Sharon McMahon: "We Are Mighty"

About this episode

Michael Smerconish interviews Sharon McMahon about her book highlighting the courage of overlooked Americans.

Michael talks with bestselling author and educator Sharon McMahon about her new book "We Are Mighty: 12 Ordinary Americans Who Did the Next Needed Thing", an illustrated companion to her hit book "The Small and the Mighty." McMahon shares the inspiring stories of overlooked Americans whose courage and determination helped shape the nation, from civil rights pioneer Septima Clark to Constitution framer Gouverneur Morris. The conversation also explores the importance of civic education, free speech, and McMahon’s recent controversy surrounding her canceled university commencement address. Original air date 18 May 2026. The book was published on 19 May 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

People in this episode

Host: Michael Smerconish

Guest: Sharon McMahon

Topics covered

• civic education
• free speech
• inspiring stories
• American history
• controversy
• ordinary Americans

Keywords

• Sharon McMahon
• We Are Mighty
• civic education
• free speech
• American history
• inspiring stories
• Septima Clark
• Gouverneur Morris

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: We Are Mighty: 12 Ordinary Americans Who Did the Next Needed Thing, The Small and the Mighty

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