About this episode
The episode discusses the negative impacts of the 24-hour news cycle on mental health and perspective.
The 24-hour news cycle is like a bad gym membership: you pay with stress, don’t get stronger, and canceling is harder than signing up. Many run Outrage 2026, which causes insomnia, lost perspective, and online arguing.
People in this episode
Host: Patrick Ball
Topics covered
- news cycle
- stress
- insomnia
- perspective
- online arguing
Keywords
- news cycle
- stress
- insomnia
- Outrage 2026
- online arguing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Outrage 2026
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