Infrastructure Junkies! Exploring Eminent Domain, Right of Way, and Infrastructure Development (formerly The Pendulum Land Podcast)

Patrick McCallister joins the IJs to discuss his education outreach to recruit the next generation of Infrastructure Junkies as well as his new Eminent Domain and Right of Way Clubhouse.  "Tish" from Boots, Bibles and Scrapbookin'! Podcast breaks into the studio and takes the interview into her own hands.  Hilarity ensues.

Professor Tanya D. Marsh from Wake Forest University School of Law teaches the only law school course on cemetery and funeral law in the United States.  She joins the Infrastructure Junkies to educate us all on what to do if human remains lie in the path of a right of way project.  How can graves be condemned through eminent domain? Does a corpse have the right to just compensation?  And what even...

Professor Greg Jackson returns to finish the gripping story of how the Brooklyn Bridge was designed and constructed.  This American infrastructure marvel represented the greatest right of way feat of its time and set the standard for bridge engineering going forward.

Check out the wondrous story of the greatest American infrastructure achievement of the 19th Century:  the Brooklyn Bridge.  Professor Greg Jackson of the wildly popular History That Doesn't Suck podcast joins the Infrastructure Junkies! to bring the story of our nation's greatest infrastructure marvel to life.  Listen to how the brilliant John Roebling identified the pressing need to connect Broo...

Do you have a "hot" infrastructure project with heavy media scrutiny? Has the use of eminent domain become controversial...or has the landowner utilized the media or politicians to weaponize its case?  Are some impacted property owners a hotter potato than others?  Join Infrastructure Junkies' fascinating interview of PR expert Brian Daskam, who guides your hosts through the minefield of controver...

Yes, you heard it right.  Almost 20 years ago, Jeff Meader suffered a very unfortunate and stressful experience involving eminent domain.  But this savvy entrepreneur took the proceeds from that painful process and turned his nightmare into a dream come true for himself and his family...and the Eminent Domaine Winery was born.  If you are interested in the human aspect of the right of way process,...

Cyndi "Julie" Whelpley and Koby "Seth" Godwin join your hosts, Kristen "Courtney" Bennett and Dave "Chad Harwicke" Arnold for the next exciting right of way / eminent domain roundtable! (Why exactly do they all have "bar names"?)  Topics in this exciting episode include property rights on Indian reservations, the importance of title reports, muli-generational workforces and return to the office an...

Is eminent domain appraisal methodology nothing more than "chicken sacrificing voodoo"?  Do appraisers really use an Ouija board to determine values in complex appraisals?  (Yes.)  And must appraisers keep their Ouija boards in their work files??? (No.) Superhero appraisers David Burgoyne, Brian O'Neill and Christina Thoreson take over the Pendulum Land Podcast to set the record straight, and Ross...

Hey, Infrastructure Junkies!  Dave and Kristen are attending the Podcast Movement '21 convention in Nashville, and want to introduce you to their newfound friend, Tish!  Check them out in this lighthearted intermezzo!!!

Your PLP hosts took some time off to rest their Simple Minds and plan the second half of Season 2! Listen in for a short update on two brand new episodes dropping in August, Infrastructure Junkies Hall of Fame inductees, and a spirited discussion about the worst songs in rock n' roll history!!

The PLP crew interviews new International Right of Way Association President Jake Farrell LIVE from the 67th Annual International Conference in San Antonio, Texas!  Check out this poignant and compelling interview with Mr. Farrell, where he discusses his path to a right of way career, his unusual journey to IRWA leadership and his planned legacy for that organization.  Along the way several surpri...

Your hosts each bring a right of way topic and a pop culture obsession to this episode for some fascinating discussion!   Listen in for a soapbox speech from Dave about the "property rights" fallacy, fresh water  infrastructure insight (and our acute need for more attention to it) by Carrilin, the misleading portrayal of eminent domain on television and in movies from Ross, and hot right of way to...

Texas eminent domain attorney and varsity football coach (because everyone in Texas is involved in football) Clint Schumacher discusses the inspiration behind his popular Eminent Domain Podcast , the biblical history of eminent domain, emerging hot issues in the field, and his views on the application of the Uniform Relocation Act.  Finally, Clint engages your hosts in a powerful discussion about...

