Kate and Benjamin Talk About Voter Education and Climate Change

In May 2021, "Shaping Our Future" brought more than 600 young people together from across the country to discuss their insights on major societal issues our country is facing today. They discussed these issues in small groups, listened to panel experts offer their thoughts, and interacted with each other regardless of whether or not they agreed on the subject matter.

From the team that brought you Voices of America In One Room, this is Voices of Shaping Our Future.

Throughout this season, you’re going to hear from some of our “Shaping Our Future” online participants. In this episode, we meet Kate and Benjamin.

Kate is a junior at Missouri State University who’s currently studying Microbiology and Chemistry. Since childhood, she's happily described herself as a scientist at heart, and currently spends her time as a behavioral ecologist studying bees.

Ben is a Project Manager at a landscaping company in Dallas, TX. He double majored in International Business and Economics, and is particularly passionate in his views on climate change, offering his thoughts on what has to be done and the disagreements we engage in regarding its solution.

The Voices of Shaping Our Future podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Podcasts, and is hosted by Alice Siu. This series is executive produced by the Center for Deliberative Democracy at Stanford University, the Berggruen Institute, the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, and Tobe Agency.

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