Wondering what the hell this podcast is? Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky are here to give you the inside scoop on why they created this Gen Z politics show. Take a listen top learn more about the topics they'll explore and the guests they'll have on in future episodes.
Watch or listen to episode one: We Need Hot Woke Alpha Males (w/ Dylan Geick)
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I’m a boomer too! I love all the various different Bulwark podcasts. Becoming addicted so I may need an intervention.! decided to check this out since I have grandchildren in the Gen Z age and just wanted more understanding of the perspectives in general. This was a great podcast thank you guys for doing it. I learned a lot not the demographic he was looking for, but from the few comments, I read you’re getting a lot of of us are trying to figure the generational perspectives. Maybe that’s a characteristic of many boomers !!!!’LO L O L O L.
Thanks for doing this guys. I will watch some future episodes as well.
I am happy to join a paid subscription. I am motivated to leave a comment:
On the podcast Trump 2.0 you discuss how the MAGA world thinks of itself as an embattled minority, which it may. You missed the point that Trump and Project 2025 are testing any and all limits on their power; they are using the gay paranoia as a popular culture issue to test whether the executive branch can order the deletion of all references to...well anything, in this case, gays. Trump is making a Jackson Pollock painting and throwing EVERYTHING against the wall to what sticks. Thanks for taking in comments.
Yo! Boomer here. Sending you a message is Very difficult. I just asked a Gen Z Friend if he was going to a local protest in his area. He responded...."What are we protesting?" WTF?????
Tim have you considered having Mary Trump , Trumps cousin . She has alot of inside information about her cousin Donald .
Another boomer here, Cameron is correct about the importance of social connections.I loved your story of reaching out to socially awkward kids who have become your good friends. Your kindness reminds me of volunteer work that I'm fortunate to do. As a retired social worker, I found a place to quietly use my skills. I support/guide older teens who facilitate service & moral empowerment groups for 12-15. The older teens don't really need me there, but parents feel more comfortable with an adult in the room. What I found is the teens don't really need me there, but they enjoy teaching me about what's and learning from me too. how to use their favorite game apps. One of the core element of the group are arts/music/skits activities and service projects. The group decides on projects which have ranged from helping a sick or elderly person with yard work, fundraising to buy hygiene products for homeless people & food drives. The older teens facilitating the group are fabulous and I've seen them become kinder and more compassionate.
Hey Tim, Boomer here and HUGE fan of you, Sarah, JVL and everybody connected to the Bulwark. Upgraded to the highest subscription package and I am an ardent evangelist. Cameron cut me off at the knees when I saw him on your show months ago. Damn what a guy and I am so grateful to hear Gen Z. And that Dylan. “Oh dear.” You guys know Adam MOCKLER at Meidas? Can you integrate him somehow? Adam is sensational, beyond eloquent, with a humoungous heart and a moral kindness that is stretching around the globe. Way to go Miller- you got the goods big time.
I am a boomer who loved to hearing from you whippersnappers about the hot woke alpha males
I’m so old that I don’t know what “gen” I am (probably late baby boomer?) but this discussion was so insightful for me and I love you guys’ sense of humor! Thanks and I hope I can still make time to keep reading!
We need more FIGHTING liberal younguns!
Love this! Gen X here and just want to thank you both for doing this. Gives me great insight.
Love, love, love this podcast and getting a new perspective on so many issues! Thank you Tom & Cam for doing this. You have hooked this 78 year-old boomer. I look forward to watching every podcast in future.
I like the new "It's nighttime" kind of lighting, the deep shadows and beigy soft pink thing going on with that flamingo lamp!
I'm in. Thanks Tim, you are a hero of mine.
I'm looking forward to this podcast. I'm hearing a lot about male gen zers.....don't forget the young women.
Tim, he not exactly a Gen Zer, probably not even a millennial, but have you heard of Richard Reeves, ("Of Boys and Men")? He might be interesting to have on the show. The problems that Dylan was describing about GenZ and even some of the younger millennial men seem to have going on Reeves has all the stats on and some theories of his own, of course.
