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DOCUMENTARY - America on the Knife’s Edge
In this special documentary-style episode of the Outrage Overload podcast, we look at the world of electoral politics and the challenges of close ele…
2 years ago
38. Was it social media in the living room with the candlestick? - Thomas Zeitzoff
Episode 38
How to Rise Above Nasty Politics
In this episode of the Outrage Overload podcast, host David Beckmeyer interviews Thomas Zeitzoff, a professor special…
2 years ago
BONUS - Believing pencils are charming becomes politicized - Dino Carpentras
Discover how seemingly neutral topics can become politicized in this episode of the Outrage Overload podcast. Host David Beckemeyer is joined by rese…
2 years, 1 month ago
37. There is an enormous amount of distrust and gullibility - Andreas Schedler
Episode 37
How Broken Trust is Poisoning American Democracy
In this episode, host David Beckmeyer interviews Andreas Schedler about his research on political pol…
2 years, 1 month ago
36. It's not as if there's only certain types of people that are affected by this – Åsa Wikforss
Episode 36
Why We Resist Facts & How to Fight Back!
In this episode, we explore the concept of knowledge resistance with Dr. Åsa Wikforss. We discuss the complex…
2 years, 1 month ago
35. Challenging the Left vs. Right Paradigm - Hyrum Lewis
Episode 35
Why we need to abandon the Left-Right political spectrum paradigm
We examing the divisive nature of the left-versus-right political framework with our…
2 years, 2 months ago
34. It has to be person to person for it to mean anything - Luke Nathan Phillips
Episode 34
How Braver Angels is Lowering the Temperature in Political Conversations
In this episode, David interviews Luke Nathan Phillips, the Publius Fellow fo…
2 years, 2 months ago
BONUS - They're not evil. They just think differently than you - Tami Pyfer
Success Stories: Why You Need the Dignity Index in Your Toolbox
Tami Pyfer, Chief of Staff and Project Director for UNITE, returns to discuss the prog…
2 years, 2 months ago
33. There's been a lot of pushback against this - Alia Braley
Episode 33
Why even those who value democracy might contribute to its decline
Americans across the political spectrum express concerns about the health of democr…
2 years, 3 months ago
BONUS - GuesSync! you don't need to know politics to play the game - Ashwin Rajadesingan
How a Fun Game Reduces Political Polarization
Discover how a fun online game called GuesSync! is reducing political polarization and fostering empathy…
2 years, 3 months ago