It is a hard time to be a person in the world given the volatile political climate or state of our world or the realities we’re facing in our family. But the weight of the world’s problems are not on your shoulders alone. Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher, joins Kate for a hopeful conversation that reminds us all of the small, faithful ways we can make a difference in our communities. 



In this conversation, Kate and Sharon discuss: 


why it’s not our job to fix every problem 


how ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact 


how to engage with others who may think or act (or vote!) differently than you 



If you loved this episode, you’ll also like:


Cindy McCain on what courage looks like in action


Judy Woodruff on living in our beautiful, terrible days


Abigail Marsh on altruistic kidney donors


Anna Sale on talking across difference



Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by clicking here or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.

Follow Kate on Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

It is a hard time to be a person in the world given the volatile political climate or state of our world or the realities we’re facing in our family. But the weight of the world’s problems are not on your shoulders alone. Sharon McMahon, America’s Government Teacher, joins Kate for a hopeful conversation that reminds us all of the small, faithful ways we can make a difference in our communities. 
 
In this conversation, Kate and Sharon discuss: 
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why it’s not our job to fix every problem 
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how ordinary people can have an extraordinary impact 
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how to engage with others who may think or act (or vote!) differently than you 
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If you loved this episode, you’ll also like:
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/cindy-mccain-a-special-kind-of-brave/">Cindy McCain</a> on what courage looks like in action
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/how-will-we-live-our-beautiful-terrible-days/">Judy Woodruff</a> on living in our beautiful, terrible days
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/abigail-marsh-extraordinary-empathy/">Abigail Marsh</a> on altruistic kidney donors
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<a href="https://katebowler.com/podcasts/anna-sale-hard-topics-softer-conversations/">Anna Sale</a> on talking across difference
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Watch clips from this conversation, read the full transcript, and access discussion questions by <a href="https://katebowler.com/podcast/">clicking here</a> or visiting katebowler.com/podcasts.
Follow Kate on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katecbowler/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/katecbowler">Facebook</a>, or <a href="https://twitter.com/KatecBowler">X</a> (formerly known as Twitter)—@katecbowler. Links to social pages and more available at linktr.ee/katecbowler.

Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.

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Are you living your best life now? Not always? This is a podcast for you. Duke Professor Kate Bowler is an expert in the stories we tell about success and failure, suffering and happiness. She had Stage IV cancer. Then she didn’t. And since then, all she wants to do is talk to funny and wise people about how to live with the knowledge that, well, everything happens.  Find her online at @katecbowler.
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