BONUS: Introducing The Accidental Activist

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Paragraph 1: In the episode "Introducing The Accidental Activist", host Aisha Sase introduces her new podcast focused on highlighting incredible people who unexpectedly became activists. Sase, a former CNN anchor and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, aims to inspire listeners and motivate them to move from the sidelines to take action. Paragraph 2: The podcast will feature conversations with well-known people like actors Alyssa Milano and Jesse Williams, comedian Amanda Seales, and author Baratunde Thurston. Sase says these won't be typical interviews but rather an inside look at what drove these public figures to become activists. Paragraph 3: Through The Accidental Activist, Sase wants to take listeners on a journey and show how everyone can play a part in making the world better and fairer. She says the goal is to move people out of their comfort zones and into the center of action on important issues facing society today.

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How do cultural icons find themselves unexpectedly inhabiting a role as “activist"? From Wonder Media Network comes The Accidental Activist, a new podcast hosted by acclaimed journalist and former CNN Anchor Isha Sesay. Join Isha as she sits down with an array of celebrities, entertainers, and creators to find out the motivating circumstances behind their passions, all while revealing the human condition that unites us all: a desire to make a difference in the world.

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