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The Michael Steele Podcast

Gen Z Are Building the Future They Want to See: With Victor Shi and Marianna Pecora

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Michael speaks with Victor Shi and Marianna Pecora about what is causing Gen Z voters to show up in historic numbers. They discuss electing the first Gen Z member of Congress, how our education system can help young voters become more engaged and what sets Generation Z apart from other generations.

Victor Shi is a Former White House Intern, host of On the Move with Victor Shi, Co-host of iGen Politics and Strategy Director of Voters of Tomorrow.

Marianna Pecora is Deputy Communications Director for Digital Engagement at Voters of Tomorrow, a Gen Z-led movement that engages, educates, and represents youth in politics.

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Follow Victor on Twitter @Victorshi2020, Marianna @MariannaPecora, Michael @MichaelSteele and the podcast Twitter @steele_podcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody.

0:01.2

We got a great conversation for you on this episode

0:04.8

of the Michael Still podcast, because by now it's clear

0:08.1

that the red wave, that GOP promised, yeah, never came.

0:12.8

And it never came to the midterms and large part

0:16.7

because of Gen Z voters turning out in historic numbers.

0:21.8

So I'm going to be joined today by two Gen Z political activists

0:25.8

who've worked tirelessly to make this reality come true.

0:30.2

Victor, she is a former White House intern host

0:33.3

of the On the Move with Victor, she co-hosts

0:37.6

of Igen Politics and Strategy Director of Voters Tomorrow.

0:43.3

And Mariana Pacora is a deputy director of communications

0:48.0

for digital engagement at Voters of Tomorrow, a Gen Z led movement

0:52.1

that engages, educates, and represents

0:55.0

youth in American politics.

0:57.0

So sit back and learn on this one, folks,

1:00.6

particularly all of you baby boomer types

1:03.1

and everybody else who ain't Gen Z.

1:06.5

I think you'll get a really good insight into what motivates,

1:12.0

what moves, and what is shaping their politics,

1:17.2

the Gen Z politics of today.

1:19.9

We'll have that a whole lot more coming up next

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