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Jun 1
Ballrooms, ‘Bama and (Very) Bad Behavior
Leah, Kate, and Melissa recap another busy week in legal news, covering the continued fallout from the Voting Rights Act case, Louisiana v. Callais, the ongoing saga of the DOJ’s insurrectionist slush fund, wild twists with the Broadview Six, more ballroom drama, the curious case ... Show More
1h 37m
May 25
Trump's Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Grift
Kate, Melissa, and Leah try to wrap their heads around Trump’s nearly $2 billion DOJ slush fund, which they agree may be—despite extremely stiff competition—the biggest act of trolling and self-dealing of his second term. The professors count the ways this is so, so illegal, and ... Show More
1h 34m
May 18
How SCOTUS is Waging Electoral Warfare
Kate and Leah break down the Supreme Court’s extension of a stay allowing for continued mail-order access to mifepristone, from the Court’s unconscionable failure to meet its own arbitrary deadline to the unhinged dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito. They also cover last week ... Show More
1h 44m
Aug 2024
Starmer says things can only get...worse?
<p>It's the start of a new political season, and Keir Starmer has launched it with a downbeat speech promising a 'painful' short term future for the country with unpopular decisions ahead. The PM once more laying the blame for those decisions at the door of the Tories. </p><br><p ... Show More
39m 27s
Dec 2024
Crying To Mommy
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan. Pete Hegseth’s mother defended her son during a segment on Fox & Friends. The Harris-Walz campaign quietly released a post-election survey while soliciting additional donations from supporters. Trump’s nom ... Show More
56m 44s
Nov 2024
A Park Bench Chat with Michael Franzese
<p>Tate Speech by Andrew Tate
Tate and former mob boss Michael Franzese sit down for a powerful, no-holds-barred conversation.
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1h 44m
May 2025
A Lavish Welcome for Trump in Saudi Arabia, and a Standoff at the Library of Congress
9m 57s
Dec 2024
The “Trashed on Trash Mountain” Edition
<p>This week, Scott sat down with his <em>Lawfare </em>colleagues Anna Bower and Natalie Orpett and <em>Lawfare</em> Contributing Editor Michel Paradis to talk about the week’s biggest national security news stories, including:</p><ul><li>“A Justice Delayed Still Has Justice on t ... Show More
1h 22m
Oct 2025
Candy Jones, the Brainwashed Fashion Model
Candy Jones had an impressive résumé: Miss Atlantic City, Model of the Year, highest-paid cover model of the 1940s, entrepreneur, radio personality, author…and an unwitting undercover CIA agent, brainwashed by the government. Or, so she claimed. To find out more, we’re digging in ... Show More
48m 3s
Nov 2023
Revolting Doors: The Cruella and Cameron Show
Complete our listener survey for a chance to win an OGWN t-shirt or mug: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92531764 Suella Braverman’s out (finally) and former PM David Cameron’s in – what on Earth is going on?! The panel reflects on Braverman’s sacking and the latest reshuffle. Plus ... Show More
57m 3s
Nov 2024
“BEING AN ADULT IS AWFUL”
<p>A caller tries to balance parenthood, existential dread, and working at Applebee’s.</p> <p>Afterwards we hear from a caller trying to make things work in the Netherlands and a final caller attempts to explore the dense social scene of Flint, Michigan.</p> <p>Release the sewer ... Show More
56m 41s
Jan 2025
Death Toll Climbs in L.A. Fires, and TikTok’s Last Chance
9m 18s
Leah and Melissa break down what may be a new low for the Court: granting Alabama’s request to reinstate racially discriminatory voting maps. Then, they turn to the big questions: how dead is Trump’s slush fund for insurrectionists? Just how awful are Acting AG Todd Blanche and Acting DNI Bill Pulte? Will Michigan’s Democratic senators stand up to Trump’s appalling nominee for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan? They also cover three SCOTUS opinions from last week before Melissa speaks with Yale Law Professor Judith Resnik about her recent book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy.
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<p>Plus, California’s crackdown on homelessness.</p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/13/us/trump-news-saudi-arabia" target="_blank"><strong>Trump Administration Live Updates: President Kicks Off Gulf Tour in Saudi Arabia< ... Show More
<p>Plus, goodbye to a hairy “Shrek” icon. </p><p> </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/09/us/california-fires-los-angeles" target="_blank"><strong>New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10</strong></a>, < ... Show More
