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The latest on a rare owl nest in NYC, the shortest White House press secretary tenure in recorded history and how much the war in the Middle East has cost the average American household.

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What do the cases of Lindsay Clancy, Nolan Wells and Cornell have in common? They highlight the importance of a legal procedure often forgotten in our justice system that's critical to whether or not a case heads to court: a grand jury. Join a wide-ranging conversation with attorney and founder of Unbiased, Jordan Berman, who uses her legal expertise to explain the importance of the grand jury process, why it matters and what it means in these 3 stories.

00:00 The Missing Link in Three Legal Cases
00:57 Finding Common Ground in Nonpartisan News
03:20 Meet Jordan Berman, Founder of Unbiased
06:12 What Gets Lost in the Headlines
08:37 Why Grand Juries Matter
09:45 Inside the Grand Jury Process
14:15 Nolan Wells: What No Indictment Means
18:29 Lindsay Clancy: Indictment vs. Trial
22:32 Cornell: The Decision Not to Pursue Charges
30:07 How Media Coverage Shapes Public Opinion
33:04 Ilhan Omar: Questions About the Search Warrant
37:17 What We Don't See Behind the Headlines

Your catch-up on news after a holiday weekend!

**as we published this report, news broke of Ambassador Guilfoyle's resignation.

What does justice look like—and who decides?

Jenna and podcast host Mary Katharine Ham discuss Christa Pike's case in Tennessee and the broader questions it raises about the death penalty, including the time between sentencing and execution. They also reflect on three years since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, the changing Middle East and the words news organizations use to tell these stories.

Along the way: the court of public opinion, a brief look at media coverage of the Cornell case, and how the information we receive shapes our understanding. Plus, parenting styles, a favorite hydration drink and making more time to read with our kids.

Want to go beyond the headline? Become a SmartHER News Insider and join the conversation — with our private community, exclusive podcast feed and more.

In this episode:
00:00 Welcome to SmartHER News
01:03 Real Life, Parenting & Consequences
04:34 What Does Justice Look Like?
07:01 Christa Pike & the Death Penalty
12:21 Fort Hood & the Execution Debate
14:45 The Eighth Amendment: Cruel & Unusual Punishment
16:29 Public Opinion, Cornell & Media Coverage
19:57 Three Years After Oct. 7
23:49 How the Media Describes Hamas
26:51 Israeli Politics & the Language of War
28:52 The Nova Exhibition & Remembering the Victims
32:01 Marco Rubio's Speech in Greece
35:24 Iran & the Ripple Effects Across the Middle East
37:08 Something SmartHER: Hydration
39:49 Less Scrolling, More Reading
43:11 Wrap-Up

Show Notes:

Jocko Fuel Hydrate (commissionable link)

Become An Insider

Jenna of SmartHER News highlights three key stories:

Jobs Report Miss, U.S. Pulls Bombers from UK Base After Alleged Plot, and Russian Lab Plague Concerns

September's U.S. jobs report disappointed, showing 29,000 jobs added versus expectations about three times higher (with the next jobs report arriving just before Election Day).

She then discusses RAF Fairford in the UK, a strategically important base hosting U.S. B-1 bombers; the U.S. has since pulled the bombers back to the United States, signaling concern despite limited public details on a suspected terrorist plot near the base reportedly tied to Iran (which Iran denies)

Finally, she covers reports from Russia of a lab worker dying of a pneumonia-like illness, quarantines at a hospital, and concerns about pneumonic plague.

00:00 Plague Headlines Tease

00:55 Jobs Report Miss

02:17 Why Jobs Data Matters

03:58 US Base UK Plot

06:26 Bombers Pulled Back

07:23 Russia Lab Plague Fears

09:01 What Pneumonic Plague Is

10:08 US Response and Monitoring

11:29 Wrap Up and Thanks

How to become an Insider.

Baseball in a national park? Here's the story that's floating that idea.

Plus, a word of warning for this news cycle and the Supreme Court decides to NOT take a closer look at a surrogacy case that spans three different states. Curious your thoughts on this!