As a feminist 75 year old boomer, I've seen the change in women's lives mostly for the good, with one big step backward a couple of years ago, but it pulled me up short to realize that young men are currently the orchids in our demographic garden. Actually, it appears they are.
Just listened! I love this as I am very much like Tim. 42 yo with a 6 yo and other little. I have almost no contact with the Gen Z bros. Im excited to hear more and gain a new perspective. Love all the swearing
Hope you plan to have Prof G on A LOT!!!
ABSOLUTELY.
Gonna be good.
This is the pod I didn't know I was waiting for!!! I am 1/4 way through the 1st episode and I almost spit my coffee out while driving to work when Cameron and Tim were talking about antisemitism. A pod my 28 year old NOLA daughter and I would/will listen to and talk about. I am a huge listener of everything Bulwark, but this is exactly what I need! At 58 I can't count the times in a conversation with my children where I just don't understand and question how they got so far left of me. I try to sit quietly and process what they are saying. I'm not always successful (I am a bit opinionated and blunt - perhaps I should think about where they got their attitudes!). This pod is definitely going to enlighten me. Is it possible to upgrade to an ad free option like the other Bulwark content? Only one a week - going forward this and the Secret Pod will be my Sunday pick me ups! Thank you in advance for what is coming.
Thanks, Tim. I know that this series will be great because you are thoughtful and have good values. I am a Canadian boomer Nana with grandsons (some American/Canadian dual citizens, and some Canadian) Cameron's age. This was a real eye opener for me. I marched for "women's' lib" and civil rights when I was a young woman - and wore a pussy hat in the women's march after the Orange Turd was first elected. I am so happy to see the passion for activism in Cameron. This is their future - and they need to fight like hell for what is good and just (just like my British family fought in WW1 and WW11!
I'll try to listen but I'm a gun nut so not sure how much I'll be able to tolerate...
I liked when Cameron made Tim squirm a little by his strong Elizabeth Warren support.
As a boomer grandma whose gen z grandsons drive 150 miles just to spend a weekend with, I can't wait for these pod casts! I love talking with my grandsons and they know they can talk about any subject with me. I feel boomers understand gen zers better than we do millenniums. Maybe because they aren't our kids! Maybe because lots of us were hippies who didn't make their beds or brush their teeth either!
"Vaping in bed and not brushing our teeth..." Hilarious.
FY... Are you sure it's "For" you?
I love this idea! I've been trying to figure out Gen Z men since the election. After caring about climate change my entire adult life 50+ years, why would Gen Z be so anxious to drill, baby, drill. In any event, young women also were more Trumpy than expected. Hope you will have a few of them on. Young people seem to be saying "EXISTENTIAL THREATS IN GENERAL? BRING IT ON!" Which has old people like me wondering why they tried so hard.
Not sure how this connects to the conversation, but I work at a middle school and have seen three students donning Trump shirts or with a bumper sticker on their locker or school pencil case. They are too young to vote, but it is interesting. I never saw any of the kids with other politicians on their persons or stuff.
JD Vance is a huge dweeb. Cameron is right.
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I am craving understanding from all directions. Huge thumbs up from a boomer.
It’s becoming hard to tell the difference between a typo and new Gen Z vocabulary
Tim and Cameron: I think you're really on to something here and can't wait to find out with you "what the hell is going on".
Luigi is the combination of radicalization and entitlement. Once he was radicalized, he was outraged that he was getting the short end of the stick, and felt entitled to take it out on someone else.
What a fabulous idea...and how original. Imagine talking to the people who are actually part of the Gen Z population! Wonderful session and enlightening. Thank you for this!
That episode was really hard to listen to (in a painful, not a hard truth sort of way). But glad you are doing it!
Great pod, keep it coming.
This was bonkers. Loved it
Love this, Tim! I volunteer my 21 year old son to interview with you!
I love your work but… how can anyone listen to so many (even very very worthwhile) podcasts. What can be done about info overload?
It's a toughie. Modifying what's in the "rotation", as an experiment, might be the most painless way to do this.
It's YOUR choice, Susan. You have total control over the amount of information you want to receive. Never forget that.
