Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
David Beckemeyer
129 episodes
4 days ago
When the Center Becomes the Rebel Once, being radical meant picking a side—Rush Limbaugh on the right, Keith Olbermann on the left. But today, that kind of partisanship isn’t radical anymore—it’s predictable. In this episode, we explore a surprising idea: maybe the true radicals now are the independent thinkers—the bridge-builders—who refuse to be boxed into red or blue. Our guest, Lura Forcum, President of The Independent Center, shares how her organization is empowering independent voters, ...
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When the Center Becomes the Rebel Once, being radical meant picking a side—Rush Limbaugh on the right, Keith Olbermann on the left. But today, that kind of partisanship isn’t radical anymore—it’s predictable. In this episode, we explore a surprising idea: maybe the true radicals now are the independent thinkers—the bridge-builders—who refuse to be boxed into red or blue. Our guest, Lura Forcum, President of The Independent Center, shares how her organization is empowering independent voters, ...
68. Is Our Democracy Failing Because We’re Not Thinking Enough? - James Fishkin
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
42 minutes
3 months ago
68. Is Our Democracy Failing Because We’re Not Thinking Enough? - James Fishkin
Is democracy failing because citizens aren’t truly thinking through the issues? In this episode, we hear from Prof. James Fishkin, Stanford scholar and creator of Deliberative Polling, a groundbreaking method used around the world to reveal what people would think if they had the chance to deliberate in depth. Fishkin explains why deliberation is about more than civil conversation. It’s about helping ordinary people make better decisions on complex policy questions. Discover how projects like...
Outrage Overload: Rethinking politics, division, and media
When the Center Becomes the Rebel Once, being radical meant picking a side—Rush Limbaugh on the right, Keith Olbermann on the left. But today, that kind of partisanship isn’t radical anymore—it’s predictable. In this episode, we explore a surprising idea: maybe the true radicals now are the independent thinkers—the bridge-builders—who refuse to be boxed into red or blue. Our guest, Lura Forcum, President of The Independent Center, shares how her organization is empowering independent voters, ...
