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Podcast: Pretty Heady Stuff
Episode: Max Taylor resists public apathy & throws his hat into the ring, powered by the TikTok boom.
Description: Max Taylor is a young communicator and mayoral candidate here in Halifax. His campaign is not built to win; instead, it's designed to produce a scarce resource in political communication locally and globally: engagement.
In this conversation I talk to him about the kind of courage he’s needed to run for mayor, why people who see it as a transparent attempt to gain followers don’t get it, and why he cares about setting a precedent for more direct participation in politics, especially among young people.
Check out Max's TikTok here:
https://www.tiktok.com/@maxemersontaylor?lang=en
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