Figuring out where and how to cast a ballot can be difficult to navigate, especially when we are leading busier lives and also investing time to make informed voting decisions. It gets even trickier when it is your very first time casting a vote, like many California teenagers that have just turned 18. 

So our first story today is from TBH, our podcast, by, about and for teenagers. But before we get to that we are excited to announce that after two years of being dormant, we have put together a new cohort to work on a brand new season. 

Stay tuned for that, but for the California Primaries we bring you a story from the last season, about how some teenagers feel underqualified or not educated enough to cast their first ballot.

It was reported by TBH producer Charlotte King during the 2024 presidential election, she shares how she and her friends were thinking about voting for the first time, while they also go ready to leave for college.