Love the concept. I get it. The way I see it, it has two main, very important, goals. One is a podcast which may be able to connect with the intended demographic (female commenters must realize that you are not this problematic demographic so in this respect it is not aimed for you, nor should it include females unless their inclusion will advance one of these two goals) in a way which can provide an alternative to the Andrew Tate polar opposite. Secondly, it is to provide us with information which will help us understand this demographic better and why they are rapidly going off the rails. I also love the method of connecting with this problematic demographic. For us older Bulwark people (which most of us seem to be) Tim has provided a bit of a look-see into the younger generation and how they think, but here he needs Cam's help to connect with this still younger demographic. And while Cam is obviously articulate and thoughtful, he admits he is not necessarily the person who knows the heart of this demographic itself, but he knows a lot of diverse guys in the demographic who can shed light on this subject and will bring them in. Sounds great to me. Of course, it may not get far because Tim and Cam are "too woke" or for whatever other reason. But if it does fail, it is certainly worth a shot. All the best, guys.
So fucking smart! Great pod.
I really enjoyed it: Casey's age is no impediment: he's
sharp, intelligent, present and involved. I was in college @24, stuffing my head with books: loved
"Waiting for Godot" and Dostoievsky, and George
Orwell and Milton and George Eliot and Dickens...
I loved college. Once I got on campus,I felt a peace and excitement come over me.Brings it all back!
Casey's a winner and already a contributor.
I like JB Pritcher (sp?) Gov of IL as a genuine person.
Wow what a GREAT addition. Thanks!
Does this show have ad free episodes yet or do I still need to figure that out on my end
Sixty-nine year old white woman here. I really enjoyed this and look forward to more with Tim and Cameron, but please include women and girls too. Thanks!
I’m amazed that you’re taking on even more work! I’ve worried about your morale, or maybe resilience, ever since the election, and you already seem to pop up on YouTube whenever anything of note has happened. I appreciate it and look forward to the new program … but please do take good care of yourself!
I am a 83 year old retired school librarian from Denver I really enjoyed this podcast.
Tim, can you talk to David Hogg? Can you talk to Stacey Abrams? Thanks I'm your fan. You had me at "pearls"
*stands and applauds*
I envy your energy, Tim. You’re killing it and I so appreciate everything you're doing, including staying at Twitter as one of the few voices of reason
What I’m learning is that young women should start putting a gun to society’s head and up the misandry so they can have everyone immediately bend over backward to ask what they want. Apparently working hard for generations to accumulate credentials and influence the old fashioned way was a bill of goods we all got sold and all it resulted in was resentment and a sudden curiosity about systemic disadvantages — which is important but wow! What a turn! So fast. Much progress.
Look, I’ll listen, but please let it broadly be Gen Z. I don’t need another pop psych podcast about what’s up with the boys.
I'm sorry to be a contrarian, but PLEASE, NOT another podcast! The concept of the Gen Z perspective is useful, but if you could distill your chat into a 1000-word newsletter, it would take 25% of the time to get the meat without the fat. (Reading the speech to text transcript is not a solution. I've tried, and they're often hard to follow who is speaking--and I still have to wade through the chit-chat to find the beef.) I applaud Tim's instinct to explore this cohort, just not the medium.
I think the AI transcript creator needs to be upgraded. I’m surprised that this one is so limited. Maybe it’s Substack vs. The Bulwark as I see the same thing on other Substacks.
I’ve used a few AI transcript creators for work that do a better job of breaking the text by speaker. It usually takes just a couple of minutes to replace “Speaker 1” with the speaker name. Then a spellcheck and a review for the errors and the transcripts could be great.
I guess for those who really want to read the transcript you could cut and paste it into another application to quickly clean it up.
I think part of the point is connecting with younger people and Gen Z is more likely to watch a video than read an article.
To a certain extent, the medium IS the message. Much of Gen Z is into long form content that is not necessarily tightly organized. To really understand what makes people tick (especially those who seem to hold really weird views) takes extended periods of time. Joe Rogan is a representative example of this. Besides, it's become clear that any future Dem candidate needs to be able to roll long-form with the bros and other influencers.
Interesting perspective. I wouldn’t have thought of this but can see it. Then again, I’m retired and my time is 100% my own.
Hi, Susan--I'm retired, too (except for writing my weekly Substack). And I can see if someone is spending an hour or two commuting, listening is productive. But to sit and stare at the ceiling for 45 minutes (or so) for each podcast on one's list--no. I'm sure it's less taxing for Tim, Sarah, et al. to talk than to compose a newsletter, but listening is sequential and creates a time-sink for me. To each their own.
Love the new pod! Can’t wait to see it. Did I miss how often it would be? (I assume another daily podcast would kill Tim, so I’m totally okay with Weekly lol.)
"But he’s also a good hang and has a lot of pals outside the woke liberal bubble ..."
That huge cliché is disappointing. It's the kind of tired sentiment I thought I would finally avoid by coming to The Bulwark. Sigh.
Hamish McKenzie of Substack recommends a different acronym to be used against Trump...PSYOP
https://substack.com/@hamish/note/c-94290850?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=gdp9j
71-year old here. Jesus - how did that happen. Love this pod. I don't have any 24-yr old friends but now I want more. I will be a regular listener and will vote for Cam for POTUS if I live long enough.l
More Tim Miller is A-OK with me :)
At 67, I'm very interested in Tim's views (40-yr-olds) AND GenZ.
thank you
Great new pod! I am a 76-year-old boomer and Cam's attitude seems very familiar to me. Love the humor tinged with sarcasm and self-deprecation. Cam, you would have fit right in with me and my Vietnam War generation friends at the University of Michigan in A2 in 1969! (We all read books, made our beds, and had women friends too.)
Agree!
agreed from a 69 year old.
Looking forward to listening and hearing where Gen Z stands on issues and why, but also how do we pull them back into the center and engage them in rallying against authoritarianism.
I am worried about Gen Z because all they really know is the Trumpian era. They grew up without seeing norms being respected and they have nothing to really compare it to.
Who can best give them those comparisons?
I appreciate that this person has had a difficult life. I hope I can say this--I really didn't like this. He appears to me as a smarmy elitist, which is exactly the opposite of what we need to project. We don't need a leftist Ben Shapiro. The Bulwark is beginning to take on the image of left-coast, inside-the-Beltway elitist "intellectuals" which is not, IMHO, a good direction to go.
You’re the perfect person for this Tim.
Am a huge fan and am glad to see this much needed focus on this group. I'll share with my own son in this generation. Listening to you and the Bulwark is part of my daily routine and sources of information! From a progressive feminist here in bright blue San Francisco.
Love it! Will share with my GenZ boys.
Yeah! Always space for more Tim!!! Thank you for taking up this topic. It is going to be critical in order to reinvigorate democracy.
Will listen to whatever you put out there. You and the rest of the Bulwark gang are keeping me somewhat sane during these fucked up days.
“One way or another, this darkness got to give”
Love the mission for this new podcast. Will be listening on today’s hike.
You are my daily saving grace amidst this insanity. Thank you for your thought leadership and humanism. Any effort to create more meaningful content is most welcome on my end!
I'm really going to like this pod. Thanks Tim and Cam, and I look forward to being entertained and educated.
One suggestion or question I would like to see explored at some point: To what extent are young males, both white and of color, attracted to the ruthless strong "macho" tough guy image (not necessarily real) exemplified by Trump?
God love you!
I think this will be great!
Great idea Tim!! Love it!
RE: "Cancelling" Your Pod
Tim, loved your hilarious throw away line about the new pod being cancelled, but then you control it.
In my last job in institutional investment corporate America, my major client was Ford Motor Company's retirement plans. When my counterpart at Ford, who was a dream client, informed me that she was being transferred to another division, I offered my sadness at her transition.
Since I was close to retirement, I walked into my boss's office to offer my resignation, but before I did so, she told me she was moving on to another job!
Talk about the alignment-of-the-stars.
That said, Tim and Cam, your intro pod seems to portend the possibility of aligning, not the stars, but generational better understandings.
Looking forward to this "uncancelled" podcast.
