TBG U: Gen Z & The 2024 Election
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2024
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Wait…Can you hear it? The constant political ads, the texts from campaigns you never signed up for, and relentless social media debates mean that election season is here in full force. Seriously though, this may be one of the most important election cycles of our time, and by our, I mean Gen Z.
Today, we’re diving into the real thoughts, hopes, and frustrations of college students as they navigate today’s political landscape. Joining me for this roundtable discussion are Alexandra Nelson, Gabrielle Cassell, and Jasmine Patrick. A sophomore, junior, and senior respectively, they attend Spelman College and serve as hosts for the school’s collegiate and social justice-orientated podcast, The Blue Record.
In our chat today, we discuss the issues that matter most to us as students and members of Gen Z, our reactions to the recent televised debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump, and why it’s important to maintain a sense of political imagination when thinking about our future as a country.
Where to Find Our Guests
Listen to The Blue Record Podcast
HOMEWORK
- If you’re attending college in another state and are planning to vote, be sure to go online and make sure your absentee ballot is in order.
- Discover how you can contribute to your community in ways other ways including through mutual aid, political organizing, or simply having a conversation with a neighbor.
- Take some time to look into global issues, starting with places like Sudan, Haiti, The Middle East, and Gaza.
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Our Production Team
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
Producer: Ellice Ellis
Associate Producer: Zariah Taylor
TBG University Host & Coordinator: Jayna Ellis
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| 0:00.0 | Get ready because class is almost in session. Welcome to the TVG University podcast, |
| 0:13.0 | tailored for the 20-something who's packing for a new year on campus, |
| 0:17.0 | thinking through their gap year, |
| 0:19.0 | enrolling in a community college, |
| 0:21.0 | grabbing their souls for graduation, and everything in between. |
| 0:25.6 | I'm your host and TVGU coordinator, Jaina Ellis. |
| 0:29.2 | Hi, I'm Alexandra. |
| 0:30.7 | I'm Gabriel. |
| 0:31.7 | Hey, I'm Jasmine. |
| 0:32.9 | And we're on the Therapy for Black Girls University |
| 0:35.2 | podcast. |
| 0:36.1 | We're in session today discussing the 2024 election |
| 0:39.4 | as college students. I-Heart podcasts. There's a lot to figure out when you're just starting your career. That's where we come in. |
| 0:55.0 | Think of us as your work besties you can turn to for advice. And if we don't know the answer, |
| 0:59.5 | we bring in people who do, like negotiation expert, Mori to Harry Poor. |
| 1:03.0 | If you start thinking about negotiations as just a conversation, then I think it sort of |
| 1:06.7 | eases us a little bit. |
| 1:08.0 | Listen to Let's Talk offline on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:15.2 | Wait can you hear it the constant political ads the text from campaigns you never signed up for and relentless social media debates |
| 1:28.0 | mean that the election is here in full force. |
| 1:31.0 | Seriously though, this may be one of the most important election |
| 1:35.5 | cycles of our time and by our, I mean Genzi. Today we're diving into the |
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