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Outrage 98 – Why Saving Democracy Sounds Like a Threat to Conservatives – Scott Warren and Sophia Winner
Aired Oct 7, 2026 When pro-democracy advocates talk about “protecting institutions” or “preserving democratic norms,” why does that message so often fall flat in conservative communities? In this episode of Outrage Overload, we sit down with researchers Scott Warren and Sophia Winner from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. They unpack a groundbreaking…
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Second Annual Bridging Movement Summit, September 23-25
American Public Square and Listen First Project will kick off the Second Annual Bridging Movement Summit with “Turning Down the Heat: Rebuilding Trust in an Age of Outrage” on September 23 at 6 PM. Jeremy Hobson, host of the nationally syndicated public radio program The Middle, will moderate the conversation with Mike Abrams of The…
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Outrage 94 – Making Politicians Accountable to Voters – Ramon Perez
Aired Aug 12, 2026 Congress currently sits at a near-record low approval rating, yet individual lawmakers are reelected over 90% of the time. Why is our political system so resistant to public accountability? In this episode, we sit down with Ramon Perez, Executive Director of the Digital Democracy Project, to unpack the structural incentives that…
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Civic Voices: What Occupy Taught Us About Grassroots Power – Mila Atmos
Aired Aug 5 2026 When public movements erupt, media attention almost immediately centers on the spectacle—the street confrontations, the viral headlines, and the rapid-fire political commentary. But once the news cycle moves on and the crowds disperse, we rarely stop to analyze how the information ecosystem shaped what we saw, or what actually happens to…
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Outrage 93 – The Structural Battle for the DOJ – Alex Lovit
Aired Jul 29, 2026 In February 2025, we explored the mechanics of an expanding executive branch in our episode, The Imperial Presidency. We analyzed a presidency stretching its boundaries, dismantling administrative agencies, and overriding traditional corruption safeguards. In this follow-up conversation, we turn our attention to the primary institutional battleground of 2026: The Department of…
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Outrage 92 – Breaking the Duopoly Loop – Nathan Smolensky
Aired July 15, 2026 We often talk about how hyper-partisan outrage is fueled by a structural system designed to keep us divided. Between safe, gerrymandered districts and a political duopoly that has optimized the game for a zero-sum, two-player matchup, it is incredibly easy to fall into a mindset of defeatism. It feels like we…
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Bonus: “Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising” (from Future Hindsight)
Aired Jul 8, 2026 Today we have a special bonus episode for the Outrage Overload community. We are sharing the premiere episode of a brand-new, six-part documentary series from our sister show in The Democracy Group network, Future Hindsight. The series is called Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising. About This Special Episode: In 2008, a Wall Street crash gutted millions of…
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Outrage Overload x The Politics Guys: Deconstructing Polarization
Aired Jun 24, 2026 Why does our modern political landscape feel so intensely divided, and why does the media environment always seem dialed up to eleven? In this special crossover episode, David sits down with Michael Baranowski, host of The Politics Guys and a fellow member of The Democracy Group podcast network. Moving past surface-level…
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Outrage 90 – Can You Build a Political Tribe Out of the Moderates Left Behind? – Paul Chapman
Aired Jun 17, 2026 The numbers painting the picture of American governance are staggering, but perhaps none more so than this: in the 1950s, the U.S. House of Representatives passed roughly 900 bills per session. Today? That number has plummeted to a paralyzed 50 or 60. In this episode, we dive deep into the structural…
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Outrage Bonus – When the State Loses Moral Legitimacy
Aired Jun 10 2026 We tend to think of a nation’s strength in concrete terms—the size of its military, the reach of its laws, or the stability of its economy. But this special audio documentary episode of Outrage Overload pulls back the curtain on the illusion of government permanence to reveal a terrifyingly fragile truth.…
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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.
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