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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
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49. What would an environmental saint look like? -...
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37:26
BONUS - We don't have for election day any particular...
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30:08
48. People were also getting a little boost in...
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27:49
BONUS - Centrism is no longer viable - Steve McIntosh
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25:23
47. People have already decided what is factual and...
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25:10
BONUS - Rethinking Your News Diet: Two Approaches to...
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34:08
46. The emotions are so high right now that really...
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62:10
BONUS - Project 2025 and Agenda 47 - Sean Evans
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28:10
45. A Messy Synthesis of Rational Decision-Making and...
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24:02
BONUS - We're Different. You're Not Going to Turn a...
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38:00
44. We tend to have the strongest emotions over...
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40:50
BONUS - When “Listen to the Other Side” Isn’t Enough...
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27:50
43. Enemy at First Sight: Decoding the Neural...
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33:12
BONUS - OMG, those other people are not insane - Lisa...
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21:30
42. Maybe we were not ready - Michalis Mamakos
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22:47
Okay Boomer - Housing - Cameron Lee Cowan and Jake...
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29:10
41. You can't make something settled just by saying...
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32:25
BONUS - Negativity Addiction - Travis Monteleone
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40. You're funneled down this rabbit hole of...
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43:14
39. The Poisoning of the American Mind - Lawrence...
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