I'm 75 so this could be helpful. Good luck
Great Pod, will def be watching. Will forward to my 19 yr. old grand daughter.....she will probably tell me she knows all about it already.....LOL
This show is a good idea. Tim, please give Cameron more room to develop his approach, e.g., if you don't like his mission statement talk about it off camera. And relax your more linear sense of how an episode should flow. In other words, stop being so parental -- it undercuts the value of this kind of a show.
"Stop being so parental..." You might consider the value of taking your own advice:) It undercuts the value of your OPINION (to which you, like all of us, are entitled) when you tell Tim how to "be" and what to do, as if you are the arbiter of how it should / shouldn't be done. I am so tired of reading subjective reaction posts written as "proclamations." And yes, this is my subjective reaction to what you wrote. My opinion. No more, or less!
Yeah, it's an opinion. It's also grounded in having worked in the media as well as teaching at the college level. I'm fascinated that you would get so exercised about it.
Man, I love this kid. I'm going to introduce him to all of my nephews who fit the profile Cam described as a Gen Z guy.
Absolutely love the new podcast!!! Thanks.
Love the flamingo light where the beans poster usually is. I'm old, so maybe Cam is an acquired taste. We'll see.
Parent of Gen Z …passed this along to him. Great work!
I saw the email about this and immediately thought "Oh cool, a Fiscal Year podcast, must be about budget issues" and quickly realized that I'm far -- quite far -- outside the targeted demographic. :-) :-) :-)
Thanks, Tim! Think this is a great idea, so far!
Enjoyed this. Looking forward to more.
I would be interested in hearing you talk to Amala Ekpunobi
This is great! I don't have any children and I'm old (70), so this helps me to both understand the younger generation and to be hopeful about the future. This kid is awesome.
Late boomer/ early gen x'er here. This is awesome - Cam is what I want in our future leaders and i am open to everything he brings to the table. I love you too, Tim. Can't wait for the next episode.
Cameron fills me with hope for the future, thanks Cam.
another retired grandmother (yaya) who loves this idea. Thank you
I was hoping it was either F##k You (or Your) Podcast, where you unload on all these people and/or podcasts you find deplorable.
Even though it’s not that, it’s a pretty first episode to this new podcast.
Good point. I’m wondering about Hispanics and minorities as well. My race voted for trump because their church promoted him. It baffles me why anyone, especially a religion would support a rapist. Listening to their radio station (some) makes me sick when they talked badly about Biden as if he was a demon.
Great idea!
Took me a while to figure out that FYPod wasn't "F*ck Your Pod" lol
I gotta say, watching this guy gives me evidentiary reason to have a smidgen of hope. Thank you.
I'm a 70 year old grandma who is so excited about this new podcast. We need to hear from the Gen Z's. Thank you!
Maybe W.O. Douglas skipped a generation or two. One of my heroes too.
This is brilliant :)
Gen Z Trump approval article https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-gen-z-popularity-favorable-rating-yougov-2030595
"bad gateway" -wtf?
Love it already!
I am SO glad that you are doing this! I have been following scott Galloway for awhile now and definitely this is a need in our society - we need to understand and support these young men and hopefully they can find other healthy role models, like you Tim!
Nice! I look forward to future shows and learning what the 20 year olds are thinking.
They are our future.
Brilliant!!! Looking forward to the next one.
I am 50+ yr woman and I pretended to be 20 yr young man online all of 2020 so Youtube and TicTok algorithms sent me Jordan Peterson, Gary V, and Joe Rogan. I saw the trend of Gen Z developing and how it was molding our male viewpoints. It was enlightening to say the least. At least now, I am now an expert in Bitcoin. Ha!
Of Men and Mountains: Wm O Douglas is one of my favorite books. His sense of justice, his love of nature and characters is evident in his pristine prose and photographic memory. Keep his memory alive and hit Wall Street.
The Greeks say, "After the storm, the sun comes out." Useful saying.
OMG! This guy is a JVL. He thinks expecting the worst from Trump is optimistic. I love it. So FAFO. Also, what an awesome sense of humor.
This was great -- thank you!
TIM - Love the flamingo!
