Gone are the days when I would talk about standup shows to people that would ignore them because they either didn't live in New York or properly understood the depressing nature of free comedy shows in a bar basement. Here are the days when you can listen to me rant about law and politics and culture from the comfort of your own home or commute or office.
I'm a recurring guest on Jeb Lund's podcast, This Week in Atrocity, which you can find on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563) or iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-atrocity/id1198073840?mt=2) (and probably other places? libsyn (http://thisweekinatrocity.libsyn.com/) podbay (http://podbay.fm/show/1198073840)).
The show is good even when I'm not on but I wouldn't post this stuff if I weren't proud of it.
My episodes (soundcloud links):
18 (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/018-the-fifth-partition-of): Discussion of Russia-paranoia-fantasia on the left, the Voting Rights Act, particularly the NC redistricting case, and some Trump ephemera.
21 (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/021-string-theory-for-rat): A lot about Wisconsin, from the Brendan Dassey (Making a Murderer teen) appeal to the partisan gerrymandering case SCOTUS heard oral argument on today, to the guy running against Paul Ryan, with some other SCOTUS ephemera.
24 (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/024-the-horse-whisperer): Three funny guys watch and rip apart The Horse Whisperer.
26 (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/026-equestrian-statue-for-a): A week in review from a few weeks ago, covering the confederate statue protests to internecine fighting on the left to deregulation.
Another week in review episode is set to drop soon.
I don't think my politics will come as a surprise. How nasal my voice is certainly may.
Quote from: ugarteI don't think my politics will come as a surprise. How nasal my voice is certainly may.
I saw this morning that you've been nominated for a Webby for your pronunciation of "certiorari" alone.
This new episode took longer than expected to edit due to hurricanes and such but it's live now (https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/029-subsidized-air-calamities).
New episode. If you want a frantic rundown of the Manafort/Papadopolous stuff, that's the first 7 minutes. https://twitter.com/WeekInAtrocity/status/925438058870267906
a little insulted that even the spambots ignore this thread but all the same...
we cover the court's voiding of Trump's military trans ban, asset forfeiture, jared fogle's weird not-quite-a-sovcit filing and the Lionel Hutz representing Roy Moore
https://twitter.com/Ugarles/status/931567456111546368
I've started a new law podcast with some friends, called Mic Dicta. It's available on iTunes and you can also get it here on Soundcloud. It's pretty good even as we work the kinks out. https://soundcloud.com/user-945709719 We've got 4 episodes up.
I also did another epsiode of This Week in Atrocity, where I talk about Roy Moore, the Zarate trial, the attempted military trans ban, and other things. Really good stuff in here too, though I should have posted sooner. https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/040-casual-male-xl-girl-xiv
Episode 5 of Mic Dicta: we cover recent death penalty cases (Hidalgo and Tharpe) and the partisan gerrymandering cases, as well as Milo's suit against Simon & Schuster over his canceled book deal. https://soundcloud.com/micdicta/episode-5-never-gonna-persevere
So we're up to episode 9 on Mic Dicta, and it remains good and it's getting recognized more and more https://soundcloud.com/micdicta
Also, I went back to week in atrocity https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/043-cocaine-nights
both are available on itunes and i can get the rss on request.
We're up to Episode 14 on Mic Dicta (http://soundcloud.com/micdicta), and it's actually doing very well.
I also did a guest spot on a podcast where we give a far-too-close reading to a Hallmark Channel movie mystery (https://t.co/JNeClX5CSm).
And finally, Deadspin asked me to write about yesterday's New Jersey sports betting decision by SCOTUS (https://deadspin.com/heres-what-that-supreme-court-decision-about-sports-bet-1826036449).
Quote from: ugarteWe're up to Episode 14 on Mic Dicta (http://soundcloud.com/micdicta), and it's actually doing very well.
I also did a guest spot on a podcast where we give a far-too-close reading to a Hallmark Channel movie mystery (https://t.co/JNeClX5CSm).
