The Tanya Acker Show Podcast
1) A Battle for a City’s Life - MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff discusses Firestorm: The Great LA Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster
The Los Angeles Fires were a battle to contain one of the worst wildfire disasters in U.S. history. They were a battle for lives, for homes, for community - they were a race against an all-consuming d...Show More
2) Welcome to Battletested with Tanya Acker
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 f...Show More
3) Beth Macy (“Dopesick”) Decides to Tell the Whole Story
I sit down with Beth Macy for an honest conversation about truth, empathy, and finding common ground in divided times. We talk about how to navigate family and friendship across political and ethical ...Show More
4) Congressman Jake Auchincloss Decides To Correct False Narratives
In this conversation, Massachusetts Rep. Jake Auchincloss and I discuss the government shutdown, the abundant falsities in modern media, the true value and meaning of serving our country, and more.
5) Grammy Winner Adam Blackstone Decides to Play Life in His Own Key
What does it mean to live life through music? In this conversation, Adam Blackstone reflects on its power to heal, inspire, and connect, even in the face of censorship and politics. He recalls the unf...Show More
6) Walter Mosley Decides to Give His Characters New Dimensions
Legendary American novelist Walter Mosley and I discuss his purpose for writing, the importance of the right kind of representation, and learning to understand the world we live in through literature ...Show More
7) Jake Tapper Decides To Take On A Race Against Terror
The CNN host discusses his new book, Race Against Terror, and the current state of American politics.
8) Yvette Nicole Brown Decides to Conquer
Yvette Nicole Brown opens up about living life on her own terms throughout her celebrated entertainment career, sharing how she cares for family, nurtures her community, and embraces true love. Now, s...Show More
9) Manny Rutinel Decides to Flip the Script in Congress
The Colorado state representative talks to Tanya about his run for Congress and why it’s time to create a new chapter in American politics.
10) Dwayne Betts Decides to Write His Own Story: Part 2
In part two of this conversation, poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts shares how he built Freedom Reads from an idea into a national initiative, the unexpected ways prison shaped his understanding o...Show More