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Magical Overthinkers

Overthinking About Ragebait

Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.3636 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Why does it feel like every time we open our phones, something is begging us to get angry? This week, just in time for Thanksgiving, host Amanda is joined by theologian, ethics professor, and No Small Endeavor host Lee C. Camp (@leeccamp) to overthink about ragebait; the outrage optimized content designed to divide us, drain us, and keep us doomscrolling. Together, they explore how polarization has turned irritation into entertainment, why we’re so easily pulled into cycles of collective fury, and the surprising antidotes. A reflective spiral about anger, attention, and the radical act of meeting each other beyond the algorithm. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at⁠ https://SHOPIFY.COM/magical⁠ - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers. - To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack. - Pick up a hard copy of Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

You don't need me to tell you that the spread of misinformation has fueled our cultural divide

0:05.4

and increased our collective anxiety about the future.

0:08.4

Tackling misinformation isn't a simple task, but it's important.

0:11.9

And that's why I'm so excited to tell you about conspiruality, a podcast that's dismantling New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy mad yogis.

0:20.9

On the show, a journalist, a cult researcher, and a philosophical skeptic dive deep into current events like Project 2025,

0:28.3

the right-wing drift of former leftists, and RFK Jr.'s involvement in mainstreaming dangerous anti-vax rhetoric.

0:35.2

I highly recommend that you check out Conspiruality's fascinating episodes,

0:39.0

including one titled Speaking Truth to Goop with Dr. Jen Gunter. I also was lucky enough to get

0:44.3

to guest on an episode a few years ago to talk about my book cultish. From exploring cults

0:49.1

to analyzing our cultural and political landscape, the Conspiruality Podcast will help you

0:53.4

stay informed against misinformation and resist fear tactics. the Conspiruality Podcast will help you stay informed against

0:54.5

misinformation and resist fear tactics. Find Conspiruality on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your

1:01.3

podcasts.

1:06.9

Welcome to The Magical Overthinkers Podcast, a show for thought spirallers, exploring the subjects we can't stop overthinking about, from laziness to people pleasers.

1:17.8

If you ever get the feeling that despite living in the information age, the world only seems to be making less sense, or if you just have the impulse, that there's something

1:27.8

especially psychologically taxing about existing as a human in the world right now, then

1:33.9

you're in the right place. This show is here to help us think less about the things that don't

1:39.0

matter and more about the things that do, to help quiet the cacophony in our brains a little bit, or even

1:45.3

hear a melody in it. I'm your host Amanda Montel. Today, we're overthinking about rage bait.

1:56.1

AKA content, usually, though not always found online, that tries to provoke anger or outrage as a means

2:04.0

of gaining attention or making money. That's according to Miriam Webster's dictionary because, yes,

2:10.8

rage bait has become such a cultural fixture that it warranted in entry into one of our

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