Dumb Defenses

This week, Frankie and Judah explore a couple of very old cases that define things that we take for granted today - tomatoes and the royalty of swans. Webster's 1828: https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/ Tariff Act of March 3, 1883: https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/tariff-1883-5892 Original text in Latin: https://books.google.com/books?id=SzlFAAAAYAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&a...

This week, Frankie and Judah close out Spooky Season with the story of the Cannibal Cop and answering the question of whether you can sue a haunted house (or corn maze) for being too scary.

This week, Judah and Frankie discuss the wild story of the trial of Pope Formosus and the come to the more modern story of Muhammad Anwar trying to get home in time. An-nisa 4:3 https://quran.com/an-nisa/3 National Indigenous Women's Resource Center: https://www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awareness Song of the week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QVAbJfBqYU

This week, after discussing Fresh Hell that affects the most vulnerable of our country's kiddos, Frankie and Judah discuss "The Devil made me do it" defense and the story of one Connecticut woman evaded Manslaughter charges... twice. They close out with some Light that balances out the Fresh Hell giving us some hope for our youth. Arrest warrant affidavit: https://brandonspecyalskilockboxfoundatio...

This week, Frankie and Judah continue to celebrate spooky season with the stories of drug trafficking twins and the Amityville Horror house.

This week, after exploring the Fresh Hell of the dwindling freedom of the press, Frankie and Judah sit down with Annette Smith to discuss the Troubled Teen Industry. This tough but important talk explores the darkness that this Industry does not want the public to see. The episode wraps up with some Light that balances out the Hell. Take care of yourself while listening to this episode. Trump anno...

This week, after a very math-heavy Fresh Hell, Frankie delves into the history of Alaska's legal scheme surrounding alcohol and Judah kicks off the pre-spooky season with a case about a ghost's critical testimony. Track Jouppi's progress through the SCOTUS process: https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/jouppi-v-alaska/ Article on the ghost's testimony: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-a-ghosts-eviden...

This week, after exploring current events in Fresh Hell, Frankie and Judah are joined by Shannon Wilson, Executive Director of the Public Defender of Marion County to talk about the state of public defense in Oregon. 6th Amendment Center: https://6ac.org/us-territory/oregon/ OPB article on 6th Amendment Center Study: https://www.opb.org/news/article/public-defense-oregon-unconstitutional/ The Oreg...

After a discussion of food safety in Fresh Hell, Frankie and Judah are giving a Know Your Rights training, Oregon Style. From an officer's first approach to inventory searches to immigration warrants, this is a must-listen for everyone.

In this episode, after exploring the Fresh Hell bestowed upon us by the SCOTUS Shadow Docket, Frankie and Judah look at the history of disability rights in America and the advocacy that brought them about. NCD's Toward Independence: An Assessment of Federal Laws and Programs Affecting Persons with Disabilities--With Legislative Recommendations: https://www.ncd.gov/report/national-disability-policy...

This week is all about queerness. From Hunter Biden's Closetocracy theory in What in the Fresh Hell, to the historical beginnings of the Pride movement and more, Frankie and Judah share history, insights, and personal stories of the LGBTQ+ community. Anita Bryant's Pie to the Face: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHGmSh7f-0 Note: South Carolina did pass a bathroom bill in May of 2026, but only in...

This week, Frankie and Judah's Fresh Hell was the horrible situation aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. UPDATE: They're going home!!! Judah explores Nascar's origins in the illegal moonshine market and Frankie revisits the Canadian Supreme Court to talk about sleepwalking and questions post-acquittal protective orders. Fun little website: https://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-game/

In this episode, Frankie finally gets to talk about the hearsay case they've been teasing for a few weeks, and then both Frankie and Judah dive into a long list of weird laws... or are they?

This week, Frankie and Judah explore various things that the government has tried to outlaw - pinball, alcohol, psychedelics, and more. Please remember to help those affected by the wildfires in Oregon and Washington - not just the big cities, but on the reservations, as well!

This week, Frankie and Judah are looking at the state of free speech protections in the 1950's, and people getting in trouble for exercising it. Jacobellis v. Ohio: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep378/usrep378184/usrep378184.pdf PBS videos on McCarthy: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/mccarthy-anatomy-investigation/

This week, Frankie and Judah wrap up their discussion on sovereign citizens with some recent updates about the movement and discussing a citizen who was also a sovereign. There are also side discussions about the COVID pandemic and some courtroom excitement. Video of Linn County courtroom incident: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wJmlTAyDVI Video of Linn County standoff (long): https://www.youtub...

Frankie and Judah start off by continuing their discussion on conspiracy theories, and then dive back into sovereign citizens, including current exciting cases for the sovereign citizen community, paper terrorism, and quantum language. Example of quantum language: https://www.scribd.com/document/472335389/Syntax-Master-for-Correct-Language To read for free, wait for the countdown and then click "s...

In this episode, Frankie and Judah begin their deep dive into the world of sovereign citizens. Judah begins with a flyover of Australia, and then Frankie begins in 1971 and works forward, discussing the beliefs, tricks, and tactics of this niche legal community. Please email us your favorite conspiracy theory, and we'll read it in a future episode!

In this episode, Frankie and Judah describe run-ins with the law of both locally famous and nationally famous Bundys - Ammon Bundy and Ted Bundy. Correction: the 9th circuit includes Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.

Frankie and Judah explore the story of an Australian man who made an interesting choice and a number of Americans who thought life a little too closely simulated art.

This week, Frankie and Judah explore the case of a Japanese pinup model who was saved by her breasts (video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv3CbFRNzM8 ) and the case of the man who killed a legend (cw: murder, hate crimes, and suicide).

This week, Frankie and Judah explore culpability across the ages, starting from ye olden French church trials and culminating with semi-modern Canada.

In their pilot episode, Frankie talked about advertisements that do - and don't - form contracts, which lead to the court making fun of a plaintiff, while Judah talked about whether or not a house can be legally deemed "haunted."