What does a Gen-Z Democrat think about the state of our politics? On this episode Manu sits down with Victor Shi, a political activist and the youngest Biden delegate. Tune in as we discuss the state of our political discourse, Biden’s ability to lead and much more.

Episode #18 GUEST: Meet Victor Shi Writer, speaker, organizer and activist.

Victor Shi's  INFO:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victorshi2020/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020

PODCAST INFO: 

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OUTLINE: 

0:00 intro

0:55 Manu’s take on young leaders

3:40 What makes this democracy work?

8:02 introducing victor Shi 

10:05 Democrats vs Republicans 

12:31 mindset of Gen-Z 

14:55 Why politics?

17:07 changing minds

22:24 apathy amongst young people

24:43 Fox News and CNN 

29:45 Twitter vs the real world 

34:26 How online platforms affect democracy 

43:32 Victor’s political story 

47:19 Biden and Harris 

52:45 the vision of the Democratic Party 

56:10 misunderstandings 

58:45 having republican parents 

1:03:26 shifting opinions

1:08:20 navigating politics and hate 

1:12:07 Why? 

1:13:50 Outro 

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