Podcast Episodes

The Political Thicket Reprise

Season 4 Episode 4

This week, we revisit one of the most important Supreme Court cases you’ve probably never heard of: Baker v. Carr, a redistricting case from the 1960s, which challenged the justices to consider what …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

The Court’s Reporters

Season 4 Episode 3

Unlike other branches of government, the Supreme Court operates with almost no oversight. No cameras are allowed in the courtroom, no binding code of ethics, and records of their activities are incre…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Clarence X

Season 4 Episode 2

To many Americans, Clarence Thomas makes no sense. For more than 30 years on the Court, he seems to have been on a mission — to take away rights that benefit Black people. As a young man, though, Tho…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Supreme Court v. Peyote

Season 4 Episode 1

More than 30 years ago, a Native American man named Al Smith was fired for ingesting peyote at a religious ceremony. When his battle made it to the Supreme Court, the decision set off a thorny debate…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

The Preamble: Introducing More Perfect Season 4

Season 4

To kick off the new season, host Julia Longoria returns to high school, where she first fell in love with the Supreme Court. She was a star on her high school’s nationally-ranked “Constitution team” …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

More Perfect Is Coming Back

Season 1 Episode 33

More Perfect has been dark for four years now. But next year, hosted by Julia Longoria, we're coming back!

The past few weeks have been historic, to say the least, in Supreme Court history. So in the…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Unfinished Amendments with Kevin Devine

Season 3 Episode 9

In More Perfect's final episode of the season, listen to liner notes for two amendments that contemplate the still-unfinished status of our Constitution. "27" is an album that marks a particular poin…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

The Democracy Amendments with Stef Chura

Season 3 Episode 8

This week, More Perfect takes a look at three amendments on the more obscure end of the spectrum. The 12th, 17th, and 20th Amendments made fine-tune adjustments to the way we pick our leaders. More P…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

The Power Player Amendments with Devendra Banhart

Season 3 Episode 7

The 25th and 26th Amendments — ratified in 1967 and 1971, respectively — are some of the newest additions to our founding document. However, they tackle some pretty basic questions: who gets to rule,…

Published on 6 years, 11 months ago

The Sleeper Amendments with Post Animal

Season 3 Episode 6

On first read the 16th and 22nd Amendments are at best sleepers and at worst, stinkers. In a list of Constitutional hits like the right to free speech, the right to bear arms, and birthright citizens…

Published on 7 years ago