David and Lisa Beckemeyer

This Week in Outrage

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An informal chat where Lisa and David from Outrage Overload discuss items from the news and other topics of outrage. The main podcast is Outrage Overload, a science podcast, recorded and mixed in the highest quality, where David interviews scientists, researchers, authors, and other experts about outrage in society & politics and lowering the temperature.outrageoverload.net outrageoverload.substack.com

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David and Lisa Beckemeyer

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News

Latest episode

Jul 4, 2026

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Episodes

Climate Change, Sourdough, and Shorts in San Francisco - 12/3/2023 06.12.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about George Santos expelled, privilege, and reality TV; Moms of Liberty; Sandra Day O'Connor dies; Dolly Parton billboard #1; another woman accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexual assault; word of the year and some new words added to Webster’s; Billy Crystal, Dionne Warwick Kennedy Center honors; electric cars; and more. Links: Outrage Overload Podcast Adobe stock phot...

Lisa knows everything she needs to know from watching Spaceballs - 11/26/2023 27.11.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about Thanksgiving; Netflix doc about Twin Flames Universe; OpenAI CEO controversy; Trump’s plans for his next term; Kari Lake vs. Tim Miller; AI hallucinations; Derek Chauvin stabbed and tax-fraud; Tim Ballard, of 'Sound of Freedom' fame, accused of sexual misconduct; Climate Change and Pluralistic Ignorance; Snoop annoying publicity stunt; death of Jeffrey Epstein...

F1 has made Vegas horrible 🏎️🤬💀💀💀 - 11/12/2023 13.11.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about the start of Christmas season; IRS new tax brackets; suicides among law enforcement and veterans; music awards; rumors about Stormy Daniels and Speaker Mike Johnson; SAG strike over; various AI news; MLB award candidates; Gen-Z in the workplace; most expensive zip codes in the U.S.; most popular cars; F1 overestimated fan demand for Las Vegas (Wayne Newton is 8...

It's too bad we have a society that puts that kind of pressure on people - 11/5/2023 07.11.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about mayor of a small city in Alabama died by suicide after being outed as transgender; FTX cryptocurrency CEO Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering; deep sleep; stand-alone Costco liquor stores; Russia could did exit global nuclear test ban treaty; increased coyote sightings; Disney takes control of Hulu; most expensive cities in...

Lisa has a boyfriend 🏀 - 10-29-2023 30.10.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about weekend mass shootings; DeSantis denying gun violence is up; George Santos additional charges, vote to expel; Rep. Jamaal Bowman pleads guilty; ‘super fog’ pileup in Louisiana kills 8; new House Speaker who?; driverless cars suspended in California; auto-maker strikes; Ivanka must testify in New York Civil Fraud case; Insurrectionist Next Door on HBO; Sir Charl...

Lisa is not impressed with Shapes🔶🟥🔵 - 10/22/2023 23.10.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about the upcoming Recap episode on Outrage Overload ; college hoops are coming up; new things in the Olympics, but still no rugby; Lululemon to join the S&P 500; Adderall shortage (Because Adderall is designated a Schedule II controlled substance, the DEA imposes aggregate production quotas limiting how much manufacturers can make each year); Jim Jordan and the Hous...

Did you just ask me for a divorce? - 10/15/2023 16.10.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about House Speaker chaos, former Ohio State University wrestlers oppose Jim Jordan for Speaker; WH dog Commander bites again; DOJ new George Santos charges; Lisa feels bad for Cassidy Hutchinson; ACT scores fall; how should we wash our jeans; camping. Unfortunately, we got cut-off again by the Wisdom app, so the last part of the show was lost. I think we might have...

Mr. Newsom, call Katie Porter - 10/01/2023 02.10.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about Usher tapped for 2024 Superbowl; Diane Feinstein dies at 90; spotted lanternflies kill-on-sight order; Rep. Dean Phillips to challenge Biden; government shutdown averted (for now); Supreme Court new term; the Qanon Queen of Canada; one-hit wonders; Rupert Murdoch steps down; world’s oldest shoes; Trump fake union rally; it’s now the Georgia 18; Times Square Rob...

