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By Spencer Pahlke and Justin Bernstein
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Conversations with the law school trial advocacy community. Hosted by Spencer Pahlke (shareholder at Walkup Melodia and trial advocacy director at UC Berkeley School of Law) and Justin Bernstein (director of trial advocacy at UCLA School of Law).
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Episode 152 - Celebrating Susan
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Episode 151 - Daddy Issues (and the Scripty Awards!)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 6 - When "We the People" Hire a Plaintiffs' Firm
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 5 - Three Law Students Walk into the Plaintiffs’ Bar
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Episode 150 - So Much Content, Part 2 (US News, TYLA Responds, and Chatting with the Champs!)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 149 - So Much Content, Part 1 (NTC Nationals Breakdown, Predictions Recap, America's Next Top Trial Lawyer)
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 4 - What It’s Like to Be an Associate at a Plaintiffs’ Firm
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Episode 148 - "Birds Aren't Real" (NTC Nationals Predictions & Convo with Case Authors)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Episode 147 - Phighting in Philly! (and: Coaches Reveal Their AAJ Strategies)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 3 - The Defense Attorney Who Exposed the Truth About Forever Chemicals
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Episode 146 - These Rankings Are Dumb (plus AAJ Nationals Preview, Predictions, and (Suggested) Plagiarism)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 2 - Fighting for Workers' Rights
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Episode 145 - The Podcast Strikes Back
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 1 - Find a Job You Love. Make a Great Living. Change the World.
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Episode 144 - Request Denied
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Episode 143 - Heated Rivalry (AAJ STAC Preview)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Episode 142 - The Snowstorm and the $h!#-storm (Plus, Robert Little sings!)
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 141 - Thirst Alert!
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Episode 140 - The Nightmare Scenario (and Main Interview with Jason Goss)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 139 - Are the Joneses Guilty?
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Episode 138 - "I have a pretty good team this year”
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Episode 137 - Naughty, Nice, and NTC
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Episode 136 - It's That Time of Year (US News Analysis and Fall Gavel Rankings)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Episode 135 - Campaigning for Scripties
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Episode 134 - "Trial Lawyer Nation" (with star trial lawyer Michael Cowen)
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Episode 133 - Halloween Costumes
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Episode 132 - Marian's Jules Epstein Impression
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 131 - "I Got Squeezed"
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Episode 130 - Should NALAE start a trial competition?
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Episode 129 - An Open Ended Question on Cross (with star trial lawyer Sean Claggett)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 128 - Mock, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 127 - America's Next Top Trial Lawyer
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 126 - Job Interviews
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Episode 125 - "He Cursed at a Child"
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 124 - "I Blame My Wife"
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 123 - How Many Cats is Too Many?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 122 - Summer Stories - Part 2
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 121 - Summer Stories - Part 1
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 120 - "Way to go, Winners!" (Scripty Awards, Silverback Gorillas, and more)
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 119 - "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 118 - "Ask Your Law Mom"
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 117 - Chatting with the Champs
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 116 - "Otto is a Sentient Citrus" (Nationals Predictions with Judge Roberts and Brett Bayne)
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Episode 115 - What Percentage of Real Lawyers Would Make Your Mock Trial Team?
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 114 - "How to Ask a Question" (Interview with Shanin Specter)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 113 - "Dragging Hostages" - Star Trial Lawyer Chris Arledge on How He Cross-Examines
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 112 - STAC is Back (In Person)
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 111 - Predictions Have Consequences
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 110 - The One Where Robert Little Sings
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 109 - Liz v. Jules (and Hollywood Legal Legend Patty Glaser)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 108 - Is Saban Trucking Liable?
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 107 - NTC Predictions (Little v. Pasquarello: The Rubber Match)
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode 106 - Advocacy in a Flash!
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 105 - The 2025 NTC Case (plus, the Scripty Awards!)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 104 - Gavel Rankings & US News Rankings (with Erwin Chemerinsky)
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 103 - When is Enough Enough?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 102 - Best Athlete in the Community?
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 101 - "May it please the court. May I blow my nose?"
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 100 - The Roast!
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 99 - From the Courtroom to Campaign Trail
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 98 - Murder in Waco
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 97 - Nothing Off Limits (Main Interview with Dave Schott)
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 96 - Theory of Negativity (with 3 guests and 5 cameos!)
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 95 - Filmed Before A Live Studio Audience
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 94 - Stetson Legend Bobbi Flowers (and a spicy new debate segment!)
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 93 - "If It Happens to One..."
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 92 - Homecoming (Dan Tilly returns to Baylor)
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 91 - Summer Heat (Interview with TYLA & ACTL Leadership)
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 90 - "I Want to Mostly Thank Myself"
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 89 - The Bernstein Bear (Main Interview with Justin Bernstein)
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 88 - Thomas R. Kline
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 87 - Hijacked
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 86 - Nationals Preview!
