
Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith and lawyer Matt Cameron help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The schedule is M-W-F, with the main show on Monday and Friday and Vapid Response on Wednesday!
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 1310 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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OA1313 - Why the Republican attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was more legally defensible than the articles of impeachment filed by House Democrats in April. And finally in today's footnote: Arkansas tries to clean up after the sin... more
OA1312 - Just how big was this blue wave? Jenessa has some exclusive homemade analysis for you to illustrate how the tides are flowing and where the biggest shifts happened. Plus coverage of the remaining procedural steps in Mississippi, what this co... more
OA1311 - Matt runs through a string of DOJ losses this week: researcher Kseniia Petrova's smuggled frog embryos case, a grand jury's decision on Cassidy Hutchinson, and Trump's libel suit against the Wall Street Journal over the Epstein birthday lett... more
VR49 - Live midterms watch party! Thomas, Matt, and Jenessa parked in front of three screens on election night and just let the good vibes happen. We've got Mike Johnson saying something out loud on camera that he absolutely should not have said days... more
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The episode on the laws related to the Lindsay Clancy trial is maddening to listen to. Both hosts repeatedly state they don’t know enough about the case to draw conclusions and then proceed to conclude that LC was in psychosis. One host repeatedly refers to a podcast he listened to where a woman who experienced PSS discussed what she went through and then suggests LC could’ve experienced those things, too, and that killing your kids is by definition insane. I take the point, but also, that’s not... more
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I know the anti-Irish comments are just jokes but you may be alienating part of your audience.
Also it would be great if the attorney could speak more loudly and clearly.
Thanks for keeping tabs on the U.S. legal system and explaining it so well.
I love everything about the show. It’s funny but it breaks things down so that way it’s easily digestible for people that don’t understand how convoluted and complicated legal terminology and procedures can be. Thomas ranting and being angry about something every episode makes me giggle and yet I completely identify with his anger and frustration and so it is all entirely relatable.
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Current events are explained through the laws, court rulings and legal procedures behind them. Regular hosts Thomas Smith, a comedian, and Matt Cameron, a lawyer, combine legal analysis with political commentary, humor and pointed criticism. Episodes often unpack court decisions, legislation and government actions, explaining what the law says and how it affects people, institutions and public policy. The subject matter ranges from immigration and elections to civil rights, criminal law, corporate accountability and the powers of federal agencies.
The format is conversational and usually host-led, with occasional contributions from other presenters and legal professionals. The distinctive appeal is the mix of accessible legal explanation a... more
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