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Okay Boomer – Talking Across Generations in the Age of Digital Overwhelm – Craig Mattson

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November 19, 2025

David Beckemeyer

attention economy, boomers, bridge building, communication styles, digital media, digital overwhelm, empathy, Gen Z, Generation X, generational communication, intergenerational dialogue, loneliness, meaning and purpose, millennials, outrage overload, social media, storytelling, technology and culture, workplace culture

Aired Nov 19, 2025 Every generation today is trying to make sense of a world that never stops pinging.Too many messages, too many opinions, too many notifications — and somehow, too little connection. In this Okay Boomer episode, we sit down with communication scholar Craig Mattson to talk about what he calls digital overwhelm —…
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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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