Aired Jul 16 2025
War in Ukraine. War in Gaza. Now conflict with Iran. Economic turmoil. AI upheaval. The headlines are relentless—and the outrage machine never sleeps.
In this final chapter of our Outrage on the Mic series, we take a hard look at the business of outrage—and ask a critical question:
Can we build meaningful media without playing the rage game?
From Father Coughlin’s fiery 1930s broadcasts to modern-day podcasts and cable news, the tactics are strikingly similar: provoke, alarm, and keep audiences glued. Whether it’s loud, bombastic shouting or calm, ominous storytelling, outrage remains the formula for engagement—and profit.
But what if we decide not to buy it?
🎧 Listen Now: Discover why rage sells—and how you we can choose something different together with Outrage Overload content.
About the Series: Outrage on the Mic
Throughout July, Outrage Overload is teaming up with fellow podcasters to examine outrage from multiple perspectives—comedy, history, and media critique.
- Part 1 (July 2): Laughing Through the Outrage with Outrage Factory
- Part 2 (July 9): Outrage Has Always Been With Us with Outrageous History!
Links
- Outrage Overload Substack – Essays and updates from David Beckmeyer
- Learn more about our guests:
- Up the Middle Podcast – Ross “Yergz” Yerger
- The Cameron Journal – Cameron Cowen
- How to Podcast Series – Dave Campbell
- Tweet Trends – Evette
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