288: Exploring The Small and the Mighty with Sharon McMahon
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🗓️ 7 October 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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In this episode, I sit down with Sharon McMahon, "America's beloved Government Teacher," about her new book, "The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement." Sharon is a podcast host, author, and educator known for breaking down civics and history in a way that's easy to understand and totally nonpartisan.
We dive into the book's fascinating stories of everyday people—like telephone operators and schoolteachers—who made a big impact on American history. Sharon shares how she uncovered these hidden gems and talks about the importance of using our own unique gifts to make a difference in the world.
We also get into why it's crucial to stay civil in our discussions, how to focus on causes that really matter to us, and why no experience is ever wasted. Sharon's insights on rising to the occasion when it counts are truly inspiring.
Join us for an enlightening conversation about storytelling, personal impact, and how small actions can change the world. For more on Sharon, check out sharonmcmahon.com and follow her on Instagram at @sharonsaysso. And don't miss "The Small and the Mighty" in bookstores nationwide, your local Target, and Amazon. You can also subscribe to her newsletter at thepreamble.com or listen to her podcast, Here's Where It Gets Interesting.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm so excited to have Sharon McMahon here today. |
| 0:13.2 | For the second time, I feel just super grateful and excited for this. |
| 0:18.4 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:19.5 | Thank you for being here. |
| 0:20.6 | You are America's government teacher and just so beloved. |
| 0:24.8 | But in case someone has been living under a rock and doesn't know who you are, can you just |
| 0:29.2 | tell me briefly who you are and what you do? |
| 0:34.4 | Well, first of all, thank you so much for having me back. |
| 0:37.3 | I love being back with you. You're just, you're so |
| 0:41.5 | generous with your time and I really appreciate that. If somebody has never heard of me before, |
| 0:47.9 | I am an author. I have a new book out called The Smell and the Mighty. I have a podcast called Here's Work. |
| 0:53.0 | It's interesting. But perhaps, you know, where most people might know me from us for my |
| 0:57.7 | viral Instagram account, Sharon says so. I also have a newsletter called the preamble. |
| 1:03.2 | So I'm very busy doing a lot of things trying to educate the people's, Corinne. |
| 1:08.4 | You do so well. |
| 1:10.7 | About how government works, what the know honest united states history um i just want |
| 1:17.1 | people to feel like they can make educated decisions for themselves it's really difficult to make |
| 1:22.0 | an educated decision with no education correct right so that's really the sort of animating force behind what I do. |
| 1:30.3 | Yes. |
| 1:30.7 | And it's beautiful that you are able to bring, I feel like, both sides to the table and bring things. |
| 1:37.5 | I was told when I got my broadcast journalism degree that, you know, as a journalist, we should be ethical and present both sides. And it almost |
| 1:45.9 | feels like it doesn't exist anymore in traditional media. But it does exist on your account. So I always |
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