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Podcast: Democracy & Z

The podcast features young people from communities across our listening area, sharing their unique Gen-Z perspective on issues like immigration, gun violence and the environment.

Ready to talk turkey? Tips for tackling tough holiday conversations when politics shows up before the pie

November 20, 2025 Kahvah Whittaker 0

Kathrine Nero In this episode, Kathrine Nero and Lauryn Howery discuss ways to talk turkey, not politics, this Thanksgiving! There’s a chill in the air, […]

The Constitution: Rights, Responsibilities, and Why It Still Matters

September 16, 2025 Kahvah Whittaker 0

The Cincinnatus Association You may have heard people say “I know my rights.” But how often do we hear, “I know my responsibilities”? Constitution Day […]

Deepfakes and AI are rewriting the rules of truth

May 29, 2025 Kahvah Whittaker 0

Kathrine Nero Chances are within the last few days you’ve seen an image or a video you weren’t quite sure was real. Is it artificial […]

Aiken New Tech High School Students Discuss Justice

September 12, 2024 Kahvah Whittaker 0

Mr. Aaron Parker Listen below to hear Aiken high school students discuss justice and their jobs in environmental justice from this part summer. When we […]

Pilgrimage: An American Religious Experience?

June 26, 2024 Nathan French 0

Dr. Nathan S. French A school field trip to Washington, D.C. is a formative rite of passage shared by many U.S. school students across the […]

Episode 62: Women’s History Month Part 1

March 27, 2023 Kahvah Whittaker 1

The return of Democracy & Z! Democracy and Me intern, Yoshie, was joined by Clark Montessori Senior, Nevaeh in a discussion on Women’s History Month, […]

Episode 60: Digging Into Earth Day

April 13, 2022 Julie Coppens 0

With Earth Day on the horizon (April 22), we go deep into our own connections with nature, health and the environment. We consider the past—Earth […]

Episode 59: Do We See Ourselves in the Oscars?

March 24, 2022 Julie Coppens 0

The producers of the 94th Academy Awards—airing at 8 p.m. this Sunday on ABC—hope a new “Fan Favorite” award, celebrating popular hits like Cinderella and […]

Episode 58: Two Years on the COVID Roller-Coaster 

March 11, 2022 Julie Coppens 0

One star, would not recommend this particular thrill ride—but pandemic extremes have been our daily reality for the last two years, which, we’d like to […]

Episode 57: Is This the Start of World War 3?

February 25, 2022 Webmaster 4

The news started coming in overnight Wednesday: after weeks of military buildup on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on the former […]

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