An ongoing series about what young people are thinking and saying about the future of American democracy as the 2024 election approaches. Produced by The Vidette (the student-run media outlet at Illinois State University) in partnership with WGLT (the NPR station at Illinois State University). New episodes throughout 2024.
Episode 18: ISU students react to Trump's election victory
After the conclusion of the 2024 presidential election, Illinois State University students share their thoughts.
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29 Oct 2024
Episode 17: How a conservative and a leftist find common ground
In the latest episode of the Democracy’s Future podcast, you’ll hear ISU students Andrew Franson and Matt Saner discuss their affiliation with different political parties, sharing both the distinctions in their ideologies and the unexpected areas where they find agreement.
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16 Oct 2024
Episode 16: Next-gen astrophysicists on the imposing threat of nuclear war—and why not voting in 2024 is not an option
Three astrophysicists in training discuss how they're processing the science, policy and politics of nuclear weapons leading up to the 2024 election. This conversation was originally featured in WGLT's podcast Twelve Thousand Bombs. Subscribe to that podcast at WGLT.org/Bombs.
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15 Oct 2024
Episode 15: An interview with state Rep. Sharon Chung
In the most recent episode of Democracy's Future, we hear from Sharon Chung, the Democratic representative for Illinois’ 91st district, as she campaigns for re-election. That district includes parts of Bloomington-Normal.
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2 Oct 2024
Episode 14: Why local elections matter
In the latest episode of the Democracy’s Future podcast, you’ll hear from the McLean County Clerk and the director of the Center for Civic Engagement, to learn more about voting in McLean County and on the Illinois State campus.
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24 Sept 2024
Episode 13: ISU professors organize film and speaker series to put 2024 elections in focus
In the latest episode of the Democracy’s Future podcast, two professors at Illinois State University share about two series they’ve put together about the 2024 election.
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24 Sept 2024
Episode 12: Members of Bloomington-Normal's South Asian community discuss representation
In this episode of Democracy's Future, WGLT and The Vidette speak with two members of Bloomington-Normal's South Asian community about representation in the presidential election.
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5 Sept 2024
Episode 11: ISU students who attended civic engagement trip to DC share their experiences
In this episode of Democracy's Future, WGLT and The Vidette speak with two students who attended a civic engagement trip to Washington, D.C., over the summer.
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21 May 2024
Episode 10: Student group at IWU helps women find their voice in politics
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, we explore the role women play in politics in the U.S. For most of America's history, it's been a secondary role. Women make up a larger share of the electorate, but men have historically held the majority of elected offices.
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14 May 2024
Episode 9: ISU Democrats and Republicans make joint push for expanded voting access on Election Day
Members of both the Democrat and Republican parties on campus want ISU leaders to close the campus on Election Day on November 5. They issued a joint statement asking the university to make the change, citing long lines that have become common on election days at ISU.
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9 May 2024
Episode 8: ISU Democrats and Republicans share differing views on the pro-Palestinian protests
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, we hear from students on opposite sites on an issue that has stoked passions on college campuses across the country. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters has been gathering on the Quad at Illinois State University for over a week. The want the university to call for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. They also want the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel.
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7 May 2024
Episode 7: How students see political rhetoric and disinformation
In the latest episode of Democracy’s Future, you'll hear from students who are learning about political rhetoric, when persuasion veers into disinformation, and how AI can make disinformation even more prevalent heading into the fall elections.
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26 Apr 2024
Episode 6: Young people find their passions through student government
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, we hear from students who are already getting experience about how Democracy works. They are serving on the Student Senate at Illinois Wesleyan University, a private liberal arts college in Bloomington.
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17 Apr 2024
Episode 5: How ISU's Center for Civic Engagement helps students get involved
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, you’ll hear from two students who are involved in ISU's Center for Civic Engagement. The group offers many volunteer and service opportunities. One of those is directly tied to democracy.
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13 Mar 2024
Episode 4: How conservatives found their voices in college
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast series Democracy’s Future, we hear from three conservatives who weren’t always conservatives but who were influenced by the issues in the shift of the political climate during their lifetimes.
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6 Mar 2024
Episode 3: How college Democrats and socialists view the upcoming election
In the latest episode of the WGLT/Vidette podcast Democracy’s Future, Illinois State University senior political science and philosophy major Braxton Myers says he embraces the motto "think global act local." Myers is an intern with the Democratic Party of Illinois. You'll also hear from Deja Sims, a senior graphic design major at ISU from Cook County. She chairs the Young Democratic Socialists of America at ISU.
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8 Feb 2024
Episode 2: How a young person's political views can transform over time
Illinois State University students Chloe Yost and Steven Lazaroff are featured in Episode 2 of the Democracy's Future podcast, produced by WGLT and The Vidette.
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1 Feb 2024
Episode 1: ISU students want their voices heard
In episode 1 of the new Democracy's Future podcast, ISU students J.N. Benson and Ben Howell explain how more young people are taking an interest in politics because they see a system that's not working for them.
Democracy's Future is a joint student-led project between WGLT and The Vidette. WGLT is Bloomington-Normal's NPR station. The Vidette is a student media outlet at Illinois State University.
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15 Jan 2024
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Coming soon: A new podcast series about what young people are thinking and saying about the future of American democracy as the 2024 election approaches. Produced by The Vidette (the student-run media outlet at Illinois State University) in partnership with WGLT (the NPR station at Illinois State University). New episodes throughout 2024.
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