Rolli's Experts Explain Everything Podcast

Cynthia Griffin is a Partner at Modern Family Law and an expert in divorce, child support, and custody matters. In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Cynthia breaks down why the field of family law is growing so rapidly, and what makes it fundamentally different from criminal law. She also explores the delicate points where the two intersect, particularly in cases involving domestic violence or child welfar...

Doctor Sargon Donabed is a Professor of History at Roger Williams University and the author of the books Reforging a Forgotten History: Iraq and the Assyrians in the Twentieth Century and Assyrians of Eastern Massachusetts.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Dr. Donabed explores how ancient civilizations like Assyria and Mesopotamia continue to shape the modern Middle East. He highlights overlooked histor...

Zhouhan Chen is the founder of Safelink Network. He builds technologies to detect abuse on the Internet, such as project Malware Discoverer and Information Tracer (available on Rolli).

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Zhouhan explains how this technology helps find and flag disinformation on social media. Dive into real world examples for this innovative tech, and the role influencers and governments ha...

Pete Pachal is the founder of The Media Copilot and formerly served as Chief of Staff for Content at CoinDesk. He has also held senior editorial positions at Red Ventures, Mashable, and NBCUniversal.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Pete explains why the long-standing relationship between search engines and journalism organizations is now fractured. He shares his perspective on recent lawsuits by The Ne...

Scott Wild is Senior Vice President of Consulting for John Burns Research and Consulting.

In this episode of Rolli's Experts Explain Everything Podcast, Scott tells us why we are experiencing a housing crisis, the challenges of converting abandoned malls or office buildings into housing, and why we should get used to seeing some of these vacant properties for some time.

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Editorial Note: This podcast was recorded on November 20th, 2024. 

Kristine Simmons helped launch the Partnership for Public Service’s Center for Presidential Transition, which provides resources, data and hands-on support to promote a smooth transfer of power between presidential administrations. She is a Principal at Rose Communication LLC, and worked in congress and in the Bush White House. 

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Dr. Clyde Wilcox is the author of “Serious Money: Fundraising and Contributing in Presidential Nomination Campaigns” and Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar. In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, he explains the difference between a PAC and SuperPAC, how money influences our elections, and how other countries fund political candidates and campaigns. You can learn more about Dr. Clyde Wilcox by visit...

As the 2024 U.S. General Election approaches, key races could signal the political landscape ahead. In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Matthew Herrmann, Principal, and Kyle Klein, Senior Advisor at The Roosevelt Group, break down which races to watch closely, how shifts in congressional control could impact the debt ceiling debate, and what the future may hold for the Trump Tax Cuts. They also explore th...

Emily Galvin Almanza is the Founder and Co-Executive Director of Partners for Justice.  

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Emily explains the Criminal Justice System, she tells us how there is no such thing as ‘just an arrest,’ the trickle down impacts of incarceration, and how her work brings together public safety, health, and housing.  

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Nicole Tisdale is the founder and CEO of Advocacy Blueprints, she served as a national security expert at The White House – National Security Council and the House Committee on Homeland Security.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Nicole tells us which aspects of election security we should be most concerned about this November, she reacts to the Trump Campaign being hacked by Iran, and she tell...

Dr. Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf is a Professor of Anthropology at Georgetown University Qatar and author of the books "Darfur Allegory" and "Transforming Displaced Women in Sudan: Politics and the Body in a Squatter Settlement."

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast Dr. Abusharaf tells us the historical and political events that have led to a historic humanitarian crisis in Sudan. 

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Dr. Andrew Rhyne is a professor of Marine Biology at Roger Williams University. He is a leading international expert on the wildlife trade, with a specialization in the marine aquarium trade. 

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Dr. Rhyne explains why data tracking of the wildlife trade is so important but also so inaccurate, and he tells us how he has developed ways to improve it.

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Dr. Mehran Kamrava is a Professor of Government at Georgetown University Qatar. He is the author of multiple books including: Righteous Politics: Power and Resilience in Iran, A Dynastic History of Iran: From the Qajars to the Pahlavis, among others.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Dr. Kamrava gives us analysis on recent attacks between Israel and Iran, he tells us why revolutionary states are lik...

Amina Sheik Mohamed MPH is the founding director of the Refugee Health Unit at the UC San Diego Center for Community Health. Amina is a public health leader who has gained national, state, and local recognition for her work advancing health equity. She is a recipient of the 2024 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awards.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Amina tells us why the health challenges refugees ...

Ambassador Carmen Lomellin is the principal at Lomellin Global Partners. From 2009 to 2014, she served as U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and the National Coordinator for the Presidential-level Summit of the Americas. Before leading the U.S. Permanent Mission to the OAS, Ambassador Lomellin was the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission of Women for the OAS.

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Jake Johnston is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C. His new book, out now, is called "Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti."

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast he tells us what’s behind the current state of chaos where gangs have taken over large parts of the capital, if the peacekeeping missions a...

The 2024 Election is upon us!

Andrew Mercer is a senior research methodologist at Pew Research Center. His expertise is survey methods, survey nonresponse and statistical analysis. His research focuses on methods of identifying and correcting bias in survey samples.

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Mercer tells us how to identify a good poll from a bad one, how technology has changed polling, and what we...

Steve Olson is a partner at O’Melveny and Myers and a member of the firm’s management committee. He also represents UCLA, Stanford and other universities in connection with the college football conference realignment.  

In this episode of Rolli’s Experts Explain Everything podcast, Olson takes us through the legal and business aspects of the college football conference realignment, how name, image, likeness are related to the change...