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#166: Youth Activism in 2020

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We're back - and with a very special episode! Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview some young political voices in this week’s episode, focusing on their projects, motivations, and hopes for 2020. ABOUT THE GUESTS Nick Guthman, Blue Future Nick Guthman is a co-founder and the executive director of Blue Future, which connects young people to progressive campaigns. The group raised more than $70,000 to support student organizers working on congressional campaigns last year. Henry Slater, Princeton University Asian American Students Association Henry Slater is a sophomore at Princeton University. He and others are running voter registration drives on campus with the Asian American Students Association. Sydney Ward and Hyrum Devenport, Project 320 Sydney Ward is a senior in high school and the founder of Project 320, which connects Utah students with their local reps and works to increase voter registration. Hyrum Devenport is a freshman at Brigham Young University and the community outreach director of Project 3