Podcast Episodes

OA348: The State of the Secular States, with Alison Gill

Episode 348

Today's show features an interview with American Atheists’ National Legal and Policy Director Alison Gill! American Atheists has just released their 2019 State of the Secular States Report, which yo…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

OA347: Pennhurst and the Voter Purge in Georgia

Episode 347

Today's episode tackles a bunch of important developments in the new year -- and not all of them are even Trump-related! Our main segment features a deep dive into the recent voter purge decision in…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

OA346: Faithless Electors w/Lawrence Lessig

Episode 346

Today's episode features an in-depth interview with Prof. Lawrence Lessig, counsel for the Colorado faithless electors, about the electoral college system.

We also go through the answer to last we…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

OA345: How John Roberts Saved Christmas

Episode 345

Happy Holidays, everyone! Today, we tackle a number of issues that managed to distract us over the holidays regarding impeachment and do a deep dive into Nixon v. US -- all while weaving in a John-R…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

OA344: Did the Mormon Church Really Hide $100 Billion in Assets?

Episode 344

Today's episode combines a deep dive into the IRS's tax exemptions with some breaking news about allegations made by a whistleblower that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (that is, th…

Published on 6 years ago

OA343: The End of the ACA? (Also: Some Stuff About Impeachment)

Episode 343

Today's episode takes a deep dive into the recent 5th Circuit ruling you may have heard about that... is supposed to have declared the ACA unconstitutional? How can that possibly be the case? We bre…

Published on 6 years ago

OA342: Why the Supreme Court Shoudld Scare You Even More Than It Already Does

Episode 342

Today's episode takes a deep dive into something the Supreme Court didn't do last week -- namely, it declined to grant certiorari to reverse an obviously incorrect decision of the Sixth Circuit (EMW…

Published on 6 years ago

OA341: Articles of Impeachment

Episode 341

Today's episode breaks down the Articles of Impeachment currently being debated in the House Judiciary Committee. Find out Andrew's disappointment, the hidden clause that lets the Senate consider Mu…

Published on 6 years ago

OA and Serial, or, Why the Supreme Court Denied Cert in Syed v. Maryland

Episode 340

Perhaps against our better judgment, we once again return to the Adnan Syed case narrated so beautifully in season 1 of Serial. If you haven't heard our take on the case itself, you might want to g…

Published on 6 years ago

OA339: Who is Jonathan Turley, Anyway?

Episode 339

Today's episode is a timely impeachment-themed deep dive into the testimony of George Washington University law professor -- and legitimate legal scholar -- Jonathan Turley before the House Judiciar…

Published on 6 years ago