Podcasts by Just Something About Her with Jennifer Palmieri
Hosted by Jennifer Palmieri, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and the former communications director for President Obama and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Palmieri explores why — after decades of making steady progress — women find themselves banging up against the same glass ceilings. Featuring interviews with powerful women in business, politics, the arts, and journalism to learn how they found a way to break through and create their own path to success.
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Anita Hill on What Has (And Hasn't) Changed Since 1991 from 2021-11-25T08:59:36
It's been 30 years since Anita Hill testified at the Senate confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, paving the path for women to speak up against sexual harassment and...
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Soccer's Equity Problem with Former NWSL Player Kaiya McCullough from 2021-10-28T07:59:28
Kaiya McCullough was a former professional soccer player in the National Women's Soccer League, who recently came forward with allegations of abuse by her former coach on the Washington Spirit team...
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Overcoming Shame with Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry from 2021-10-21T07:59:09
Megan Barry is the former mayor of Nashville and the first woman to be elected to that position. While she was in office, she lost her only son to a drug overdose. Less than a year later, she resig...
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A "Battle of the Bulge" in Texas with Royce Brooks & Wendy Davis from 2021-10-14T07:59:24
Texas passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, and Royce Brooks and Wendy Davis join Jennifer on the show to make sense of it all. Royce is the executive director of Annie's...
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Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson on Comedy, Kids, & Allyship from 2021-10-07T07:00:47
Phoebe Robinson is an actor, comedian, producer, and New York Times best-selling author, best known as the co-creator and co-star of the HBO limited series "2 Dope Queens." Phoebe joins Jennifer on...
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Abortion Rights & The Filibuster from 2021-09-30T07:59:29
In partnership with The Texas Tribune Festival, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar joins "Just Something About Her" to discuss the current attack on people's rights in this country, and why Sen. Klobu...
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How White Feminism Created The #Girlboss with Koa Beck & Leigh Stein from 2021-09-23T07:00:09
In the 2010s, #girlbosses ruled the world. But in the past few years, we've seen many of them publicly disgraced, accused of enabling toxic workplaces, and/or pushed out of the companies they found...
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Chaos in Afghanistan with Elise Jordan, Part 2 from 2021-09-02T08:00
The United States has officially ended its longest war, as Jennifer closes out our deep-dive into the war in Afghanistan during Part 2 of her conversation with Elise Jordan, which was originally re...
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Chaos in Afghanistan with Elise Jordan, Part 1 from 2021-08-26T08:00
In Part 1 of this conversation with Elise Jordan, we begin our deep-dive into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Elise has worked for the National Security Council and the State Department under...
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Gender Is Political with Errin Haines of The 19th* from 2021-08-19T08:00
Errin Haines is the editor-at-large of The 19th*, where she writes about the intersection of gender, race, and politics. Amidst the 101st anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, when...
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Amanda Knox in Her Own Words from 2021-08-12T08:00
The mythologies and stereotypes that prosecutors used to wrongfully convict Amanda Knox still linger in the zeitgeist. So much so, that her story has reportedly inspired a new movie, "Stillwater," ...
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Run For Something with "Battleground" Host Amanda Litman from 2021-08-05T08:00
Amanda Litman is the host of "Battleground," another podcast from The Recount, as well as the co-founder and co-executive director of Run For Something, an organization that helps recruit and suppo...
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Why Women's Health is Under-Researched with Afton Vechery from 2021-07-29T08:00
Afton Vechery co-founded Modern Fertility so people with ovaries have information to be proactive about their reproductive health and futures. In starting her company, Afton realized just how ...
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The Women Defending Texas's Right to Vote from 2021-07-22T08:00
Texas State Representatives Gina Hinojosa and Mary González are two of 50+ Democrats from the Texas House of Representatives who are seeking refuge in Washington DC to stop a restrictive voting bil...
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Abortion is a Human Right with Comedian Lizz Winstead from 2021-07-15T08:00
Lizz Winstead is co-creator of The Daily Show and a fierce advocate for reproductive rights. She is the founder of an organization called Abortion Access Front, which uses humor to destigmatize abo...
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Battling ALS with I AM ALS Cofounder Sandra Abrevaya from 2021-07-08T08:00
Sandra Abrevaya is the co-founder of I AM ALS and a caregiver to her husband, Brian Wallach, who was diagnosed with ALS in 2017. Jennifer invites Sandra on the show to discuss her family's journey ...
