Suzanne Spaulding was joined by Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker for a conversation on Elizabeth’s incredible career path serving in the CIA, NSA, and the State Bar of California, among other leadership roles. In addition, they discussed public trust in the justice system, as well as what it means to be a mentor.
Jan 2026
The Global Leadership Reset: AI, Allies, and a Transforming World
Mishal Husain is known as one of Britain’s best interviewers who commands the attention of powerhouse figures. SWSP guest host, Emily Harding, sat down with Mishal to unpack her approach to high-stakes interviews and to explore major geopolitical trends that have emerged in 2025, ... Show More
43m 37s
Oct 2025
Humans in Low Orbit: A Conversation with Astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson
Dr. Peggy Whitson holds the record for the longest cumulative time in space by an American astronaut and any woman astronaut in the world. In this episode, guest host Emily Harding, Vice President of the CSIS Defense and Security Department, sits down with Dr. Whitson, Vice Presi ... Show More
33m 30s
Jun 2020
Sheryl Sandberg and Justice Sonia Sotomayor
Oprah Winfrey travels to Silicon Valley to have lunch with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who ignited a firestorm with her book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Cheryl takes Oprah to her favorite restaurant, the place where she and Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerbe ... Show More
34m 21s
Nov 2021
Guns on the Subway and Vigilantes in Texas
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank, law firm, and action center dedicated to the project of using the original text, purpose and history of the Constitution to achieve progressive outcomes. Together, t ... Show More
1h 1m
Oct 2021
Justices Head Back to Their Courtroom For New Term
In-person arguments will resume at the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 4 after the courthouse was shuttered for the past year and a half due to Covid-19.Attendance in the courtroom is limited to staff, arguing attorneys, and a handful of journalists, so the court will continue to livestr ... Show More
9m 37s
May 2023
When the Judge Cries at Sentencing
Bloomberg legal reporter Patricia Hurtado, discusses the sentencing of Alejandro Burzaco, a banker-turned-sports marketing executive turned star witness at two FIFA corruption trials. Harold Krent, a professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, discusses the Supreme Court ruling ... Show More
26m 29s
Nov 2021
Episode 47: The Courting Rituals
The first Lord Chief Justice for the State is Catholic unionist Sir Denis Henry, who faces an enormous task in establishing the framework for a new justice system. Meanwhile, two Belfast women are making legal history in a move that only reaches its conclusion a century later, as ... Show More
25m 26s
Oct 2023
Pleas Please Me, Jenna Ellis
<p>Another morning, another surprise plea deal in Fulton County Superior Court. It was Jenna Ellis this time, in front of Judge Scott McAfee, pleading out of the Fulton County election interference case. There was a tearful colloquy and a letter of apology to the people of Georgi ... Show More
46m 11s