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Shannon Jackson

Shannon Jackson

Shannon Jackson is a professor at UC Berkeley, chair of History of Art and former Associate Vice Chancellor for the Arts + Design, and a Guggenheim Fellow scholar of performance studies.

Jun 27, 2026

8:03
In a recent documentary on Lilith Fair, the Canadian singer-songwriter said the idea of a female-only festival 30 years ago was a hard sell to organizers.
8:12
The promoter said, "You can't put two women on the same bill.
8:15
People won't come." And it put a huge fire under my butt to prove them wrong.
10:06
That's the sisters' mother, Shannon Jackson, who not only became a grandmother overnight but shares a common thread with her daughters.
10:13
I have twins too, and they'll be 12 in September.
10:16
That one over there is Hadley, and that one over there is Hudson.
10:19
I went from zero to four instantly.
10:22
I used to dream for a big family 'cause I didn't have much growing up, and wow, [laughs] it's huge that I get to share this with my girls.
Ian McLennan
Ian McLennanCORRESPONDENT
6:11
So what, I mean, for young people just starting out and they see what's going on, what is simple advice? I mean, not to make it, you know, it's a heavy weight on somebody's shoulders, but what's the first thing you would encourage people to do?
6:27
What I would say is if you see some warning signs that you have unmanageable debt, some of these warning signs could be you're using credit to pay credit.
6:39
Maybe you're getting some collection calls.
6:43
Maybe you're relying on cash advances to get yourself by.
6:47
You might be missing payments or paying things late.
6:52
Maybe you're only making the minimum payments.
6:55
All of these sort of signs can come together.
Ian McLennan
Ian McLennanCORRESPONDENT
10:55
So with the uncertainty out there and growing with a number of factors, some out of everybody's hands, what's going on in the world, interest rates and what direction that will head, what advice would you give or what do you see on the horizon? I'm not asking you, no, you're not holding you to anything, but what do you see?

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