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Introducing: The Recount Daily Pod from 2021-07-06T04:00
Every morning on The Recount Daily Pod, host journalist Reena Ninan will break down the most important news of the day, both domestically and abroad. In 5 minutes or less, you’ll walk away feeli...
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Backstage! with Jade Bird from 2021-07-01T08:00
Jade Bird is a writer, musician, and performer, who is preparing to release her second album at just 23 years old. She is one of the first artists to have gone on a mini-tour of the American Sou...
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#TBT with Trans Writer and Activist Charlotte Clymer from 2021-06-24T08:00
This week, we're taking you back to our very first episode of "Just Something About Her" with guest Charlotte Clymer, a writer, veteran, and activist. In this episode, she shares her journey com...
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Knowing When to Leave with CNN's Brooke Baldwin from 2021-06-17T08:00
Brooke Baldwin is an award-winning journalist who anchored the show "CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin" for more than a decade. When she announced her departure from CNN in early 2021, Brooke said s...
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Gatekeepers and Gender Norms Are No Match for Brandi Carlile from 2021-06-10T08:00
Brandi Carlile is a six-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, and producer, and her new memoir “Broken Horses” just debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list. Je...
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Does Democracy Stand a Chance? with Ambassador Karen Pierce from 2021-06-03T08:00
Dame Karen Pierce is the first woman to become the British ambassador to the United States, after representing the UK for decades in diplomatic postings across the world. Jennifer invites Ambassado...
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Addressing Fatphobia with a Plus-Size Bachelorette Star and Kate Stayman-London from 2021-05-27T08:00
Kate Stayman-London is a novelist, screenwriter, and political strategist whose national bestselling-book "One to Watch" is our pick for this summer's beach read. The book is about a stylish plus-s...
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Australia's Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard from 2021-05-13T08:00
Julia Gillard was the first (and only) female Prime Minister of Australia when she served from 2010 – 2013. During her term, she received especially harsh and vulgar criticism from fellow politicia...
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Mika Brzezinski from 2021-05-06T08:00
Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," a best-selling author, and the founder of "Know Your Value," a movement in partnership with NBCUniversal to empower women to recognize th...
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Planned Parenthood's Alexis McGill Johnson from 2021-04-29T08:00
Alexis McGill Johnson is the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. She's dedicated her life to championing reproductive freedom, e...
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VICE News' Paola Ramos from 2021-04-22T08:00
Paola Ramos is a host and correspondent for VICE and VICE News, who primarily covers issues affecting migrant and border communities. Before that, she worked on Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign as D...
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Coach Muffet McGraw from 2021-04-15T08:00
Muffet McGraw was the women's basketball head coach at Notre Dame for 33 seasons, winning two national championships and scoring her entry into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. But h...
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Norma Kamali from 2021-04-08T08:00
Norma Kamali is a fashion designer, wellness expert, and author of her new book "I Am Invincible," which empowers women to embrace aging. At age 75, Norma's career has spanned five decades, duri...
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Hillary Rodham Clinton from 2021-04-01T08:00
In a very special episode of "Just Something About Her," Jennifer talks to the inspiration for this podcast: Hillary Rodham Clinton. As the communications director for Sec. Clinton's 2016 presid...
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Bobbi Brown from 2021-03-25T08:00
Bobbi Brown is a makeup artist and serial entrepreneur, whose eponymous makeup line launched in the early '90s with just 10 lipsticks and quickly became the beauty empire it's known as today. Af...
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Amb. Samantha Power from 2021-03-18T08:00
Ambassador Samantha Power, an immigrant from Ireland, dreamed of becoming a sports journalist. But as she watched unedited tape of the Tiananmen Square Massacre as a college intern at CBS, her p...
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot from 2021-03-11T09:00
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot knew the challenges ahead when she was elected to run one of America’s most populous, politically turbulent, and segregated cities. But she never expected a teacher'...
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Why Americans in the Virgin Islands Deserve a Vote with Stacey Plaskett from 2021-02-25T09:00
Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett represents the at large district of the U.S. Virgin Islands in the United States House of Representatives. Many Americans got to know her this past month as one of the...
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The Women Behind the Britney Spears Doc from 2021-02-18T09:00
Mary Robertson and Samantha Stark are the showrunner and director, respectively, behind The New York Times Presents "Framing Britney Spears." The documentary chronicles Britney Spears' life in t...
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Glennon Doyle from 2021-02-11T09:00
Glennon Doyle is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers UNTAMED and LOVE WARRIOR. She is an activist and founder of Together Rising, a women-led nonprofit organization that has revolutioni...
