This is Sarah Stewart Holland, and this is Beth Silvers, thank you for joining us for

a new episode of Pantsuit Politics where we take a different approach to the news.

Today that approach is about stepping back from the headlines and widening the lens.

We have a special guest to help us do that, who many of you know and love.

Heather Cox Richardson is here. Before we share that conversation with Heather,

a quick reminder that Sarah and I are currently booking for our limited speaking

engagement slots for 2024, which will be here before you know it.

In the past year, we have had the privilege of talking with businesses about motivating

employees as folks return to the office. We've joined college speaking series to discuss

how we can innovate our democracy. We've talked about the themes in our two books.

We've talked about how to build a life around your own definition of success.

The joy of our speaking work is that Sarah and I get to bring all the depth and breadth of our

professional and personal experiences to your organizations and listen and learn from you

and share the most specific things we know that might be helpful where you are.

But don't take it from us. Here's what Maddie and Maryville College had to say about our visit

their last year. Hey, y'all. I had the honor of hosting and serving as the guide for

Sarah and Beth around Maryville College back in February. I was so excited to have them because

I've been a long-time listener and a real super fan of all their work. And as you can imagine,

they're just as gracious, kind, and thoughtful in person as they are on the podcast.

They were not only gracious to me, but to all of our students as they helped engage in political

debates in a comparative politics class to giving lots of advice to our student government that was

much needed. They did it all. And students and faculty alike were enamored with them,

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