Episode 13: We the Teens, Tweens and Twenty-Somethings
What the heck is the deal with Gen Z?
Episode 13: We the Teens, Tweens and Twenty-Somethings – Michigan Voices
To end Season One, University of Michigan sophomores Gigi and Nick talk to Gen Zers across the country. What is it about Gen Z that makes us uniquely outraged and distinctively equipped to make change?
Episode High Points
- Part One: World on Fire (2:48-18:04) “We’ve grown up with the world, kind of like, on fire.”
- Part Two: Stories from Gen Z (18:04-31:04)
- Part Three: The Rocky Path Ahead (31:04-44:30)
- “The best change-making happens when you have a genuine stake in it, when you have something to lose, and a lot to win, like, in a really personal way. And I think that, in a really real way, young people have so much to lose, and everything to win.”
Credits
Gen Z voices:
Abby, 19, works for the Sunrise Movement full-time in West Philly.
Lucy, 15, is the treasurer for her Sunrise Movement hub in LA, outside of highschool.
Check out the Sunrise Movement here.
Andrew, 19, is the president and founder of Students for Biden at the University of Michigan.
Angel, 19, is a freshman at Temple University.
Cydney, 21, is a senior in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. She has
her own podcast, The Sit Down. Listen on Spotify, here.
Faith, 20, is a Junior at the University of Michigan.
Katy, 20, is a life-long Georgia resident and now a junior at Emory University in Atlanta.
Mariana, 21, is a senior in the Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
Mika is a professor of Political Science and the director of the Honors Program at the University
of Michigan.
We referenced the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement &
CNBC.
Episode Notes
Any questions about the pod? Maybe suggestions for Gigi and Nick’s next a cappella cover?
Reach us at gguidaATumich.edu and nnafsoATumich.edu.
Producers
Gigi Guida
Gigi is a sophomore at the University of Michigan. She’s got loads of Philly pride! Go Birds..
Nick Nafso
Nick is also a sophomore. He puts Frank’s hot sauce on everything he eats and loves his dog,
Rocco.
