Poppy MacDonald: USAFacts' Mission to Empower Informed Citizens
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 25 December 2024
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Dive deep with host Guy Kawasaki and Poppy MacDonald, the pioneering force behind USAFacts and former Politico executive. As misinformation challenges our democracy, MacDonald reveals how transparent government data can rebuild trust and empower citizens. Through her leadership at USA Facts, she's transforming complex statistics into actionable insights that help Americans make informed decisions about their nation's future. Learn how USA Facts transforms complex government statistics into actionable insights and discover the importance of context in understanding national trends.
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| 0:44.4 | Hello, I'm Guy Kawasaki. |
| 0:50.9 | This is the Remarkable People podcast. |
| 0:53.5 | And as you've heard many, many times before, we're on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 0:58.8 | So we bring in remarkable people so they can show you what it takes to be remarkable. |
| 1:04.1 | And today's guest is the remarkable Poppy McDonald and Poppy. |
| 1:10.2 | Oh my God, she's the president of USA FACs, and she'll explain what that does. |
| 1:16.0 | She's also the former president and chief operating officer of Political, which is one of my |
| 1:22.1 | favorite sources. And she used to work for Atlantic media. So she has the background in media and data and all that kind of great stuff. |
| 1:31.2 | So we're going to be talking about data and truth and democracy and all that today. |
| 1:36.3 | So Poppy, welcome to the show. |
| 1:43.5 | I'm going to give you a nice, easy question for the first one, okay? |
| 1:48.0 | Sounds good. |
| 1:49.4 | Do you think that misinformation determined the outcome of this election? |
| 1:55.0 | How's that for an easy question? |
| 1:57.3 | Wow. |
| 1:58.1 | All right. |
| 1:58.6 | You're hitting hard right from the get-go. |
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