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Episode 85 - The Uber Driver Who Knew A Lot About Mock Trial (Interview with Katie Powers)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 84 - How to Lose Like a Champion
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 83 - Meet the Parents (An Incredible Interview with Megan Chaney)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 82 - "You're A Pain In My Ass!" (plus: AAJ Preview and Predictions!)
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 81 - Shark Attack
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 80 - One Trial, Five Protests
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 79 - Changes Coming to NTC (plus the final Pasquarello-Little contest)
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 78 - Is Justice Jackson Guilty?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 77 - "Call me Defending Champion" (Little v. Pasquarello NTC Predictions Contest)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 76 - The Dorkiest Closing (Tribute to Nancy Schultz & Interview with Rick Levin)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 75 - Back in a Flash! (Flash Trials 2023)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 74 - "I think about what I want tomorrow to be" (A.J. Bellido de Luna)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 73 - How Do You Handle the Fame?
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 72 - Friends and Family (with Superstar Trial Lawyer Rick Friedman)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 71 - The Next James Bond?
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Episode 70 - Sad Lunch
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 69 - Hear Her Roar (Literally)
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 68 - Just Because It's Freezing Doesn't Mean It's Cold
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 67 - TYLA Responds (and Cross Expert Larry Pozner)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 66 - Rise of the Projectors
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 65 - The Rule of Three (with star trial lawyer Ashok Ramani)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Episode 64 - Who Hates My Cousin Vinny?!?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 63 - The (Former) Bachelor
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 62 - Fall Competition Predictions
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 61 - Wildly Inadmissible
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 60 - Real Journalism (with Erwin Chemerinsky)
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 59 - Heavy is the Head
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 58 - How to Get Away With Hearsay
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 57 - An Expensive Revenge
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 56 - Spencer and Judge's Excellent Adventure - Part 2
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode 55 - Spencer and Judge's Excellent Adventure - Part 1
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 54 - Don't call it "word pictures" (Suggested Plagiarism with Jerry Powell)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Episode 53 - The Art of Explaining Science (with go-to trial lawyer Alexandra Walsh)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 52 - The Billion Dollar File Cabinet (Analogies with superstar trial lawyer Bob Van Nest)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 51 - How to Run a Classroom (NITA's National Education Director Dr. Rhani Lott Choi)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 50 - A Top One Pahlke (Main Interview with Spencer Pahlke)
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 49 - The Big Bad Wolf (storytelling with Grant Rost)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Episode 48 - Bad Facts (with superstar trial lawyer Ben Rubinowitz)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Episode 47 - Guess Who's Invited to Dinner? (Jury Selection with Judge Weems)
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 46 - NTC Predictions
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Episode 45 - US News (with Erwin Chemerinsky)
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 44 - The Scriptie Awards
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 43 - Decision 2022: Adam v. Jared
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 42 - Protest Committee of One
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 41 - Man Bites Dog, Dog Hires Wilton
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 40 - Flash Back!
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 39 - "$@%& Around Funhouse is Over"
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 38 - Mega Millions
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 37 - Gavel Rankings!
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 36 - Squid Game
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 35 - TYLA Spills The Tea
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 34 - Flash, Clash, and Backlash
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 33 - Let the Games Begin
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 32 - New Faces, New Places
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Episode 31 - Mother's Day
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 30 - Jerry Powell
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Episode 29 - The Deans (U.S. News Rankings)
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 28 - Joanne Van Dyke
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 27 - Live from Texas! (NTC Nationals)
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 26 - Rafe Foreman
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 25 - Jules Epstein
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Episode 24 - The Two Bigs
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Episode 23 - Lou Fasulo
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 22 - Ryan O'Neill & Sean McGuinness
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 21 - Michaelle Tobin
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Episode 20 - AAJ and STAC
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 19 - Hon. Christine Weems
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Episode 18 - TYLA and NTC
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode 17 - Sara Jacobson
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 16 - Judge David Erickson
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 15 - Little Holiday Special
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 14 - Gwen Stern
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Episode 13 - Joe Lester
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 12 - A.J. Bellido de Luna
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Episode 11 - Brett Bayne
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 10 - Sara Williams
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Episode 9 - Zelda Harris
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode 8 - Charlie Rose
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Episode 7 - Cary Bricker and Jay Leach
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 6 - Judge David Mason
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Episode 5 - Adam Shlahet
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Episode 4 - Dan Tilly
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 3 - Liz Lippy
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 2 - Susan Poehls
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Episode 1 - Liz Boals
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Aug 15, 2021 |