I was honored to join Danise Sugita on their podcast, Voices That Propel Us, for a deeply important conversation about the technology we built, the polarized world we live in, and how we can all find healthier ways to connect and stay grounded in the noise.

If you follow Outrage Overload, you know my journey has been about shifting from the early, naive optimism of building the internet—a place we hoped would eliminate polarization by sharing quality information—to studying the negative social impacts of that technology. I blend my background as a retired tech executive and early days at Earthlink with social science to understand what’s driving the division we all feel.

In this episode, we dove into the psychology of outrage, what the algorithms are really doing to us, and what gives me hope for the future of dialogue in the U.S.

I shared some small, practical steps that listeners can take today to build resilience against the constant outrage loop.

I encourage all of you who are seeking healthier ways to navigate our noisy world to listen to the full episode on the Voices That Propel Us podcast.