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Hello and welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood. This is Margaret.

And this is Amy. Today we're talking to Shannon Watts. She is the founder of

Mom's Demand Action, the largest grassroots group fighting gun violence in the U.S. Shannon has been

named one of times 100 most influential people, a Forbes 50 over 50 change maker, and a glamour woman

of the year. During the 2024 election, Shannon organized the

largest Zoom gathering in history, mobilizing over 200,000 voters and raising over $11 million in

support of the Kamala Harris campaign. Helping to redefine what's possible when audacious women

unite to drive change, Shannon writes regularly about culture, politics,

and women's issues for her substack, playing with fire, and outlets like The Washington Post,

Elle, Time, and the 19th. Today, we're going to talk about Shannon's new book, an instant bestseller,

Fired Up, How to Turn Your Spark into a flame and come alive at any age.

Welcome, Shannon.

Thank you for having me.

So let's start with a quote from the very beginning of the book.

You say, so many women, especially when they reach midlife, wake up one day and realize their living lives they didn't want or don't recognize. And you speak with authority

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