How Charlie Kirk impacted a younger generation of conservatives

By Steve Inskeep

Published September 11, 2025 at 4:57 AM EDT

NPR talks with Joe Mitchell, Republican candidate for Congress in Iowa and founder of Run Gen Z, a nonprofit with the goal of getting young conservatives into office, about Charlie Kirk's influence.

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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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