Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
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Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
How Politicians are Exploiting Religion for Political Purposes with Investigative Reporter Katherine Stewart
After Deadline: The Media Podcast
45 minutes
2 years ago
How Politicians are Exploiting Religion for Political Purposes with Investigative Reporter Katherine Stewart
This week’s guest Katherine Stewart is an investigative journalist and author with articles written in the New York Times and The Guardian. She focuses on religion and politics mainly and the separation of church and state. Her book, THE POWER WORSHIPPERS: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, looks inside the movement that brought Donald Trump to power. We talk with Katherine Stewart about the recent exploitation of religion for political purposes, and how this is shaping moder...
After Deadline: The Media Podcast
Our guest this week is Sharon McMahon, a former high school government and law instructor– now renowned as “America's Government Teacher.” Her mission: explaining the facts. A social media star, with more than a million followers on her Instagram page called Sharon Says So, McMahon has become a leader in the fight against misinformation. She uses nonpartisan facts to break down difficult-to-follow political headlines and events, putting them in historical context–and doing it with conve...
