EPISODE SUMMARY: Musician and former Monroe County (NY) Public Defender Danielle Ponder traces her career from law school to the public defender’s office to being on stage performing for a Black Lives Matters protest in her hometown of Rochester. Ponder goes on to share the inspiration behind her songs Criminalized (3:49 – 4:00), Blow Out … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Katharine Bodde, Senior Policy Counsel at the NYCLU discusses the recent mixed decision by the Supreme Court in the Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky and why the renewed assault on abortion has come to the forefront once again. She closes by discussing the history of abortion in New York State … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Bestselling author, Rick Reilly discusses his book ‘Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump,’ while recounting his personal experience playing a round of golf with the President. Reilly also talks about the history of Presidents of the United States playing golf, which President was the best golfer and which President played the most … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Former four-term congresswoman, Elizabeth Holtzman discusses her book ‘The Case For Impeaching Trump’, how the Nixon impeachment serves as a precedent for Congress and what the Framers planned for when dealing with a ‘rogue president.’ She also details her experience unseating a 50-year incumbent in 1972 and holding the title of youngest women … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Michael Miller, the 121st President of the New York State Bar Association, discusses his ‘Law Day’ speech at the New York Court of Appeals and why it’s not hyperbole to evoke Hitler’s Germany, Stalin’s Russia, Mao’s China and the French Reign of Terror when talking the language used by the President of the … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: David McCraw, Deputy General Counsel for the New York Times and author of Truth in Our Times, discusses his Op-Ed that went ‘viral,’ the symbiotic relationship that exists between President Trump and ‘The Media’ and the one story he regrets not approving to be printed. He also discusses how the New York Times … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Preet Bharara discusses his new book Doing Justice and describes how public discourse can be improved by taking lessons from lawyers. He also talks about the issues that arise when decision-makers are in it for personal gain or self-aggrandizement. And of course, he talks about Bruce Springsteen and taking his son to ‘Springsteen … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Jeh Johnson, the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, joins Dave for a wide-ranging conversation detailing how he got his start in public service, the lessons he learned and rationale behind some of his policy decisions. Secretary Johnson discusses his background from growing up in upstate New York, attending Morehouse College and … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: MSNBC’s Ari Melber, host of The Beat with Ari Melber, discusses how his legal background helps him present the news to his audience and how it guides his interviewing style. They also discuss the Mueller report, news media and its relationship to democracy, plus the case of Jamal Knox. Read the Jamal Knox … Continued

EPISODE SUMMARY: Vincent Bonventre joins David to discuss the NY Court of Appeals and its historical role as a national leader for progressive judicial change and the impact decisions and dissents have had on Supreme Court rulings, Obergfell v. Hodges and Roe v. Wade.