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Everyone Watched the Same Event and Saw Something Different – Alison Sher
David Beckemeyer
activism, BLM, bridge building, critical thinking, culture war, echo chambers, ideology, journalism standards, media bias, media literacy, misinformation, moral psychology, outrage culture, political identity, political polarization, selective storytelling, social contagion, Special Focus / Current Events, tribalism, two-party systemAuthor and researcher Allison Sher spent years studying how outrage moves through media systems — and what it does to the people inside them. Her conclusion: the division we experience isn’t just a political problem. It’s a contagion, and most of us don’t realize we’ve been exposed. In this conversation, David and Allison explore the…
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Outrage 76 – The Revolt Against the Experts – Hillary Shulman
David Beckemeyer
critical thinking, distrust of experts, experts versus the public, media and trust, misinformation, Misinformation & Critical Thinking, polarization and science, populism and knowledge, public understanding of science, rebuilding trust, science communication, skepticism and belief, trust in science, truth and misinformation, why facts don’t persuade, why people reject scienceAired Nov 12, 2025 What happens when people start to see science as an elite enterprise—something done to them instead of for them? In this episode of the Outrage Overload Podcast, we speak with Hillary Shulman, a communication scholar at Ohio State University, whose research explores science populism—the growing belief that scientists are part of…
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Outrage 55 – How to Survive the Age of Misinformation – David Helfand
David Beckemeyer
Aired Jan 8, 2025 Information is everywhere—limitless, instant, and free. But alongside this unprecedented access, a flood of misinformation and deliberate disinformation threatens our ability to make informed decisions, trust experts, and engage meaningfully with others. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. David Helfand, a professor of astronomy at Columbia University, former president…
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Outrage 44 – How to Build Mental Immunity Against Misinformation and Conspiracies – Melanie Trecek-King
David Beckemeyer
Aired Jul 31, 2024 Feeling overwhelmed by the constant news cycle? Social media bombarding you with opinions disguised as facts? This episode of Outrage Overload offers a lifeline. Host David Beckemeyer dives deep into critical thinking with science educator Melanie Trecek-King. Together, they explore strategies to navigate the modern media landscape. Learn how to become…
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Outrage Overload is a podcast about the outrage industry, my journey to discover what it is, how it affects us, and what we can do about it.


