Podcast Episodes

The DOGE Cases

The Supreme Court allowed the 20-somethings at DOGE to access your Social Security information. What's the worst that could happen?

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Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump v. Wilcox

The Supreme Court just made it easier for Trump to fire heads of independent federal agencies. Unitary executive theory, anyone?

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Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Copaganda with Alec Karakatsanis [TEASER]

Crime rates are at historic lows, yet year after year, people say that they feel unsafe and believe crime is rising. You can thank the news media with help from corporations and law enforcement narra…

Published on 5 months ago

Jones v. North Carolina Prisoners' Labor Union

If the Supreme Court can take away constitutional rights from one minority group, it can do it to any of us. Yes, even podcasters. 

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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

No Due Process, Yes Jumbo Plane [TEASER]

Since taking office, Trump has moved quickly to implement his authoritarian agenda. Now, he is asking the Supreme Court to limit the judicial branch by preventing individual judges from blocking his …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Introducing... Final Thoughts: Jerry Springer, a New Podcast from Leon Neyfakh

FEED-DROP ALERT!!!! From Leon Neyfakh and Prologue Projects — the award-winning team behind Think Twice: Michael Jackson, Slow Burn, Fiasco, Backfired, and of course, 5-4 — comes a new Audible Origin…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

The Supreme Court has been stripping away students' free speech rights for decades. They don't want you to think for yourself or speak your mind. You might end up making podcasts like this.

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Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

United States v. Zubaydah

Following the 9/11 attacks, both liberal and conservative justices contributed to the rise of some authoritarian powers that the Trump administration is now wielding today.

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Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

Movie Review: The Firm [TEASER]

The Firm, the legal thriller starring Tom Cruise, shows us that big law is sometimes worse than the literal mob.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Introducing... Fiasco: Iran-Contra

New from Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries: it's a new edition of Fiasco: Iran-Contra, widely available for the first time ever. New episodes of Fiasco release Mondays, available wherever you …

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago