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Represent More is a podcast about power — who has it, who doesn’t, and what happens when accountability disappears. Hosted by Ryan and Shireen Clarkson, founding partners of Clarkson, one of the leading nationwide public interest law firms, the show pulls back the curtain on the systems that quietly shape our lives: healthcare, AI and technology, workplaces, consumer markets, and the legal structures meant to protect everyday people. They share lived experiences both in the courtroom and outside of it: unsafe products, deceptive practices, unchecked corporate behavior, and real harm that too o...

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"It's a Lot of Fiascos" — AI Skepticism, the Monsanto Ruling, and Democracy Under Strain 01.07.2026 1:11:22

Welcome to Represent More, a production of We Are Them Media. In this milestone tenth episode, hosts Ryan and Shireen Clarkson dive into a wide-ranging discussion spanning artificial intelligence, a major Supreme Court ruling, and the state of American democracy heading into the midterms. AI in higher education : Universities are pushing students to learn AI tools while simultaneously issuing fals...

"Not Shying Away" – Shireen Clarkson on Growing Up, Finding Her Voice & Never Backing Down 17.06.2026 1:23:22

Welcome to Represent More, produced by We Are Them Media. In Episode 9, Ryan Clarkson turns the mic around — and his co-host, Shireen Clarkson, becomes the guest. Who is Shireen, where did she come from, and what shaped her into one of the country's leading consumer advocates? In this episode: Growing up Persian-American in the Bay Area — navigating dual identity, feeling like an outsider in...

"Food Is Safe, Just Ask the Food Company" — AI Washing, the Apple Settlement & the Fight Over What's in Your Food 03.06.2026 51:41

Welcome to Represent More , a production of We Are Them Media. This week, Ryan and Shireen are back in the studio fresh off a big win — a $250 million settlement against Apple in what may be the largest false advertising settlement in history. The case centers on "AI washing": Apple's alleged failure to deliver on the artificial intelligence features it used to sell its iPhone 15 an...

"If It Makes Your Skin Crawl…" — Ryan Clarkson on Law, Life, and the Cases Worth Fighting For 06.05.2026 1:30:29

Welcome to Represent More, a production of We Are Them Media. In Episode 7, co-host Shireen Clarkson turns the tables and puts Ryan Clarkson in the hot seat — tracing the arc of his life from a big Midwestern family to the courtroom, and asking the questions that reveal what really drives one of the country's leading consumer and public interest litigators. In this episode: Ryan's upbrin...

"Because Bees Be Bees" — False Advertising, Kratom's Hidden Toll, and the Corporate Playbook for Avoiding Accountability 22.04.2026 48:41

Welcome to Represent More, brought to you by We Are Them Media. In Episode 6, Ryan and Shireen dig into two stories about what happens when companies make promises they never intend to keep — and then blame you for believing them. This week: Panelli v. Target — A Ninth Circuit Win for Consumers: Target sold bedsheets labeled as "800 thread count." Testing revealed the actual count was 28...

"An Underdog Spirit" – Inside the Fight for Everyday People with Appellate Lawyer Glenn Danas 09.04.2026 1:23:26

Welcome to Represent More, produced by We Are Them Media. In Episode 5, Ryan and Shireen sit down with Glenn Danas, partner at Clarkson and chair of the firm's Appellate and Employment Litigation practice groups, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it means to fight for everyday people from inside the legal system. Glenn's path from Big Law to public interest litigation — and why...

"This Is Just the Start" – Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Landmark Verdicts & the Coming Wave of Big Tech Accountability 27.03.2026 57:13

Welcome to Represent More, brought to you by We Are Them Media. In Episode 4, Ryan and Shireen dig into the wave of social media addiction lawsuits making their way through the courts — and what two landmark verdicts this week tell us about where this fight is headed. What a Los Angeles bellwether jury found when it ruled YouTube and Meta liable for negligence and failure to warn Why a $375 millio...

“People Are Going to Be Alarmed” – Meta’s AI Glasses, Data Collection, and the Fight for Transparency 11.03.2026 1:05:19

Welcome back to Represent More, a podcast from We Are Them Media. In Episode 3, hosts Ryan Clarkson and Shireen Clarkson break down a week packed with major legal developments — including a brand new lawsuit that's already making waves in the tech world and beyond. Fresh off a weekend in Cabo, Ryan and Shireen get into it, covering: The Meta AI glasses lawsuit: why Clarkson filed a false adve...

"It Can't Be Good" — AI Copyright Theft, Microplastics, and the Corporate Greed Fueling Both 25.02.2026 58:12

Welcome back to Represent More, a podcast from We Are Them Media. In Episode 2, hosts Ryan Clarkson and Shireen Clarkson dive into two of the most consequential — and underreported — legal battlegrounds of our time: the fight over who actually owns the content that built the AI revolution, and the slow-moving public health crisis hiding in your water bottle, your food containers, and your bloodstr...

"Privatized Profits, Socialized Harms" — AI, Social Media, ICE & the Fight for Accountability 11.02.2026 1:11:25

Episode 1: Privatized Profits, Socialized Harms — AI, Social Media, ICE & the Fight for Accountability Welcome to the very first episode of Represent More , a podcast from We Are Them Media. Hosts Ryan Clarkson and Shireen Clarkson — married partners and founders of one of the nation's leading public interest law firms — pull back the curtain on the world of consumer protection, class act...