https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/legally-insane-news--5595410enSociety & CultureCopyright Cyle O'Donnellhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bdd18108200e096940d5693bfa38607e.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/legally-insane-news--5595410Wed, 06 May 2026 23:51:07 +0000Cyle O'DonnellCyle O'Donnellthejusticepod@gmail.comOfficial, twice-weekly national news and opinion show covering the most legally insane stories that you're NOT likely to hear from the major media networks.true68163b9b-cf6a-5d28-a1c0-cd68f6e4f98eepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/expert-diagnoses-corruption-in-small-town-america--71694944
Al Sokolow, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension specialist in public policy and governance, passed away from complications from Parkinson's disease on June 1 at the University Retirement Community in Davis. Sokolow joined the UC Davis Department of Political Science as an assistant professor in 1965 after receiving his bachelor's degree in journalism and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois. Sokolow served as a faculty member at UC Davis for 39 years, teaching, conducting research, and engaging in outreach work in the areas of American state and local government and politics until his retirement in 2004. He specialized in the politics and governance of small communities. In the last dozen years of his UC Davis service, Sokolow focused on farmland protection policy in California's Central Valley and elsewhere, after transitioning to a UC Cooperative Extension specialist position in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. He served as an associate editor for California Agriculture, UC ANR's peer-reviewed journal. He credited his training and experience in newspaper work, including as the editor-in-chief at the Daily Illini college newspaper in 1955-56, for the interviewing and writing skills he employed as a researcher.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71694944Wed, 06 May 2026 23:50:01 +0000Cyle O'DonnellNOTE: This recording took place between the two individuals in this recording during a private interview. Any claims made by any parties in this recording should be considered alleged unless otherwise proven in the court of law. Al Sokolow, emeritus...
Al Sokolow, emeritus UC Cooperative Extension specialist in public policy and governance, passed away from complications from Parkinson's disease on June 1 at the University Retirement Community in Davis. Sokolow joined the UC Davis Department of Political Science as an assistant professor in 1965 after receiving his bachelor's degree in journalism and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Illinois. Sokolow served as a faculty member at UC Davis for 39 years, teaching, conducting research, and engaging in outreach work in the areas of American state and local government and politics until his retirement in 2004. He specialized in the politics and governance of small communities. In the last dozen years of his UC Davis service, Sokolow focused on farmland protection policy in California's Central Valley and elsewhere, after transitioning to a UC Cooperative Extension specialist position in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. He served as an associate editor for California Agriculture, UC ANR's peer-reviewed journal. He credited his training and experience in newspaper work, including as the editor-in-chief at the Daily Illini college newspaper in 1955-56, for the interviewing and writing skills he employed as a researcher.]]>2675academia,crime,criminology,phd,studiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mob-connections-cops-stealing-money-drugs--71694602https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71694602Sun, 03 May 2026 23:35:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellRichard Oldham's mob connections, former chief Gilbert's state-level government connections, and who knows how much missing money and drugs the QPD's officers stole from trafficking operations along Quartzsite's highways are among just a few of Ed...3726cops,dealing,drugs,money,stolenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-mayor-exposes-dirty-council--71694603https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71694603Sat, 02 May 2026 23:00:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellIn this first of many releases for the outtake interviews from Ed Foster, he not only clarifies many of my misconceptions about outright theft, reframing it as a kind of political philosophy. But he also answers lots of the questions that I've had in...3839cop,corruption,council,good,mayor,townfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tax-theft-discovered-by-former-aviation-tech--71692331
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71692331Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:15:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellThe infamous Richard Oldham, private detectives hired to expose the corrupt town council, where the money went — these are all the talking points I cover with Rocky Bertsch in this exclusive, behind-the-scenes interview. Get the full story of...
]]>3722corruption,dirty,politicians,politics,small,townfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/long-time-activist-talks-national-corruption-connection-to-small-town-america--71692162
Because so many questions came pouring in about the film, Ernie and I dive in and give some background on the investigation of the film, specifics about some of the interviewees, and what the undercurrent story is regarding where all the money went.

The film is available with a free membership at LegallyInsaneNews.com, so check that out before you listen to this talk. Then, feel free to ask any questions that we didn't get to cover, and I'll be sure to answer those in a future LIN podcast.

