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According to some voting statistics, millennials are apathetic when in comes to politics. On today’s AudioFiles we explore how millennials ARE participating in the issues of our time. We visit a bacon festival (and animal rights rally!) in Williamsburg and a “watch party” of the second GOP debate for 20 to 30-somethings. Our special guest Q&A is journalist Jere Van Dyke. And, Brooklyn band “Workman Song” joins us in the studio for a live set.

Hosted by Gabriela Sierra Alonso
Stories by Jack D’Isidoro, Emrys Eller, and Lilly Knoepp
Produced by Gabriela Sierra Alonso, Joseph Altobelli, and Lilly Knoepp

Animal welfare activist group Collectively Free stages a "human bacon" protest outside a bacon festival in Brooklyn. Photo by Mia Garchitorena 2015.

Animal welfare activist group Collectively Free stages a “human bacon” protest outside a bacon festival in Brooklyn. Photo by Mia Garchitorena 2015.