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Petri Hawkins Byrd and his wife Makita share their powerful fight against Makita's stage-three brain tumor, proving the strength of marriage "in sickness and in health."
Petri Hawkins Byrd and his wife, Makita Bond Byrd, join Tanya to share their deeply moving fight against Makita's stage-three brain tumor and what it…
21 hours ago
Kid ’n Play’s Christopher “Kid” Reid: How a Heart Transplant Saved His Life(Part 2)
When hip-hop icon Christopher “Kid” Reid first noticed his exhaustion and swollen ankles, he figured it was just life on the road. Instead, he was fa…
1 week, 4 days ago
Kid 'N Play's Christopher "Kid" Reid — Grief, Discipline & the Making of a Hip-Hop Icon (Part 1)
This week I sit down with Christopher "Kid" Reid. Before House Party, the hit records, and the Saturday morning cartoon, Kid was a nine-year-old boy …
1 week, 5 days ago
Squatter Nightmare: How Homeowner Patti Peeples Fought Back
This week, I am joined by homeowner Patti Peeples to talk about every property owner’s absolute worst nightmare. Imagine turning up to your own house…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Beyond the Courtroom with Officer Petri Hawkins Byrd
This week, Petri Hawkins Byrd the iconic bailiff from Judge Judy and Tribunal Justice joins the show for a candid, often funny conversation about ove…
1 month ago
Surviving Sex Trafficking: Filmmaker & Advocate Keyonna Monroe | Part 2
This week I am joined by filmmaker and advocate Keyonna Monroe for part 2 of this Battletested conversation. Keyonna talks about the abuse she surviv…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Surviving Sex Trafficking: Filmmaker & Advocate Keyonna Monroe
Season 10
This week I am joined by Keyonna Monroe, a filmmaker, passionate advocate for young women and girls, and a survivor of sex trafficking. In this power…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Judge Michael Corriero on Being Tested By A System He Fought to Change, and Keeping the Faith So Others Don’t Lose Theirs
Season 10
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 e…
3 months, 1 week ago
When the Smoke Clears: Holding Power Accountable in an Age of Disaster
Season 10
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 o…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Battle Over the Vote - Did The Supreme Court Just Reshape American Elections?
Season 10
On April 29, the Supreme Court handed down Louisiana v. Callais — upending the protections of the Voting Rights Act and allowing states to gerrymande…
3 months, 3 weeks ago