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In politics, is age really just a number?

In politics, is age really just a number?

The Colin McEnroe Show

September 18, 202349m 0s

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Show Notes

This hour we talk about age in politics, from why our politicians skew older to the impacts of that. And, we’ll learn about how animals pick leaders, and the role age plays in those decisions.

GUESTS: 

  • Eugene Scott: Senior Politics Reporter for Axios
  • Lucy Schiller: Writer and professor of creative writing based in Texas
  • Kevin Munger: Assistant Professor of Political Science and Social Data Analytics at Penn State University, and author of Generation Gap: Why the Baby Boomers Still Dominate American Politics and Culture
  • Jennifer Smith: Studies the evolutionary ecology of social mammals at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire

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