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About Corey Brettschneider

Corey Brettschneider is a professor of political science at Brown University, where he teaches constitutional law and politics. He is also a visiting professor at Fordham Law School and has previously held visiting professorships at Harvard Law School and the University of Chicago Law School. His latest book is The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It. He is also the author of The Oath and The Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents, Democratic Rights: The Substance of Self-Government, and When the State Speaks, What Should It Say? How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality.

His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Politico, and The Guardian, as well as in top academic journals and law reviews. His constitutional law casebook is widely used in classrooms throughout the United States. Brettschneider is frequently interviewed on constitutional and political issues by MSNBC, CNN, BBC, Sirius XM, and other media outlets. He holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University and a JD from Stanford Law School.

About Tom Connolly

Tom grew up in Hicksville, Long Island, and holds a BS in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany and an MBA from Columbia University (1988). His interest in emerging business platforms began in the 1970s with the Cable Industry’s PPV platforms, leading to a career focused on the impacts of disruptive technologies.

Tom’s diverse background includes managing a crypto asset hedge fund and serving in executive roles at Sony Corporation, TVRC, and Ernst & Young (EY). At EY, he was the Regional Managing Partner of Transaction Advisory Services (M&A) and the Global Media and Entertainment Industry Transaction Leader. At Sony, he was the Worldwide Business Development Executive for Sony Music Entertainment and the Chief Financial Officer of Sony’s Internet investment incubator, 550 Digital Media Ventures. At TVRC, he served as CEO of the interactive media healthcare enterprise.

Tom has advised on major mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions in the Media and Entertainment industry, with clients including Comcast, Citibank, Sony, Dalian Wanda, Walt Disney, Time Warner, and Michael Milken. He is a Registered Investment Adviser, a Certified Public Accountant, and is passionate about economic trends and market dynamics.

Additionally, Tom is a former Advisory Board member of WNET, the PBS broadcaster for New York, New Jersey, and Long Island, where he served on the Audit and Finance Committees.

About Juliet Papa

Juliet Papa is an award-winning reporter for 1010WINS Radio AM/92.3FM, the nation’s top-ranked all-news station, with stories also featured on 1010WINS.com. She has covered a wide range of events, from the COVID-19 crisis to ticker-tape parades, and has reported on significant assignments, including the historic criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, where she was present in the courtroom throughout.

Juliet’s reporting has taken her to Rome to cover the election of a Pope, to Washington, D.C., for a presidential inauguration, and to anchor major stories like the devastation of SuperStorm Sandy, which forced her to evacuate her home. She is also a published author, with articles appearing in The New York Times and Reader’s Digest. In 2023, she was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame, and in 2022, she co-hosted national TV coverage of the Columbus Day Parade. She has received numerous awards, including the President’s Award from Queens College in 2017 for her service to the school and community.

Juliet has performed voice-over work for films and TV, recently voicing the part of Casey Stengel’s wife in the audiobook Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character. She participates in the Artists/Writers Charity game in East Hampton and the Inner Circle political parody/charity show, where she remains active on advisory and executive boards.

Juliet has interviewed a wide range of figures, from movie stars to mobsters and pundits to presidents, while staying true to her New York roots and the stories that matter to New Yorkers every day.

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, and is a regular commentator on CNN and CNBC.

Shelly is a prolific author. Along with his daily newsletter, his books include, the Amazon #1 Bestseller, Blockchain – Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts: An executive guide to the world of decentralized finance and Television Disrupted: The Transition from Network to Networked TV, the seminal book about the technological, economic, and sociological forces that have changing everything about the the business of television, Overcoming the Digital Divide: How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career, and Digital Wisdom: Thought Leadership for a Connected World.