Sometimes you have to be that freakin' blunt - 09/24/2023 26.09.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about Senate Dress Code; Billy Jean King nominated by bipartisan group of senators for Congressional Gold Medal; Lauren Boebert non-apologies; singer Maren Morris leaving country music because MAGA; Iran prisoner swap; possible new identified human species; Google Maps GPS sends man off a bridge; new Pew Survey finds people exhausted by politics; Sen. Bob Menendez in...

Lisa would like to speak to the manager of the Rolling Stone - 09/17/2023 20.09.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) (NRA Barbie) theater performance; baseball pitch clock; student-member of the school board; Las Vegas casinos hacked with ransomware; the Drew Barrymore Show and the writers strike; Rudy Giuliani is embarrassing; new cave art discovered in Spain; Kim Davis ordered to pay $100000 to same-sex couple she denied marriage license; Anita Du...

It's just the flu 🙄 - 09/10/2023 12.09.2023

In this episode, Lisa and David talk about Danny Masterson sentencing; Mike Lindell losing his marbles; safe storage for firearms; Mom Influencer Ruby Franke charged with 6 counts of child abuse; Rollings Stones are unveiling a new album; what’s up with George Santos; shout out to Mookie Betts; Freedom Convoy folks facing charges in Canada; Ken Paxton AG trial begins; Covid is not gone; Mark Meado...

Don't Talk About a No-Hitter in Progress ⚾️ - 09/03/2023 05.09.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about: voter fraud; 12-yo kid kicked out of school for backpack with “don’t tread on me” Gadsden Flag; parental rights vs. student privacy in the age of transgender identity; burning man; more former Proud Boys leaders sentenced for January 6th attack; Truth Social financing; conservative activists pushing ‘trafficking’ laws to prevent women from traveling for an abo...

We got a dog 🐶 - 08/27/2023 30.08.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about: customer service; Yevgeny Prigozhin killed; Covid pandemic divisiveness; our new rescue dog; more concerts; naming the Fulton County 19 gang; Oliver Anthony; Ohio abortion ban; 2024 election cycle; sleep horoscopes; AI tech for enabling speech for people with paralysis; and more. Links: Outrage Overload Podcast Listen live on the Wisdom app to ask questions vi...

Pay your taxes, rich people 💵 - 08/20/2023 20.08.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about: buoys in the Rio-Grande; Giuliani is broke; hurricane watch in So Cal; no Trump press event; fake Melania? Utah man suspected of threatening Biden killed by FBI; pig kidney transplant; Michael Oher ‘The Blind Side’ lawsuit; FTX crypto founder Sam Bankman-Fried back in jail; AI is better than humans at solving image-based CAPTCHAs; popular wedding songs; 4000 s...

Fifty Years of Rap, people - 08/06/2023 08.08.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about: new nuclear reactor goes live; Paul Reubens, Pee-Wee Playhouse; crazy state-fair food; sex-ed in school; Kyle Davis tried to secretly video an underage family friend while she was using the bathroom; TikTok trend drinking borax; Pac-12 exodus; Kanye and the new X (formerly Twitter); Jaylen Brown is smart; DeSantis and Newsome debate? leprosy on the rise in Flo...

Lisa's Yellowstone PSA 🐃🦌🌋- 07/30/2023 31.07.2023

In this episode, Lisa and David talk about their bout with Covid; history and practices of forced sterilization in the United States; Congregations leaving United Methodist Church over LGBTQ bans; UPS Union deal; Kevin Spacey not guilty; hazing in college sports; Sinéad O'Connor's death; Elon Musk infatuation with the letter X; Michigan charges participants in 2020 fake elector plot; Lisa rages ab...

