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Outrage Factory

111 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

We're the world's leading only internet outrage-related podcast, taking a good hard look at the things that made social media mad this week, and explaining why you're dumb for caring.

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The Poo-preme Court

October 01, 2018 05:35 - 1 hour - 57 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Sexualized Mario characters! Anime body pillows! Supreme Court nominees! All men are trash! Believing women when they say they've been sexually harassed or assaulted is the baseline for basic human decency and you don't deserve a goddamn award for it! The world's best professional sports league welcomes a terrifying new mascot! All this, plus a four-year-old really has to poop, on this week's Outrage Factory! Talking points: Dale should no...

Me-sles

September 26, 2018 05:01 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Dale loves clickbait. Communicable diseases are making a comeback in a BIG way. Want to feel old? 9/11 would be graduating highschool this year. We learn why Dale hates books. Why do people eat chestnuts? Ticketmaster is evil, but capitalism is great! A comedian expresses distasteful opinions conveniently at the same time they have a new show coming out! Jimmy Fallon will always suck. The Beatles had some weird masturbatory habits. Bert an...

I'm Just a Boycott, Not Yet a Mancott

September 12, 2018 03:37 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Apartment hunting in the Lower Mainland is a circle of hell, spite is the most powerful motivator on earth, conservatives hate black people so much they're lighting their shoes on fire, boycotts are making the world a worse place, CEOs love the GOP, Vancouverites complain about everything again, Dale and Derek share their outdoor pooping experiences. I can't believe this podcast is free! Talking points: Are your dreams crazy enough? The ...

Dissterine

September 03, 2018 06:38 - 1 hour - 63.7 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Energy drinks are bad for you, but great for podcasts! Instagram is probably not an accurate representation of people's lives! 'Influencer marketing' is widely misunderstood and poorly executed! Dale walks back his love of Jordan Peterson! Louis CK is probably not ready for a redemption tour! Is there such thing as an accidental boob grab? Let's find out! All this and more, on an extra-special episode of your favorite dumb podcast. Talking ...

Yippie Ki-Yay, Mr. McCain

August 28, 2018 05:33 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Derek and Dale get personal. Vancouver, the only city in the world where it's possible to get seasonal depression during summer. John McCain died, and people have opinions. Trump and Mexico team up against evil Canada. Dale teaches us about dairy farming. We share our love of Chinese culture and bizarre Oreo flavors. Alcohol keeps making people do dumb things. Is this landlord racist? And more! Talking points: The mental health effects of...

The 'A' Stands For 'A Really Bad Guy'

August 21, 2018 05:21 - 1 hour - 58.1 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Statues get removed! Racism gets excused! Dale does research! Another celebrity gets chased off of social media by people who care too much about works of fiction! Grownups play Pokemon! All this and more in this totally free podcast! Talking points: John A. Macdonald statue removed Is John A. Macdonald guilty of war crimes? Ruby Rose quits Twitter Songs: 'Berkley's On Fire' by SWMRS (Derek's choice) 'When You Grow Up, Your Heart Dies...

Suicide Squad Goals

August 12, 2018 02:24 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? The first casualty of the INFO WARS is the truth. Alex Jones gets scrubbed from the internet, the SeaTac plane theft, the perfect candidate to play James Bond, and we spend 30 minutes discussing Will Smith movies. Talking points: Alex Jones gets banned SeaTac suicide Will Smith should be James Bond

Does a Grifter Jizz in the Woods?

August 06, 2018 05:22 - 1 hour - 57 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? We do our best to explain the batshit insanity that is the QAnon conspiracy theory, an argument in favor of regulating misinformation, a bunch of dumb internet challenges are hurting people with hilarious and tragic consequences, why you don't find porno mags in the woods anymore, Big Condom strikes again, and with Steven Seagal's new diplomatic post we officially cannot get any dumber. Talking points: QAnon, explained QAnon, explained e...

