343 episodes
Here's Where It Gets Interesting Sharon McMahon
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4.9 • 14.4K Ratings
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Here’s Where It Gets Interesting finds the stories of America you probably haven’t heard. Host Sharon McMahon, a longtime teacher and one of today’s most influential voices, will ignite your curiosity about the fascinating stuff that wasn’t in history textbooks. She’s joined by notable thought leaders who share insights about history, culture, and politics, and inspire us to grow into more thoughtful, well-informed citizens.
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Until Justice Be Done with Kate Masur
Today on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks with author Kate Masur, whose book, Until Justice Be Done, shines a light on what we can consider to be the first Civil Rights Movement–the movement for free Black Americans to gain equality from our country’s inception through Reconstruction after the Civil War. We often think of the fight to gain rights as a movement that happened in the 1950s and 1960s, but even in the early 1800s, there was an organized effort to resist racist laws and policy.
Special thanks to our guest, Kate Masur, for joining us today. You can order Until Justice Be Done here.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Kate Masur
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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Built From the Fire with Victor Luckerson
Today on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon talks with author Victor Lukerson about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Victor’s new book, Built From the Fire, brings to light the atmosphere and events in Oklahoma that make up the 1921 riot–or as Victor calls it–the pogrom, or organized extermination of an ethnic group. Learn about the violence and destruction white Tulsa wrecked on the prosperous black community of Greenwood, the community's perseverance, and the effects that are still felt today, a century later.
Special thanks to our guest, Victor Luckerson for joining us today. You can order Built From the Fire here.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Victor Luckerson
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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Home, Land, Security with Carla Power
On today’s episode of Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, journalist Carla Power talks with Sharon about radicalism. Her book, Home, Land, Security, seeks to define and clarify extremism; having radical ideas does not necessarily make a person a resort to political violence. So what, then, does? What are the roads that lead people into committing radically extreme acts, and what are the roads that lead them back out from a state of violence? What does it take to de-radicalize people inside terrorist groups?
Special thanks to our guest, Carla Power, for joining us today. You can order Home, Land, Security here.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Carla Power
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee with David Treuer
Today, on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon connects with author David Treuer who writes about the sweeping history of Native Americans in his book, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee. It’s a history that goes beyond what most Americans are taught about key events or standout figureheads. Native past and present doesn’t pivot solely around tragedy and suffering; and when we tell only those stories, it shapes how we think. David seeks to create a narrative of bounty; Native history may have a surplus of pain, but it also has a surplus of joy and culture.
Special thanks to our guest, David Treuer, for joining us today. You can order The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee here.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: David Treuer
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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Bears, Bulgaria, and Soul Boom with Rainn Wilson
Today, on Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, we welcome a very special guest: Rainn Wilson. You may know him best as Dwight from The Office, or maybe you’ve listened to his podcast with author Reza Aslan, Metaphysical Milkshake. Rainn and Sharon discuss the majesty of Spirit Bears, travel, and starting a spiritual revolution as a way to help heal our worldwide, modern pandemics. They also get real with death, religion, and the temporary nature of materialism.
Special thanks to our guest, Rainn Wilson, for joining us today. You can order Soul Boom here and watch The Geography of Bliss here. ***Please note that Rainn Wilson joined us for the recording of this podcast episode prior to the SAG strike.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Rainn Wilson
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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The Constitution in Jeopardy with Russ Feingold
On today’s episode of Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, Sharon welcomes former Senator Russ Feingold to the show. Russ is a three-term senator from Wisconsin and his new book, The Constitution in Jeopardy, talks about Constitutional evolution; how the framers built in mechanisms to change it when necessary. One of those mechanisms is the Constitutional Convention–a convention that the United States has never held. What might a convention change, and what are the dangers of it? Could a convention gut the Constitution and threaten democracy? What would a productive and successful Constitutional Convention look like?
Special thanks to our guest, Russ Feingold, for joining us today. You can order a copy of The Constitution in Jeopardy here.
Hosted by: Sharon McMahon
Guest: Russ Feingold
Executive Producer: Heather Jackson
Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder
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Customer Reviews
The history teacher you wished you had
Sharon is a former teacher, and oh, how I envy her former students! She is a compelling storyteller, and this podcast keeps me riveted with every season. I’ve listened since the beginning, and while it took a while to hit her groove when the podcast began, Sharon has hit her stride. I love learning bits of history and facts that I never heard in class—not even in college.
What you missed in class…
…could be an alternate title to this podcast. Here’s Where It Gets Interesting is a refreshing and hopeful reminder that intentional conversations with other humans is a path to progress we all need to practice more. Curiosity is welcomed and encouraged by host Sharon McMahon. Anyone and everyone will find at least one episode that piques their interest. From there you’re hooked and eagerly anticipating the next episode!
Most fun learning you’ll have
This is such a great podcast with a wide variety of topics. I love that Sharon is not political—pushing a left or right agenda—but rather informative and factual. It’s well-researched and very respectful to the people and topics discussed. My favorite episodes are the deep dive series, but I also love her interviews with guests. My only issue is that it’s hard to keep up with all the episodes released.