Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Thinking LSAT

Ben Olson and Nathan Fox started the Thinking LSAT Podcast to become better LSAT teachers and have some fun. Please 1) subscribe, 2) rate and review, and 3) send us questions: help@thinkinglsat.com. Don't pay for law school! Learn more at lsatdemon.com

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Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

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Education

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www.thinkinglsat.com

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 195: Law School for Free 03.06.2019

Some will be pumped, basking in glory and achievement, and some will be sad and destitute—wallowing in disappointment. It’s the June 2019 LSAT, and some of you will have just taken it! Congrats to putting this test behind you. And for the Thinking LSAT crew this only means one thing—the July LSAT is nigh! To get you prepped for next month’s test, the guys read some detailed news about the digital...

Ep. 194: Gaming the System 27.05.2019

Nathan and Ben are just back from a weekend in DC delivering a Personal Statement Workshop and they jump right into the show debriefing each other on their experiences teaching the class. And while Nathan laments he couldn’t spend more time causing mischief with Ben’s kids, they both had a blast going deep on personal statements with 2020 1L hopefuls. After the workshop recap, the guys touch on a...

Ep. 193: Logic Games Home Runs 20.05.2019

Did you know that if you sort through all of the possible outcomes of any given logic game, it’s likely that you’ll be lookin’ at less than 18 possible outcomes. Not that many, right? And when you know all of the outcomes of a game, chances are you can slay the questions. In this episode, the guys get gnarly with Logic Game 4 from the June 2007 LSAT. They make worlds, they split worlds, and then t...

Ep. 192: Understanding Your LSAT Scores 13.05.2019

Studying for the LSAT can be hard work. And when you feel like your practice test results are all over the place, even after weeks or months of work, it doesn’t make it any easier. Nathan and Ben get it, and today they dive into the question of interpreting—or not interpreting—your LSAT scores. Plus, you’ll hear more about financial aid incentives from our old friends at Concordia University Schoo...

Ep. 191: Desert Island LSAT 08.05.2019

5:48 – Bad Reviews At long last, the guys pry open the lid of iTunes, hack through the stacks of glowing 5-star reviews, and check out the dank and sad corner of 1-star, 2-star, and 3-star reviews.  Watch Episode 191 on YouTube

Ep. 190: The Guys Roast Their Own Personal Statements 29.04.2019

Put on your slippers and pull up your favorite comfortable chair, dear listeners, because you’re in for a treat. Ben and Nathan take advantage of the calm before the summer LSATs to do story-time theater. They read, or rather laugh their way through their own personal statements from when they applied to law school. Plus you’ll hear some advice about Ben’s “Murph” and how it could apply to your LS...

Ep. 189: The Zen of LSAT Prep with Nina Marinaro 22.04.2019

March LSAT scores are rolling in and the phones are ringing off the hook. Nathan and Ben are starting to hear tales of triumph for some test takers and bitter complaints from others.  Watch Episode 189 on YouTube

Ep. 188: Advanced Conditional Reasoning on the LSAT 15.04.2019

None. Some. Most. All… When you smash these words together in conditional reasoning statements, things can get tricky, fast. The guys walk through advanced conditional reasoning.  Watch Episode 188 on YouTube

Ep. 187: 154 to 175 with LSAT Tutor Max Youngquist 08.04.2019

Today the guys have a wide-ranging conversation with Thinking LSAT team member, Demon contributor, and LSAT tutor Max Youngquist about his LSAT journey.  Watch Episode 187 on YouTube

Ep. 186: Craig Conover and Reading Comprehension Question Types 01.04.2019

Nathan and Ben have been crazy busy leading up to the March 2019 LSAT, but they each take a brief pause from their wild schedules to drop some sweet pearls of wisdom. Watch Episode 186 on YouTube

Ep. 185: Last Week Before the LSAT: A Movie and Victory 25.03.2019

They may be fresh back from red-eye flights and late-night ragers, but they’re also fresh back and fired up from a weekend in Vegas.  Watch Episode 185 on YouTube

Ep. 184: Two weeks before the LSAT 18.03.2019

It’s a little less than two weeks until the Spring 2019 LSAT and the guys talk LSAT FUNdamentals for the final weeks of your test prep.  Watch Episode 184 on YouTube

Ep. 183: LSAT Assumptions are FUNdamental 11.03.2019

On this episode the guys go live on Instagram to answer your burning LSAT questions.  Watch Episode 183 on YouTube

Ep. 182: The artist formerly known as Grouping Games 04.03.2019

Between Ben getting snubbed by his neighbors at the ABA and Nathan booking talks around the country, there’s never a dull moment in the Thinking LSAT world.  Watch Episode 182 on YouTube

Ep. 181: Conditional Reasoning is FUNdamental 25.02.2019

Ben’s been getting better rest, and Nathan’s been playing golf with his best friends in some terrible weather conditions. And today? They get to dive into IF/THEN statements and conditional […] Watch Episode 181 on YouTube

Ep. 180: LSAT Question Types 18.02.2019

Today on the show, the guys continue their LSAT FUNdamentals series with an introduction to question types in LR. They break question types into two families.  Watch Episode 180 on YouTube

Ep. 179: Logic Games Fundamentals 11.02.2019

It’s no secret that the Logic Games represent the biggest challenge for most folks who are starting with the LSAT. But the good news? The games are perfectly solvable.  Watch Episode 179 on YouTube

Ep. 178: The Law Career Playbook with Rachel Gezerseh 04.02.2019

If you’re a long-time listener of the show, you may be questioning whether or not you should go to law school. And if you’ve decided you’re going to take the […] Watch Episode 178 on YouTube

Ep. 177: The Path of Most Resistance 28.01.2019

Nathan’s excited to travel east for a joint talk with Ben at GW. And Ben’s excited, too, even though he’s also got a bizarre groundhog-day cold. But before they drop […] Watch Episode 177 on YouTube

Ep. 176: Hello, LSAT Fundamentals 21.01.2019

Ben’s just finished shoveling his snow-covered driveway, and while Nathan’s pumped to travel east for their joint talk on changes to the LSAT, he’s not thrilled to hear about the […] Watch Episode 176 on YouTube

Ep. 175: Don’t Plan. Do. 14.01.2019

Ben’s an outlaw, y’all. And the show opens with a badass tale of Ben flaunting the authorities as he speeds around the DC beltway with his LSAT vanity license plates. […] Watch Episode 175 on YouTube

Ep. 174: Letters from Janky Law Schools 07.01.2019

5:40 – Ben gives an update about the LSAT Demon—tune in to hear about the latest features coming to the guys’ prep platform.  Watch Episode 174 on YouTube

Ep. 173: All Aboard for Logic Games 31.12.2018

All aboard, dear listeners. In the first episode of the new year, you’ll embark on an oceanic adventure with Nathan and Ben in an episode they recorded before the June […] Watch Episode 173 on YouTube

Ep. 172: Creative Destruction 24.12.2018

It’s the last Thinking LSAT of 2018! And the guys waste little time getting to your pressing questions. Today on the show you’ll hear about California bar passage rates (among […] Watch Episode 172 on YouTube

Ep. 171: Slightly Unprofessional 17.12.2018

The LSAT is changing, y’all. It’s keeping Ben and Nathan on their toes. LSAC’s been sending rogue emails to students who are freaking out about impending changes to the test, […] Watch Episode 171 on YouTube

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