Gen Z Grow Our Platform Podcast

John, Elle, and Carter discuss the issue of cybersecurity in the wake of cyber attacks like Solar Winds and Colonial Pipeline. The group, joined by George Alderman, discuss potential solutions, and they highlights the importance of Gen Z’s involvement in cyber issues — and tech issues at large. Carter and the crew also went down some interesting rabbit holes on big tech and value investing.

Sam LeDoux joins Carter and John for a discussion about Republican activism and campaigning. The crew discusses Sam’s work on rural American campaigns and his more recent work to bring the GOP message to the inner city.

John, Carter, and Elle are joined by Gen Z GOP Blog Contributor Ian Linnabary to discuss all things infrastructure. In the wake of President Biden’s infrastructure proposal, the American Jobs plan, the crew discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly — as well as how conservatives can and should engage with our nation’s infrastructure.

Elle and John are joined by VP of Technology Carter Morgan and State Coordinators Director Nick Dokoozlian to discuss the shortcomings of California Governor Gavin Newsom and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The group discussed ways for conservatives to better oppose their pandemic response inconsistencies, and the contrast with good pandemic leadership from GOP Governors.

John and Elle are joined by Gen Z GOP policy contributor Sam Abodo to discuss the important of the Second Amendment. Abodo also details his perspective that gun control measures are designed to disenfranchise Black Americans from owning firearms.

John, Elle, and Javon discuss the ins and outs of their covid experiences, the winners and losers of covid policy, and discuss where we go from here. The hosts were joined by Sam Garber, our Executive Vice President, and Patton Byars, our VP of Political Affairs, to discuss their schools and states dealt with covid.

After a break following our last season, Episode One of Season Two is finally here, featuring John Olds, Elle Kalisz, and Javon Price. Episode One covers some insight from the trio on November's election and the aftermath it has had on both the national and party. In more recent news, the podcast covers the impact that the Georgia Senate runoff election will have moving forward, as well as the Capitol insurrection that occurred two weeks ago.

in episode twelve of the gen z gop podcast, ryan and john talk with veteran republican operative shermichael singleton on his experiences in the republican party and as an alumnus of the trump administration.

over the past two decades, the rise of modern technologies has overhauled the ways we engage in campaigns and politics. social media has made a new medium for voter contact, but with social media arose a new forum for people to discuss political issues. since then, social media has grown to a breeding ground for hyperpartisanship and fake news. this sad phenomenon has greatly damaged our civil discourse and continually results in great ramifications in our current political climate.in episode eleven, john, mike, and ryan discuss how this poor civil discourse has infiltrated campuses and communities across the united states.

with the rise of social distancing and other covid-19 protocols, campaigns have had to adjust their get-out-the-vote efforts to adhere to guidance. some campaigns, including joe biden's, has decided to vacate the practice of canvassing. will this strategy have down-ballot ramifications?on episode ten, john and ryan address this looming question and anecdote their experiences this election cycle as they manage state representative campaigns in the commonwealth of massachusetts.