The Podvocate

We're back from our winter hiatus! In acknowledgement of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Jim and Jake are sitting down with Ellie Milan and Kimberly Fay from the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Family Services to continue our discussion of the impact of trafficking, this time focused on the Chicagoland area. Eligia “Ellie” Milan is the Program Coordinator for the Victim Legal Assistance Netwo...

For the final episode of the fall semester, Matt, Radhika, Haley, Jake, and Jim are sitting down together to talk about the downfall of public figures. How has the development and codification of cancel culture changed our perception of past and future transgressions by public figures in different fields? After this episode, we'll be on a brief hiatus for winter break, but we'll be back with new e...

Matt and Haley sit down with a panel of experts to discuss public shaming in the Internet era, and whether foolish mistakes and missteps should live on forever as "scarlet letters". Our guests today are Leigh Bonsall, a litigator who focused on commercial, professional liability and labor and employment at Hinshaw & Culbertson; Professor Atanu Das, an attorney at Guntin and Gust who teaches cyberl...

In the second half of this two-part episode, Haley and Matt sit down again with the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall to discuss her career prior and after her appointment to the bench. Specifically, Judge Kendall discusses when and why human trafficking happens, the different forms of human trafficking, and how she has been able to help trafficking victims throughout the world. The Honorable Virginia...

In this two-part episode, Haley and Matt sit down with the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall to discuss her career prior and after her appointment to the bench. Specifically, Judge Kendall discusses when and why human trafficking happens, the different forms of human trafficking, and how she has been able to help trafficking victims throughout the world. The Honorable Virginia M. Kendall is a United S...

Matt and Jake sit down with Father Jerry once again, this time to discuss the role of a Jesuit institution in operating a school for the highly secular field of law, the expectations students and faculty have of the institutional identity, and how a chaplain supports the Loyola student body.

Jake sits down with Father Jerry Overbeck, the official chaplain of LUC School of Law, to discuss the journeys relationships go through for law students. He discusses his program, “Staying Best Friends”, and the overall importance of maintaining strong relationships during law school. Jim gets some insights from members of the Loyola community on their experiences balancing law school and their re...

Matt and Radhika have a spooky episode to prepare you for the Halloween season. We've got stories about haunted houses, marrying ghosts, and copyright claims over demonic images.

Jake sits down by phone with Danny Smith, a Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumnus and counsel for New Jersey Senator Cory Booker. Danny discusses the journey that led him to working for Senator Booker on the Senate Judiciary Committee, providing fascinating insight into one of the many options available to law school grads pursuing careers outside the norms of predefined legal careers.

Radhika sits down with Nora Phillips to talk about about her work as the co-founder of the non-profit organization Al Otro Lado, which provides legal and mental health services to immigrants, refugees, and deportees, in Los Angeles and Tijuana. Nora and two other humanitarians were placed on a secret government watch list to gather information and disrupt their work. Beginning in October 2018, the...

Jake and Jim sit down with Fernanda Herrera Vera to talk about her experience in a family of mixed immigration status, the state of immigration at the southern border, and what allies and the LUC administration can do to better support students with this distinct experience.

Radhika and Matt sit down with the Honorable Sarah L. Ellis, of the Northern District of Illinois, to discuss professionalism and reputation. Judge Ellis talks about her path to the federal bench, what professionalism means to her, some surprising things she has experienced in the court room, and important Dos and Don’ts in the court room. Judge Ellis is an alumna of Loyola University Chicago Scho...

Haley and Jim sit down with Dr. Diana Uchiyama to discuss mental health struggles and substance abuse in the legal profession, what factors drive these issues within the field, and how law schools and firms can work to better aid those who need it. If you are an Illinois law student, attorney, or judge in need of help or resources, go to illinoislap.org or call 312.726.6607. Dr. Diana Uchiyama joi...

Matt and Radhika sit down with LUC Law Professor Henry Rose, Emma McMullen of Legal Aid Chicago, and current Loyola 3L Sarah Sewell to talk about public interest law. We'll discuss what drives students to go into public interest and what discourages them, the most pressing areas of need for legal assistance today, the obstacles that make it difficult for those in need of legal aid to receive zealo...

Dialogue De Novo is now The Podvocate! From Loyola University Chicago School of Law, we'll be exploring issues in the legal world with guests from our community and beyond. In this mini-episode, our new team introduces themselves and has a brief roundtable discussing some of the episodes planned for the upcoming season.

It's the season one finale of Dialogue, De Novo. Edet Nsemo joined Jake and Richard for a live panel discussion on the topic, "How Did We Get Here, and How Can We Fix It?" They ventured to discuss how and why the current discourse has degraded and how we can piece it back together. Then, returning guest Radhika Sutherland joins the panel to take questions from the audience.

It's the season one finale of Dialogue, de Novo. For Richard and Jake's final episode, they were joined by Edet Nsemo in front of a live audience. Richard, Jake, and Edet began the show with a brief 20-minute panel commenting on the current state of our political discourse. The remainder of the episode is a Q/A, for which Radhika Sutherland joined the panel.

Paul Lisnek is the host of "Politics Tonight" on WGN, the "Behind the Curtain" podcast, and is the author of a new book, "Assume Guilt." Ted Donner is a lawyer, law professor. They join Jake on the podcast to discuss their former careers as jury consultant, working on notable trials such as OJ Simpson and Casey Anthony.

Professor Alan Raphael joins Jake and Richard to discuss his representation of John Wayne Gacy, one of America's most prolific serial killers.

On this week’s episode, Professor Samuel Brunson joins Nico and Richard to discuss his 2018 book, God and the IRS: Accommodating Religious Practice in the Tax Law. Topics ranged from taxing clergy, to exploring communities abroad such as Kibbutzim, creating an exception for Islamic home financing, his recommendation of a framework for legislature to apply for religious tax accommodation, and more.

Professor Barry Sullivan joins Nico and Jake to discuss his time as a civil rights attorney, arguing in front of the Supreme Court, and his thoughts on legal education.

Tom Frank is a third year law student. He joins the podcast on the heels of President Trump's failed nuclear summit in Hanoi to share his knowledge in U.S. foreign policy. He, Nico, Richard, and Jake also discuss the Iran Deal and Israel.

Professor Walter Tangarife joins Nico and Richard on the podcast to discuss his research into dark energy, black holes, and the expansion of the universe. In addition, Professor Tangarife discusses his humble upbringing in the slums of Medelin, Colombia and his journey to becoming a physics professor in the United States at the young age of 34.

Radhika Sutherland joins the podcast to discuss intersectionality, how intersectionality has helped her navigate her identity as the daughter of immigrants, and how its solidified her marriage with her white husband.

Professor John Dehn joins Jake and Richard on the podcast to discuss the constitutionality of President Trump's declaration of a national emergency at the southern border to deliver on his campaign promise of building a wall.