The era of anger: A podcast by Ana Paula Ordorica

Ana Paula Ordorica's podcast, "The Era of Anger," delves into a societal landscape dominated by leaders who prioritize volume over substance and citizens who accept information without scrutiny. Ordorica argues that the roots of polarization run deeper than fleeting trends like social media or popular populists. She points to systemic issues such as growing inequality, a decline in political representation, and the erosion of institutional trust as the primary catalysts for this shift. This environment, she suggests, has created an "era of anger" where emotional responses increasingly overshadow factual verification. The podcast also highlights Agustín Basave's new book, "The Era of Anger: The Decline of Social Democracy and the Rise of Post-Rationality," which further explores these themes of societal division and the challenges facing democratic systems in an increasingly emotional and less rational public sphere.