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Battletested with Tanya Acker

Battletested with Tanya Acker

By: Tanya Acker
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We’ve all been hit by something hard when we didn’t expect it. We’ve come through battles of every kind - personal, professional, national - and still are fighting some of them. What have we learned from them - and what can our past battles teach us about how to live in the present moment? New episodes of BATTLETESTED air every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.Copyright 2026 Tanya Acker Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Judge Michael Corriero on Being Tested By A System He Fought to Change, and Keeping the Faith So Others Don’t Lose Theirs
    May 20 2026

    Judge Michael Corriero spent years adjudicating small claims cases on hot Bench, and before that he was one of New York’s fiercest advocates for an efficient and intelligent way of punishing juvenile offenders. And yet - something happened that tested his own faith in the system, and that also gave him the chance to keep the faith, keep his word, and stand as a reminder of what justice means in real life.

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    50 mins
  • When the Smoke Clears: Holding Power Accountable in an Age of Disaster
    May 13 2026

    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 Jonathan Vigliotti 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. So let’s learn.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Battle Over the Vote - Did The Supreme Court Just Reshape American Elections?
    May 6 2026

    On April 29, the Supreme Court handed down Louisiana v. Callais — upending the protections of the Voting Rights Act and allowing states to gerrymander districts irrespective of the impact on individual voting rights. Wendy Weiser, Vice President for Democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, joins Tanya to unpack what the 6-3 decision actually does, who it affects, and why Justice Kagan said it leaves voting rights protections“all but a dead letter.” Listen as they discuss the legal mechanics, the political fallout, and the practical question every voter should be asking: what protections do I still have heading into 2026?

    The battle for the vote continues. Join it. Go to vote.gov and check your voter registration information.

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    48 mins
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