Thursday, July 2, 2026
America250 - Part 2: The Chaos, Change & Legacy of the 2020s
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What will people 250 years from now think when they look back at the 2020s? Our second episode in our three-part America250 series is all about today’s world.
Well-known history and civics educator Sharon McMahon helps put this moment into context — from the chaos and innovation shaping this era to the role ordinary people can play in shaping what comes next.
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Guest: Sharon McMahon
Sharon McMahon is the author of two #1 New York Times bestsellers, The Small and the Mighty and Its children's adaptation, We Are Mighty. A history and civics educator who explains how American government works and is unafraid to say where the facts lead — a combination that has brought her into conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Antony Blinken, First Lady Jill Biden, and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Her daily newsletter, The Preamble, reaches hundreds of thousands of readers, and her online community, Governerds Insider, ranks among the largest book clubs in the country, featuring conversations with authors including Ken Burns, Isabel Wilkerson, and John Green. Through her platform, her audience has raised more than $14 million for causes ranging from disaster relief to medical debt forgiveness.
A sought-after public speaker, Sharon has addressed audiences across the country — from colleges and book festivals to the National Governors Association,
the nation's federal chief judges, the Social Innovation Summit, and the Aspen Ideas Festival — speaking on civic engagement, history, and the power of ordinary people to shape the country.
Her work has earned a Jefferson Award for Public Service, a Webby Award for Best Podcast, Freedom Forum's First Amendment Award, and PR Week's Communicator of the Year.
Learn more at SharonMcMahon.com, subscribe at ThePreamble.com, or follow along @SharonSaysSo.
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