A
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ABOUT US
A Youthful Take is a political podcast by and for teenagers. Our mission is to promote youth engagement in politics and provide a young person's perspective on the political world. Each week, we recap the biggest headlines, interview a special guest related to those stories and finish the episode with a fun game show in which we quiz each other.
The whole idea is to keep the political discussion civil & entertaining.
We keep our episodes topical, as we try to get interviews that are current with what’s going on in the world.
For example, after the October 7th attacks in Israel, Sam and Jack interviewed the former National Chair of the Anti-Defamation League. Or, during a hotly contested Los Angeles City Council race, we interviewed both the incumbent, Councilmember Nithya Raman, and her challenger, Deputy City Attorney Ethan Weaver.
We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy doing it !
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our RECENT GUESTS
United States Congressman
Dean Phillips
Former Los Angeles City Councilman
Mike Feuer
Los Angeles City Councilwoman
Nithya Raman
WHO WE ARE
SAM
Sam Greenberg is a 16-year-old junior attending Brentwood High School in Los Angeles. Academically, Sam is most interested in the humanities: history, English, government, etc. Outside of school, Sam plays tennis and soccer, is a teen volunteer and docent at the Museum of Tolerance, and is an avid FIFA player. Most importantly, Sam is now a podcaster who loves to share his opinions, engage his peers, and hear from experts and elected officials in the world of politics.
JACK
Jack Stalford is a 17 year old who lives in Los Angeles and attends Brentwood School. At school, he enjoys learning about government, politics, and human geography. Jack is also a two-sport varsity athlete in water polo and swimming, where he is a 2-time Academic All American for water polo and was recently named All-League. Outside of school, Jack likes to volunteer at charities, watch sports and movies, hang out with friends, and most of all, work on his podcast. Jack takes a special interest in local politics, as he is very interested in what is going on in the city, but he also loves discussing national politics and issues. Jack loves to discuss opposing viewpoints, as he believes it is important to understand multiple perspectives on issues