OA1085 - Matt has put together a preliminary list of things Joe Biden can and should do in the lame duck period. Will he? Let's make him.
After that, we examine something that he should absolutely not do courtesy of the aspiring fascists of the National Review. As a little treat.
Hey folks,
Like many of you, I'm just not feeling the current show intro. I honestly want to totally change it up and make different music as well, but that's just one more thing I don't have time to do so I'm not sure.
But at a minimum, I think we need an emergency substitution of quotes.
Give me your mo...
2024-11-10 23:17:44 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1083 - What does it mean to be a legal podcast at a time when the rule of law itself is in play? We reflect on this moment before answering a few patron questions and taking a closer look at the current state of each of the three criminal cases against Donald Trump as of this week.
Hey folks, this is more of an SIO, but I recorded a solo show because I have to debunk this myth about Kamala losing 10-15m Democratic votes, and Trump only keeping his same voters from 2020. That isn't correct at all. I also have a million other thoughts that I really just want to get out there and that I hope will be helpfu...
2024-11-07 09:15:20 +0000 UTC View PostWelp. Despite this hellish result, we can promise you that our work over here will not stop. So, with the future in mind, what questions do you have about the coming administration, and how we can prepare for it?
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Hey folks, it's bad. MAGA is on track to win everything. Matt and I got on for some unfiltered, unedited talk.
2024-11-06 05:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1083 - the last episode before the election! So Matt thought it would be a great time to give a final round up of the actual policy differences between Trump and Harris. Are these two candidates really any different?
Yes. Obviously yes. What a stupid question. First day on Earth or something?
OA1082 - Donald Trump recently promised that he and House speaker Mike Johnson have a “little secret” about how they are going to win next week’s election. Is he just trolling, or have Republicans identified real vulnerabilities in our federal election system? We assess the legal realities surrounding one particularly d...
2024-11-01 09:38:14 +0000 UTC View PostRapid Response Friday is coming up! Tell us - what do you want to hear OA cover this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
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2024-10-30 19:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post
It's OA Bar Prep with Heather! First we get the answer to last week's Mario Kart easement question, and then we get question 46 - The Fraudulent Flight to Florida
Patrons, submit your answers below! But also, feel free to double up and submit on reddit.co...
2024-10-30 07:52:38 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1081 - We're taking a broad survey of the 2024 elections, starting with the many, many 2020 election deniers who are still in--and seeking--public office. How many of these people are still around, and how many are up for re-election? What kinds of threats to democracy are still built into the system and how could we do bet...
2024-10-28 08:14:07 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1080 - As a weary nation watches the world's richest man try to buy a federal election in plain sight, we stop to consider the question which has so long plagued Elon Musk: There's gotta be a crime here, right? Somewhere?
There has been plenty of debate this week about the legality of Musk’s $1 million daily lottery...
2024-10-25 08:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostHi all, we'll be covering the Elon Musk PAC story this week as our main topic. Put your questions about this (or honestly on other batsh*t Elon nonsense too) down below and we'll look into addressing them on the show!
Also be sure to heart the ones you love from the thread!
2024-10-23 20:37:43 +0000 UTC View Post
It's OA Bar Prep with Heather! First we get the answer to last week's pizza predicament, and then we get question 45 - the case of the uneasy easement!
Patrons, submit your answers below! But also, feel free to double up and submit on reddit.com/r/...
2024-10-23 09:03:44 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1079 - An OA Spooktacular! But also a normal episode.
“Those who make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” --Voltaire
We continue our ongoing series on fascism and the law with a fresh perspective on a familiar American legal horror story. Matt explains the terrifying legal con...
2024-10-21 06:39:11 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1078 - The Supreme Court is back from their vacation and is set to ruin a bunch of lives again! They start off with Glossip v. Oklahoma, another opportunity for the Republican ghouls on the Court to execute a potentially innocent man.
But...
2024-10-18 06:41:45 +0000 UTC View PostOur #RRFriday is quickly approaching! Tell us - what do you want to hear OA cover this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
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2024-10-16 18:07:18 +0000 UTC View Post
It's OA Bar Prep with Heather! We get the answer to last week's hot firefighter question, and then a new question involving pizza and promised payment!
Patrons, submit your answers below! But also, feel free to double up and submit on reddit.com/r/openarg...
2024-10-16 09:12:46 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1077, Part 2 of Matt's MAGA is Fascist series.
The MAGA movement has just taken a hard turn to the extreme right with openly fascist messaging from Donald Trump about “migrant crime,” “occupied cities,” and “bad genes.” We take a moment to absorb this alarming reality before Matt also explains...
2024-10-14 21:58:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Due to a combination of a bunch of bull crap and computer nonsense, I need a few extra hours on this episode. I'll have it up tomorrow during the day! It's a very strong part 2 of the MAGA are Fascists series.
Apologies and I'll have it up as soon as I can!
Thomas.
2024-10-14 08:12:28 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1076: In the wake of the devastation left by hurricanes Helene and Milton, we examine the state of FEMA’s Congressional funding. Has disaster relief actually become a “partisan” issue, or is this really just a Republican thing? How are these funds distributed, and why can’t Congress ever seem to fully fund anything?...
2024-10-11 09:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's T3BE43! First, Heather gives us the answer to last week's question about the 6th amendment right to a jury trial, and then we get a fun question involving an issue not talked about enough: discrimination against hot firefighters.
Patrons, submit your answers below! But also, feel free to double up and submit on 2024-10-09 04:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Is it okay to call Trump a “fascist”? Is our democracy itself really on the line next month? And what might our legal system look like after a second Trump term? We look behind the headlines to begin to examine the nuances of these questions in this first of several planned episodes on the current state of the American ri...
2024-10-07 06:08:31 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1074: We begin with a quick look at JD Vance’s cringiest moment during this week’s VP debate. Does the junior senator from Ohio know anything about immigration law--let alone vice presidenting?
In our main story: Two of last term’s worst U.S. Supreme Court decisions surrounding “official acts” have been play...
2024-10-04 08:27:45 +0000 UTC View PostHey hey I just realized we're very close to needing new intro quotes!!!
Please submit any nominations, remember they need to be short (like <5s) and they should include a link if possible, or at the very least I need a timestamp. Like "S2E5 of Arrested Development at 15:29" and then I can go get a high quality versio...
2024-10-03 21:36:50 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Wednesday! Tell us - what do you want to hear OA cover this week? Comment below with your burning legal-explainer needs!
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2024-10-02 18:10:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Calling an audible here for reasons explained in the intro!
Instead of T3BE this week, here is the very best day of Eli Bosnick playing Michael Cohen for Gavel Gavel. This was the infamous day of the Trump Trial when Todd Blanche start cross examination in the stupidest, weirdest way imaginable. Enjoy!
2024-10-02 08:20:09 +0000 UTC View Post
OA1073 - This week we are serving up the sticky Turkish delight which is the US Attorney for the SDNY’s 53-page speaking indictment against NYC mayor Eric Adams. Matt proudly explains why Boston is historically better at (among other things) corruption than New York before we get into the quid and the quo of it all.
F...
2024-09-30 08:21:08 +0000 UTC View Post
We begin by considering Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's claim that Israel's recent unprecedented operation against Hezbollah's pagers and walkie-talkies was a violation of international law. Was this one of the most sophisticated military intelligence operations in history or an indiscriminate act of terror?
Did the US Supre...
2024-09-27 08:03:19 +0000 UTC View PostTell us what’s on your mind, what you want to hear covered, what you have questions about!
Sooooo many news items this week
2024-09-26 02:17:10 +0000 UTC View Post
