As a journalist and author, Amanda Little has written about the environment, energy, technology and the future of food production — traveling to far-flung locations, meeting people around the world and eating lab-created meat out of a bioreactor. As a professor, she's worked to pass along the skills she's learned along the way, by trial and error, of reporting and storytelling.

Her newest endeavor, a multi-media engagement platform called Kidizenship, began with a question from her daughter: "What does democracy look like?" That question has turned into a treasure trove of kid-created flags, anthems and presidential speeches, to name just a few of the contests that Kidizenship has run — with cash prizes — to get young people interested in civics.

Guest: Amanda Little

Host: Demetria Kalodimos

Producers: Andrea Tudhope and Steve Haruch

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