Have you ever gotten to hear the opening statement of an eminent domain jury trial with $7 million of agency money on the line? Tune in, and you will here!  Superstar Seattle lawyers Matt Hansen and Tara O'Hanlon from the law firm of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn celebrate the First Annual Billy Squier birthday episode of the Pendulum Land Podcast with your hosts!  Matt and Tara explain how the valuat...

The Pendulum Land Podcast's best barrister buddy from across the pond, Meyric Lewis , enlightens your hosts on "compulsory acquisition"--England's version of eminent domain.  Relocation benefits in Britain? Maybe not so much! And did you know that "climate change litigation" nearly halted the expansion of Heathrow Airport?  Along the way, your hosts thank our British barrister friend for various t...

The Pendulum Land Podcast crew ventured down to the Big Easy for its first ever live podcast recording at the 2021 Transportation Symposium and the International Right of Way Association's Region 2 and Region 6 Joint forum.  Special guests Wade Brown (American Acquisition Group) and Erin Newberry (HDR) joined the podcast as representatives of their respective regions for a trivia contest with an i...

Your hosts examine the recent Virginia Supreme Court case of Johnson v. City of Suffolk and the Hampton Roads Sanitation District where the Court ruled on whether two Virginia agencies were responsible for condemning oysters, oyster leases and oyster beds because of pollution in local rivers.  Frequent PLP commentator Robert Thomas of the Pacific Legal Foundation weighs in on behalf of the waterme...

In February 2021, Winter Storm Uri plunged temperatures in the state of Texas to historic lows for nearly a week and neither the state's infrastructure nor the power grid was prepared for this event. Texas energy litigation attorney  Chrysta Castañeda joins the podcast to explain how the Lone Star State's insistence on being on its own power grid contributed to this tragedy, the devastating effect...

Seattle superstar lawyers Matt Hansen and Tara O'Hanlon from the law firm of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP  have tried not one but TWO eminent domain jury trials during the COVID pandemic.  One was socially distanced in a convention center, and the other was conducted completely virtually via Zoom.  With millions of dollars of agency money on the line, these trailblazers treaded brand new ground. ...

Nossaman, LLP's Brad Kuhn joins your hosts to discuss sea level rise and wildfires in the context of inverse condemnation, as well as the projected effects of COVID-19 on the real estate market and the Uniform Relocation Act.  Our SoCal attorney friend also gives his assessment of Snoop Dogg and Sublime in this coast to coast episode.  And don't miss a special announcement---the inaugural class of...

Welcome back, Infrastructure Junkies! Season 2 of the Pendulum Land Podcast kicks off with some grand ideas on how to enrich your career in the right of way industry. Tim Drennan and Amir Vafamanesh from the International Right of Way Association join your hosts with their tips and tricks.  Along the way, they discuss favorite smokers (as in The Big Green Egg, not your great aunt Helen), celebrity...

If you serve (or want to serve) as an expert witness in an eminent domain case, this episode is for you! Find out the qualities of an effective expert witness, as well as the weaknesses and potential areas of exploitation. (BTW, does watching enough TV make you an expert in a field? Kristen seems to think that she has watched enough Grey's Anatomy to perform minor surgery!) What famous actors cann...

The lovely and talented Andrea Carolan returns for the second installment of her interview with the Pendulum Land Podcast. Hear more about Australian eminent domain procedures, and listen in on a spirited debate about aussie rock bands and movie stars!  

This is the first episode of a two part series with aussie right of way expert, Andrea Carolan. Andrea educates the Pendulum Land crew on the Australian right of way industry. Learn how her country handles "Compulsory Acquisition" (eminent domain) and "Disturbance" (relocation benefits) and find out how she has miraculously managed to survive for this long in a land of so many deadly creatures. Wa...

Kristen and Dave host three special guests who preview their Thanksgiving plans and share a little eminent domain poetry along the way. Find out what Clint Schumacher can do with a blow dart and a dachshund, why Robert Thomas is so obsessed with oysters, and why Cyndi Whelpley has a "bar name". Join the "panda"-monium!!! Listen to Clint Schumacher's eminent domain podcast here: https://itunes.appl...