Why Young People Can’t Get Ahead Anymore

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Humanity Forward Productions

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Why does it feel like the American Dream is slipping away for so many young people? In this exploratory conversation, Andrew Yang and Zach Graumann unpack why hard work no longer guarantees financial security, from rising living costs and student debt to a shifting job market. They explore what’s broken in today’s economy and what it will take for Millennials and Gen Z to reclaim a future of stability, purpose, and wealth. Watch the episode on YouTube Enjoyed this Q&A episode and want to be featured in the next one? Drop your questions in the comments below or send your text and voice memos to [email protected]! ---- Follow Andrew Yang: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Zach Graumann: Instagram | LinkedIn | X ⁠ ---- Get 50% off Factor at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Factor Meals⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get an extra 3 months free at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Express VPN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Helix Sleep⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Use code: helixpartner20 Get $30 off your first two (2) orders at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wonder ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| Use code: ANDREW104 ---- Subscribe to the Andrew Yang Podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Rated T for Teen.
0:02.0	Each year, thousands of adults lose their shred.
0:05.0	It's an epidemic simply known as shred loss, but it doesn't have to be this way.
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0:19.0	we can put an end to shred loss everywhere.
0:21.6	Hit the new Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 and show the world that the shred's not dead.
0:26.4	Pre-order Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4 and play the foundry demo.
0:30.1	Thank you, listeners.
0:31.3	If you have any questions, send them to Mailbag at Andrew Yang.com.
0:35.0	You can even send them as a voicemail.
0:36.7	We're listening.
0:38.0	It's my Frazier invitation.
0:39.3	Thank you.
0:40.8	This week on the Andrew Yang podcast.
0:44.3	If you trace the numbers, you see that there's been like a multi-decade shift
0:49.4	towards Megacorpse and certain actors and certain geographies even.
1:02.0	There is no recourse because AI is going to create a super vortex of data, money, and AI itself that's going to hoover up more and more of the value.
1:05.0	And there are going to be folks that benefit from that, but that number of folks is going to be smaller and smaller. And then most people are going to be looking up being like, what the hell happened?
1:13.6	Right.
1:14.6	Happy summer 2025. I'm here with Zach, who's dressed for the summer.
1:29.1	My pants blend with the chair, but it's good to be back, folks.
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