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The Northern Podcast Studio, founded and curated by the talented NasModise, is a dynamic and inclusive hub for podcasters in the northern region. This state-of-the-art studio boasts top-notch equipment and...
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The Northern Podcast Studio, founded and curated by the talented NasModise, is a dynamic and inclusive hub for podcasters in the northern region. This state-of-the-art studio boasts top-notch equipment and professional recording spaces, ensuring the highest quality audio for every project. Nas Modise's passion for amplifying diverse voices and sparking meaningful conversations is at the heart of this studio, making it a go-to destination for both seasoned podcasters and newcomers alike. With Nas Modise's guidance and mentorship programs, The Northern Podcast Studio is the perfect place to develop your podcasting skills and bring your storytelling to the next level.
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15 SEP 2026 · Kate, Leah and Melissa hop on to break down the Supreme Court’s decision to block the Trump administration’s Postal Service regulation announcing it would not deliver mail-in ballots unless states adopted a bunch of last-minute, unnecessary, burdensome, and impossible policies governing mail in ballots. They cover Trump’s tantrum over the decision, Brett Kavanaugh’s endlessly pathetic pick-me energy, and Sam Alito’s God tier false equivalencies.Take the https://crooked.com/strictsurvey.New Strict merch available https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: http://Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa’s book,https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us on https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, andhttps://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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14 SEP 2026 · Melissa is joined by guest co-host Rashad Robinson, political strategist, media advocate, and former president of Color Of Change, to run through last week’s legal news, which involves SCOTUS’s latest shadow docket shenanigans, campaign finance fights, and Missouri Republican efforts to push a mid-cycle congressional redistricting plan that could eliminate a Democratic seat. Also: a Strict Scrutiny history lesson on the “segregation academies” created across the South in resistance to school integration, and how new proposed regulations from the Trump administration have the potential to utterly remake education and turn the dial back to a time when American education was racially divided. Then Melissa, Leah and Kate sit down with Niko Bowie & Daphna Renan to talk about their new book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/supremacy-how-rule-by-the-court-replaced-government-by-the-people-daphna-renan/2237cf018f010b92. Enter the giveaway for Supremacy https://forms.gle/9Vtkpo27C5ENtb7r9!Favorite Things:
- Melissa:Rashad Robinson’s https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-presence-to-power-how-to-take-on-the-fights-that-matter-and-win-rashad-robinson/148dde95cfbe1795?ean=9780593243565&bkshp-astro=t; https://bookshop.org/p/books/where-the-girls-were-a-novel-kate-schatz/d860a0674628e45b?ean=9780593736975&bkshp-astro=t by Kate Schatz; https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-marriage-at-sea-a-true-story-of-love-obsession-and-shipwreck-sophie-elmhirst/d8e3bde42254074f?ean=9780593854280&bkshp-astro=tby Sophie Elmhirst
- Rashad: U.S. Open specifically Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, and Ben Shelton; https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/adults, The Scrub Episode (FX); https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-disappearers-a-novel-marlon-james/53de53226aba751d by Marlon James
Take the https://crooked.com/strictsurvey.New Strict merch available https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at
http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:
http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us on https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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11 SEP 2026 · Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke discuss the most competitive Senate races heading into the midterms in this excerpt from their new podcast, Still Counting. To hear the rest, head over to Still Counting and subscribe! New episodes drop every Wednesday evening.You can request a transcript by emailing transcripts@crooked.com. Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.
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10 SEP 2026 · In part two of our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series, Kate and the Brennan Center’s Alicia Bannon make the case for term limits for the Court. The idea has bipartisan support, but what would they look like in practice? And, crucially, does Congress have the power to impose them? Take the https://crooked.com/strictsurvey.New Strict merch available https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at
http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:
http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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3 SEP 2026 · How do you solve a problem like SCOTUS? Kate kicks off our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series with the New York Times’ Jamelle Bouie. They dig into the ins and outs of expanding the Court: what the process could look like, the argument for making the entire federal judiciary bigger, and how to avoid an FDR-style fail.Take the https://crooked.com/strictsurvey.
New Strict merch available https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.
You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at
http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:
http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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1 SEP 2026 · In this bonus episode, Leah and Melissa break down the Supreme Court’s decision to let Trump move forward with plans for a White House ballroom, despite lower courts finding that the project cannot proceed without congressional authorization and appropriated funds. They also discuss a whistleblower’s allegations that the federal government is defying court orders on voting by mail, and new reporting from Jodi Kantor on the Supreme Court’s secretive policies governing when the justices’ papers and internal records will be made public.
- Take thehttps://crooked.com/strictsurvey.
- New Strict merch availablehttps://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.
