Tanya Acker

Retirement doesn't mean things are over - it's a new chapter. Judge Michael Corriero from Hot Bench joins Battletested today to share his powerful perspective on how we can do better when it comes to punishing juvenile offenders. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #JudgeCorriero #HotBench #JuvenileJustice #Battletested #CriminalJusticeReform

Reporter @JonVigliotti was covering the Palisades Fire got a text from a colleague: three dogs were trapped in a friend's house and flames were closing in. Here's what he did next... Listen and watch the full story here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

Why was there a lack of immediacy from Mayor Karen Bass during the fires? @JonVigliotti and I discuss that and more during the latest episode of Battletested. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #mayorkarenbass #lafires #palisadesfire #eatonfire

It’s been roughly a year and a half since LA burned. And other disasters - fires, tornadoes, threats of every kind - are on the rise. Who’s looking out for us? And what happens during the next disaster? CBS News National Correspondent @JonVigliotti discusses these and other questions in his new book, Torched: How A City Was Left to Burn And the Olympic Rush to Rebuild LA. What we learn about the last disaster certainly will help us through the next. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

Here's exactly what to do right now to protect your vote. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #VotingRights #CivicAction #Democracy #UseYourVoice #RegisterToVote

During the Jim Crow era, Black Americans were required to pass "literacy tests" before they could vote – but the questions had nothing to do with literacy. Listen to this important episode of Battletested with @WendyRWeiser here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #votersuppression #blackhistory #civilrights

The Voting Rights Act has been gutted and the implications are already playing out in real time. @WendyRWeiser, the Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYC School of Law, breaks down what the Supreme Court's latest decision actually means: a third of Louisiana's population is African-American, and they may soon have zero representation in Congress. Listen to our conversation here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

I'm taking this week off and will return next week with a new episode. In the meantime, check out my episode from last week with the amazing Zamaan Qureshi where we discuss the challenges that Gen Z is facing today. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

Your TV doesn't turn itself on and pick a show based on everything it knows about you—but your phone does. Listen to my episode with @zamaan_qureshi, the Co-Founder and Director of Campaigns and Policy for Design It For Us. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… Learn more about his work here: designitforus.org

Meta claims that Instagram teen accounts will solve the safety problem for teenagers online. But only 0.38% of accounts have parental supervision enabled—and most of the time they don’t work. Today on Battletested, I speak with @zamaan_qureshi on the current state of the internet, social media, and how it affects Gen Z. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #meta #instagram #teenaccounts

In last week's solo episode, I explain The Wall Street Journal vs. Trump Lawsuit. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #trump #thewallstreetjournal #politics #law #legal

The first question you should ask your lawyer before getting into a legal battle: how much is it going to cost? I explain why this simple question is so crucial in the latest episode of Battletested. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #legal #lawyer #lawyeropinion #legaladvice

Thomas Jefferson predicted that an insurrection would happen over 200 years ago. Do you think insurrection is inevitable in a democracy? Listen to my episode with Jeffery Rosen from last week—new episode coming today! Stay tuned. linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

The last time Americans hated each other this much, we went to war with ourselves. As we near our 250th anniversary, let's make sure history doesn't repeat. Listen to my conversation with Jeffery Rosen here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…

We can't agree on what's on video anymore, so how do we agree on anything else? Jeffrey Rosen is one of America's most respected legal thinkers; constitutional scholar, president of the National Constitution Center, and bestselling author dedicated to making democracy make sense. Listen and watch our episode here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #reneegood #deathofreneegood #ice #immigration #politics #trump #trumpsgasproblem #TrumpsWar #trumpspeech

Trump campaigned on "criminals," so why are legal others being affected? Listen to my episode with Judge Marilyn Milian here: lnkd.in/gA7WxTJK #immigration #trump #politics

Judge Marilyn Milian joins Battletested today for her first ever podcast. We talk about immigration, incivility, and this one fan that mentioned us at the Supreme Court 👀 Episode is now live! Go listen here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #peoplescourttv #justiceforthepeoplewithmarilynmilian #hotbench #judgejudy #tvjudge #law #LegalNews

Why George Washington was so well suited to lead us through the revolutionary war. Listen and watch to our episode with director and producer David Schmidt: lnkd.in/gA7WxTJK #georgewashington #war

David Schmidt shares why it's important to document your experience during this time in history. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi… #history #immigration #politics

David Schmidt is the producer and co-director, along with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, of The American Revolution, a series on PBS. Today we talk about American on American violence during the Revolution. Listen and watch here: linktr.ee/battletestedwi…