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 presidential campaign, Jennifer was consistently confronted with detractors who – when asked why they wouldn't vote for Sec. Clinton – would respond by saying, "I don't know, there's just something about her I don't like" (or "I don't trust," etc.). Years later, the two finally come together to decode why women...
Apr 01, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 27
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. After four years, she sold Bobbi Brown to Estée Lauder with a 25-year non-compete clause in the contract, vowing that she would never want to work in her sixties. But on the day her non-compete expired, Bobbi revealed her new makeup line Jones Road Beauty. Bobbi joins Jennifer on "Just Something About Her" ...
Mar 25, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 26
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 passion to fight for human rights was activated. She began her career as a war correspondent in Bosnia, eventually writing a book on the American response to genocide, which then-Senator Barack Obama read and took Samantha under his wing. She went on to serve on President Obama's National Security Council ...
Mar 18, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 25
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's strike, global pandemic, historic recession, and months-long protests against police violence. Mayor Lightfoot joins Jennifer on "Just Something About Her" to discuss what it's like to lead during these critical times and how Chicago is faring. She shares some of the lessons she learned on her journey f...
Mar 11, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 24
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 impeachment managers in former President Trump's trial in the Senate. She used her platform on the Senate floor to discuss the gravity of the January 6th Capitol insurrection and the importance of upholding our democracy. But now, she's using her newfound recognition (as both a powerful orator and fas...
Feb 25, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 23
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 the spotlight – from her teen pop stardom, through her relationships, mental illness, custody battles – eventually unveiling the mystery behind her 13-year conservatorship, where her father has controlled her business, medical, and most personal decisions in her life. Mary and Samantha join the show to fil...
Feb 18, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
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 revolutionized grassroots philanthropy. Aside from encouraging women to live their wild and free selves, Glennon also encourages us to quit what we're doing...each and every day. Jennifer and Glennon discuss the power of quitting, how to avoid avoiding yourself, and what the pandemic has taught us about our broke...
Feb 11, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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 debate between Trump and Biden in 2020, receiving praise from the left and right – including former President Trump himself. Kristen tells us how she prepared for that “terrifying” moment, and how Jennifer was a part of her early education in national politics. Kristen shares advice about why it’s so impo...
Feb 04, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 beat at The Wall Street Journal. Now she’s also known for hosting numerous podcasts, such as the New York Times’ new show “Sway” and Vox Media’s “Pivot” with co-host Scott Galloway. After the insurrection at the Capitol, and the subsequent focus on social media’s role in helping foment and plan the violenc...
Jan 28, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 has not only resonated with children, but teens, adults, and the LGBTQIA community alike. On this episode of “Just Something About Her,” Rebecca describes how they created Steven Universe as a personal journey of self-discovery, what they learned, and behind-the-scenes insights on how some of the characters ...
Jan 21, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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, and Governor Whitmer was quick to initiate a stay-at-home order and point out the federal government’s lack of assistance to states in need. President Trump fired back with angry tweets and the nickname “That Woman From Michigan.” In the following months, Governor Whitmer experienced armed mobs storming ...
Jan 14, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 17
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 founding in 1985, EMILY's List has helped elect more than 180 women to the House and Senate, and the 117th Congress begins its first session with a record number of women in office. Jennifer and Stephanie discuss why Republican women made more gains than Democrats in the 2020 election and whether or not Democra...
Jan 07, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 16
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. Spoiler alert: Valerie Jarrett taught us how to ask for our money’s worth, Lori Gottlieb changed our perspective on anxiety during the pandemic (and beyond), Sarah Cooper shared her struggles with imposter syndrome, plus a few surprises. For more advice from amazing women, make sure to go back and listen ...
Dec 31, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 15
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 grieving the absence of friends and family during the holiday season. To talk about all of that and more, Jennifer Palmieri invites her niece Rebecca Drago onto the show. Rebecca is the daughter of Jennifer’s oldest sister Dana, who died of early-onset Alzheimer’s in early 2017. Her passing punctuated a devas...
