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Outrage Bonus – The Manosphere: A Shadow Network of Influence – Havana Mohr-Ramirez
David Beckemeyer
culture wars, digital extremism, disinformation, gender and democracy, gender gap, internet culture, internet subcultures, loneliness and belonging, male frustration, male identity crisis, men’s mental health, misogyny online, online communities, online echo chambers, online radicalization, polarization in society, red pill ideology, social media influence, toxic masculinity, young men and politicsAired Oct 22, 2025 We’ve used the word “manosphere” before on this show — in What’s Pulling Young Men to the Right? and even earlier in The Crunchy to Radical Pipeline.But what exactly is it? In this episode, we dig into the sprawling, loosely connected online world known as the manosphere — where incels, “Men…
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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 21 – How QAnon Impacts Lives: Exploring The Conspiracy’s Reach into Homes – Courtney Heard
Aired Sep 6, 2023 In the ever-evolving landscape of digital misinformation and conspiracy theories, few phenomena have captured public attention like QAnon. From its origins on anonymous image boards to its impact on real-world events, QAnon has surged to the forefront of public discourse. But what lies beneath the surface of this sprawling conspiracy theory,…
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Outrage BONUS – How ChatGPT AI Can Persuade Humans on Political Issues – Hui Bai
David Beckemeyer
Aired Apr 26, 2023 The AI landscape is changing extremely fast. ChatGPT was first released to the public only a few months ago. We did an episode about it fairly early on. This new AI is being used already across many industries and applications, including writing code, policies, legal briefs, plans, job descriptions, analysis, and…
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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.


