Talking Across Divides—Even This One
A rare conversation on Israel, Palestine, and human connection.
What’s the best way to test ideas about outrage, media, and civil discourse?
Naturally, by jumping straight into one of the most emotionally charged and polarizing conflicts on Earth: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In our latest episode of Outrage Overload, we talk with Adam Boaz Becker, a technologist and dialogue builder who has spent years trying to foster meaningful conversations across one of the world’s deepest divides.
It sounds almost absurd, right? At a time when even mentioning Israel or Gaza online can trigger waves of vitriol, Adam is building tools—and spaces—where people can actually talk. Not yell. Not tweet. Talk.
To hear even more, the full, uncut hour-plus interview with Adam Boaz Becker is also available on our YouTube channel:
Sometimes the only way to understand outrage… is to walk straight into it.
— David
New This Week in Outrage Episode!
It’s everything the Outrage Overload podcast is not. It’s not edited. It’s not scripted. It’s lightly researched. It’s David and Lisa talking about this week in outrage, what was in the news, in the memes, and maybe finding some backstory with a humorous (at least to us) twist.
First show of summer 2025 - 6/22/2025
This week, Lisa and David talk about the U.S. bombing Iran; the 4B Movement; local search for at risk child; concert report; former CDC chairs warn US risks losing life-saving immunizations; 70% of “companion” AI users are women, and nearly 90% are under 35; LA tow drivers stalk ICE, towing illegally parked unmarked vans; Lisa bombarded with offers of h…