46 min

Gen Z is Not Out to Get Us Firewall

    • News Commentary

What do young Americans want from politics and media today? Bradley talks to Aidan Kohn-Murphy, the founder of Gen-Z for Change, and Avalon Zborovsky-Fenster, the founder of InternshipGirl and board member of the Sustainable Media Center, about why they want to build bridges to older generations, how online platforms like TikTok can better protect users, and what their generation thinks about AI.
This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.
Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media
Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter, and visit the Firewall website.
[1:28] How does Gen Z see the world?
[7:30] How does Gen Z filter and fact-check media?
[11:06] Gen-Z's views on legacy media
[14:00] How does social media contribute to mental health challenges in Gen-Z?
[16:35] How would you change the internet?
[20:42] The rise of AI
[23:04] Section 230: Keep it or dump it?
[26:55] How can other generations better communicate with Gen-Z?
[34:35] How could mobile voting get more young people to vote?
[35:25] How could Gen-Z be more engaged in the political and electoral process?
[42:55] What's one thing that older generations need to understand about Gen-Z?

What do young Americans want from politics and media today? Bradley talks to Aidan Kohn-Murphy, the founder of Gen-Z for Change, and Avalon Zborovsky-Fenster, the founder of InternshipGirl and board member of the Sustainable Media Center, about why they want to build bridges to older generations, how online platforms like TikTok can better protect users, and what their generation thinks about AI.
This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City’s only free podcast recording studio.
Send us an email with your thoughts on today’s episode: info@firewall.media
Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter, follow Bradley on Twitter, and visit the Firewall website.
[1:28] How does Gen Z see the world?
[7:30] How does Gen Z filter and fact-check media?
[11:06] Gen-Z's views on legacy media
[14:00] How does social media contribute to mental health challenges in Gen-Z?
[16:35] How would you change the internet?
[20:42] The rise of AI
[23:04] Section 230: Keep it or dump it?
[26:55] How can other generations better communicate with Gen-Z?
[34:35] How could mobile voting get more young people to vote?
[35:25] How could Gen-Z be more engaged in the political and electoral process?
[42:55] What's one thing that older generations need to understand about Gen-Z?

46 min