Mama got lost in the mail - 07/16/2023 22.07.2023

Note: I screwed up and didn’t get this episode out until now. COVID is running through our household so episodes of “This Week in Outrage” are in limbo for a while. In this episode, Lisa and David talk about the Iowa abortion ban; new Schoolhouse Rock; cocaine in the White House; MTG, the Freedom Caucus, and throwing lawsuits at the wall; Ninth Circuit homelessness ruling; followup on causes of in...

Fourth of July - 07/02/2023 05.07.2023

In this episode, Lisa and David talk about the Supreme Court; Moore v. Harper; Bipartisan cooperation; hedge funds; Rust movie charges; Wheel-of-Fortune; Harvard body parts scandal; free-lunch programs in schools; high level of pedestrian deaths; teen medical abortion prison sentence; Netanyahu criminal case; Pepsi Colachup; aspartame cancer risk; Tom Brady Raiders ownership; ESPN layoffs; Bobby B...

Let's talk conspiracy theories - 6/25/2023 28.06.2023

In this episode, Lisa and David talk about Desantis banning direct car sales; Santos and who paid his bail; MGT and Lauren Boebert feud and civility in politics; Hunter Biden and conspiracy theories. Then we go off into a deeper dive into conspiracy theories in general, where they start, the psychology behind them, how to speak to people about them, Musk’s Twitter, and more. We conclude with a lis...

Happy Father's Day - 6/18/2023 19.06.2023

Lisa and David, along with some special guests, talk about Minneapolis police violations; Golden Globes; Mass shootings; local New York state politics; Silvio Berlusconi who died; AI can fix climate change?; unusual special requests from hotel guests; Cava restaurants raise IPO funds; Dolly Parton new album “Rockstar”; Pittsburgh Tree of Life synagogue mass shooter convicted; Hot Coffee 2011 docum...

Just keep swimming 🏊‍♂️ - 6/11/2023 12.06.2023

This week, David and Lisa talk about Chris Licht leaving CNN; thou doth protest too much; four kids survive plan crash in Amazon; links between viral infection and neurological disorders; mosquito repellent deters 99% of mosquitoes; Showtime pulls 'Vice' episode about Ron DeSantis' time at Guantanamo; sharks looming near swimmers; American flag code; Voting Rights ruling; Trump indictment highligh...

Don't wrestle the bear - 6/4/2023 04.06.2023

This week, David and Lisa talk about how folks define woke; Minnesota reforms; Wear clothes for your driver’s license photo; spelling bee winners; Danny Masterson rape conviction; Bill Cosby new sexual assault charges; Study shows seeing stories of kindness can counteract negative stories; Migrants flown to Sacramento and dropped off in front of a church; molecular skeletal editing breakthrough; P...

Do you know where your children are? - 5/19/2023 22.05.2023

This week, Lisa and David talk about the debt ceiling and fourteenth amendment; Congressman Swalwell and former San Francisco 49er Bruce Miller “harmless game of would you rather”; Lisa is mad at grapes; Montana bans TikTok; Durham report; Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison; Deutsche Bank $75M settlement for facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking ring; lab-grown money embryos; habits t...

Robert De Niro, 79, has a newborn - 05/14/2023 15.05.2023

In this episode, David and Lisa talk about the E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse and defamation liability judgement compared to OJ liability that has never been collected - there are no consequences; Shawn Ryan lies (surprise) shouting something must be done about a “Democrat Politician” child porn offender, when it turns out the offender was actually a “red-pill libertarian” who was already convicted...

Top news from Seymour Butz - 5/7/2023 08.05.2023

This week, David and Lisa talk about transgender teen poet laureate; gun violence, what the majority of Americans want; education fails; sedition and choosing to die on the hill that January 6 was not an insurrection; Title 42 expiring; E. Jean Carroll case; credit scores and bank fees clickbait; insider trading in Congress; January 6 sentences; horse deaths at Kentucky Derby; ChatGPT and The Dign...

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