279 · Tier 5 — High-leverage niche and emerging figures
Sharon McMahon
Host, Here's Where It Gets Interesting; founder, Sharon Says So
AI position
No x-risk mention
No findable engagement with AI existential-risk arguments or figures; only a general misinformation piece found.
Why influential
Builds a direct, recurring relationship with audiences through long-form or personality-led media; guests and clips can quickly alter candidate incentives and issue salience. Primary policy lanes: civics; history; elections; institutions.
Who pays attention
Teachers, parents, civic groups, election administrators, moderate voters and public institutions
Work samples
- AI Is Lying to You
Jun 18, 2025 · newsletter
Paywalled Preamble newsletter post about AI producing inaccurate/misleading information ('When technology gets it wrong'); general-audience piece, no AI-industry figures identified in accessible excerpt.
- How Women Won WWII: A Starlette Spies for France with Josephine Baker
Jul 13, 2026 · podcast
Recent episode from her history-focused podcast series.
- Mayhem: The 1970s You Never Knew (series)
Jun 22, 2026 · podcast
Recent multi-episode history series; representative of typical show content (civics/history, not tech).
AI-world contacts
Tech-side people they have hosted, quoted, covered, or engaged — collected by the research pass. None documented yet: this is the white space.