Harmin' Horses

August 01, 2018 06:39 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Another famous guy got chased off the internet for doing something offensive! You can't call your partner your partner, unless you're gay! Cartoons aren't as sexy as they used to be! People are drawing on horses for heartwarming and/or nefarious reasons! Mayonnaise ice cream! Plastic straw bans are ableist AND sexist! All this and more! Talking points: Dan Harmon made a video that was too offensive for Dan Harmon When is a partner not a p...

Nothing More Dangerous Than a Fired Gunn

July 22, 2018 22:23 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Facebook takes the brave and totally comprehensible step of defending Holocaust deniers' feelings, we start a new survivalist cult, and the inevitable downside of cultivating a world where roving mobs of angry people can get anyone fired from their job. Also: Dale and Derek share their problematic tweets! Talking points: Facebook thinks holocaust denying is 'not their problem' Mike Cernovich is an unhinged piece of shit James Gunn fired ...

Some Of My Friends Sell Subs

July 17, 2018 05:06 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? We decide which book is the ultimate 'white dude owns this but has never read it' book of all time, Elon Musk makes a hard left turn to Bond villain after his advances are rebuffed by a bunch of Thai boys, Dale turns on his hero Jordan Peterson, we sell out to the alt-right, Amazon fails to keep up with demand on the shopping holiday they invented, why retail sucks, a fond farewell to Greyhound, Things That Gave Dale Gout. Talking points: ...

Love In The Time Of Choleric

July 09, 2018 04:27 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Extra-special guest host and friend of the pod Julie Robertson joins us to discuss gender reveal parties, the perfect shitstorm of internet outrage that was the #PlaneBae fiasco, share some Jordan Peterson takes, and explain when it's okay to drown a 16 year old in a vat of fast food soda. Also: all the sensitivity training in the world can't cure Philadelphia. Talking points: 'Plane Bae' and the slow death of whimsy The internet ruins ev...

Yelping, Literally

July 01, 2018 23:09 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? It's our fiftieth episode extravaganza! Also, in honoUr of Canada Day, we look at Canada's greatest and most-not-great contributions to the world, discuss our now-official trade war with the U.S., and talk about why Yelp is now the political weapon of choice for people with holes in their brains. Talking points: Things Canadians did Buy Canadian! The Red Hen gets egged This is a perfectly normal response from perfectly normal people Va...

Putting the 'Rant' in 'Migrant Children In Cages'

June 26, 2018 03:43 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? What made the internet angry this week? On an internet outrage-related podcast, we can only go so long without talking about Trump; specifically, this week, his practice of throwing children in cages. And then the First Lady wore a $50 jacket to make a point about...something? Also: The Republican Party is just gaslighting us all, we're socialists now, libertarianism is full of shit, San Francisco is a garbage city, can a punk rock band be T...

Offal Behavior

June 17, 2018 05:07 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Dale and Derek spend five minutes sampling the best (only?) Scottish contribution to international cuisine, the breakfast place that also serves burgers now serves more burgers, a stern dad goes overboard getting his child to eat brussels sprouts, we reminisce about the good ol' days of child discipline, Chris Hardwick gets exposed, hell hath no fury like a five year old meeting an expensive art exhibit, listeners share their angriest dad mo...

Milk America

June 10, 2018 21:54 - 1 hour - 58.9 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Dale shares his vacation highlights with us, Dale and Derek take a look at social media response to two high-profile suicides this week, Star Wars fans are the goddamn worst, Miss America takes the 'objectification' out of 'beauty pageant', Trump continues to fuck up decades of diplomatic ties. Talking points: Posting the suicide hotline online doesn't help Kelly Marie Tran harassed off the internet The inner beauty pageant Trump gonna ...

We Bought a Pipeline

June 05, 2018 07:10 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

#What made the internet angry this week? Dale's still off being a tourist so the effervescent Brandee Brown fills in on guest hosting duties, where we take on Trudeau's $4.5b gift to the oil industry, there's always money in the lemonade stand, and rich people getting mad about rich people shit. Talking points: We bought a pipeline Lemonade-funded healthcare is the future Shedding a tear for people who own $15m homes What's the deal with tariffs? Songs: 'Sister Cities' by Th...

