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Dec 2019
1h 31m

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power

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About this episode

Samantha Power is a crusader for human rights and international affairs. She served as President Barack Obama’s human rights adviser and then, from 2013 to 2017, served in his Cabinet and as US Ambassador to the United Nations. She joins Sophia on "Work In Progress" to share details about her early childhood in Ireland, what her time was like as a freelance reporter in the Balkans, how she ended up working for Obama, the importance of women having each other's backs and much more.

 

Executive Producers: Sophia Bush & Sim Sarna

Supervising Producer: Allison Bresnick

Associate Producer: Caitlin Lee

Editors: Josh Windisch and Matt Sasaki

Music written by Jack Garratt and produced by Mark Foster

Artwork by Kimi Selfridge

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This episode is sponsored by Beauty Counter, Brooklinen, Everlane and Away.

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