I'm Stacey Abrams and welcome to my new podcast Assembly required with Stacey Abrams from Cricket Media. A lot of you

know me from my work in Democratic politics, running for Governor of Georgia, fighting

against voter suppression, and working with a ton of people to

flip Georgia Blue in 2020. So I'm excited to be here with this new show in this

very moment because I've been noticing that a lot of people feel like things are very chaotic right now.

And it can be frustrating because we can see what the world could and should be.

Yet more and more, it feels like the problems are too big or the bad guys are winning

Let me tell you something they're not they're just hoping that we stop fighting and that's what this show is all about. I'm hoping it can be a

place for us to come together to strategize, break down complex issues, crowd source

solution, and meet the change makers who can help us get it done.

Because even if we can't fix everything everywhere all at once, we can each do something

somewhere soon. And if you're feeling like everyone you know has a podcast, you should know you sound like

my niece Faith. Say hi Faith. Hey. Faith, for those who don't know, you just turned 18.

How does it feel? Do you notice anything different?

I feel a little older,

feel a little elderly, you know.

You don't get to be elderly until at least there's two in front of it.

I guess.

Okay.

So Fay, I invited you my beautiful inquisitive and at times sharply sarcastic niece

to help me introduce my new show today because why not start with the toughest audience?

And because you are part of the reason I wanted to do the show in the first place.

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