Again! For all the podcasts, investigative articles, behind the scenes outtakes from films, and the films themselves, head over to LegallyInsaneNews.com.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71692162Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:10:34 +0000Cyle O'DonnellI've gotten a lot of attention from the unintentional leak of the director's cut of Big Trouble in Little Quartzsite, including that of other liberty investigators like Ernest Hancock, of Freedom's Phoenix. Because so many questions came pouring in...
Because so many questions came pouring in about the film, Ernie and I dive in and give some background on the investigation of the film, specifics about some of the interviewees, and what the undercurrent story is regarding where all the money went.

The film is available with a free membership at LegallyInsaneNews.com, so check that out before you listen to this talk. Then, feel free to ask any questions that we didn't get to cover, and I'll be sure to answer those in a future LIN podcast.

Again! For all the podcasts, investigative articles, behind the scenes outtakes from films, and the films themselves, head over to LegallyInsaneNews.com.]]>6257corruption,deep,dive,documentary,film,investigationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-chief-pulls-gun-on-auto-mechanic--71692015
Listen in as this ep is a doozy.

Coming soon, I also plan to release the full Interview with Richard Abby, where he details the brandishing charge against the QPD's auto mechanic, and the ensuing scandal that ended Zaccaro's time as Quartzsite's chief. 

Find that, and everything else I release, at legallyinsanenews.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71692015Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:57:13 +0000Cyle O'DonnellFormer Chief, Gilbert Zaccaro, briefly discusses his short but telling role leading the Quartzsite Police Department. In less than 15 minutes, he details his short stint as chief, his claim to have integrity up until then, and of course, just how...
Listen in as this ep is a doozy.

Coming soon, I also plan to release the full Interview with Richard Abby, where he details the brandishing charge against the QPD's auto mechanic, and the ensuing scandal that ended Zaccaro's time as Quartzsite's chief. 

Find that, and everything else I release, at legallyinsanenews.com]]>1057brandishing,chief,cop,corrupt,firearm,policefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/revisiting-the-monkeypox-hoax--60771232https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60771232Mon, 22 Jul 2024 23:34:03 +0000Cyle O'DonnellDoes anyone remember the Monkeypox scare that threatened to kill us all in some horribly painful way? No? Neither do I. And that's because it quietly disappeared from the airwaves after it lived out its tiny but virulent fear mongering campaign by the...1454hoax,mainstream,media,monkeypox,virusfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/interview-with-the-freedom-s-phoenix--60770052https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60770052Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:35:57 +0000Cyle O'DonnellToday, I interviewed with Ernest Hancock, of the Freedom's Phoenix (freedomsphoenix.com), and we discuss not just the underscored message of my latest documentary, Big Trouble in Little Quartzsite, but also how we can put it out into a revamped, more...6789corruption,government,tax,theftfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dr-katherine-sheffield-interview--50898505https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50898505Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:45:06 +0000Cyle O'DonnellToday, LIN interviews the lovely Dr. Katherine Sheffield, of A Few Bad Apples podcast, where, among other things, she pushes for a topic that's been in the headlines ever since George Floyd was killed by a cop with a smirk on his face - police reform.2310apples,bad,blm,few,floyd,george,katherine,podcast,police,reform,sheffieldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-will-smith-apology--50760115
Speaking with my old friend and former colleague, we talk about the recent update in Will Smith's self-generated downward spiral in Hollywood. We explore it from a lot of different angles. You're sure to agree with at least one of them!

This episode is also available as a video. To see that, head over to youtube.com/cyleodonnell.

Find and follow me on twitter @cyleodonnell and @justice_pod.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50760115Sat, 30 Jul 2022 20:56:13 +0000Cyle O'DonnellIs chivalry dead? Does offense require violent action? Did Will Smith's membership in the church of Scientology require his violence? Have we emerged into a period where even Hollywood icons like Will Smith can fall from grace for playing by the new...
Speaking with my old friend and former colleague, we talk about the recent update in Will Smith's self-generated downward spiral in Hollywood. We explore it from a lot of different angles. You're sure to agree with at least one of them!

This episode is also available as a video. To see that, head over to youtube.com/cyleodonnell.

Find and follow me on twitter @cyleodonnell and @justice_pod.]]>7198apology,chris,oscar's,rock,slap,smith,willtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catholic-child-rape-cover-up--50752326
Read the full article, with links to research, at legallyinsanefiilms.com/lin

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Read the full article, with links to research, at legallyinsanefiilms.com/lin

Find and follow on Twitter @justice_pod and @cyleodonnell.]]>1222catholic,child,garcia,juaquin,megachurch,naason,rape,sex,traffickingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ar-15-used-in-neighborhood-shooting--50599949
Listen in here, but also read the article at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin.