Cameron, if you are looking for "sincere" politicians." you may be looking in the wrong direction. Authentic may be the best we can hope for (-:
I think this is a great idea! I love Cam and his perspective.
This is a great idea.
Happy to have you back - missed you and hope you got some valuable me-time…looks like we’re in for quite a ride - XX
Interesting … the young “men” on the right &the “boys” on the left …
I love the irony of Kasky worrying about not having a title that makes it hard for people to take his organization seriously when DOGE has 19 year-olds in charge of Treasury. These guys (this generation) have their work cut out for them. I wish we had given them better.
I was really involved in things in the leadup to 2024. It's really hard to not just completely tune out now. I'm a bit of a foaming-at-the-mouth lefty who bought in to the general vibes of the Bulwark (hey, maybe there's a well of centrist republicans who are gettable) but after the results of 2024 it's extremely hard to not go full-on 'eat the rich, property is theft, billionaires shouldn't exist' because it, at least to me, seems that clearly there is no appetite in the center-right for anything less than rabid fascism and hate.
If that's the case, it feels like the only thing a reasonable opposition party can be doing is leaning hard into trying to draw out the disaffected Bernie wing of the party.
I don't know, I probably don't know anything but it's not a good time for many of the people I care about.
Tim - good idea and good effort. Definitely good to hear younger voices, especially non Nazi young voices.
To Cam & Dylan: My impression is that work has been boring, demeaning, exploitative, unrewarding, and inequitable as long as humans have done work. Sorry it sucks for you too - but welcome to the struggle ; )
So XYs between 10-30yrs old? This should be interesting to hear about.
Tim, though I read a lot online, both Bulwark and other substacks but also the MSM, it was a chance meeting with a friend at the Safeway that informed me there were to be Presidents' Day protests across the country yesterday. I attended one, and it was great: fuck Musk, Trump, Putin, Nazis, etc. . Wondering whose handiwork these events were, I found that an organization called "50501" had put it together--fifty protests in fifty states on one day. Looking at their web page, the sponsoring organizations were all what I would call "Progressive,", the ones whose goals are noble but who in my view present too-ample opportunities for cheap shots by MAGA. Their tent as presently constituted is too small to save the country. I would like to be able to read Bulwark posts and know when and where protests of this or any anti-fascism kind are taking place. I suggest that you put the leadership of 50501 on your list. It would be a step in the right direction
Can you interview AOC, too?
Very needed; thank you for doing this. To Cam, respect for using your life to make a positive difference after experiencing such horror. To Tim, appreciate you keep on keeping on when so many other “leaders” seem completely stymied. -Rhetorical question — will your target audience be willing to pay for this pod? —
Tim, I admit that I am not part of your target audience (74 yo female) but the topic interested me and I listened. I don’t have any Zen Z guys in my family or friends group but I am concerned about how we as a society are alienating our young men. The conversation was very interesting!
Late Boomer MOT Mom ('61) with a GenZ 19-year-old daughter. We need to bridge the generation gap and all work together. Thanks for doing this Tim. Welcome Cameron!
This middle-aged Mom is disgusted, angry, and ready to fight (again) for women's rights, civil rights, LGBTQ+ rights - all human rights.
Generation Jones here…and Canadian to boot. Talk about niche. Looking forward to hearing from these young men and women who are having such an impact on politics south of me. I’m just wanting to understand ANYTHING that is going on in the USA before Donald Trump invades us like Putin did to Ukraine.
LOVE THIS TIM keep it up with Cam, he's special!!
I have a feeling this was going to happen after I saw them on the Bulwark, it is much needed. Cam is a perfect spokes person...and from FL.
This ain’t the one with the tick tok people was it? They were so naïve
No - they are anti Tik Tok.
I'm in! Also sorry I meant to say "arent". It was a typo I just noticed 😳
Gosh i wish I could edit posts. "These aren't "
Also thanks @omega generation
Wondering how to get this in my regular podcast feed. Don't wanna watch on Youtube. Just want it to come to my commercial free feed like all the other Bulwark podcasts.
It states below the recording you can listen 'wherever you get your podcasts' and something unique they also have a transcript for hearing impaired. Bulwark thinks of everything.
