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OA273: Sears, Steve Mnuchin & “The Producers”

Today's episode features a deep dive into a just-filed lawsuit by Sears against its CEO, Eddie Lampert, and certain directors, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.  The lawsuit alleges...

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T(&M)TTBE #123: Full Question Text for Patrons


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OA272: Impeachment, Redactions, and Russia

Today's episode brings you a trio of stories about the changing political landscape in the wake of the release of the [REDACTED] Mueller report; namely (1) will the President be impeached (and if s...

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OA271: Dis-Barred (?) – The Mueller Report

Today, we break down the just-released [REDACTED] Mueller report.  The top-line analysis?  This is much worse than we anticipated in Episode 264.  This report may not be the...

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NEW INTRO QUOTES!

You fine people know the drill:  post clips of 15 seconds or less, and vote up the ones you like best with the heart for the new show intro starting at episode 275.

New patrons:  pl...

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OA270: HAPPY TAX DAY!

Today's episode brings you a trio of timely stories that all revolve around taxes:  the Michael Avenatti indictment (for 29 courts of tax fraud), proposed legislation that some are arguing ham...

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TTTBE #122: Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas ruled out (B) and (C) -- the two most attractive distractors, in my opinion -- and then correctly settled on (D)!  He's now 71-for-122 (58.2%),

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OA269: JULIAN ASSANGE ARRESTED

Today's episode breaks down the recent arrest of Julian Assange in England and what it means for Chelsea Manning (and Donald Trump!) 

We begin, however, with two separate sports-related ...

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TTTBE #122: Full Question Text for Patrons


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Law'd Awful Movies #28: Alex Jones Deposition

We watched the pilot episode of the new tv show Alex Jones Deposition! The writers reallllly got carried away on this Alex Jones character... Prepare to learn a ton about conducting depositions and...

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OA268: Article V Conventions (w/Lawrence Lessig)

Today's episode revisits the topic Andrew discussed briefly in Episode 252:  Artic...

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OA268 Show Notes for the Lessig discussion

Hey, $3+ patrons!  Showing you extra-special folks some extra-special love this week with a copy of Andrew's show notes that he used as a guidepost for his conversation with Lawrence Lessig. &...

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TTTBE #121: Early Answer for Patrons

Thomas just talked himself out of this one, correctly narrowing it down to (A) and (C) before thinking that some Obama executive action rendered the correct answer (C).

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OA267: Originalism and the Eighth Amendment (Bucklew v. Precythe)

Today's breaking news episode takes an in-depth look at Bucklew v. Precythe, a recent Supreme Court decision that lays bare the "originalist" view of the Eighth Amendment.  Is it...

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TTTBE #121: Full Question Text for Patrons


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OA266: Auer Deference & Florida Felons

Today's classic, deep-dive Tuesday takes an in-depth look at two critical issues in the news:  first, the recent effort by the Republican governor and state legislature in Florida to undo the ...

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QnA 21 Audio

Sorry you missed us, but here's some high-quality audio of the 21st live QnA!

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TTTBE #120: Early Answer for Patrons!

Thomas got this one right, and is now a nice round 70-for-120 (58.3%).

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QnA 21

Let's see if we can get this to go on time...

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OA265: The Investigation is Over, But the Investigations Continue (feat. Randall Eliason)

Today's breaking news episode contains a long interview with everyone's favorite former prosecutor, Randall Eliason, who helps answer some nagging questions about what we do know about the...

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TTTBE #120: Full Question Text for Patrons


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Barr Summary show notes

As promised, here are my notes from the show AND the interview questions I sent to Randall Eliason; you'll see we went off script a bit but that's just a function of how much we love talking to him...

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Bonus: Comparing Starr and Mueller

Andrew and Thomas come at you unedited and uncensored for a Linda Tripp down memory lane. How did the Starr investigation and report compare to what has happened so far with Mueller and Barr? No cl...

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OA264: The Barr Summary of the Mueller Report

Today's emergency, late-breaking episode breaks down the Barr Summary of the Mueller Report and gives...

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Monthly Q&A Thread!

You know the drill -- post your questions here & upvote with the heart the ones you'd like to see us answer.  Please do not post any Mueller Report questions!  We're ...

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TTTBE #119: Early Answer for Patrons

"I don't want to exaggerate my grain contracts," says Thomas, as he tries to judge between (B) and (C).  After initially being tempted by (C), Thomas went with his gut, and sadly is now View Post

OA263: Nielsen v. Preap and Due Process Due Aliens

Today's breaking news episode contains your guide to the hotly-debated Supreme Court decision in Nielsen v. Preap, regarding how and whether aliens can be detained without due process...

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TTTBE #119: Full Question Text for Patrons


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OA262: Is Gideon v. Wainwright in Trouble??

Today's episode is inspired by the 56th anniversary of Gideon v. Wainwright, one of the most famous and celebrated landmark Supreme Court cases that guarantees indigent defendants the...

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TTTBE #118: Early Answer for Patrons

Against all odds, Thomas got this one right and is now 69-for-118 (58.5%) and is on a two-question winning streak as he tries to inch ever closer to the coveted 60% threshold.

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