We are back! And in this week's episode, we share our own post-election thoughts and check-in with Gen Z journalist / activist Lily Larsen and Gen Z Poet / Activist Penelope Oliver.

Check out Lily's via Capital City Chaos

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and keep up with her arts activism at:

https://www.allaccessarts.org/

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Where have all of our trusted news sources gone?

In this episode of Podocracy, Siria, Byron, and Vanessa are joined by University of Texas at Austin Professor Amy Kristin Sanders and Washington D.C.-based Gen Z journalist and activist Lily Larsen to discuss misinformation/disinformation, social media vs. news platforms, Civics in America, and the importance of discourse across party lines.

Siria, Byron, and Vanessa discuss the importance of Civics and Discourse in America, especially during Election 2024

Siria, Byron, and Vanessa discuss misinformation and disinformation across social media and the process of news networks and agenda setting with UT Austin Professor Amy Kristin Sanders and Washington D.C. Gen Z Journalist Lily Larsen.

This week on Podocracy, Siria Contreras, Byron Turk, and Vanessa Comar share their thoughts on this eventful week's events including the Vice Presidential Debate, Hot Topic Immigration, Hurricane Helene and it's impact on early voting, Taylor Swift U.S. tour dates, and more.

Want to help Hurricane Helene victims? Here are some resources that we put together:

https://www.bringontheballot.com/post/hurricane-helene-how-to-help

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This week, Podocracy hosts Siria Contreras, Byron Turk, and Vanessa Comar welcome Democracy Superhero Jason Berlin, Founder of Field Team 6, where he shares his tips for how we can all have the most positive impact when it comes to helping down-ballot voting, swing state voter outreach, and making your own voting plan.

Plus, we also discuss what the latest in North Carolina, what we're seeing in Texas and California, and how to make this election fun--including Yoga for Kamala

Resources Mentioned:

https://bluevoterguide.org/

https://www.fieldteam6.org/

Field Team 6 Founder and Democracy Superhero Jason Berlin share what States his team of 28,000 volunteers are focused on and which are the races to focus on. Get informed. Save Democracy..

Listen to a preview of our conversation with Field Team 6 Founder, Jason Berlin, where we discuss the power of lawn signs and wearing your political beliefs. Just like the power of billboards and out-of-home campaigns for Films and TV Shows, we are all powerfully persuasive canvases for promoting the issues that we care about and the Presidential and down-ballot candidates that we feel are the right leadership for our country at this moment.

In this preview, Siria, Byron, and Vanessa give you a glimpse of some of the topics that will be covered on Podocracy--from how you can help Swing States to the importance of voting Down Ballot--and more!