You need to stop hiding in subscription. The audience you are trying to reach won’t be willing to pay. Those who subscribe are already on board with the message. Go on Talk Radio.
Tim doesn’t own the platform, he’s an employee so if you want them to expand to talk radio probably best to reach out to the founders of The Bulwark though who knows if they’re ready to commit thousands of dollars an hour every week for a national broad access radio show although I do agree, it’s a great idea.
Point
It states below the recording you can listen 'wherever you get your podcasts' and something unique they also have a transcript for hearing impaired. Bulwark thinks of everything
Seconded.
It states below the recording you can listen 'wherever you get your podcasts' and something unique they also have a transcript for hearing impaired. Bulwark thinks of everything
Bulwark's the bomb. We want more people to feel it.
Elizabeth Warren, Cameron??!! You are an eccentric 20 something!
Love how The Bulwark is always evolving and reaching out to more people!
I'm an 82-year old great-grandfather but, with regards to what is happening in our country, I firmly believe that all ages have a shared "stake" in the matter. I have always been inspired and, yes, entertained by hearing the perspective of the younger generations... so, I am here.
Not a great grand yet but I want to know for my grands.
FYI, being a great grand is awesome!
Go for it!
I'm a mom of a Gen Z son. This Gen X mom loves the idea of this podcast.
I know my Wolven Sort daughter (the one who went to NC State like me) spent lots of her last visit back home yelling "what are you going to say to your daughter one day?" at her guy friends.
Thanks for exploring this phenomenon.
I’m very glad to see this. I’ve been wondering where all the activists who rose up after the school shootings are these days. I wish to see them bring that energy and involvement and commitment to the host of issues that will create life in the United States for them. Not hearing their voices, of course with mainstream media being what it is, we don’t hear anybody’s voice. I would like to see them be so big and vocal that even mainstream media can’t ignore them.
I thought it might be worthwhile to share a selection from my Substack post "Why Kamala lost in 9 Simple Charts." It refers to all men, not just young men."
"I’d like to finish with a point that is perhaps controversial and unoriginal but needs to be hammered home; it should now be crystal clear that Democrats are steadily alienating male voters – mostly white ones, but increasingly many who are nonwhite. This is dismissed as “misogyny” by many Democrats and there is certainly plenty of that. But when one gender and one race is singled out as the source of all that is evil and nothing that is good in a nation that they themselves were instrumental in building (to say the least), members of that group can become disheartened. No one wants to be a member of a party that considers him the enemy. I must say that I share this feeling (I have never oppressed anyone). For me, no amount of frustration with Democrats would ever make me vote for human beings as despicable as Donald Trump and his brownshirts. But clearly, tens of millions of men -- white, black and brown – overcame whatever distaste for Trump they might have had and did just that."
https://charles72f.substack.com/p/why-kamela-lost-in-nine-simple-charts
Welcome Cameron. Great addition to The Bulwark. Looking forward to more episodes.
I’m a retired grandmother of 10 grandchildren and I enjoyed listening. I am always looking for ways to better understand what’s happening. I am looking forward to your future discussions
Oh, I'm sure it's important to hear what the Youngs have to say. But I'm always reminded of that quote from Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies": "The topic of the Younger Generation spread through the company like a yawn."
sounds good Tim - looking forward to what you all have to say - its puzzling to me why they are so disaffected - a few years back i read an article that said that this group of kids when they were younger did not feel connected to democracy as a concept - will be interested to see what you come up with
JFC Tim, we're going to have to clone you soon. How can you possibly do this much content!?
This old Gen X lady is so proud of you for doing all you can to reach the young ones!
Great idea, Tim. I do know some Gen Zers and will forward. They are all progressive but some are feeling despondent and angry.
Your choice of "but" raises questions . . .
So excited for this! Need these voices. Also, hilarious seeing Tim perplexed by some of the gen references !
I hope to learn why Gen z men have gone the route of jerks and hopefully get an answer that isn't "women get educated and don't want to be around us". Because I'm really getting frustrated by that answer.
Ugh.....