This is a truncated version of the podcast. The full version of the show ant the article can be found by going to legallyinsanefilms.com and scrolling down to click "Join the Fan Club."

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Listen in here, but also read the article at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin.

This is a truncated version of the podcast. The full version of the show ant the article can be found by going to legallyinsanefilms.com and scrolling down to click "Join the Fan Club."

Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @cyleodonnell.]]>931ar-15,gun,gunssavelives,legislation,rifle,rights,semi-automatic,shootingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/charges-filed-against-police-officer-in-the-killing-of-patrick-lyoya--50407776
Read the full article and find the research links at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow on Twitter & Instagram for updates on this and other cases we're following: @cyleodonnell.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50407776Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:25:01 +0000Cyle O'DonnellThe Lyoya family fled violence in the Congo and came to America to be safe. This is where their son, Patrick, was shot in the back of the head by a police officer. More than two months later, a single charge of second-degree murder was filed against...
Read the full article and find the research links at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

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Read the full article, including links to the research at LegallyInsaneFilms.com/lin

Follow for more updates on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50397542Tue, 05 Jul 2022 13:20:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellThe mentally ill are 16 times more likely to be killed by police on a 9-1-1 call. And this includes violent offenders. Michael Trappett found himself contributing to that statistic las week when two sheriffs arrived and shot him nine times after less...
Read the full article, including links to the research at LegallyInsaneFilms.com/lin

Follow for more updates on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell.]]>1181falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/update-news-slanders-father-in-unfunded-rape-claim--50396391
Read the full story with all the research behind the case at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

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Read the full story with all the research behind the case at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow for all the updates on this case on Twitter and Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1094allegations,battle,child,custody,fake,false,news,rape,slandertruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-hero-women-save-countless-lives--50395818
Read the full article at https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow me on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50395818Sat, 02 Jul 2022 14:20:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellNot once this past week but twice, harrowing stories have emerged of women defending themselves and saving countless lives in the process by exercising their Second Amendment rights. You won't hear about this on Woke Media, as we can't let anyone find...
Read the full article at https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow me on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1239gun,lives,owner,save,womanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/news-slanders-father-on-unproven-rape-charges--50396399
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Follow on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50396399Fri, 01 Jul 2022 13:15:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellEven after having had rape allegations refused outright by the state, WBRZ in Baton Rouge, LA, has libeled a man on rape allegations in a story which, of course, was then picked up by a slew of woke news stations targeting while males in the wake of...
Read the full article at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1565allegations,assault,custody,false,metoo,rape,sexualfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/homeless-man-dies-after-robbing-a-gun-store-with-a-knife--50391661
For the article that accompanies this podcast, visit https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin.

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The audio from this file was taken from Click2Houston, at https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/21/suspect-shot-killed-by-employee-during-robbery-attempt-at-gun-shop-in-southwest-houston-police-say/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50391661Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:05:01 +0000Cyle O'DonnellThe title pretty much sums up the whole story here. After robbing several other stores, an apparent homeless man in Houston made his way into a gun store where he was shot for rifling through the cash drawer. Funny, yes. But also pretty sad how it...
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The audio from this file was taken from Click2Houston, at https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2022/06/21/suspect-shot-killed-by-employee-during-robbery-attempt-at-gun-shop-in-southwest-houston-police-say/]]>474death,gun,houston,robbery,storefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/police-killings-spur-new-chicago-police-policy--50395616
Read the article at https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow me on Twitter & Instagram: @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50395616Wed, 29 Jun 2022 14:00:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellPolice shootings have apparently gotten so bad throughout Chicago that the entire metropolitan area has now adopted a policy to let criminals go who can outrun cops. That sounds like a joke, doesn't it? Nope. Not a joke. Read the article at...
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Read the full article with links to the research in this podcast at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow for all the updates on Twitter and Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50398032Tue, 28 Jun 2022 23:28:33 +0000Cyle O'DonnellNow that the entire world shares Johnny Depp's intimate knowledge of what Amber Heard's shit smells like, men, women, even elite Hollywood so-and-sos are distancing themselves from everything she stood for - not least, the toxic #MeToo movement....
Read the full article with links to the research in this podcast at legallyinsanefilms.com/lin

Follow for all the updates on Twitter and Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1449falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/former-minneapolis-police-officer-sentenced-in-killing--50382670
We'll discuss these and more on this edition of the Legally Insane News.

