Thank you for tuning in to the first podcast from Upswing: A YMRP Production! This episode features Charlie Sabgir, the Director of YMRP, and John Ray, the Senior Director of Polling at YouGov and a Senior Advisor for Young Men Research Project. Sabgir and Ray discuss where things stand politically with young men, a key swing demographic, eight months away from the midterm elections. Below you will find the pieces mentioned at the end of the podcast:

“The Disappointment of Young Trump Voters” by By Sarah Longwell

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/gen-z-trump-red-wave/686006/

“Trump’s Support Among Young Men Goes Up in Flames as Midterms Loom” by Martha McHardy

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-support-among-young-men-goes-up-in-flames-as-midterms-loom/

“Young Voters Are Turning Away From Trump. Here’s Why” by Rebecca Schneid

https://time.com/7378792/trump-young-voters-polls/

Third Way: “Where Do Young Men Stand Ahead of the 2026 Midterms?” By Lucas Holtz

https://www.thirdway.org/memo/where-do-young-men-stand-ahead-of-the-2026-midterms

Resist and Unsubscribe by Scott Galloway

https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

Video of Kash Patel in the US Men's Hockey Locker Room

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MrqzQqcWmx4

“Jordan Peterson Ruined my Relationship” by ✰Laura Phillips-Alvarez✰ and Equimundo

https://open.substack.com/pub/equimundo/p/jordan-peterson-ruined-my-relationship?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

“Crypto Is a Victim of Its Own Success” by James Surowiecki

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/crypto-crash-bitcoin-value/685994/

YMRP Reports

https://www.ymrp.org/reports

YMRP Polling

https://www.ymrp.org/polling

Catalist Report: What Happened in 2024

https://catalist.us/whathappened2024/

“Senate Democrats press CFTC chair on prediction markets” by Max Rego

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5752451-senate-democrats-urge-cftc-clarification/

“What the online trend of ‘looksmaxxing’ means for young men” by 1A Radio Show, Lauren Hamilton

https://the1a.org/segments/what-the-online-trend-of-looksmaxxing-means-for-young-men/

“Of Boys and Men” by Richard V. Reeves

https://www.brookings.edu/books/of-boys-and-men/

“More on the two gen zs” by The Up and Up

https://www.theupandup.us/p/the-two-gen-zs-ai-tech-american-dream

“What are Trump accounts? What are Baby Bonds?” by Andrew Rosin and David Wessel

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-are-trump-accounts-what-are-baby-bonds/

“America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs” By Josh Tyrangiel

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/03/ai-economy-labor-market-transformation/685731/

“Young Men Go Blue” by Charlie Sabgir and Young Men Research Initiative

https://youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/young-men-go-blue

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