{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67b0f0635bd6cff3009dccc3/6a035ca9ece5b71f1f8d2925?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Everything About Politics We Should Have Learned in School with Georgia Richardson from Girls Who Talk Politics","description":"<p>Politics shouldn’t feel confusing, intimidating, or completely inaccessible, yet so many of us young adults feel disengaged or shut out from issues that affect our everyday life.</p><p><br></p><p>Well not anymore.</p><p><br></p><p>This week I’m joined by Georgia Richardson, Head of Communications at Girls Who Talk Politics, to chat about everything about politics we probably <em>should</em> have learned in school.</p><p><br></p><p>From elections to voting, the Green Party to Reform UK, we’re stripping politics right back to basics while having a debrief about last week’s election results.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>✨ In this episode, we chat about:</p><ul><li>The politics basics many of us were never taught in school</li><li>Why it’s important to vote</li><li>How political decisions affect your everyday life</li><li>The significance of the most recent set of UK elections&nbsp;</li><li>How to avoid misinformation online&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>💬 More about Georgia &amp; Girls Who Talk Politics:</p><p>Georgia is the Head of Communications for Girls Who Talk Politics, a grassroots educational platform dedicated to making politics more accessible for young women. GWTP has grown from an Instagram page to a multiplatform community, hosting sold out parliamentary events and interviewing key political figures including the Prime Minister, among others. The platform is all volunteer run, with every member of the team also working fulltime. For her day job, Georgia works in Public Affairs in Westminster and also volunteers with the Adult Literacy Trust.</p><p><br></p><p>Instagram:<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/girlswhotalkpolitics/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @girlswhotalkpolitics</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@girlswhotalkpolitics?_r=1&amp;_t=ZN-96IvG69K5Y3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@girlswhotalkpolitics</a></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/girls-who-talk-politics/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Girls Who Talk Politics</a></p><p><br></p><p>📲 <strong>Want to get involved?</strong></p><p>Got a <em>Quarter Life Question</em> you’d love to hear answered on the pod?</p><p>Slide into my DMs over on <strong>Instagram </strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gracemcintosh1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@gracemcintosh1</strong></a> or TikTok&nbsp; <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@gracemcintosh_?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gracemcintosh_ </a>&nbsp;- I’d love to hear from you.&nbsp;\\</p><p><br></p><p>⭐ Enjoying the podcast?</p><p>Please leave a 5-star review if you got a minute spare, it helps a lot.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks so much for listening and I’ll catch you next week!</p><p>Grace x</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Grace McIntosh"}