And finally, Deadspin asked me to write about yesterday's New Jersey sports betting decision by SCOTUS (https://deadspin.com/heres-what-that-supreme-court-decision-about-sports-bet-1826036449).
The Deadspin article is terrific.
thanks scoop
Quote from: ugartethanks scoop
You're welcome. As a fellow attorney I appreciated how clearly you were able to break down the key holdings in the decision in easy to understand (and quite humorous) terms.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: ugartethanks scoop
You're welcome. As a fellow attorney I appreciated how clearly you were able to break down the key holdings in the decision in easy to understand (and quite humorous) terms.
Agreed. For those who haven't yet read it, I highly recommend it for both the clarity and the snark.
One more freelance writing thing, this time for Vice, on the fight over Michael Avenatti's pro hac vice motion (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/435weg/michael-cohen-and-michael-avenattis-petty-beef-explained-by-a-lawyer) to appear in the Michael Cohen search warrant litigation.
Some updates. I did another freelance piece for Vice, this time on the legacy of Justice Kennedy (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj397m/justice-anthony-kennedy-was-always-a-supreme-court-conservative).
and we got a really good review from The Crossfader (http://www.xfdrmag.net/podcast-of-the-week-mic-dicta/), which I assume is bigger than Life Magazine in the 50's.
Episode 17 coming soon.
Quote from: ugarteSome updates. I did another freelance piece for Vice, this time on the legacy of Justice Kennedy (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj397m/justice-anthony-kennedy-was-always-a-supreme-court-conservative).
and we got a really good review from The Crossfader (http://www.xfdrmag.net/podcast-of-the-week-mic-dicta/), which I assume is bigger than Life Magazine in the 50's.
Episode 17 coming soon.
Bigger than Time and Newsweek (combined) circa 2018.
Quote from: ugarteSome updates. I did another freelance piece for Vice, this time on the legacy of Justice Kennedy (https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bj397m/justice-anthony-kennedy-was-always-a-supreme-court-conservative).
and we got a really good review from The Crossfader (http://www.xfdrmag.net/podcast-of-the-week-mic-dicta/), which I assume is bigger than Life Magazine in the 50's.
Episode 17 coming soon.
Update: Episode 17 here (https://soundcloud.com/micdicta/episode-17-the-truth-is-looking-straight-at-you). SCOTUS end of term recap and a lot of making fun of Jordan Peterson's terrible lawsuit against Wilfrid Laurier.
Well, the podcast is dead but at least I'm being asked to write sometimes. Slate asked me to turn some tweets about the McDonald's trademark cancellation into a story, so I did (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/european-union-mcdonalds-big-mac-trademark-supermacs.html).
Quote from: ugarteWell, the podcast is dead but at least I'm being asked to write sometimes. Slate asked me to turn some tweets about the McDonald's trademark cancellation into a story, so I did (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/european-union-mcdonalds-big-mac-trademark-supermacs.html).
And people may wonder why lawyers have such high incidences of drug and alcohol abuse, as well as suicide.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteWell, the podcast is dead but at least I'm being asked to write sometimes. Slate asked me to turn some tweets about the McDonald's trademark cancellation into a story, so I did (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/european-union-mcdonalds-big-mac-trademark-supermacs.html).
And people may wonder why lawyers have such high incidences of drug and alcohol abuse, as well as suicide.
I don't think anyone wonders. They mostly don't even object.
Quote from: ugarteWell, the podcast is dead but at least I'm being asked to write sometimes. Slate asked me to turn some tweets about the McDonald's trademark cancellation into a story, so I did (https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/01/european-union-mcdonalds-big-mac-trademark-supermacs.html).
Can Charlie the Tuna be far behind?
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Tunacharlie.png)
got asked to write about avenatti https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/michael-avenatti-did-everything-wrong-1833996280
(fixed link. thanks beeeej.)
