This nation is still in the making. We the People? We're in the making too.

In the Making is a new video and audio series from PolicyLink hosted by Baratunde Thurston, featuring kitchen table conversations with PolicyLink CEO Michael McAfee and President Ashleigh Gardere. In this virtual runway to the Summit, we explore how to redesign the nation so that it serves all people.

When the Founding Fathers wrote "We the People," they didn't mean everybody. But for generations, everyday people — especially those excluded from that promise — have worked to make democracy more real. This series explores this unfi nished work, and what it means to become the founders of the nation that has never existed, but is ours to build.

We’re not fi xing what’s broken. We’re building what’s next.

Watch on YouTube.

Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and YouTube Podcasts.

PolicyLink's Summit 2026 will be a founding moment where we’ll write the next chapter of our democracy together – and nourish our spirits in the process. Hear from Baratunde, Ashleigh, and Michael about what to expect at Summit 2026, and why you need to be there.

As Baratunde says: “Come for the food. Stay for the blueprint, leave with a community, and a new nation in your pocket.”