Tanya talks to the young lawyer about why her parents homeschooled her (hint: being cast as “the mulatto slave girl” in school plays played a part); becoming the young Black person to graduate from law school in US history; and the change she wants to make happen in the world.

Sarah Carver and Jennifer Griffith helped bring down the largest Social Security fraud in history - featured in The Big Conn (Apple TV+). What did courage cost them? 

Tanya talks to the World Champion Olympic medalist bobsledder and Past President of the Women Sport’s Federation about her formula for winning; double standards; her advice for confronting situations that are just wrong; and what it means to open doors for women in sports.

In person. Online. Tanya talks to the host of Banfield about the shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde and the violence racking the nation. 

Tanya talks to Catherine Porter, Toronto Bureau Chief of the New York Times and co-author of The Ransom: The Root of Haiti’s Misery - Reparations to Enslavers (New York Times, 5/20/22).

Tanya talks to the Congresswoman about Roe, the ups and downs of student loan forgiveness, and growing authoritarianism in America.

Tanya talks to the Boston College Professor of Law, Dean’s Distinguished Scholar and former Supreme Court clerk about the leak; what a post-Roe world might look like; and what the Court means today.

Tanya talks to psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere about sadness v. depression, the pathology of racism, and how to cultivate better mental health habits.

Tanya talks to Judge Nelson (her first boss out of law school!) and Acting President of Santa Clara University Lisa Kloppenberg, about Lisa’s new book on the Judge’s extraordinary life.

How We Fight: Tanya talks to Florida State Representative Anna Eskamani about the Florida math book ban; schools as Culture War battlefields; and how we can better serve students who are clients of the public school system.