Millennial Myths
Millennial Myths
The Heritage Foundation
In this innovative series, we debunk the most common political myths plaguing young Americans, through a combination of on-the-street interviews from around Washington, D.C., featuring personal stories and expert analysis on every binge-worthy weekly episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is There a Sequence for Success for Millennials?
This week, Tiffany Roberts sits down with Charmaine Yoest, vice president of the Institute for Family, Community and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation to debunk myths about the Success Sequence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2019
10 min
Why is The Media So Biased?
This week Tiffany Roberts sits down with Rob Bluey, vice president of communications at The Heritage Foundation and the executive editor of The Daily Signal, to debunk myths about media bias. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2019
8 min
Is Cancelling Student Loan Debt a Bad Idea?
This week, Tiffany Roberts sits down with Mary Clare Amselem, a policy analyst in the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education to debunk myths about the student loan crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 8, 2019
8 min
Gender Identity: Does It Belong in Our Public Schools?
This week, Tiffany Roberts sits down with Emilie Kao, director of Heritage’s DeVos Center for Religion & Civil Society to debunk myths about teaching children about gender identity and sexual orientation. How Could Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Laws Affect You?https://www.heritage.org/gender/heritage-explains/the-equality-act Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2019
6 min
Why Is Rent So High?
This week, Tiffany Roberts sits down with Joel Griffith, Research Fellow in Heritage’s Roe Institute to discuss high rental costs, rent control, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2019
10 min
Climate Change: Are We on the Brink of a Mass Extinction?
This week, Tiffany Roberts sits down with Nick Loris, deputy director of Heritage’s Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies to discuss whether there is a climate change crisis, Greta Thunberg, the problem with the Green New Deal, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2019
10 min
Should the Minimum Wage be Raised to $15 an Hour?
In the final episode of this mini-series, host Samantha Renck sits down with Rachel Greszler to discuss the economic impact of a federally-mandated $15 minimum wage, what demographic would be impacted the most, and much more. Greszler is a research fellow in the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget. In this innovative series Samantha Renck debunks the most common myths plaguing the youngest generations of Americans. From socialism, the electoral college, and the rise of identity politics, Samantha combines “man on the street” -style interviews from around Washington, D.C. with personal stories and expert analysis on every binge-worthy weekly episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20, 2019
12 min
Is Medicare for All a Realistic Goal in America?
Medicare for All has dominated the health care scene for years, yet questions about a feasible payment plan and the impact on patients remain unanswered. On this week's episode, host Samantha Renck talks with Meridian Baldacci about the real cost of a government-mandated healthcare program, what it would look like for patients, and more.Baldacci is a research assistant in domestic policy studies at the Heritage Foundation.In this innovative series Samantha Renck debunks the most common myths plaguing the youngest generations of Americans.From socialism, the electoral college, and the rise of identity politics, Samantha combines “man on the street” -style interviews from around Washington, D.C. with personal stories and expert analysis on every binge-worthy weekly episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13, 2019
14 min
Does the Gender Wage Gap Exist?
The Gender Wage Gap has become a major political talking point that has even inspired an “Equal Pay Day.” Despite what the liberal politicians say, however, does a Gender Wage Gap really exist in America? This week, Samantha Renck talks with Romina Boccia, a leading fiscal and economic expert at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss the difference between the gender wage gap and the gender choice gap, victimhood mentality, and much more. In this innovative series Samantha debunks the most common myths plaguing the youngest generations of Americans. From socialism, the electoral college, and the rise of identity politics, Samantha combines “man on the street” -style interviews from around Washington, D.C. with personal stories and expert analysis on every binge-worthy weekly episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 6, 2019
13 min
Is Identity Politics Unifying or Dividing Americans?
Identity Politics splits people into subgroups based on race, gender, sexual identity, and other labels. These seem like the most divided times in our history—is Identity Politics keeping Americans from unifying? This week David Azerrad joins the podcast to lay out where Identity Politics really leads.Azerrad is the Director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for Principles and Politics at The Heritage Foundation.In this innovative series Samantha Renck debunks the most common myths plaguing the youngest generations of Americans. From socialism, the electoral college, and the rise of identity politics, Samantha combines “man on the street” -style interviews from around Washington, D.C. with personal stories and expert analysis on every binge-worthy weekly episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2019
12 min
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