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Sidebar is a Courthouse News podcast. The latest episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Kr1obsSqLrse4wg873501
Author Jolene Babyak talked to Hillel Aron about the different sides of Robert Stroud, who showed no remorse for his murders but also drew acclaim for researching and caring for birds while imprisoned.

Sidebar on the Birdman of Alcatraz: open.spotify.com/episode/1Kr1...
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Author Jolene Babyak talked to Sidebar co-host Hillel Aron about Robert Stroud's bird research as a prisoner at Leavenworth. Despite being known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, Stroud was not allowed to keep birds after being transferred to the island prison.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
In the new episode of Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, @jrussjruss.bsky.social and Hillel Aron discuss the special accommodations Robert Stroud received as a prisoner at Leavenworth, including getting a second cell for his birds.

Full episode:
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October 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, co-host @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social discusses the unique nature of the Supreme Court's shadow docket. open.spotify.com/episode/65dA...
October 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Melina Tsapos told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social the conflict in the Middle East, President Trump's reelection and the popularity of the "drain the swamp" message provided just the right conditions for Epstein conspiracies to explode. open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Melina Tsapos talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the Epstein files dividing the MAGA base.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on Epstein and conspiracy theories: open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@benjaminweiss.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the political component of the Epstein files, which have fractured the MAGA coalition and provided ammo for Democrats.

Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social on Epstein and conspiracy theories: open.spotify.com/episode/4UK2...
September 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Gwendolyn Lockman talked to Amanda Pampuro about how elites used access to a now-defunct park known as Columbia Gardens to limit vices and make the local community look good.

Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social on the history and future of public lands: open.spotify.com/episode/55E5...
August 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In the 8/19 episode of Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social, co-host Amanda Pampuro will go on a treasure hunt for spiritual peace, radio silence, bureaucratic success and gold-filled chests on U.S. public lands.

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August 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
San Francisco State professor Marc Stein talked to Kirk McDaniel about how the AIDS epidemic impacted the LGBTQ community's quest for equal protections.

Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social on before and after Obergefell: open.spotify.com/episode/54xM...
July 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@law.rutgers.edu professor @leecarpenter.bsky.social talked to Kirk McDaniel about the Supreme Court's Obergefell decision and the connected fates of various minority groups.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on Obergefell, a decade later: open.spotify.com/episode/54xM...
June 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Attorney Chris Ardalan told Hillel Aron LA typically does not settle injury suits early, which led to the city paying over $19 million in fiscal year 2024 to people who tripped and fell on broken sidewalks or intersections.

Full Sidebar episode: open.spotify.com/episode/5Is7...
June 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
@sjquinney.bsky.social law professor @mtokson.bsky.social talked to Sidebar co-host Amanda Pampuro about the challenges associated with regulating AI during its infancy.

Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on AI: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
May 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
DABUS creator Dr. Stephen Thaler told Sidebar co-host Amanda Pampuro that the potential for future laws to curb certain ideas from artificial neural networks scares him.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on AI:
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May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@themidasproject.bsky.social founder Tyler Johnston talked to Amanda Pampuro about the potential for bad actors to misuse AI, particularly as it gets more advanced.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on companies bringing AI more and more to life: open.spotify.com/episode/62qn...
May 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
@courthousenews.bsky.social reporter @ryanknappy.bsky.social talked to @jrussjruss.bsky.social about the legal challenges by three law firms resisting President Trump's efforts to get them to provide pro bono work for conservative causes.

Full Sidebar episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@penncareylaw.bsky.social's Claire Finkelstein pointed to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the Steel Seizure Case of 1952 as precedent against President Trump's strong-arming of Big Law.

@jrussjruss.bsky.social covers this and more for Sidebar: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
@law.ucla.edu's Scott Cummings talked to @jrussjruss.bsky.social about President Trump's executive orders targeting top law firms, which led to them committing over $300 million worth of pro bono legal work for conservative causes.

Sidebar on Trump and Big Law: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
May 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
@bulaw.bsky.social professor @jedshug.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the buildup of executive power, the Founding Fathers and the administrative state.

The full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on Trump's second term: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
April 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
@americanprogress.bsky.social's @michaelsozan.bsky.social told @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social presidential immunity removes the remaining limits preventing presidents from seizing broad power.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on Trump's second term: open.spotify.com/episode/09bB...
April 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
@americanprogress.bsky.social's Ben Olinsky talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about NYC Mayor Eric Adams' bribery case and President Donald Trump grabbing power from other branches of government.

Full Sidebar episode on the imperial presidency: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@courthousenews.bsky.social reporter @benjaminweiss.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about congressional Republicans' reaction to President Trump's broad use of executive orders.

Full @sidebarcns.bsky.social episode on the imperial presidency: open.spotify.com/episode/09bB...
April 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@bulaw.bsky.social professor @jedshug.bsky.social talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about the buildup of executive power, the Founding Fathers and the administrative state.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode the imperial presidency: t.co/CBZFmJWkLh
April 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@americanprogress.bsky.social senior fellow Michael Sozan talked to @kelseyreichmann.bsky.social about Trump's second term, Project 2025 and the unitary executive theory.

Full Sidebar by @courthousenews.bsky.social episode on the imperial presidency:
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April 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM