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Outrage 84 – I Bought a Bar – K Scarry

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March 25, 2026

David Beckemeyer

Advocacy, Bridge-Building, civic engagement, Civic Grace, community building, Conflict Resolution, Democracy & Civic Life, dialogue, Hospitality, media literacy, Narrative Storytelling, outrage culture, Relationship Building, Resilience, social cohesion, Special Focus / Current Events, Third Spaces, Urban Sociology, Washington D.C.

Aired Mar 25, 2026 “I know a woman who literally purchased a bar in downtown DC because she was concerned about the lack of third spaces in her community.”– Kira Hamman After seven years working in the formal “bridge-building” industry, K Scarry realized that the people who most needed to talk to one another were…
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Outrage 83 – Can Dinner Fix a Divided Society? – Tim Jones

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March 4, 2026

David Beckemeyer

belonging, bridge building, Bridge-Building, civic life, community building, depolarization, dialogue, human connection, loneliness, outrage culture, polarization, psychology, social cohesion, social media, social trust, ways to connect

Aired Mar 4, 2026 Political polarization, social division, and declining trust are often blamed on media, algorithms, and social networks. But what if the problem is simpler, (but also more difficult), than that? What if we’ve forgotten how to sit down with people who aren’t like us? In this episode of Outrage Overload, we talk…
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Outrage Bonus – What Happens When Students Talk Across Generations? – June Klees

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August 13, 2025

David Beckemeyer

Bridge-Building, bridging the divide, building empathy, civic engagement, civil discourse, communication skills, community building, Democracy & Civic Life, dialogue across differences, emotional intelligence, finding common ground, how to have hard conversations, how to talk to people with different views, intergenerational dialogue, learning to listen, overcoming bias, political polarization, respectful conversation, student perspectives, talking across divides, understanding others, youth and politics

Aired Aug 13, 2025 In a time of growing political polarization, hostile online discourse, and social fragmentation, how do we teach people — especially the next generation — to truly talk across divides? In this episode of Outrage Overload, we sit down with Dr. June Klees, historian and educator teaching a Civics Corps program working…
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Outrage 69 – The Connection Opportunity Report: Hope, Barriers, and the Path Forward – Kate Carney and Calista Small

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August 6, 2025

David Beckemeyer

Bridge-Building, bridging political divides, building community trust, building social trust, civil discourse, community building, connecting across race and class, connecting across religion, connecting with different viewpoints, connection across differences, connection opportunity report, conversation skills, creating inclusive communities, dealing with political stress, depolarizing conversations, digital tools for connection, empathy in politics, finding common ground, handling political conflict, how to connect with others, local community engagement, making friends across differences, navigating political conversations, overcoming polarization, overcoming political fear, overcoming social divisions, political anxiety, political dialogue, political differences conversations, practical bridge building, reducing political tension, respectful political dialogue, shared community goals, social cohesion, social connection, social divides in America, social media and polarization, talking across political lines, unity in divided times

Aired Aug 6, 2025 On this episode of Outrage Overload, we dive into the groundbreaking Connection Opportunity report from More in Common. If you’ve ever wondered how to connect with others across political divides or felt exhausted by the state of civil discourse, this conversation is for you. Guests Kate Carney and Calista Small reveal…
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Outrage 66 – What It Really Takes to Fix the Division in America – Rich Harwood

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June 11, 2025

David Beckemeyer

Bridge-Building, bridging divides, civic engagement, civic renewal, community building, democracy reform, depolarization, grassroots action, healing America, local change, outrage culture, polarization, political division, rebuilding trust, Rich Harwood, social trust, The Harwood Institute, The New Civic Path, turning outward

Aired Jun 11 2025 Are you tired of the division in America? Wondering how we can start fixing things instead of just fighting all the time? In this episode of Outrage Overload, host David Beckemeyer welcomes back Rich Harwood, founder of The Harwood Institute and author of the new book The New Civic Path: Restoring…
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