Quote from: ugartegot asked to write about avenatti https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/michael-avenatti-did-everything-wrong-1833996280
(fixed link. thanks beeeej.)
also talked about it on a podcast, but first you have to listen to me get angry about Gorsuch and the death penalty https://soundcloud.com/user-695156563/053-jerry-lundegaards-basta
New show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Quote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Will there be jokes?
Quote from: RichHQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Will there be jokes?
i mean, yeah.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: RichHQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Will there be jokes?
i mean, yeah.
Will there be lawyer jokes?
Quote from: martyQuote from: ugarteQuote from: RichHQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Will there be jokes?
i mean, yeah.
Will there be lawyer jokes?
not in the sense that you mean them
Quote from: RichHQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
Will there be jokes?
Intentionally?
Quote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
A second show is on Saturday. It will also be good, and it is about sports law. Specifically, what happens if Olympic-hopeful wrestlers actually sue to get their match results overturned. It has happened surprisingly often. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-30-2019
You can read more about what I'm going for here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/lawyer-comedian-hopes-to-make-listeners-laugh-with-live-cles
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
A second show is on Saturday. It will also be good, and it is about sports law. Specifically, what happens if Olympic-hopeful wrestlers actually sue to get their match results overturned. It has happened surprisingly often. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-30-2019
You can read more about what I'm going for here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/lawyer-comedian-hopes-to-make-listeners-laugh-with-live-cles
Great news. Cornell can look forward to suing over the results of the 2003 semi vs UNH.
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: ugarteNew show, especially but not exclusively for lawyers. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-2-2019
It will be good.
A second show is on Saturday. It will also be good, and it is about sports law. Specifically, what happens if Olympic-hopeful wrestlers actually sue to get their match results overturned. It has happened surprisingly often. https://www.caveat.nyc/event/persuasive-authority-11-30-2019
You can read more about what I'm going for here: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/lawyer-comedian-hopes-to-make-listeners-laugh-with-live-cles
Good thing nothing else is happening in New York City that day.
more writing https://theoutline.com/post/8439/jail-assault-gif-kurt-eichenwald-seizure
I finally started a new law podcast, Hostile Witness (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/001-crossing-the-line). The first episode is about Hernandez v Mesa (a Supreme Court case you may have heard about where the court held 5-4 that the family of a Mexican teenager that a border patrol officer shot and killed had no cause of action because the kid was on the other side of the Mexican border) and the rash of dumb defamation suits being filed by famous people. Subscribe and share!
Quote from: ugarteI finally started a new law podcast, Hostile Witness (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/001-crossing-the-line). The first episode is about Hernandez v Mesa (a Supreme Court case you may have heard about where the court held 5-4 that the family of a Mexican teenager that a border patrol officer shot and killed had no cause of action because the kid was on the other side of the Mexican border) and the rash of dumb defamation suits being filed by famous people. Subscribe and share!
Episode 2, on the 5th Circuit and it's antagonism of gay and trans litigants. https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/take-the-fifth-please
Been a while since I've posted so here is some stuff I've done:
Hostile Witness (http://soundcloud.com/hwpod) has three more episodes. The last of them (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/005-because-of-sex) I'm particularly proud of; I interview Professor Jessica Clarke (https://law.vanderbilt.edu/bio/jessica-clarke) of Vanderbilt Law and Ezra Young '09 (https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/faculty-research/faculty-directory/ezra-young/), who is now a visiting professor at Cornell Law about Bostock v Clayton County (applying Title VII to trans and gay litigants).
I am now also a member of ALAB Series (http://soundcloud.com/alabpodcast), another law podcast. On the last episode (https://soundcloud.com/alabpodcast/episode-25-release-the-crackpots) we talk about the Michigan sanctions decision from the Kraken election litigation. Another one will come out soon, covering the collapse of Ozy Media.
I was a guest on Fangraphs' Chin Music podcast with Ken Goldstein to talk about baseball's antitrust exemption (https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chin-music-episode-10-smells-like-burning-pet-food/).
