Will Be Wild

From critically acclaimed podcast studios Pineapple Street and Wondery comes a new 8-part series called Will Be Wild that shines a light on the human stories left out of the headlines. It goes deep into the lives of people who took part in that day. People who saw it coming. And people who fear that January 6th was just the beginning of something, not the end.

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat | iGen Politics with Jill Wine-Banks & Victor Shi

Jill and Victor are joined by Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert on the politics and history of strongmen and authoritarians from Mussolini through Trump and Putin. They discuss how these leaders play to toxic hypermasculinity, and use grievance politics, propaganda, and kompromat to take power and maintain control. She also emphasizes the need for prosecution and justice, then explains what happens when they fall.

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Working from home or living at work

The #SistersInLaw meet this week to lay out the perils of textualism, and the issues of jurisdiction and experience that apply to the mask mandate strike down by a Federal Judge. Then, they analyze the legal possibilities of kicking insurrectionists like MTG off the ‘22 ballot for their actions, and weigh the pros and cons of abandoning the 9-5 work day as the nation begins returning to the office.

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iGen Politics with Jill Wine-Banks & Victor Shi

Jill and Victor are joined by fellow #sistersinlaw host Barb McQuade to kick off the 1st episode of an ongoing #SistersInLaw series. They delve into her groundbreaking law career, look at what it takes to win a case using the kidnapping plot of MI Gov. Whitmer as an example, then lay out Barb’s proposed prosecution memo for Donald Trump and review his claims regarding our election laws.

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Kushner, Musk and another police shootings

The #SistersInLaw convene this week to look at the nepotistic dealings of Jared Kushner in Saudi Arabia, and how bribery statutes and the emoluments clause might apply. They also discuss how free speech relates to tenure when professors talk hate and Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter, then cover the shooting by police during a traffic stop in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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iGen Politics with Rachel Vindman

Jill and Victor are joined by renowned activist and host of “The Suburban Women Problem” podcast Rachel Vindman to look at her life journey and her family’s role in the impeachment of Donald Trump. They take on the dangers of political extremism, how our national rhetoric heated up beginning with Obama’s Presidency, and the erosion of standards in the public square.

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Shadow Dockets, Subpoenas & Disney

The #SistersInLaw meet this week to celebrate KBJ’s confirmation to the court and how it might change SCOTUS dynamics, including the standing concerns over the Supreme Court’s shadow docket. Then, they look at the potential for the 1/6 committee to enforce its subpoenas, the requirements necessary for contempt, and whether Governor Desantis has any chance in his legal battles with Disney.

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