Behind The Scenes: SmartHER With An Advisor for The Anne Frank House
Release Date: 06/13/2025
SmartHER On: The Death Penalty & Three Years After Oct. 7
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What does justice look like—and who decides? Jenna and podcast host Mary Katharine Ham discuss Christa Pike’s case in Tennessee and the broader questions it raises about the death penalty, including the time between sentencing and execution. They also reflect on three years since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, the changing Middle East and the words news organizations use to tell these stories. Along the way: the court of public opinion, a brief look at media coverage of the Cornell case, and how the information we receive shapes our understanding. Plus, parenting styles, a favorite...
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SmartHER On The Plague, U.S. Military Moves & Jobs
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Jenna of SmartHER News highlights three key stories: Jobs Report Miss, U.S. Pulls Bombers from UK Base After Alleged Plot, and Russian Lab Plague Concerns September’s U.S. jobs report disappointed, showing 29,000 jobs added versus expectations about three times higher (with the next jobs report arriving just before Election Day). She then discusses RAF Fairford in the UK, a strategically important base hosting U.S. B-1 bombers; the U.S. has since pulled the bombers back to the United States, signaling concern despite limited public details on a suspected terrorist plot near the base...
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SmartHER On: The Cornell Lawsuit, The Midterms, and A Loophole In U.S. Law (And Beyond)
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Jenna hosts the SmartHER Podcast with political commentator, podcast host and war correspondent, writer to discuss a smarter take on this week's major news stories AND share SmartHER Tips! They examine a disturbing Cornell University incident from October 2024 now highlighted by a recent civil lawsuit alleging an overlooked, under-investigated assault. A new twist to the story raises more questions and Jenna shares some insight on the challenges reporting on stories like this one. Hollie adds to our reporting on a surrogacy custody case the Supreme Court declined to hear and shares...
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A Baseball Field In Grand Teton National Park?
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. Baseball in a national park? that's floating that idea. Plus, a word of warning for this news cycle and the Supreme Court decides to NOT take a closer look at a surrogacy case that spans three different states. Curious your thoughts on this!
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SmartHER Roundtable: Austin ICE Shooting, 9/11 Trial Delays & Parents’ School Dilemmas
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What don’t we know about the ICE-involved shooting in Austin? Why is the 9/11 case still awaiting trial? And what happens when a parent’s beliefs about education collide with her child’s experience? Jenna welcomes journalist and war correspondent Holly McKay and political commentator Mary Katharine Ham for a new SmartHER Roundtable: three women, three stories, and something SmartHER to take into your week. On the table: Austin’s ICE shooting: What’s known, what remains unanswered, and how to follow developing news when competing accounts emerge. The 9/11 prosecution: Holly shares...
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Are We Safer Now? 25 Years After 9/11: Al-Qaeda, AI, and Drone Threats
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Twenty-five years after 9/11, how safe are we—and what threats are national security officials watching now?Jenna breaks down testimony from two congressional hearings examining the evolving terrorism landscape, including Al-Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan, reports of new training sites, and concerns about how extremist groups could use artificial intelligence, drones and other emerging technologies.She also explains who now leads Al-Qaeda, why officials are focused on drone threats at major public even
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Primary Source: A 9/11 Survivor Shares Her Story Publicly for the First Time in 25 Years
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On September 11, 2001, Linda started her morning like many others. As a 23-year-old equity research associate on Wall Street, she headed to work on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower for the boutique investment firm Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW).What unfolded in the early hours of that workday would change Linda’s life forever and alter the course of American history.Twenty-five years later, Linda shares her sweeping firsthand account with SmartHER News about what happened inside
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Personal News: Why Have Things Seemed Different At SmartHERNews?
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My father passed away last week. I know many of you got to "meet" my dad through our broadcasts during the various Super Bowl news cycles that we've covered ~ and I'm sorry to have to share this development with you as I know many of you enjoyed our time together as well. These are three things I've learned from the last 8-months that I felt an urgency to share with you and your family, in the immediate aftermath of such a chaotic few months. I'll see you soon.Thank you for the love and support,Je
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New Study Links Teen Cannabis Use to Higher Risk of Serious Mental Health Disorders | SmartHER With Dr. Lynn Silver
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Jenna interviews Dr. Lynn Silver, a pediatrician and co-author of a new large California study examining how adolescent cannabis use relates to later mental health outcomes. Using Kaiser Permanente screening data from 463,000 teens ages 13–17 and following them up to seven years (or until age 25), the study compared youth who reported past-year cannabis use with those who did not, excluding those with prior diagnoses. Teens who reported cannabis use were about twice as likely to later be diagnos
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Are Socialists Rising in U.S. Politics? Key Midterm Races, What to Watch Next, and Why It Matters
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With the success Democratic Socialists of America candidates (and those adjacent with progressive platforms) in the early Midterm primary races, is the Democratic Party having a reckoning? And what does Pres. Trump have to do with it?A quick, but thorough overview so you have what to know and why it matters for the weeks ahead. 00:00 Socialists Storming Gates?01:23 Why Politics Matters02:35 Trump Parallel And Pendulum05:44 Why Socialism Headlines06:50 Defining Democratic Socialism08:57 Midterms And NYC
info_outlineI recently visited a first-of-its-kind exhibit in New York City: a full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hiding place during World War II. I had the opportunity to speak to Michael Glickman, who was key to this exhibit coming to the United States. And what you’re about to listen to is the behind-the-scenes interview I conducted with Michael. I wasn’t planning on sharing the full conversation! But as I listened to our conversation while preparing for our first piece on "Anne Frank The Exhibition," I felt like you would really enjoy it "as is" and learn a lot, like I did.
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