On the Batting Around podcast I talked about baseball but not antitrust (https://soundcloud.com/battingaround/we-need-to-talk-about-the-play-wugarles).
On the No Cartridge/Patch Notes podcast I talk about antitrust but not baseball (https://www.redcircle.com/shows/8dc75889-bdb1-42f9-8170-b25a63a601f7/episodes/b8373cfa-7886-4726-9afb-2f5e73346860) (Epic v. Apple).
Finally, I was on Probably Science with comedians Andy Wood '99, Matt Kirshen and Jesse Case to talk about weird science news (https://podtail.com/podcast/probably-science/episode-438-charles-star/).
After being on hiatus for almost two years, I put out another episode of Hostile Witness. Episode 6 (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/006-the-beginning-of-the-end) covers the 5th Circuit decision that held that SEC enforcement hearings violated the right to a jury trial, a statutory interpretation case that is very bad for immigrants seeking citizenship and a campaign finance case that legalized bribery (even more).
I also appear most Thursdays at 1-ish on Anthony Atamanuik's Twitch stream (https://twitch.tv/shattyfatty) to talk about legal issues. You may know Tony from The President Show on Comedy Central, where he did the quality Trump impression that Alec Baldwin could not. (JAJ on SNL is also great.)
And ALAB should be back soon.
I think this podcast, where I write a song with the host in 30 minutes, is some of my finest work. Really funny from process to product. Fast Track with Howell Dawdy https://twitter.com/HowellDawdy/status/1558151694298529792
I was also on Batting Around to talk about the Pirates last month: https://twitter.com/BattinAround/status/1547185320109621248
Lot going on!
A two-part Hostile Witness podcast about the Mar-a-Lago search and the Special Master litigation: Part 1 (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/007-mar-a-lago-under-seige) Part 2 (https://soundcloud.com/hwpod/008-the-most-special-of-masters-mar-a-lago-part-2)
A new episode of ALAB Series (http://alabseries.com) regarding Florida's felon disenfranchisement law (https://soundcloud.com/alabpodcast/episode-28-something-given-has-no-value).
thanks etc.
Another ALAB, the first in a series we're going to do about Alex Jones and the Sandy Hook litigation. This episode is about his formative years, early career and other litigation trouble. https://soundcloud.com/alabpodcast/the-alex-jones-miniseries-1-a-great-dark-wickedness
Couple of things.
First, ALAB Series was named to a best of '22 list by Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2022/12/best-podcasts-2022-chat-comedy-history-politics.html), as was the Hallmark movie podcast I appear on from time to time (https://daveandjebarentmean.libsyn.com/117-law-dogs-dog-law-and-bear-claw-law-pod).
Second, I was on an episode of Soundtracker to talk about B*A*P*S (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1840875/11750862-episode-64-b-a-p-s-with-charles-star-and-david-j-roth?t=0).
Third, I've collected all of my various guest spots and podcast projects and writing under one link (https://linktr.ee/ugarles).
Happy holidays in advance, everyone.
The one link to rule them all (http://linktr.ee/ugarles) is still good, but for specifics,
Hostile Witness (http://soundcloud.com/hwpod) is now the home to the City Saint & Country Saint football podcast, where my friend and I have guests to talk about New Orleans Saints football. Look for Hostile Witness wherever you get your podcasts.
I was also a guest on Soundtracker, talking about The Nice Guys (https://www.buzzsprout.com/1840875/13507372-episode-96-the-nice-guys-with-charles-star-of-alab-podcast-and-david-j-roth-of-defector-media-it-s-christmastown-and-the-distraction-podcasts). There are a lot of other appearances there too - Batting Around (baseball), Street Fight (work and how it sucks), Fast Track (wrote a love song)... good stuff.
