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Outrage 75 – The Hidden Power of the Politically Homeless – Lura Forcum

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October 29, 2025

David Beckemeyer

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Aired Oct 29, 2025 Once upon a time, being radical meant picking a side—and going all in. Rush Limbaugh on the right. Keith Olbermann on the left. Loud, partisan voices who stood out by pushing their team’s message to the edge. But today, that kind of partisanship isn’t radical anymore. It’s expected. It’s the norm.…
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Outrage 68 – Is Our Democracy Failing Because We’re Not Thinking Enough? – James Fishkin

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July 23, 2025

David Beckemeyer

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Aired Jul 23, 2025 In this episode of Outrage Overload, we explore whether citizens can make better decisions, and whether democracy itself can work better, when the public is truly engaged. Our guest is Professor James Fishkin, a leading political scientist at Stanford University and the creator of deliberative polling, a method used around the…
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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

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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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