Special Edition: Beyond Outrage - Unsung Heroes & Doing the ‘Next Needed Thing’
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
We’re discussing the stories of the unsung heroes who shaped America and what they teach us about navigating today's political chaos, working with our enemies, and the simple but powerful act of doing "the next needed thing."
Bestselling author Sharon McMahon shares lessons from her research and how it applies to today's political landscape.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the state of the world and wondered, "What can I do to make a difference?" – this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, March 8th, in a political landscape filled with noise, misinformation, |
| 0:04.7 | and overwhelming challenges, how can you find clarity and take meaningful action? |
| 0:09.2 | One way is to look back at those who came before us. |
| 0:12.0 | Today, in honor of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we're talking |
| 0:15.5 | about overlooked women who shaped America. |
| 0:18.3 | How they've proven working with your enemies can be so impactful and how they've |
| 0:22.4 | taught us the power of simply doing the next needed thing. Sharon McMahon is often called America's |
| 0:27.7 | government teacher. She's the number one New York Times bestselling author of the book The Small and the |
| 0:32.1 | Mighty. You may also know her as Sharon says so on Instagram or from her podcast, here's where it gets |
| 0:37.0 | interesting. Or as the creator of the newsletter, the preamble. With on Instagram, or from her podcast, here's where it gets interesting, |
| 0:42.6 | or as the creator of the newsletter, the preamble. With it all, she offers historical context and nonpartisan insights to help you navigate today's political landscape. If you've ever felt |
| 0:47.3 | overwhelmed by the state of the world and wondered, what can I actually do to make a difference? |
| 0:52.0 | This episode is for you. |
| 1:00.0 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget to |
| 1:03.9 | tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes where we provide all the day's |
| 1:08.0 | news in 10 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. It's now time for today's |
| 1:11.4 | special edition Saturday. Sharon McMahon, thank you so much for joining us here on The Newsworthy. |
| 1:18.6 | I am so happy to be back. What comes to mind for you when you think about International |
| 1:23.2 | Women's Day and Women's History Month? I think about so many people throughout history that |
| 1:28.2 | whose stories I absolutely love, but whose stories have either been intentionally excluded from |
| 1:33.8 | the narrative or accidentally excluded from the narrative because women didn't have agency |
| 1:39.0 | to be able to record their own stories. It seemed like nobody cared at the time. And we have made tremendous progress |
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