Folks, it's been a while but ALAB Series (http://alabseries.com) is back. We are in the middle of a multi-part series on Alex Jones and the Sandy Hook litigation and while there was an 18 month gap between parts 1 and 2, all three parts are here. 1 (https://pod.link/1477059799/episode/705b12d1580f16ba562b73728f267e19) - 2 (https://pod.link/1477059799/episode/926d6beea9659486b5fe78729fb3a363) - 3 (https://pod.link/1477059799/episode/2d8da4262501437428d7b1ac2898c938)
Plus our first episode back was a lighter one about a food labeling lawsuit against Cold Stone Creamery and Giuliani's legal troubles (https://pod.link/1477059799/episode/29a48509fb3850504f03233c08f928e3).
Also, I'm on bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ugarles.bsky.social) doing the pretty-much-like-twitter thing without giving up twitter.
Big week for guesting on podcasts:
1: On I Hate Bill Maher (https://pod.link/1746469734/episode/48d3778b9e447aaee966784838570f6e), a podcast that looks back at the start of Real Time, which sucks.
2: On Opening Arguments (https://pod.link/1147092464/episode/c85420220d9814db8db1893ead1e9c10), a legal podcast, talking about Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference.
3: On Sox Populi (https://pod.link/1500350854/episode/a5e15e46a2861962303466c8550fed0a), talking about the Pirates as we head to Chicago to start a series against the White Sox.
Quote from: ugarteBig week for guesting on podcasts:
1: On I Hate Bill Maher (https://pod.link/1746469734/episode/48d3778b9e447aaee966784838570f6e), a podcast that looks back at the start of Real Time, which sucks.
2: On Opening Arguments (https://pod.link/1147092464/episode/c85420220d9814db8db1893ead1e9c10), a legal podcast, talking about Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference.
3: On Sox Populi (https://pod.link/1500350854/episode/a5e15e46a2861962303466c8550fed0a), talking about the Pirates as we head to Chicago to start a series against the White Sox.
When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
Quote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteBig week for guesting on podcasts:
1: On I Hate Bill Maher (https://pod.link/1746469734/episode/48d3778b9e447aaee966784838570f6e), a podcast that looks back at the start of Real Time, which sucks.
2: On Opening Arguments (https://pod.link/1147092464/episode/c85420220d9814db8db1893ead1e9c10), a legal podcast, talking about Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference.
3: On Sox Populi (https://pod.link/1500350854/episode/a5e15e46a2861962303466c8550fed0a), talking about the Pirates as we head to Chicago to start a series against the White Sox.
When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
It's the Summer of Spam
Quote from: RichHQuote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteBig week for guesting on podcasts:
1: On I Hate Bill Maher (https://pod.link/1746469734/episode/48d3778b9e447aaee966784838570f6e), a podcast that looks back at the start of Real Time, which sucks.
2: On Opening Arguments (https://pod.link/1147092464/episode/c85420220d9814db8db1893ead1e9c10), a legal podcast, talking about Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference.
3: On Sox Populi (https://pod.link/1500350854/episode/a5e15e46a2861962303466c8550fed0a), talking about the Pirates as we head to Chicago to start a series against the White Sox.
When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
It's the Summer of Spam
is that a podcast i can do
Quote from: scoop85When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
Quote from: ugarteQuote from: RichHQuote from: scoop85Quote from: ugarteBig week for guesting on podcasts:
1: On I Hate Bill Maher (https://pod.link/1746469734/episode/48d3778b9e447aaee966784838570f6e), a podcast that looks back at the start of Real Time, which sucks.
2: On Opening Arguments (https://pod.link/1147092464/episode/c85420220d9814db8db1893ead1e9c10), a legal podcast, talking about Loper Bright and the end of Chevron deference.
3: On Sox Populi (https://pod.link/1500350854/episode/a5e15e46a2861962303466c8550fed0a), talking about the Pirates as we head to Chicago to start a series against the White Sox.
When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
It's the Summer of Spam
is that a podcast i can do
Quote from: scoop85When I saw a new post on this thread, I assumed it was someone touting poker strategies.
never count your money when you're sittin' at the table
That's more like it.