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Amanda Hirsch

(She/Her)
New York
As seen in: Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, Forge, Medium, Yahoo Life, NASA, PBS, Substack, EIN News, Motherly and
Covers:  Storytelling for social change, telling your story online, improvising adulthood, improvising motherhood
On a mission to fill the world with women's* stories (*everyone who identifies as female). She/her. #blacklivesmatter | Mastodon: amandahirsch@mindly.social

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Amanda Hirsch’s Biography

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Amanda Hirsch is passionate about changing the stories we tell in order to change the world. The former editorial director of PBS.org and a speaker at SXSW and Harvard’s Kennedy School, she is the founder and CEO of Mighty Forces, a storytelling company that helps change-makers use their voices to create the world they want.

With a background in improv comedy, the art of improv infuses Amanda’s approach to life and work. She is the author of two books, "Improvising Adulthood: What I Wish Someo…

Amanda Hirsch’s Journalist Portfolio

The ethics of where we publish - Mighty Forces

The ethics of where we publish - Mighty Forces

Why I stopped publishing via Substack, and reflections on choosing where to publish in a sea of problematic (…

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The moms being pushed from the workforce right now aren’t failures.

The moms being pushed from the workforce right now aren’t failures.

We need to stop saying that women have "dropped out" of the workforce this year. Our culture's deeply ingrain…

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What it means to be a leader right now

What it means to be a leader right now

Too often, people take an overly narrow view of what leadership really is. At the risk of sounding like one o…

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Why - and How - Women Writers Need to Promote Themselves

Why - and How - Women Writers Need to Promote Themselves

Women writers: What if building your platform was an altruistic act, rather than a dreaded exercise in shallo…

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Why Women Must Tell Their Stories

Why Women Must Tell Their Stories

If the #metoo movement has shown us anything, it’s that women’s stories are a powerful force. And yet, we are…

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Commentary: Why Big Bird is a Red Herring

Commentary: Why Big Bird is a Red Herring

Every time someone threatens to cut PBS funding (as Mitt Romney recently did), its supporters play the Big Bi…

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Articles

Amy Schumer reveals 'botched' procedure following 50-lb weight loss

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By Amy Schumer, Chris Fischer, Amanda Hirsch
| starsalert.com
Amy Schumer got candid about her health on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast, sharing how she was feeling in the wake of her January divorce from her husband, Chris Fischer. The 44-year-old revealed that she felt "happier than I've ever been," before the podcast host, Amanda Hirsch, commented on her 50-lb weight loss and glowing visage.
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Netflix Is A Joke Presents: One Night Only with Amanda Hirsch

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By Amanda Hirsch, Wyatt Stephens
| curationsla.com
EventFRI, MAY 87:30 PM The Belasco · 1050 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA This is a fully reserved, seated show. Please be mindful in selecting your seats, as they will be your seats on the night of the performance. Please contact us at [email protected] or (213) 531-0580 for questions regarding accessibility at the venue and to request accommodation.
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Dylan Dreyer admits to living 'two different lives' in candid confession

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By Dylan Dreyer Verified, Brian Fichera, Amanda Hirsch
| starsalert.com
Today  star Dylan Dreyer got candid about juggling being an acclaimed journalist and career woman with raising her three young sons, whom she shares with her estranged husband, Brian Fichera. The 44-year-old sat down on her The Parent Chat podcast with Amanda Hirsch, and delved into the reasons she felt she was living "two different lives" as a mom.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Guest columnist for my college paper (The Daily Pennsylvanian)

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Only playfully in an antique store...not for real

How is social media changing news?

Splintering us into multiverses with different versions of reality and truth.