- You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info athttp://crooked.com/strict_cle
- Get tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:http://crookedcon.com/
- Buy Melissa’s book,https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&
- Buy Leah’s book,https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperback
- Follow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, andhttps://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.social
- For a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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31 AUG 2026 · Kate and Leah break down last week's atrocious shadow docket order on the President's wildly illegal executive order concerning elections and absentee ballots, which furthers the administration's effort to, as Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warns, "foment chaos ahead of the November elections." Then, after touching on other legal news from the week, Leah speaks with former Governor of North Carolina—and current Senate candidate—Roy Cooper about the Court’s gutting of election law and what he’ll do about it when he’s elected. Finally, we kick off Hot SCOTUS Reform September with a conversation about docket reform featuring One First’s Steve Vladeck. Look out for our bonus series on Supreme Court reform every Thursday in September!Favorite things:
- Leah: Pumpkin spice latte season; Taylor Swift’s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9jaJtmraXA&list=RD_9jaJtmraXA&start_radio=1 https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/08/28/minnesota-state-fair-art-trends-ice-resistance-rebel-loons (MPR News);https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/26a124_hgci.pdf
- Kate:https://bookshop.org/p/books/paradiso-17-a-novel-hannah-lillith-assadi/b7a35a3847168860, Hannah Lillith Assadi;https://bookshop.org/p/books/ordinary-people-extraordinary-times-how-to-discover-your-power-fight-for-freedom-and-rebuild-democracy-skye-perryman/5690b2d97b480dca, Skye Perryman;https://bookshop.org/book/9781469697130, Rachel A. Shelden;https://bookshop.org/p/books/end-times-fascism-and-the-fight-for-the-living-world-astra-taylor/66802b8005ce0f8f, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor; meeting Mikey Friedman and learning abouthttps://www.pagebreak.nyc/; Dolly Parton tributes
Take the https://crooked.com/strictsurvey.New Strict merch available https://store.crooked.com/products/were-gonna-need-a-bigger-court-graphic-t-shirt.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at
http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:
http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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27 AUG 2026 · In the second episode of our Know Your Rights series, Leah and Melissa sit down with NYU Law’s Daniel Harawa to break down what you do—and don't—have to say when law enforcement stops you. They cover the difference between being seized and a consensual encounter, and the crucial distinction between knowing your rights on paper and using your judgment to stay safe in the moment.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at http://crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, andhttps://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
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24 AUG 2026 · Huge news for lawyers: You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at
http://crooked.com/strict_cleLeah is joined by guest co-host Somil Trivedi, advocacy director & senior counsel at Court Accountability, to run through last week’s legal news, which involves a whole lot of straight up fascism, the corruption that enables it, and the rising tide of Christian nationalism. They also ask the important questions: Who’s the richest SCOTUS justice? And…what exactly is Trump babysitter Natalie Harp’s whole deal? Then Melissa sits down with Jesse Wegman for a conversation about his book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-lost-founder-james-wilson-and-the-forgotten-fight-for-a-people-s-constitution-jesse-wegman/908fb8618fdcd180?ean=9781250851079&bkshp-astro=t.Favorite Things:
- Leah: The https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/us/politics/natalie-harp-trump-devotion-white-house.html saga; https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-tv/the-five-star-weekend (Peacock); https://open.spotify.com/album/2NSzwyYvQvdOQAoEjrlw9c, Phoebe Bridgers; https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/magazine/deportation-immigrants-prison-eswatini.html, Nicholas Casey (NYT); Kate’s https://youtu.be/nQg4iZQm9YM?si=P63-HKJTf29AF0c5&t=3261 with Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer about their book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-courage-how-to-be-a-dissident-in-an-age-of-fear-ami-fields-meyer/5114a6bf6c9eb615?ean=9780063491946&bkshp-astro=t; https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/10/trump-white-house-transgender-mike-pence/688284/?gift=v2nq5wGhfBDeTXIqnKhHrt97ZWxQ4HbMzHVPeKXvBF0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share, Julia Curlee (The Atlantic)
- Somil: https://open.spotify.com/album/2NSzwyYvQvdOQAoEjrlw9c, Phoebe Bridgers; https://open.spotify.com/album/0VV4lddlDaShTgEzohQ7Jj, Jack White
Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en, https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC:
http://crookedcon.com/Buy Melissa’s book,
https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-constitution-annotated-for-the-contemporary-reader-melissa-murray/8e7f0dfa472fc3ca?ean=9781668221938&next=t&Buy Leah’s book, https://bookshop.org/p/books/lawless-how-the-supreme-court-runs-on-conservative-grievance-fringe-theories-and-bad-vibes-leah-litman/5b562d6fcb316d6e?ean=9781668054642&next=t, now out in paperbackFollow us onhttps://www.instagram.com/strictscrutinypodcast/?hl=en,https://www.threads.net/@strictscrutinypodcast, and
https://bsky.app/profile/strictscrutiny.bsky.socialFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com
The Northern Podcast Studio, founded and curated by the talented NasModise, is a dynamic and inclusive hub for podcasters in the northern region. This state-of-the-art studio boasts top-notch equipment and...
show more
The Northern Podcast Studio, founded and curated by the talented NasModise, is a dynamic and inclusive hub for podcasters in the northern region. This state-of-the-art studio boasts top-notch equipment and professional recording spaces, ensuring the highest quality audio for every project. Nas Modise's passion for amplifying diverse voices and sparking meaningful conversations is at the heart of this studio, making it a go-to destination for both seasoned podcasters and newcomers alike. With Nas Modise's guidance and mentorship programs, The Northern Podcast Studio is the perfect place to develop your podcasting skills and bring your storytelling to the next level.
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