I'm kinda stunned a GenZ had to explain William O Douglass. #legendarySCJustice
It's egregious, I agree. You need to re-set your expectations, though, *and* be the teacher you never signed up for. These dudes are exhausting, personally irritating, and, of course, vital. It's not personal; it's democracy.
This Boomer mom of a Gen Z son (1995) only had to consult the google once: to find out what a content house was😉
Interesting idea. I’m probably not the audience you’re reaching for but I’ll certainly listen. I love learning what other people are thinking and why.
One thought: don’t forget the girls. I’d like to see that your first guest is a female who can give you her perspective. It’s not all about the bros.
And don’t give Jordan Peterson credit for “make your bed”. That’s a book by Admiral William McRaven which my husband and I regularly give to young people who are “launching”. Make Your Bed: little things that can change your life…and maybe the world. Read it.
Would love to get the book Cameron was reading about the Cold War. Title please?
This should be interesting.
This is a great creation! I have 2 Gen Z kids. Hoping this helps me better understand their world more.
As a 66 year old mom, with millennial daughters, I can’t wait to hear more. I have realized it is no longer feasible to see the world from my current viewpoint. I want to know what this generation is thinking and more importantly why. Thanks Tim, for bringing interesting, intelligent, thoughtful and hopeful people to your podcast.
Elder millennial here. Very much looking forward to getting to know Gen Z. First question: what is with the broccoli haircut I keep seeing at the gym?
I love that the flamingo gets an opportunity to take over for the pinto beans. A sure indication this will be a good time.
You aren't making it about you. You're transforming trauma and loss into empathy & an attempt at saving others. It's different.
This boomer thinks this is brilliant. Very much looking forward to the next episode.
Ditto from this boomer
I like this guy- one of the faces of Parkland and has a point of view worth listening to.
Thanks Tim & Cameron for this idea for another podcast. Hearing our Gen Z voices directly on any topic they wish to share here. Your Bulwark fans understand they have many ideas that your platform gives them a generous space at the table and learn from them. Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I remember when you had this guy on a little while ago. He was interesting. Glad to see this new pod.
This is the age of my kids! I love this generation. I understand this perspective as a GenXer since I am the mom of three of them squarely in GenZ. I have a journalist 25-year-old who works for a nonprofit and very NONPARTISAN political news site in OKC (started out covering state education issues), an aspiring doctor-applying-to-medical-school 23-year-old and a 20-year-old engaged college student. They all give me great perspective and hope, too, because this generation ROCKS! They are thoughtful and balanced and passionate and trying to sort through and make sense of this. Their friends are too. If you ever need guests from Oklahoma I can connect you. Way to go! I already texted them to listen. Thank you for sharing your perspective,
Also, it is annoying when they don’t agree with me as the middle age mom he referenced, but my only requirements/advice/lessons for them growing up is to have an understanding and empathy for people who think differently and to make sure they do the actual reading on an issue and not just follow social media memes or their own algorithms without doing that. Sounds like Cameron grew up that way, too. I look forward to his interviews with other perspectives! Great interview. I will follow him too. Thank you!
I am 68, definitely not gen Z. Appropriate?
I'm 76 and loved it. Looking forward to more.
Absolutely!
Appropriate related to what?
The podcast is stated to be for Gen Z age, I am a senior. I am asking if the podcast is for my age group
I think stated it was a podcast focused on Gen Z’s perspectives so that people who AREN’T Gen Z can understand them better. So you absolutely are the targeted age group — any age.
I think it is essential, all the boomers need to listen to this generation. They have grown up in a time that is so different from the boomer experience. Happily turning 66 tomorrow!
Coming up on 68😳
I guess that’s for you to decide. I’m also 68. Well, I will be tomorrow. I enjoy learning about perspectives I haven’t been familiar with. Plus this Cameron guy can be kind of funny.
Thanks and happy birthday, 68 years….young
Thanks!
I look forward to this content, thank you, Tim and Cameron.
Is Tim trying to break a record for most podcasts of all time 😏
I can't just sit and listen, so need to walk to listen to podcasts. I'm burning through my shoes too fast.
Seriously! Sometimes hard to keep up!
God this will make me feel about a million years old
On the contrary. It will keep you young and current!