{"podcast":{"title":"The Next Generation","slug":"the-next-generation-7040486","podcast_index_feed_id":7040486,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://substack.com/@elliotbewick","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44111306/44111306-1753996735676-ffcbc51019e73.jpg","author":"Elliot Bewick","episode_count":113,"summary":"20 year old. I talk to anyone and everyone. The Next Generation is a place to be exposed to different opinions, learn lessons from the past & search your way to a meaningful and fulfilled life...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T20:18:14.542561+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486"},"episode":{"title":"From Progressive to 20 Year Old TERF: My Political Journey - Connie Shaw | #65","slug":"from-progressive-to-20-year-old-terf-my-political-journey-connie-shaw-65","published_at":"2026-02-08T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/from-progressive-to-20-year-old-terf-my-political-journey-connie-shaw-65","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elliot-bewick/episodes/From-Progressive-to-20-Year-Old-TERF-My-Political-Journey---Connie-Shaw--65-e3ephvs","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/107851968/podcast/play/115180988/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-7%2F417671389-44100-2-144b865210aa5.mp3","summary":"Connie Shaw used to be a liberal feminist and believer in trans rights. Today she is a gender critical conservative who speaks out for Israel. I asked Connie about how this happened, why it's so hard to escape the mainstream narratives Gen Z are being fed, and what's in store for our generation in the future.Connie is the External Affairs Officer at the Free Speech Union and a regular contributor at GB News.Get 20% off Jamie AI with my code ELLIOT. I use Jamie for every episode - research, notes during the recording and analysis of video performance after. Check it out:https://www.jamie-ai.com/Subscribe to my Substack to see bonus content and send in your questions for future guests! https://elliotbewick.substack.com/Connie on X: https://x.com/_ConnieShawCHAPTERS: 00:00 How did you go from progressive to conservative? 07:42 Why it’s so hard for Gen Z to see through the trans narrative 11:54 Safe spaces at university 16:34 Why are we scared to talk about certain subjects? 19:32 Advice for speaking out 26:00 Are we too focussed on safety? 30:24 Do you feel pressure to go further right? 35:42 Why I started speaking out for Israel 45:09 You have to be cautious when making alliances 51:10 What are the good traits of Gen Z? 54:00 Why do you favour Judeo-Christian values? 59:56 The idea of becoming religious scares me 1:05:50 Are you optimistic about our generation? My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elliotbewick/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elliotbewickX: https://x.com/elliotbewickABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION: In a world saturated by social media and marked by skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD among Gen Z, young people are growing up in a landscape of chaos and contradiction. While protests swell in city streets and activists hurl soup at famous artwor…","meta_description":"Connie Shaw used to be a liberal feminist and believer in trans rights. Today she is a gender critical conservative who speaks out for Israel. I asked Con…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4332,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-next-generation-7040486/episodes/from-progressive-to-20-year-old-terf-my-political-journey-connie-shaw-65/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-next-generation-7040486/from-progressive-to-20-year-old-terf-my-political-journey-connie-shaw-65.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}