MeidasTouch Network

Legal AF by MeidasTouch

News EN ↓ 1835 episodes

Hosted by MeidasTouch founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas, national trial lawyer strategist, Michael Popok, and former Chief Assistant District Attorney of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, Karen Friedman Agnifilo, Legal AF (Legal Analysis Friends) is a hard-hitting, thought-provoking look at this week’s most compelling developments at the intersection of law and politics. Executive Produced by Meidas Media Network. Enjoy new full-length episodes every Wednesday and Sunday and occasional shorter breaking legal news hits throughout the week.

Author

MeidasTouch Network

Category

News

Podcast website

cms.megaphone.fm

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android almost 10M downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Bonus: Legal Expert Harry Litman Day 1 Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Hearing Recap 22.03.2022

Legal expert Harry Litman says that Ketanji Brown Jackson has great momentum after the first day of hearings but warns tomorrow will be no picnic. Listen to his full analysis exclusively for MeidasTouch here! Follow Harry Litman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/harrylitman Subscribe to Harry's podcast 'Talking Feds': https://www.talkingfeds.com/ Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcast...

The Rule of Law Meets GOP Outlaws and Insurrectionists 20.03.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments.  This week Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. The start of the confirmation hearing for the next Supreme Court Justice, Keta...

Bannon Makes Desperate Bid to Scuttle Prosecution 17.03.2022

The midweek edition of LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated weekend global news podcast covering US law and politics, is anchored by national trial attorney and strategist, Michael Popok and former prosecutor and leading criminal defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On this week’s episode, the anchors discuss: (a) late developments in the prosecution of Steve Bannon; (b) the start of the Gove...

Battle for the Soul of Democracy & the Republican Fraud Machinery 13.03.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments.  On this “one year anniversary” episode, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. A D.C. federal jury returning a guilty verdict a...

Free Brittney Griner; Jail Guy Reffitt; Vacate Ghislaine Maxwell? 10.03.2022

Welcome—Legal AF Midweek edition with your hosts Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On today’s :40 minute pod, and in rapid-fire, edge of your seat, fashion will take on the “3 Gs” from this week’s political and legal news headlines: WNBA Star basketball player Brittney Griner now a Russian political prisoner; Ghislaine Maxwell’s efforts to obtain a new trial; and Guy Reffitt’s conviction...

Jan 6 Committee Calls Out Trump for Criminal Conspiracy in NEW Legal Docs (and More)!!!! 06.03.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments.  On this “one year anniversary” episode, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: The Jan. 6 Select Committee’s court filing finding...

Putin War Crimes Prosecution & SCOTUS LGBTQ+ Persecution 03.03.2022

Welcome—Legal AF Midweek edition with your hosts Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On today’s :40 minute pod, Popok & KFA do a deep dive concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the likelihood of a Putin war crimes prosecution for targeting civilians, and the US Supreme Court’s decision to decide in October whether a straight web designer has the First Amendment right to be a...

Justice Served, Justice Delayed, and a SCOTUS Justice is Made 27.02.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting look in “real time” at this week’s most important developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. President Biden’s selection of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (KBJ) as the...

Delving into Delvey, Libel cases, and Florida requiring that LGBTQ+ students be outed 24.02.2022

On the :40 minute, midweek edition of LegalAF, the top rated legal and political news analysis podcast, Popok and KFA explore the Manhattan DA’s investigation and prosecution of Anna Sorokin aka Anna Delvey (the “Soho Scammer”), she of Netflix’s “Inventing Ana” fame. Then, in the Mailbag segment, the anchors examine: (a) Florida’s proposed “don’t say gay” bill as an amendment to that state’s “Pare...

A Historic Week of Trump Legal Defeat 20.02.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss and analyze: 1. A very bad week for all things Trump: A. Loses motion to dismiss Jan...

Palin’s Runaway Jury and Trump is Up S#%@$’s creek without a Mazars 17.02.2022

Welcome—Legal AF Midweek edition with your hosts Michael Popok and Karen Friedman Agnifilo. On today’s :40 minute pod, and in rapid-fire, edge of your seat, fashion will take on: (1) Sarah Palin’s 2-Time Loser Libel case against the New York Times, and what it means for the First Amendment now and in the future; and (2) the Trump Organization is now officially up sh@#$#@ ‘s creek without a Mazars,...