Double-Double Trouble

May 26, 2018 05:50 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

What made people on the internet angry this week? This week, we discuss the mysterious case of the Tim Horton's poo-flinger, Morgan Freeman's harassment allegations, why professional trolls like Tomi Lahren deserve to be doused with water in public, and the NFL's botched response to anthem protestors.

Buffoons Over My Hammy

May 16, 2018 06:40 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

What made the internet angry this week? Racism? At a DENNY'S? In the future, everyone will get 15 minutes of hate, police social media fails, YouTube stars are the fucking worst, Chris Brown still sucks. RIP KLOUT.

Episode 43: Scoutural Appropriation

May 07, 2018 07:25 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB

Episode 43: Scoutural Appropriation by Outrage Factory

Episode 42: Bad Dads

April 24, 2018 05:38 - 1 hour - 69.5 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? Cosmo's awful dating advice (6:10), Dale's encounter with spicy water (10:06), the worst thing we ever pretended to like for a woman's affection (17:48), Rupi Kaur is not good (18:24), a dad makes a joke as old as time and it goes horribly wrong (22:12), everyone's crazy for puck girl (31:24), Derek explains shoes to Dale (40:57), potheads are the worst people on earth (44:22), death by firework (51:54), homeopathy gets cool (54:31),...

Episode 41: Everything Zucks

April 18, 2018 05:22 - 1 hour - 64.4 MB

What made people angry on the internet over the past three weeks? Derek vs. social media, Zuckerberg vs. old people who don't understand things, millennials vs. themselves, thoughts vs. prayers, hipsters vs. other hipsters, and Dicks vs guns. Songs: 'Bad' by Save Face 'Going Out of My Head' by Fatboy Slim

Episode 40: Bordeer Security

April 01, 2018 02:55 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

What were people angry about on the internet this week? U.S. Customs agents want the keys to your Snapchat, the world's greatest response to vegan protestors in history, a tempest in a tiny frying pan. Also: we design the world's greatest dating app for middle-aged folks. Songs: 'Chevy Chase' by Arvo Party 'Help is Needed' by Dom Fricot

Episode 39: A Dark and Stormy Night

March 26, 2018 05:32 - 1 hour - 57 MB

What made people mad on the internet this week? The Zuckership continues to take direct hits, Dale and I share our sordid Facebook ads history, we explain how social media ad targeting works one more time, for the people in the back, hot takes on the Stormy Daniels/Trump affair, the latest victim in the millennial murder spree, Dale is a monster. Linkage: Get your Facebook data here: https://www.facebook.com/settings Musk: https://www.google.ca/amp/s/gizmodo.com/elon-musk-deletes-fa...

Episode 38: All Dogs Go To Heaven

March 20, 2018 05:33 - 1 hour - 67.2 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? We learned that dogs don't belong in overhead storage, Trump is going to bring every sci-fi movie to life, and China has some pretty good ideas! Plus, Dale talks about Transformers movies for 15 minutes. Read: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/united-airlines-dog-dies-flight-attendant-forces-it-into-overhead-bin/ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/finance-top-stories/what-trumps-space-force-might-look-like-%E2%80%93-and-when-it-would-be-ready...

Episode 37: Shkreli of the Beast

March 11, 2018 05:41 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? WE'RE GLAD YOU ASKED: Shkreli gets Shkrelincarcerated, Trump's Big Korean Adventure, Miami doing Miami things, and more! Songs: 'Applause' by Tiny Moving Parts 'Animal' by LadyTron

Episode 36: Oscars, Wild

March 05, 2018 01:44 - 1 hour - 63.3 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? We take a preemptive look at what will piss people off about the Oscars, discuss why people are angry about the best picture nominees, and relive the 'accidental' Best Picture announcement from last year. Also: child brides, racist statues, Alex Jones, shifty social networks, female-fronted movies, and more! Songs: 'Wild Style' by Hockey 'Everybody Stay Calm' by Run The Jewels