Dec 24, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 14
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 doctor. But she’s also made history as the first female Judge Advocate General (JAG) Officer in the Michigan Army National Guard and the first female professor to speak at the MSU College of Law Commencement in the Spring of 2018. Now she has served on the 30th Circuit Court for Ingham County, MI for ...
Dec 17, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 13
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 the difference between productive and unproductive anxiety, how to avoid creating a hierarchy of grief when we're surrounded by tragedy, and why we are all unreliable narrators of our own stories. Lori also shares plans for a new TV show based on her latest book “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone” and so...
Dec 10, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 12
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’s been COO of Vice Media, written two New York Times Best Selling books, and co-hosts the Crooked Media podcast #Hysteria. Jennifer invites her old friend Alyssa on the show to discuss the lesser-known sisterhood in the Obama White House, their experiences with depression after leaving the West Wing, ...
Dec 03, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 11
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 she wrote for BuzzFeed News in 2019. In this episode, Jennifer and Anne talk about why burnout is so difficult to self-diagnose, policies (or lack thereof) that have made burnout so prevalent among millennials, and how economic instability fuels our constant need to take on more projects. Finally, Anne shares why she d...
Nov 26, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Ellen Pao has become a champion for fairness and inclusion in Silicon Valley as a long-time entrepreneur and tech investor. Her landmark gender discrimination case against venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins in 2012 inspired other women to stand up against harassment and discrimination in the workplace, also known as the “Pao Effect.” As the CEO of Reddit, Ellen was the first major social platform leader to ban revenge porn, unauthorized nude photos, and cross-platform harassment. Currently, sh...
Nov 19, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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 as legendary country music superstar Rayna James in ABC’s “Nashville” scored Connie her first Golden Globe nomination and a fourth Emmy nomination. Most recently, Connie starred in the first season of Bravo Media’s “Dirty John,” based on a series of articles written in the Los Angeles Times and the tru...
Nov 12, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 "Battleground," and John Heilemann, Executive Editor of The Recount and host of "Hell & High Water," discuss the collision of expectations and reality, poll trouble, what may have held Democrats back from bigger wins, and what's next for the country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Nov 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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 calling out men’s bravado as a source of humor for years, inspiring her two books “How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” and “100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings.” Sarah joins Jennifer days before the recent election to talk about how she derives confidence from imitating Trump, why ...
Nov 05, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 7
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 African slave trade. But Nikole’s been interested in and actively covering race, inequality, and education since she started a column called “From the African Perspective” in her high school newspaper. Now she’s won a Pulitzer Prize, a MacArthur Genius Grant, and more for her writing. Nikole joins Jen...
Oct 29, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 6
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 with Jennifer Palmieri, she uses her PhD in psychology to explain how toxic dynamics created by her grandparents trickled down to the rest of the family, how she was able to avoid some of those influences, and what gave her the courage to take on the most powerful man in the free world by writing her n...
Oct 22, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 5
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 mold of success was more work than it was worth? What if they could build something better? They both found out; Hannah with her groundbreaking 2018 Netflix comedy special Nanette and Jen with her best-selling book Dear Madame President. In this episode, Jen and Hannah talk about the freedom and limits...
Oct 15, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 4
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 advocate for women and girls, a new grandmother and a longtime mentor to Jennifer Palmieri. In this episode of "Just Something About Her," Jennifer calls Valerie “the most confident person in the entire White House" and gets her advice on how women can stand their ground in the halls of power. Valerie and Jen...
Oct 08, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
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 "Just Something About Her" and former Head of Communications for the Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign and Obama White House, has known Maggie for years, since Maggie was the City Hall reporter for the New York Post. Jennifer asks Maggie about the accusation that she is an "access journalist," how she balances w...
Oct 01, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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 in Texas, joined the military, and eventually went on to be a widely published writer with a controversial Twitter presence. Jennifer Palmieri is the former Communications Director for the Obama White House and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. She uses her communications expertise to illuminat...
Sep 24, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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