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Democracy & Z

Democracy & Z is a student podcast, developed in collaboration with our friends at Elementz.

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.

Tips for election anxiety: Advice from a former first-time voter

October 30, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

The responsibility for voting can sometimes feel like a heavy burden, especially when it seems like a lot is on the line in one election. […]

Ragebait: The business of making us mad 

October 28, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

Kathrine Nero Apparently, nobody in politics disagrees anymore.  They SLAM. They BLAST. They RIP into their opponents. Sometimes they even DESTROY them.  At least, that’s […]

Finding an American “We” after 9/11: Religion, Ritual, and Belonging  

October 16, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

Dr. Nathan S. French  Miami University  Picture, for a moment, a response to a tragic event. Often, we will see people post online about their […]

Student Voices Competition 2026

September 10, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

Cincinnati Public Radio & 91.7 WVXU’s Democracy & Me outreach program is pleased to announce that this year’s Student Voices Competition is officially here! Open to area […]

Your Feed Has an Editor. You Just Don’t Know Who It Is.

August 26, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

Kathrine Nero For most of my career, I knew exactly who was deciding what counted as news. In a traditional TV newsroom, there was an […]

One Nation, Under Curriculum? Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, and Debating Civic Education

August 12, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

Nathan S. French & Kenlea Barnes, Miami University Imagine walking into two American public school classrooms today. In the first classroom, students study histories of […]

A student & teacher perspective on teen summer job loss: The Summer of Unemployment and its effect on high schoolers. 

August 5, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

In collaboration with Mr. Aaron Parker & Queen Mugeni Recent estimations by the outplacement firm Challenger, Grey & Christmas predict the summer of 2026 to […]

What does it mean to be free? A Reflection of American Values on its 250th

July 30, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

As we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, a date we use to mark the founding of the Country, the one word […]

The attention economy and its effects on teen civic engagement

July 1, 2026 Mickey Abebe 0

For the first time in 53 years, the New York Knicks are NBA champions.  With the post-season coming to an end, the 2026 NBA Finals […]

Meet Mickey!

June 24, 2026 Kahvah Whittaker 0

Join us in welcoming the new Democracy & Z host, Mickey Abebe!

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