Stacey Abrams (Former Georgia State Representative & Voting Rights Activist)

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2022

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Stacey Abrams (Stacey's Extraordinary Words) is a political leader, voting rights activist, and best-selling author. Stacey joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her work to expand voting rights for disadvantaged communities, the corruption she has seen within the American political system, and how the sources of information have been fractured by social media. Stacey talks about embracing her heritage at a young age, how her parents encouraged her to be educated despite their social standing, and her experience running for Governor of Georgia. Stacey explains why she wanted to write a children's book about her struggles in school, her views on forgiveness and repentance for public figures, and how her dad was a fantastic storyteller despite being dyslexic. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome welcome to armchair expert. I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by
0:05.2	Monica Padman in Epsteinia. But worry not she's a part of this episode. We got to
0:10.2	talk to one of our favorite people on planet Earth.
0:13.3	Stacy Abrams.
0:14.7	Stacy Abrams is a best-selling author
0:16.8	an entrepreneur and a political leader.
0:19.0	She's written several books.
0:20.5	While Justice sleeps, our time is now, Lead From the Outside, and her new book,
0:25.6	Stacy's Extraordinary Words, which is her debut children's book based on her experience
0:30.6	participating in spelling bees while in elementary school.
0:34.0	It's a story about a little girl who learns to persevere in the face of adversity.
0:38.6	Please enjoy Stacey Abrams.
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0:57.0	He's an option expert.
1:00.0	He's an option expert.
1:02.0	He's an auction friend.
1:07.0	a wheelchair.
1:11.0	Hi.
1:12.0	Hi, how are you? I'm so good. My name is Dax, Randall Shepard, and this is Monica
1:17.1	Lily Padman. It's a pleasure to meet you both. I am well aware and a huge fan.
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