254: The Future of America’s Generations with Dr. Jean Twenge
The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project
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🗓️ 28 June 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. They discuss the current state of the different generations in America, their differences, and what to expect from each generation in the future. Plus, how has each generation interpreted our nation’s ever-evolving outlook on family and community? If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone, it's Ray. We spend a lot of time talking about voters, older voters, middle-aged |
| 0:04.9 | voters, younger voters, who we don't really spend a lot of time talking about their generations, |
| 0:09.7 | who they are, and what it is the world means to them. I hope you'll learn as much as I did |
| 0:14.5 | from today's episode about how Americans see the world and see our country. And now, on with the show. |
| 0:29.6 | Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:31.9 | I'm your host, Reed Galen. |
| 0:34.0 | Today, I'm joined by Dr. Gene Twanky, |
| 0:36.5 | Professor of Psychology at San Diego State |
| 0:38.6 | University. She is the author of more than 180 scientific publications and books, and her |
| 0:43.7 | research has been covered in numerous outlets, including Time, the New York Times, The Washington |
| 0:48.2 | Post, and NBC News. Her new book is Generations, the real differences between Gen Z,ifferences between Gen X, Boomers, and Silence, |
| 0:57.9 | and what they mean for America's future. |
| 1:00.0 | And it's available wherever fine books are sold. |
| 1:02.6 | Today, she's coming to us from beautiful San Diego, California. |
| 1:06.2 | Dr. Twangy, welcome to the show. |
| 1:08.5 | Thanks very much. |
| 1:09.6 | So I found your book fascinating. |
| 1:11.6 | I'm a proud Gen Xer. |
| 1:13.6 | So as you say at the beginning of the book, and you are absolutely right, I spent a lot more |
| 1:18.1 | time and deep thought about my own cohort than others, but I thought it was a great exposition |
| 1:24.4 | about so many of the things that I think we take for granted or we believe are sort of |
| 1:28.6 | stereotypical about the various generations. But, you know, one of the things that you talk about |
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