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Opening Arguments Podcast
@openargs.bsky.social
Explaining law in the news to non-lawyers every Mon/Fri and responding to the right's worst legal takes on video every Weds. Join the community at patreon.com/law!
Looking forward to having Kat on soon!
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Aaaaaand here it is, the patent for the Skeleton Confessor!
The men have tiny feet.
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Obviously we didn't choose these ads and would never would have if it were up to us. ICE should not exist.
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
(but we are still explaining how the law is actually supposed to work in the right hands, because someone has to)
October 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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There are shows which break down bad movies, shows which break down classic SCOTUS cases, shows which break down terrible rightwing content, & shows which cover the rise of American fascism without breaking down. But just one which does all of that, and you can listen ad-free here

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October 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We are here for you anywhere you get your podcasts! But honestly if they want to waste that money advertising on OA we are confident that no one who intentionally listens to our show would ever be at risk of being recruited to Trump's secret police
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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October 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Well that sucks. Sadly we can't control the ads but at least better to waste ICE's ad budget money on our audience than to buy out Joe Rogan's show or whatever
October 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Also check out @jaketapper.bsky.social's new book "Race Against Terror," a nonfiction legal thriller set in the long-ago world of 2011 in which the DOJ was vigorously pursuing cases in the national interest with strict adherence to due process and the rule of law

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October 9, 2025 at 1:40 AM
We've always believed that the jury correctly weighed the evidence in this sadly all-too-common case of a man who couldn't accept that his ex had moved on. But no matter how you feel about the facts, this show badly misrepresented the post-conviction proceedings and we have to talk about it
September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM