Gen Z has grown up in an age of school shootings, climate anxiety, the pandemic and the algorithm.

With all that they’ve gone through, how is Gen Z engaging with media and with politics?

Today on The Wheelhouse, we’re looking at the forces shaping Gen Z in Connecticut and across the nation. We’ll explore how this generation votes at the ballot box and ask what their future role may be in American democracy.

GUESTS:

• Rachel Janfaza, associate writer, CNN Politics
• Elena Moore, reporter, NPR’s Washington desk
• Christian Paz, senior politics reporter, Vox

Coco Cooley and Isaac Moss assisted in the production of this episode.

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