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Kristen Welker from 2021-02-04T09:00
Kristen Welker is NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent and the co-anchor of “Weekend TODAY” with Peter Alexander. But one of her breakout moments came when she moderated the final presidential deb...
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Kara Swisher from 2021-01-28T09:00
Kara Swisher is known as “Silicon Valley’s most feared and well-liked journalist” – a name she’s earned since moving to San Francisco in the 1990s as one of the first reporters on the internet b...
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Rebecca Sugar from 2021-01-21T09:00
Rebecca Sugar (she/they) is an animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. They are best known for creating the award-winning series Steven Universe on Cartoon Network, which h...
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from 2021-01-14T09:00
Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan is a former lawyer, prosecutor, and state representative. As COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Detroit quickly became one of the hardest hit cities, an...
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Stephanie Schriock from 2021-01-07T09:00
Stephanie Schriock just stepped down as the President of EMILY’s List; but during her 11-year tenure, the organization recruited and trained thousands of pro-choice candidates. Since it's foundi...
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The Advice We’re Taking Into 2021 from 2020-12-31T09:00
Happy New Year’s Eve from all of us at The Recount! On this episode of “Just Something About Her,” Jennifer Palmieri and producer Sari Soffer share their favorite advice from previous episodes. Spo...
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Grief Around the Holidays: A Conversation With My Niece from 2020-12-24T09:00
From all of us at “Just Something About Her,” we want to wish you a happy holiday season. We know this year has been especially tough, as many people have lost loved ones to COVID-19 or are grievin...
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Hon. Judge Rosemarie Aquilina from 2020-12-17T09:00
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina is most known as the sentencing judge for the Larry Nassar case, where she allowed more than 150 survivors tell their story of abuse at the hands of the USA Gymnastics team...
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Lori Gottlieb from 2020-12-10T09:00
Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and author who wants us to start taking our mental health seriously, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. She joins Jennifer Palmieri on the show to discuss t...
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Alyssa Mastromonaco from 2020-12-03T09:00
Alyssa Mastromonaco was the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Obama White House, after serving as the Director of Scheduling and Advance in his administration and the Obama '08 campaign. Since then, she...
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Anne Helen Petersen from 2020-11-26T09:00
Anne Helen Petersen knows what it's like to be burnt out. In fact, she wrote the book on it: "Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation," based on a viral article...
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Connie Britton from 2020-11-12T09:00
Connie Britton is an actress and executive producer, most known for her standout role as Tami Taylor on NBC’s “Friday Night Lights,” for which she received two Emmy nominations. Her following role ...
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The Recount's Election Bonus Episode from 2020-11-07T17:20
For the first time ever, all four of The Recount podcast hosts team up for a bonus episode. Jennifer Palmieri, host of "Just Something About Her," David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt, hosts of "Battleg...
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Sarah Cooper from 2020-11-05T09:00
Sarah Cooper is a writer, comedian, and now stars in her own Netflix special “Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine.” Many might recognize her as the woman who lip syncs Trump on TikTok, but Sarah’s been...
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Nikole Hannah-Jones from 2020-10-29T08:00
Nikole Hannah-Jones is best known as the creator of the “1619 Project", which has made her a lightning rod for criticism for her reframing of the United States’ founding and its relationship to the...
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Mary Trump from 2020-10-22T08:00
Even though Mary Trump believes her uncle Donald Trump is a weak and “deeply sick” man, it still wasn’t easy for her to stand up to him and write a tell-all book about her family. In her interview ...
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Hannah Gadsby from 2020-10-15T07:00
On opposite sides of the world, immersed in completely different careers, Jennifer Palmieri and comedian Hannah Gadsby’s thoughts were turning in the same direction. What if trying to fit the male ...
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Valerie Jarrett from 2020-10-08T08:00
Valerie Jarrett was known as “the Obama whisperer” when she worked as a senior adviser to President Obama. But the title doesn't do her justice: she is a lawyer, an author, a former CEO, an advocat...
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Maggie Haberman from 2020-10-01T08:00
The New York Times' White House correspondent Maggie Haberman is equally one of the most famous, most respected, and most reviled political journalists in America. Jennifer Palmieri, host of "Ju...
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Charlotte Clymer from 2020-09-24T08:00
In the first episode of “Just Something About Her,” our host Jennifer Palmieri speaks to writer and activist Charlotte Clymer about navigating her past and present as a trans woman who grew up i...
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Introducing: Just Something About Her With Jennifer Palmieri from 2020-09-01T13:16:51
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