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The 'Engines of Outrage' that drive America's division

By Leoneda Inge,

Published April 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM EDT

A new podcast takes a look at how America got such a divided media landscape from where we were 20 years ago.

According to a Gallup poll, Americans believe they are more divided than ever, too. Eighty percent of Americans say the nation is “greatly divided” on “the most important values.”

Due South's Leoneda Inge talks with Ben Bradford, host of the podcast mini series 'Engines of Outrage' about how we got this way, and what - if anything - can get us out.

Guest

Ben Bradford, host of the mini series Engines of Outrage and the Landslide podcast by Nuance Tales and distributed by NPR

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for WUNC, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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