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Outrage Overload

David Beckemeyer

If you're part of the "exhausted majority" who is fed up with outrage culture and wants to be less stressed out, listen to this. 40 minutes every few weeks. It will change your life. Outrage Overload is a show about outrage in society and politics, and lowering the temperature. In each episode we explore a different aspect of the outrage industry with leading scientists, researchers, authors, community leaders, and other experts. Topics include political polarization, outrage exhaustion, extremism, civility, incivility, healthy conflict, disinformation, information literacy, outrage fatigue, stress, media, social media, and even technology and artificial intelligence.

37. There is an enormous amount of distrust and gullibility - Andreas SchedlerApril 24, 2024
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36. It's not as if there's only certain types of people that are affected by this – Åsa WikforssApril 10, 2024
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35. We're not giving the wrong answer, but we're asking the wrong question - Hyrum LewisMarch 27, 2024
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34. It has to be person to person for it to mean anything - Luke Nathan PhillipsMarch 13, 2024
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BONUS - They're not evil. They just think differently than you - Tami PyferMarch 06, 2024
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33. There's been a lot of pushback against this - Alia BraleyFebruary 28, 2024
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BONUS - GuesSync! you don't need to know politics to play the game - Ashwin RajadesinganFebruary 21, 2024
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32. We just dig our heels in and make assumptions that are often wrong - Ken FuternickFebruary 14, 2024
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BONUS - It doesn't seem as if we're all playing by the same rules - Shannon McGregorFebruary 07, 2024
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31. In a democracy you get exactly the government you deserve - Kevin SmithJanuary 31, 2024
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30. The History of Outrage TV - Robert Thompson January 17, 2024
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MLK Day Special - Hajar YazdihaJanuary 15, 2024
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29. This is basically trying to avoid civil war - Peter ColemanJanuary 03, 2024
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BONUS - A lot of angry reactions (remix) - Steven RathjeDecember 27, 2023
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28. Listening is more important than talking - Matt LevenduskyDecember 13, 2023
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BONUS - One-year Anniversary Special – Peter DittoDecember 06, 2023
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27. Make sure that you're not getting high on your own supply - Dannagal G. YoungNovember 29, 2023
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BONUS - There's a lot of pressure to conform - Lawrence EppardNovember 22, 2023
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26. The cascade process is a way that minds change at scale - David McRaneyNovember 15, 2023
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25. So we thought we would do a tournament - Jan VoelkelNovember 01, 2023
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BONUS 2023 Recap – Meet Austin ChenOctober 25, 2023
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24. The good news is we really do know a lot about what we need to do - Phyllis LeavittOctober 18, 2023
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23. For the most part, people are speaking into the void - Sanjay JollyOctober 04, 2023
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BONUS - If traditional medicine was doing a good job, there wouldn't be as much demand for alternatives - Britt Hermes & Michael LenzSeptember 27, 2023
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22. The Dignity Index - Tami PyferSeptember 20, 2023
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