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Firestarters with Shannon WattsShannon Watts and Jessica Yellin on how to take the next stepJessica Yellin, founder of News Not Noise, about the nudge that helped her take the leap to leave one career and embark on a new one. We also talk about the inevitable blowback you’ll get when you begin to do things differently, and why it’s important to remember that all blowback is predictable, but it’s not personal. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit shannonwatts.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-2017 min
Firestarters with Shannon WattsPost Election Debrief: Where do we go from here? With Shannon WattsThank you to everyone who joined us live yesterday for a conversation between myself and Jessica Yellin of News Not Noise. We talked about what happened in the election, the importance of women running for office, how Republicans are changing the election playbook, whether there was cheating, and how we can move forward from here. Watch the replay and be sure to download the Substack app so you don’t miss the next one!My upcoming book, Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark Into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age, is now available for pr...
2024-11-0830 min
News Not NoiseGun Reform: How We Got Here, What You Can DoThe Uvalde and Buffalo shootings were two of at least 18 mass shooting incidents in the US in 2022. How did we get here? Why do we accept this? And what can you do to move the needle? In this special episode, Shannon Watts of Mothers Demand Action and Becky Pringle of the National Education Association answer some of your many questions. Among them: why lawmakers are loathe to pass gun safety reforms supported by the majority of Americans. What teachers are prepared to do to make schools safer. And where you can act to make a difference. ...
2022-06-0843 minNews Not NoiseEnding gun violence in America’s schoolsIn this episode, I talk to two of the people working to end gun violence in American schools. Sari Kaufman survived the school shooting as a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL. She was a lead organizer of the March For Our Lives and a co-founder of the MyVote Project, a student-led education organization to educate voters. She is currently a sophomore at Yale University, studying political science. Shannon Watts founded Mom's Demand Action in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting which killed 26 children and educators in 2012. The organization is...
2021-12-0725 min