Golden Toilets, Tawdry Maps, & the Civil War Rides again 13.02.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss: 1. SCOTUS’ continued assault on the Voting Rights Act through the shadow docket by...

Stolen Antiquities and the Prosecutors who Recover it: A look at the Manhattan DA’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit 10.02.2022

LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated weekend global news podcast covering US law and politics anchored by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok, has launched a special weekly Wednesday short-form edition providing a piercing but entertaining look at one or two topics ripped from today’s headlines, this one co-anchored by veteran prosecutor, policy analyst and defense counsel, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (“KF...

Hate Crimes, Hateful Rhetoric, and Racial Bias in Hiring & Redistricting 06.02.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss: 1. A Federal Court’s rejection of convicted murderer Travis McMichael’s plea deal...

Breyer & Beyond: Legacy, process and Biden’s SCOTUS pick 03.02.2022

LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated weekend global news podcast covering US law and politics anchored by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok, has launched a special weekly Wednesday short-form edition providing a piercing but entertaining look at one or two topics ripped from today’s headlines, this one co-anchored by veteran prosecutor, policy analyst and defense counsel, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (“KF...

Breyer, Affirmative Action, Seditious Conspiracy Trials, & the Death Penalty 30.01.2022

Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast LegalAF x MeidasTouch is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok review: 1. The retirement of Stephen Breyer and President Biden’s short list for a new Supre...

MasterClass LAF style—Kidnapping, entrapment, criminal cross and special grand juries 27.01.2022

LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated weekend global news podcast covering US law and politics anchored by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok, has launched a special weekly Wednesday short-form edition providing a piercing but entertaining look a few topics ripped from today’s headlines. The midweek pod is co-anchored by veteran prosecutor, policy analyst and defense counsel, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (“...

A good week for Democracy: Trump losses at the hands of NYAG, Georgia DA, and SCOTUS 23.01.2022

You come for the law and stay for the truth. Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss a very bad week for Trump and his minions: 1. Fulton County...

Crime & Punishment: Criminal Justice through Progressive Prosecutors 20.01.2022

LegalAF x MeidasTouch, the top-rated weekend global news podcast covering US law and politics anchored by Ben Meiselas and Michael Popok, has launched a special weekly Wednesday short-form edition providing a piercing but entertaining look at one or two topics ripped from today’s headlines, this one co-anchored by veteran prosecutor, policy analyst and defense counsel, Karen Friedman Agnifilo (“KF...

Seditious Conspirators, Trump Crimes & SCOTUS Vax Wack 16.01.2022

You come for the law and stay for the truth. Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss: 1. DOJ’s grand jury indictment of 11 OathKeepers including i...

Biden/Garland & Jan 6th, SCOTUS & Vax, Trump Kids Going Down 09.01.2022

You come for the law and stay for the truth. Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments. On this episode, Ben and Popok discuss: 1. Attorney General Garland’s & President Biden’s Take On th...

Maxwell Conviction, Truck Driver Sentence Reduction, Freedom of the Press, and More! 02.01.2022

The law & politics do not take a break for the holidays, so neither does the LegalAF x MeidasTouch podcast. Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this first episode of 2022, Ben a...

Ho Ho Hold Them Accountable: Jan 6 Committee ready for Action, SCOTUS on Vaccines, Biden’s judicial appointments and more! 27.12.2021

The law & politics do not take a break for the holidays, so neither does the LegalAF x MeidasTouch podcast. Anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, the top-rated news analysis podcast is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this episode, Ben and Popok analy...

Prison & Damages: Trump, Meadows, Sacklers, Jan6 Defendants, & Fox News All Had a Really Bad Week 19.12.2021

You know what happened; now hear what happens next. The top-rated weekly US law and politics news analysis podcast -- LegalAF -- produced by Meidas Touch and anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this episode, Ben a...

The Fight to Save the Republic & SCOTUS Caught in the Cross-Hairs 12.12.2021

You know what happened; now hear what happens next. The top-rated weekly US law and politics news analysis podcast -- LegalAF -- produced by Meidas Touch and anchored by MT founder and civil rights lawyer, Ben Meiselas and national trial lawyer and strategist, Michael Popok, is back for another hard-hitting, thought-provoking look in “real time” at this week’s developments.  On this episode, Ben a...

Listen to the Legal AF by MeidasTouch podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.