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Season 8
After a brief hiatus, The Tanya Acker Show is back with The Art of Deciding series. Every Tuesday and Thursday, Tanya will sit with newsmakers, trend…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why is LA Burning? Tanya talks to NYT energy reporter Ivan Penn
Season 7
Today, Tanya discusses the devastating Los Angeles wildfires with New York Times reporter Ivan Penn. They dive into how power grid issues may have co…
1 year, 7 months ago
Writer and Showrunner Shaye Ogbonna ("Fight Night") on Telling New Stories and the Art of the Heist
Season 7
Tanya interviews Shaye Ogbonna, creator of the Peacock series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. They discuss the context behind this 1970s Atlan…
1 year, 7 months ago
Deciding How to Define-A Conversation with author Nicola Yoon about her latest book, One of Our Kind
Season 7
Tanya and the New York Times bestselling author talk about her latest novel, One of Our Kind, which explores what “community” means and how we see ou…
1 year, 9 months ago
A Trip to His Late Father’s Homeland With Vice President Kamala Harris. A Decision to Tell Untold Stories.
Season 8
Tanya talks to KBLA White House correspondent Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, author of Kamala, The Motherland and Me, about his trip to Africa with Vice …
1 year, 9 months ago
Tanya talks to Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Gabriel Sherman
Season 8
Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Gabriel Sherman decided to write a movie, The Apprentice, about former President Trump’s early days in New York. Wh…
1 year, 10 months ago
Deciding to Protest and Wanting to Win – Tanya talks to ESPN Reporter Ramona Shelburne
Season 8
The Los Angeles Clippers wanted a ring and were closer than ever when they had to confront a dark story that was one of sports’ open secrets. What pr…
1 year, 10 months ago
How Do We Stop Hating the Internet?
Season 7
Over the last decade, our Internet experience has become increasingly dictated by algorithms- data-driven equations that try to anticipate (and elici…
2 years, 4 months ago
Tanya talks to Host and Journalist Tamron Hall
Season 7
Tanya talks to the Emmy Award-winning television show host and best-selling author about her latest novel, Watch Where They Hide, and how she's plot…
2 years, 5 months ago
Tanya talks to Rahsaan Thomas
Season 7
Tanya and the podcaster, journalist, filmmaker and advocate talk about how he is “proof of concept” about the benefits of opportunity and inclusion. …
2 years, 6 months ago