Firestarters with Shannon Watts
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- Vote YES on 9 in Massachusetts to protect gun safety everywhere with Greg Jackson and Ruth Zakarin · 27 minGregory Jackson is a survivor of gun violence who was shot in 2013, an experience that pushed him into activism. After a decade of advocacy, he helped pass the Bipartisan Safer…
- Kelsey Baker on why you’re carrying the mental load, and how to get your partner to share it · 23 minKelsey Baker is a domestic equity coach, lawyer, writer, and the founder of Mockingbird Learning. With fifteen years of experience in resolving conflict, and as a working mom of…
- Why business leaders must get involved in democracy with Daniella Ballou-Aares · 29 minDaniella Ballou-Aares is the founder and CEO of the Leadership Now Project, a membership organization of more than 400 business leaders, including CEOs, board members, and…
- Why every vote counts with Jose Javier Rodriguez · 22 minJose Javier Rodriguez is an attorney, a former Florida state senator, and a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor. Throughout his career he has stood up to powerful interests…
- Why this is the season of the witch with Ellen Vora · 28 minEllen Vora is a board certified psychiatrist trained at Yale and Columbia and the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. Her work has always challenged the idea that mental and…
- Asm. Josh Lowenthal is taking on big tech as both a dad and a lawmaker · 27 minAsm. Josh Lowenthal represents Long Beach, California and serves as Speaker Pro Tempore in the California Assembly. Before politics, he worked as a schoolteacher and a successful…
- Elle Pugh on why your enneagram number is the beginning of the work, not the end · 31 minElle Pugh, RN, BSN is a registered nurse, certified Enneagram facilitator and coach, and the founder of Beyond Your Type, an Enneagram based leadership development practice where…
- What parents get wrong about eating disorders, including blaming themselves · 38 minDr. Lauren Hartman is a double board certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of experience caring for young people. She runs a private…
- Jennifer Weiss-Wolf on why menopause is political · 29 minJennifer Weiss-Wolf is a lawyer, author, and longtime advocate for gender equality. She is executive director of the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at NYU Law and leads…
- Sarah Stankorb on why women are losing their religion · 25 minSarah Stankorb is the author of Disobedient Women, a USA Today national bestseller, and her reporting has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Vogue, Elle, Marie…
- Jessica Tarlov on winning arguments without losing friends · 28 minJessica Tarlov is a liberal co-host of The Five on FOX News, the most watched show in cable news, and a fixture on the network’s election night and breaking news coverage. She…
- Heidi Rose Robbins on learning how to ask · 29 minHeidi Rose Robbins has been a professional astrologer for 25 years and is the author of Everyday Radiance: 365 Zodiac Inspired Prompts for Self Care and Self Renewal. She is a…
- Audrey Francis on learning to fail in public · 20 minAudrey Francis is a Tony Award winning producer and the Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre, where she has been an ensemble member since 2017. As part of the executive…
- A conversation with Carrie Scharbo about how to handle your kids leaving home · 27 minShannon and Carrie sat down for an honest, warm conversation about one of the most significant transitions in a mother's life: the empty nest. Carrie is right in the thick of it…
- Nicole Locklin on turning outrage into a campaign · 28 minNicole Locklin for US Congress is an attorney with more than a decade of legal experience, most recently serving as Lead Commercial Legal Counsel for Healthcare and Life Sciences…
- Melissa Jun Rowley on how changing the story can change what’s possible · 29 minMelissa Jun Rowley is an author, journalist, and global communications strategist whose career has taken her across some 75 countries, from the startup ecosystems of Silicon…
- Preparing kids for a high tech world by giving them a low tech childhood with Dr. Dana Suskind · 23 minDr. Dana Suskind is the Founder and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health, and the Founding Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program. She…
- Following your inner compass with Sarah Aviram · 22 minSarah Aviram is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and leadership coach who helps people navigate uncertainty and activate their own sense of agency. In 2019, she left her…
- Beyond the Prescription with Dr. Lucy McBride · 25 minDr. Lucy McBride is a primary care physician and co-founder of the Ackerly McBride Group in Washington, DC. For over 25 years, she has practiced evidence-based…
- The one thing every great speaker does (and no one teaches) with Samara Bay · 33 minSamara Bay has spent the last two decades helping leaders across culture with their public speaking and finding the words to bring rooms to life. Samara is also the author of the…







