Sharon McMahon (law and government teacher)

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 141 minutes

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Summary

Sharon McMahon (The Small and the Mighty) is a NYT bestselling author, podcast host, and known as America’s History Teacher. Sharon joins the Armchair Expert to discuss her favorite historical writers, how the government has been structurally set up, and what types of modern challenges the U.S. Supreme Court faces. Sharon and Dax talk about the different types of democracies, the importance of constructively challenging other’s ideas, and how dangerous it can be to have blind allegiance to a party. Sharon explains why some people may feel burned out by politics, the problems with proportional representation, and the value of having multiple political parties.

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0:13.8	Welcome, welcome, welcome to armchair expert, experts on expert.
0:16.8	I'm Dan Shepard and I'm joined by Lively Patman.
0:19.1	Hi.
0:19.8	Hi, we have one of the most likable experts imaginable today.
0:24.4	So fun.
0:25.8	Sharon McMahon.
0:27.5	I don't know.
0:28.3	I'm going to be honest.
0:29.2	I would say McMahon, but there is an H in the middle and I'm very scared.
0:32.5	Yeah.
0:32.9	Yeah.
0:33.4	McMahon.
0:34.4	McMahon.
0:35.0	Yeah, McMahon.
0:35.9	That's how Vince McMahon spells his last name. Vince McMahon. McMahon. Yeah, McMahon. That's how Vince McMahon spells his last name.
0:38.3	Vince McMahon, yeah, they have.
0:39.5	I noticed that when we were interviewing because I just watched the Mr. McMahon.
0:42.2	Yeah.
0:43.0	I wonder if that's his.
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