10 episodes
Hello Gen Z The San Diego Union-Tribune
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- Society & Culture
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4.4 • 29 Ratings
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Generation Z is transforming America’s culture and identity. And its members are just getting started. “Hello Gen Z” is a podcast from The San Diego Union-Tribune with the goal of hearing directly from them. You’ll hear their hopes and their fears, who they are — and who they aren’t. Hosts Abby Hamblin and Kristy Totten will introduce you to the most ethnically and racially diverse American generation yet. Generation Z, born in and after 1997, is like no generation before it.
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Meet Gen Z
Gen Z is literally changing the face of America. Hear from Gen Z about who they are and why you should get to know them now.
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Who is Generation Z?
Gen Z is the most diverse American generation yet. We dive into the demographics and get Gen Z's take on what that will mean for the country.
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Why Gen Z protests
Gen Z didn't invent protesting, they're just perfecting it. Here's how they're fighting for Black Lives Matter.
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Gen Z's digital world
Yes, they're on their phones a lot. But screen time and social media have shaped Gen Z’s identity and sense of belonging.
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Gen Z talks about race
Gen Z is more multiracial than past generations, and they're more likely to have immigrant parents. It can be a double-edged sword.
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Gen Z's mental health
The coronavirus pandemic is adding pressure to an already stressed out Generation Z. Mental health is a huge issue for America's youngest generation and they want to talk about it.
Customer Reviews
Some things change, and some things remain the same.
Like previous generations, the Gen Z people in this series express many feelings most people have experienced at their age — like not fitting in, or being ostracized because they look different. And, like previous generations, they seem to think those feelings are unique to them. Those portions of these episodes leave me thinking, “Give them time. They’ll learn like most of the rest of us have.”
BUT, what makes this series valuable is Gen Z’s social issue awareness and the level of commitment they have to addressing those issues. It gives me hope that if we can keep our democracy, the future will be truer to the ideals America’s Founders built this nation on.
Now if Gen Z will only vote. . .
Boxes Gen Z in
I really appreciate the general goal of this podcast but ultimately felt like it was consistently contradictory. In one breath they’re celebrating how Gen Z is breaking out of many different societal molds but in the next breath they’re boxing them in and portraying them as “black or white”. For instance, the politics episode SO missed the mark! WHY was this all about conservative vs. liberal?! If we really believe that Gen Z is going to forge a new path for our country altogether it’s such irresponsible journalism to box them in to two categories like that!
Fantastic insight into our future
As a dude who is knocking on the door of 50 years old, I thought it was going to be my birthright to complain about how cold it is in here and how things were better in my day. But this show about Gen Z challenges me to accept changes in our ever evolving culture. Hearing their voices and opinions gives this GenXer hope. It’s a fantastic, well written show.