Podcast Episodes

It's Only Been 18 Days, But That's An Eternity in DOGE Years

Episode 1122

OA1122 - We’re not even three weeks into the second Trump administration and already well into our first Constitutional crisis. How was the world’s richest man given access to the nation’s checkbook …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Pro-vaccine Republican Doctor Who Just Just Gave His Vote to RFK, Jr.

Episode 1121

OA1121 and T3BE57 - Senator Bill Cassidy is one of the few remaining Republicans in national politics that resembles a normal human being. He is a doctor, and is very pro-vaccine. And he had a critic…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rudy Giuliani and the Possibly the Worst Legal Document Ever Filed

Episode 120

OA1120- This episode was first published on our sister show, Gavel Gavel, and has been made available at no charge for our wonderful Opening Arguments patrons!

Folks, we and you deserve a little trea…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

People Are Fighting Back Against Trump’s Fascist Agenda in the Courts, and They’re Already Winning

Episode 1119

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OA1119 - Trump's executive orders are bad for humanity--and just plain badly written. We sur…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Key Figure Behind Project 2025 Lies His Way Through Confirmation

Episode 1118

OA1118 and T3BE56 - Russell Vought lied in his confirmation hearing, but who is Vought and why should we care? Lydia gets us up to speed on this capital-d Doozy, with his background, some highlights …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Vacancies Act - How Trump Has Used and Abused It, and Might Again

Episode 1117

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OA1117 - As Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees continue to work their way through the …

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Triaging All the Horrible

Episode 11116

OA1116 - We take stock a few days into the second Trump administration to consider the current state of ICE enforcement, Trump’s blatantly unlawful overrule of the recent Supreme Court decision forci…

Published on 11 months ago

Trump's Executive Orders Are All Absurd and Horrible. But Which of them Actually Matter?

Episode 1115

OA1115 - Matt joins for a special Wednesday to provide an initial review of some of the most notable of the 26 executive orders which Donald Trump signed after his inauguration on Monday. We go beyon…

Published on 11 months ago

We (Disrespectfully) Dissent.

Episode 1114

OA1114 - “We are now faced, my friends, with the fact that tomorrow is today.” --Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (April 4, 1967)

We begin the second Trump administration exactly where we intend to remain…

Published on 11 months ago

We've Had One Jack Smith Report, Yes. But What About Second Report?

Episode 1113

OA1113 - Special counsel Jack Smith recently resigned and turned final reports in each of Donald Trump’s federal cases to Attorney General Merrick Garland. We examine the enigma of the man and the co…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago