We’re Not Thinking Enough? - James Fishkin
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
Outrage on the Mic – Part 3: Rage Sells, But We Don’t Have to Buy It
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
Outrage on the Mic, Part 2: Outrage Has Always Been With Us
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
Outrage on the Mic – Part 1: Laughing Through the Outrage
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
67. AI vs. Ancient Hatreds: Can Tech Ease the Israeli-Palestinian Divide? – Adam...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - Are We Witnessing a Democracy in Crisis? - Lucan Way
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
66. What It Really Takes to Fix the Division in America – Rich Harwood
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
DOCUMENTARY - How ‘Natural Living’ Becomes Extremism: Inside the Crunchy-to-Radi...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
65. Grief, Fatigue, and the Aftermath of COVID - Zeest Khan
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - Crisis in National Service Undermines Civic Engagement – Maureen Ecclest...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
64. Our Democracy Is Fraying—Here’s How We Start Repairing It - Karissa Raskin
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - Crisis in Journalism with Michael Deas
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
63. Moral Psychology and the Harm-Based Roots of Political Polarization - Sam Pr...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
62. Reducing Online Outrage: What Role Can Community-Driven Algorithms Play - Pa...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - How Authoritarianism Creeps In: Lessons from Postcards to Hitler - Bruce...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
61. Outraged! The New Science of Moral Outrage - Kurt Gray
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
BONUS - From Outrage to Reflection
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
60. PODCASTHON: How One Group Is Bridging Tech Gaps in Underserved Communities -...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
Okay Boomer - Mental Health - Valerie Beck
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
59. Outrage, Fear, and Perception: Understanding Cultivation Theory - James Shan...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
DOCUMENTARY - The Imperial Presidency? Executive Overreach and the Constitution
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
58. The Truth Behind Political Division: Are We Really That Different? - James C...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media