To read the full article with links to the research, head over to https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50382670Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:00:02 +0000Cyle O'DonnellFormer Minneapolis Police Officer Kim Potter has been sentenced for her role in the killing of Daunte Wright, an act that inspired protests across the city. She was convicted of two manslaughter charges, but only sentenced to 16 months in prison. Does...
We'll discuss these and more on this edition of the Legally Insane News.

To read the full article with links to the research, head over to https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin.

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1414blm,daunte,killing,minneapolis,police,potter,protests,wrighttruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/monkeypox-and-other-fake-news-stories--50385587
Find this article here: https://legallyinsanefilms.com/2022/06/28/monkeypox-and-other-fake-news-stories/

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50385587Tue, 28 Jun 2022 02:17:40 +0000Cyle O'DonnellTrying my best to (and not very successfully) hold back my laughter at the 5- whapping cases of Monkeypox to explode across the nation of 300,000,000 people in the US, I talk about not only what is and is NOT new, but also how to think critically and...
Find this article here: https://legallyinsanefilms.com/2022/06/28/monkeypox-and-other-fake-news-stories/

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1431cnn,fake,fear,mongering,monkeypox,news,signaling,virtue,woke,wokenessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-paradigm-of-anti-trust--50385145
Find the article for today's podcast at: https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin/

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50385145Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:44:57 +0000Cyle O'DonnellRemember when repairing a flat tire on the side of the road meant that you might get lucky and have a cop stop to help? No? Well, that's probably because that era is long gone. Listen in as I discuss a by-gone period of time when you could trust that...
Find the article for today's podcast at: https://legallyinsanefilms.com/lin/

Be sure to follow us on Twitter & Instagram @cyleodonnell]]>1524abuse,arrest,authority,of,police,trust,violencetruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/two-big-gun-changes-one-fateful-day--50382456
For links to the research and to read the full article click HERE. https://legallyinsanefilms.com/LIN/

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For links to the research and to read the full article click HERE. https://legallyinsanefilms.com/LIN/

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In this edition, Biden signs a new gun bill into law, New York rescinds a century-old unconstitutional gun law, two women save countless lives in Second Amendment exercise that leave two perps dead, a female cop is sentenced for her part in a Minneapolis shooting, new policies for police over shootings in Chicago, and a homeless man brings a knife to a gunfight.

Other commentary includes a harshly critical look at the way mass media is reporting on everything from race and violence to gender roles in the Woke generation.

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Become a supporting member by going to LegallyInsaneFilms.com, and clicking "Join the Fan Club"]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50368732Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:34:11 +0000Cyle O'DonnellAs a big week for news in the world of guns comes to a close, this episode gives a poignant recap of the changes that affect every American. In this edition, Biden signs a new gun bill into law, New York rescinds a century-old unconstitutional gun...
In this edition, Biden signs a new gun bill into law, New York rescinds a century-old unconstitutional gun law, two women save countless lives in Second Amendment exercise that leave two perps dead, a female cop is sentenced for her part in a Minneapolis shooting, new policies for police over shootings in Chicago, and a homeless man brings a knife to a gunfight.

Other commentary includes a harshly critical look at the way mass media is reporting on everything from race and violence to gender roles in the Woke generation.

Follow me on twitter and Instagram: @cyleodonnell

Become a supporting member by going to LegallyInsaneFilms.com, and clicking "Join the Fan Club"]]>4982amendment,biden,bill,gun,law,secondtruefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-stop-school-shootings-like-uvalde--50301365
Be sure to follow on TW & IG: @cyleodonnell for all the updates.

Read the article from this podcast at LegallyInsaneFilms.com/STJ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50301365Thu, 23 Jun 2022 02:32:33 +0000Cyle O'DonnellAs part of the Legally Insane News Hour, a weekly recap of crazy, legally charged issues from around the nation, I detail my hopes for lessening America's depraved killers willing to enact atrocities on the country's children. Be sure to follow on...
Be sure to follow on TW & IG: @cyleodonnell for all the updates.

Read the article from this podcast at LegallyInsaneFilms.com/STJ]]>2165mass,school,shooting,texas,uvaldefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mass-media-abides-woke-culture-in-violence-reporting--50221098https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50221098Thu, 16 Jun 2022 14:51:42 +0000Cyle O'DonnellThis issue dives into: How to think critically about race in ethical journalism.1222asian,black,hate,journalism,race,violence,whtefalsefull