In Season 6, Episode 2 of the Unsung Stewards podcast, Rippel President and CEO Becky Payne sits down with Alex Edgar, co-founder of Youth250, an initiative of Made By Us. Together, they discuss how Alex’s organization is using the 250th anniversary of the United States as a moment to reimagine civic life and center Gen Z as key shapers of our shared future.

Alex describes what this civic recentering will take: strengthening trust between communities and institutions, building connections across generations, and challenging narratives about who public life is for. Tune in to learn how initiatives like Youth250 are creating new pathways for civic participation and why engaging young people is essential to both a healthy democracy and a thriving future.