Two Blocks from the White House
Apr 1, 2026 · 40 min · 11 segments
Reporting on U.S. politics sometimes means leaving D.C. From war in Iran to whirlwind diplomatic meetings in France to a moon-bound mission in Florida, the CBC's Washington correspondents trade their…
Katie SimpsonHost
Paul HunterHost
Willy LowryHostThere's a misconception that everybody in our generation wants things handed to them.
Which is so unfair.
A lot of the circumstances that other generations got to have, we simply do not have.
So when Desjardins asked me to go out and hear directly from young people, I was all in.
Because between Sky High Rent, $10 Lattes, and the AI Revolution, we've got a lot to unpack.
We went out to see what Gen Z's reality actually looks like, and we made a web series out of it.
It's called Count Us In, and honestly, I think you guys are going to love it.
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There's a misconception that everybody in our generation wants things handed to them.
Which is so unfair.
A lot of the circumstances that other generations got to have, we simply do not have.
So when Desjardins asked me to go out and hear directly from young people, I was all in.
Because between Sky High Rent, $10 Lattes, and the AI Revolution, we've got a lot to unpack.
We went out to see what Gen Z's reality actually looks like, and we made a web series out of it.
It's called Count Us In, and honestly, I think you guys are going to love it.