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Opening Arguments podcast

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Opening Arguments

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  Opening Arguments Media LLC  

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!

 

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#1136

Charlie Kirk sucked and we won't be pretending otherwise

VR 7 - Part 1 of 2. Vapid Response Wednesday has been blessed with a surplus of truly awfu... more

Yesterday

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:44

Yesterday

#1135

Miranda v. Arizona, and the Fascinating Science of False Confessions

OA1190 - “You have the right to remain silent.” Anyone who grew up on American crime drama... more

15 Sep 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:42

15 Sep 2025

#1134

It’s Still the Shadow Docket, Despite Kavanaugh’s Pathetic Rebrand Attempt

OA1189 - The Supreme Court’s next term may not start until October, but their infamous sha... more

12 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:59

12 Sep 2025

#1133

LAM1009: My Cousin Vinny

Just because everything else is terrible out there right now, we treated ourselves to our ... more

11 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:52

11 Sep 2025

#1132

Do You Swear You're Not A Subversive Person?

Continuing their "Good Law" series, Matt and Jenessa talk about Baggett v. Bullitt. This c... more

08 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:53

08 Sep 2025

#1131

BREAKING: Federal Courts Correctly Notice Color of Sky, Pope’s Religious Affiliation

For this week’s Rapid Response Friday we take up three major judicial rulings pushing back... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:52

05 Sep 2025

#1130

Douchebag Ben Shapiro knock-offs keep thinking they're smarter than Ketanji Brown Jackson

VR6 - For today’s Vapid Response Wednesday, Thomas, Lydia, and Matt review two examples fr... more

03 Sep 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:08

03 Sep 2025

#1129

Brown v. Board v. Science

OA1186 - We continue our series on some of our favorite Warren-era Supreme Court decisions... more

02 Sep 2025

59 MINS

59:31

02 Sep 2025

#1128

Did a Federal Judge Really Just Shutter Alligator Alcatraz?

OA1185 - The rule of law has never been put more to the test in this country, and we do ou... more

29 Aug 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:40

29 Aug 2025

#1127

Maxwell's Silver Yammer, Part 2

VR5 Part 2 - we continue our analysis of Ghislaine Maxwell's podcast interview on the Todd... more

27 Aug 2025

1 HR 53 MINS

1:53:18

27 Aug 2025

#1126

The Ghislaine Maxwell Interview Was Institutional Corruption Like We've Never Seen Before. Truly.

Due to unprecedented corruption not getting enough of a call out, Vapid Response has taken... more

27 Aug 2025

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:02

27 Aug 2025

#1125

Republicans Are Messing with Texas

OA1184 - The saying pretty explicitly tells us to don't, and yet here they are not don'tin... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:23

22 Aug 2025

#1124

The Boston Globe put out two bootlicking Trump op-eds in one week. What are we DOING

VR4 - It’s a Boston doubleheader for this Vapid Response Wednesday as Thomas, Lydia, and M... more

20 Aug 2025

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:09

20 Aug 2025

#1123

The Most Important LGTBQ Rights Case You’ve Never Heard Of

OA1183 - We continue our ongoing look at some of our favorite Warren Court-era Supreme Cou... more

18 Aug 2025

55 MINS

55:51

18 Aug 2025

#1122

What Can We Do To Stop ICE?

OA1182 - DC is under full federal occupation. California is putting the Trump administrati... more

15 Aug 2025

59 MINS

59:13

15 Aug 2025

#1121

“ICE Is No Gestapo!” Complain Gestapo Enthusiasts

VR3 - It ’s Thomas, Lydia, and Matt versus the entire National Review editorial board! Joi... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:52

13 Aug 2025