Episode 35: Swaney State

February 26, 2018 01:33 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? We take a look at all the Olympic news that was, including Derek's favorite Olympian EVER, Canada getting trampled at their own national pastimes, and the ongoing are-they-or-aren't-they of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Also: avocado-related proposals, a pet pig meats an untimely end, and the ongoing stupidity of the gun control debate in the U.S. Songs: 'Getting By With Its' by Reggie and the Full Effect 'Get Out' by CHVRCHES

Episode 34: A Very Bad Year

February 19, 2018 05:56 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB

What made people angry on the internet this week? For starters, our dumb podcast is a year old! (That's 7 in podcast years, for those of you keeping count). Also: Happy Meals are now sad, nutritional advice from the two least nutritious dudes on the planet, our live reaction to a nipple on cable TV, France (and Hedley's) statutory rape problem, horns for horniness, mouthkissing your children, and more! Honestly, from the bottom of our black, shrivelled hearts, thanks for tuning in o...

Episode 33: The Peoplekind Under the Stairs

February 12, 2018 23:28 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

What made people on the internet angry this week? Lady Doritos, our dumb Prime Minister, provincial politics smackdown, attack of the toilet hamsters, why parents are the worst. Songs: 'Flo' by Smash Mouth 'A Milli vs. I Can Smell It' by Starfucker

Episode 32: Oh Manada

February 03, 2018 06:23 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

What were people on the internet angry about this week? Sexist anthems, overtly racist sports mascots, Tinder's age discrimination, emotional support animals are bullshit. Songs: 'Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle' by FIDLAR 'I Will Follow You' by Said the Whale

Episode 31: #BeeToo

January 28, 2018 00:30 - 59 minutes

What made people angry this week? Judges behaving badly, the #MeToo movement turns on itself, half a million dead bees, what's wrong with Ohio, and Tom Brady Is The Fucking Worst. Songs: 'Creature Comfort' by Arcade Fire 'Point of Demarkation' by At The Drive In

Episode 30: Pod People

January 14, 2018 01:27 - 1 hour - 72 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: Trump does another extremely presidential thing, Hawaii narrowly escapes a missile attack, the great Hollywood gender wars of 2018, millennials are reduced to eating laundry soap to survive. Songs: "Linóleo" by Sin Effectos "The Yabba" by Battles

Episode 29: Cholera Me Maybe

January 08, 2018 04:37 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

New year, new outrage: in the first episode of 2018 we look at the hot new startup disrupting drinking water, the tell-all Trump administration book that may or may not be factually true, and why raising the minimum wage is the end of the world as we know it, for real this time! Songs: 'Time and Trigger' by Megadrive 'Let's. Get. Dangerous.' by Iron Chic 'Limit of the Deadline' by The Brinks

Episode 28: 2017 In Angries

December 11, 2017 00:07 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

THIS YEAR IN OUTRAGE: fidget spinners, men, Mother Nature, and more Trump than you can shake an extremely Russian stick at! Thanks for tuning in this year, friends—we'll see you all in 2018. Songs: Everything Everything—The Night of the Long Knives MxPx—Auld Lang Syne

Episode 27: Off the Markle

December 04, 2017 04:47 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: our favorite ginger prince is getting married, and a lot of people (racists) are upset! Also: feet are still gross, for-profit Christmas dinners, our intrepid cohosts start a lifelong love affair with a beloved Canadian pastime. SONGS: Run the Jewels: A Report to the Shareholders Theme from McKids

Episode 26: Sex, Lies, and Idiottape

November 27, 2017 07:26 - 1 hour - 72.1 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: If you hate Christmas, we hate you, Uber is back on their bullshit, PC culture goes overboard (again), condiments, ranked, and Nazis Are Just Like Us! Songs: Richard Elliot: Moomba Bayside: Pretty Vacant

Episode 25: Pachyderms and Playboys

November 20, 2017 05:01 - 1 hour - 63 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: elephant rights, worker's rights, gay rights, and Dale and I are somehow overlooked for 'Sexiest Man Alive' for the 32nd consecutive year in favor of...him? Songs: The Dirty Nil - Cinnamon Minor Victories - A Hundred Ropes

