MSNBC legal analyst Joyce Vance joins the podcast this week, and we discuss highly unrelated topics such as pet chickens and how necessary judicial reforms can create a more equitable legal system. Vance’s straight talk on the future of the Department of Justice and how current laws can handle domestic terrorism offers hope for the future. Cake helps, and Jo ... Show More
Feb 2025
How to be a Contrarian and Maintain Democracy with Ambassador Norman Eisen
Marissa talks with Norman Eisen about the pro-democracy independent media outlet he recently launched with former Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin, how to manage the Trump years with “litigation, laughter and liquor,” and why only dogs (and not broligarchs) should be skil ... Show More
29m 25s
Dec 2024
Cooking for Cotton-Headed Ninnymuggins
On today’s special holiday episode, Marissa explores the epicurean delights of Buddy the Elf, with the author of the Unofficial “Elf” Cookbook. Yes, there will be spaghetti with candy and maple syrup, plus recipes for cotton balls, VHS sugar cookies and other delights from the Ch ... Show More
39m 29s
Dec 2024
The 35th Edition of the Cake Bible with the Incomparable Rose Levy Beranbaum
Marissa’s guest today is the Baroness of Baking, the Doyenne of Dough, the Queen of the Reverse Creaming Method, Rose Levy Beranbaum. Author of 12 classic cookbooks, Rose's latest is the 35th anniversary edition of her classic award-winning cookbook, The Cake Bible, with complete ... Show More
41m 30s
Jul 2021
27: Tom Barrack, 1/6 Commission, and DOJ Policy
The #SistersInLaw convene to discuss how important it is to depoliticize the 1/6 commission, before taking a look at the Tom Barrack indictment and the ways that we can deal with the pernicious influence of malicious foreign actors on our democracy. Then, they look at the ways t ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2023
Law & Order & Misogyny with Meghann Cuniff
This week, we’re headed to court, with legal expert Meghann Cuniff. Cuniff’s made a name for herself with coverage of trials and legal affairs involving a number of public figures, like Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion and Danny Masterson. The valuable access, insights and anal ... Show More
27m 13s
Sep 2023
148: If We Can Make It Here, We Can Make It Anywhere
Jill Wine-Banks hosts #SistersInLaw to review the most consequential developments in the trials of Trump World, including; Mark Meadows’ failure to remove the case to federal court, the lack of a Garcia Hearing in the Mar-A-Lago case, and the separation of the defendants in Georg ... Show More
51m 49s