Episode 906: The 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of a young political candidate on Gen Z and various political controversies including AI deepfakes and Trump's legislation.

'This Should Be Illegal': Senate GOP Uses AI Deepfake to Attack Talarico | Common Dreams A DOGE Bro Allegedly Walked Out Of Social Security With 500 Million Americans' Records On A Thumb Drive And Expected A Pardon If Caught | Techdirt 2 DOGE staffers say 'no' regrets for people losing income, didn't reduce the deficit: Depositions - ABC News Trump spoke about girls being 'of age' at 'above six years old' as he promoted the SAVE America Act Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote I Went to Florida to See the 31-Year-Old Candidate Thrilling Gen Z. We're in Trouble.

People in this episode

Guest: 31-Year-Old Candidate

Topics covered

• politics
• AI
• Gen Z
• elections
• social security
• Trump
• legislation

Keywords

• AI deepfake
• Talarico
• Trump
• Gen Z
• SAVE America Act
• Florida
• social security
• politics
• elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Senate GOP, Common Dreams, Techdirt, SAVE America Act

Places: Florida, Gen Z

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