Episode 24: Sex Criminals

November 12, 2017 07:19 - 1 hour - 71.9 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: Have you ever wanted to listen to two privileged middle-aged white males wax poetic about a sexual harassment for a full hour? Now's your chance! Also: sticking it to smokers, and why we are finally free to start celebrating the war on Christmas. Songs: Com Truse: Propogation The Flatliners: Nicotine Lips

Episode 23: I Put My Clam Up On Your Dip

November 04, 2017 08:07 - 1 hour - 63.2 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: how to retire at 25, sexual assault continues to punch a hole through Hollywood, priapism fanfic, Amazon for bull semen, criminal roommate torture, and more sleep-deprived midnight ramblings than you can shake a Viagra-smoothie-induced stick at! SONGS: Thrice - Beggars Bear Hands - I Won't Pay

Episode 22: Safe Spaces, Covered Faces, Can't Lose

October 22, 2017 23:11 - 1 hour - 61.2 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: The niqab debate enters its twelfth year, what the conservative youth movement and diapers have in common, feet, Minions, men respond inappropriately to something (again), Trudeau tears, and more dark money than you can shake a stick at. Songs: 'Ocean' by The Front Bottoms 'Green Eyes' by Judah & The Lion 'Bad Art and Weirdo Ideas (Quiet Slang)' by Beach Slang

Episode 21: Dispatches From Afghanistein

October 14, 2017 23:57 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: women boycotting Twitter, sexy Archie knocks our hometown, after-hour clubs, strolls through Afghanistan. Music: Brand New - 451 Moonraccoon - Runaway

Episode 20: The Sauce-Spangled Banner

October 10, 2017 00:33 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: A very thankless Thanksgiving, featuring another impotent discussion about gun control, Vegas conspiracy theories, nerds and sauce, animal cruelty, and Dale uses his accents IRL with hilarious results.

Episode 19: Defecation in the Nation

October 01, 2017 23:24 - 59 minutes - 55 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: the boys take on Anthemgate, Crosbygate, Poopgate, ToysRUsgate, SuperNintendogate, and a bunch of other stuff we just appended '-gate' to. It's a partygate!

Episode 18: Pumpkin Spice/Chicken Dicks

September 11, 2017 05:35 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

After a month-long hiatus and seven hours/four attempts to record this episode, the boys totally phone it in for this one. Who cares, everything is pointless, one day we will all be dust. Topics: pumpkin spice pushback, kids on transit, eating humans, Sikhria Law, nude fighting.

Episode 17: Down With The Thiccness

August 12, 2017 06:36 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: our woke feminist hero co-hosts discuss normal-sized women, the Google diversity memo, fellow woke feminist Vladimir Putin, early-onset Halloween. This week's theme song: 'Mad World' by Crysis Music

Episode 16: HAPPY FACTORY

August 03, 2017 05:24 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

When things get happy, things get weird. This week we look at the things that gave you joy, including ya boi JT, condom disruption, hentai, and the oppressive all-consuming heat. This week's theme song: 'I'm So Happy' by The Salteens.

Episode 15: Hotline Cling

July 23, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: the boys take on suicide slacktivism, lady beers, Game of Thrones cameos, and notorious Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony (we did it!). This week's theme song: 'Having a Blast' by Chiptune Radio.

Episode 14: Dr. Her?

July 16, 2017 23:07 - 59 minutes - 55.1 MB

THIS WEEK IN OUTRAGE: the problematic trend of allowing women to act, national anthem gaffes, Brazilian wax, fighting fire with firefighters who also light fires. This week's theme: 'Break Stuff' by Richard Cheese.

Episode 13: Welcome Back, Khadr

July 08, 2017 22:37 - 1 hour - 62 MB

This week in outrage: The Omar Khadr debacle, France vs. liberty, why 'the clap' is called the clap, obnoxious Chipotle orders. Ep. 13 theme song: 'I'm Not Angry' by Elvis Costello

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