About this podcast
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 hyper-partisanship 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…
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Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
About this podcast
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 hyper-partisanship 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…
Recent episodes
- 95. The Legal Glitch That Engineered Our Political Rage – Larry Lessig26 Aug · 48 min
- 73. Rethinking Autism Advocacy – Ari Ne’eman19 Aug · 46 min
- 94. Making Politicians Accountable to Voters – Ramon Perez12 Aug · 28 min
- Civic Voices: What Occupy Taught Us About Grassroots Power - Mila Atmos5 Aug · 28 min
- 93. The Structural Battle for the DOJ – Alex Lovit29 Jul · 52 min
- 92. Breaking the Duopoly Loop – Nathan Smolensky15 Jul · 29 min
- Bonus: "Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising" (from Future Hindsight)8 Jul · 41 min
- Civic Voices: Reclaiming the Narrative at America 2502 Jul · 24 min
- 91. Flipping the Financial Incentives of the Outrage Economy - Don Templeman1 Jul · 40 min
- Outrage Overload x The Politics Guys: Deconstructing Polarization24 Jun · 40 min
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