Generation Elect

Henry interviews Doug Jones on the podcast, a United States Senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021, and a Democrat who ran and served in a place that nobody would’ve thought possible for the party to win in. They talk about what he did to get there, how he turned Alabama blue, and how Democrats can win in seemingly impossible places. They then deliberate on the merits and cons of bipartisanship and how to apply it in a polarized government, talk about what life is like inside the Senate, and the ongoing debate about the filibuster. To finish it off, the 2020 election is analyzed and how Democrats can improve their messaging to win in local races. Rate and review the podcast and subscribe!

In one of the biggest Generation Elect episodes ever, Henry talks to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, one of his greatest influences, on morality in politics, values, activism, and more. Later in the podcast Henry welcomes on Griffin Roeder and Jack Newell to talk about Biden’s first week in office with new executive orders, Congressional debate over the filibuster, controversial congresswomen in the news, and tons more. Rate and review our podcast!

In March, the NY Times rocked the nation’s discourse by publishing an article by Emma Camp, a senior at UVA, about how she experienced college and academic life to be full of too much self-censorship and not enough honest debate. It provided a firestorm of reactions, both supportive and harshly critical and she joins Henry here to break down the points she was getting at, the nuances of how we treat controversial speech in college, the debate around whether cancel culture is a threat to democracy, and how we can be both braver and smarter with what we say in large group settings.

In the second episode of the 2022 interview series on Generation Elect, Henry talks to Justin Hollander, a professor at Tufts University on Urban Planning and Environmental Policy. They discuss what can be done to remedy the racial biases in cities that goes along with lacks of affordable housing, the psychology of architecture and what draws people to a space, how the New Urbanism movement has impacted our experience within urban environments, and plenty more.

Henry brings the podcast back for 2022 with an interview with his friend Sneha Revanur, the founder of Encode Justice: an organization dedicated to combatting racial, economic, and social inequalities perpetrated by AI technology and facial recognition. They talk about how wrongful arrests and healthcare/housing discrimination has set society back with the advent of new technologies, and regulation and legislation that’s needed.

Henry, Griffin, Jack, and Adam do an all-encompassing review of the year in politics and the world.

Virginia governor’s race, infrastructure bill.

Henry, Griffin, Jack, and Adam return on the podcast for the first episode of season 4, with a discussion on the Supreme Court’s massive decision to uphold a Texas abortion ban and perhaps lead the way for Roe v Wade to be overturned. They analyze why the pro-life movement has found success in recent years and how the pro-choice side can improve their messaging. They then talk about Afghanistan, whether Biden was given a bad hand or he botched the evacuation, and then they talk about the California recall, wondering whether Gavin Newsom will lose his job in a couple weeks. Rate and review!

Henry interviews Amanda Ripley, a journalist for organizations like TIME, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and more, and also the author of the recent book High Conflict, which is about how people get in and out of overwhelming and unhealthy debates and disputes. They talk about why we love and feel a need to exert conflict upon other people, how the media builds caricatures of the other side in politics which is damaging, and strategies people around the world have used to get out of conflict. Purchase her book and subscribe to Generation Elect!

Henry, Griffin, and Jack discuss the ousting of Liz Cheney from Republican leadership due to her anti-Trump rhetoric, and why it’s so important in terms of where the party is going, as well as discussing her new replacement: Elise Stefanik. They then move on to talk about the peculiar but exciting NYC Mayors race, in which Andrew Yang leads a complicated field. Rate and review our podcast!