Erin Egan didn't set out to help write the rules for the internet — she was a finance major at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who took one business law class her senior year and fell in love. In this episode, Erin traces the winding path that followed: a moot court win argued before D.C. Circuit judges, a clerkship that taught her what she didn't want, and a big-law career where she co-founded the privacy practice at Covington & Burling just as the internet was forcing entirely new legal questions into existence. Then came a cold call from Facebook, 24 hours to answer a hypothetical — and a poster from Sheryl Sandberg that asked the question that changed everything: What would you do if you weren't afraid?

Fifteen years into her policy leadership role at Meta, Erin draws the parallels between the internet era and the AI era — the fights over privacy, copyright, and safety, California's role as first mover, and which old laws still apply. She also shares her advice for young people navigating AI, and for any student wondering how to find the work they're meant for: try things, stay open, and don't be afraid.

Erin Egan's career sits at the intersection of law, policy, and the two biggest technological shifts of the last thirty years. She talks with Kate about building a legal field that didn't exist when she started college, leaving a law firm partnership for a pre-IPO Facebook, and why the regulatory debates of the 1990s are echoing in the age of AI.

Erin Egan is a policy leader at Meta, Her work has focused on privacy, data, and technology policy from the rise of the commercial internet to the emergence of AI.

Kate Evans sits down with her AP U.S. History teacher, Mr. Woodard, for a wide-ranging conversation about how historians turn evidence into understanding—and why that skill matters far beyond the classroom. They explore the Constitution’s legacy and contradictions, recurring debates over immigration and polarization, the overlooked force of economics, Reconstruction, the pandemic’s long-term impact, and historical figures including Truman, Grant, Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt.

In this episode of Replay the Rewind, host Kate Evans sits down with presidential historian Michael Beschloss to explore how private recordings and sealed interviews reveal the real human beings behind the Oval Office. From childhood trips to Lincoln’s home in Springfield to being the first outsider to hear Lyndon Johnson’s 700 hours of taped conversations, Beschloss shares how he built the trust and reputation that opened doors into the most guarded corners of American political history. Along the way, he explains how these candid tapes transform our understanding of presidents from cardboard cutouts into three‑dimensional figures, and why younger listeners today are suddenly finding LBJ “hip” when they hear him unfiltered. Whether you’re a lifelong history buff or someone who never thought they’d care about presidential tapes, this conversation will change how you think about power, hindsight, and the stories that shape our world.