Gen Z’s Fight for the Future

Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

Crooked Media

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This election is in the hands of Gen Z, a cohort of young Americans that’s diverse, creative, and—often—skeptical. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Stacey is joined by Rep. Maxwell Frost, the first member of Gen Z to be elected to Congress, and influencer Haley Lickstein, a leading voice on civic engagement among young people, to talk about how they’re working to get their peers involved.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Assembly required with Stacey Abrams from Cricket Media.
0:11.6	I'm your host Stacey Abrams.
0:13.0	Today we're recording our podcast from the DNC.
0:16.0	We're recording halfway through the convention
0:18.0	and we've already had some memorable moments
0:21.0	like Vice President Kamala Harris making a surprise
0:23.8	appearance on Monday.
0:26.8	Good evening everyone!
0:29.8	We kicked off the week strong with some of the most influential
0:33.7	Democratic voices of our time, including our president of course.
0:37.7	The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day.
0:46.0	What shall our legacy be? What will our children say?
0:49.0	Let me know in my heart
0:51.0	when my days are through America I gave my best to you.
0:57.0	In Kamala Harris we have a chance to elect a president who is for the middle class because she is from the middle class.
1:08.0	I want my grandchildren and their grandchildren to know I was here at this moment
1:18.0	that we were here and that we were with Pamela Harris every step of the way.
1:25.0	This is our time America.
1:28.0	And no convention is complete without some celebrities,
1:31.0	like country music star Mickey Gaitin, award-winning actor
1:34.8	Tony Goldwyn and Steve Kerr head coach of the Golden State Warriors returning to
1:39.6	Chicago to remind younger audiences about the Bulls past glory.
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