The Podvocate

Feb 27 2025 176 ep. 50 mins 15
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Law students at Loyola University Chicago School of Law explore legal topics and engage in the intentional infliction of emotional discourse.

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Legal TV Binge: Lessons from Suits, Primal Fear, and The Good Wife

Feb 27 2025 25 mins  
Fictional legal shows are just fiction. Right? Let’s dive into the world of legal dramas and analyze three stories from the shows Suits and The Good Wife and the 1996 movie, Primal Fear. Together we will apply real legal principles, like contract law and the comparative negligence standard, to the fictional cases. Please note there are spoilers for the shows and movie! Resea

Play for No Pay Part III: Name Image and Likeness in Revenue Sports

Feb 27 2025 48 mins  
This week Davey and Chris sit down with Lanston Tanyi and Coach Dave McGinnis to discuss payment in college athletics and its collateral effects. Lanston Tanyi is a 4L in the Weekend JD program also works as a marketing director for a national healthcare company. While attending Appalachian State University, Lanston was a four year starter for their football program. Lanston was on

Women in the Law Part 2

Feb 27 2025 16 mins  
In this part 2 episode of the Women in the Law series, Neha Alety sits down with Kelly Greening, associate general counsel at Lurie Children’s Hospital and former DePaul University College of Law graduate. Kelly discusses her experiences as a former lobbyist, fighting for reproductive health rights, and takes us through her career. We expand on the challenges that she faced as ea

Play for No Pay: A Discussion of Name Image and Likeness in Non-Revenue Sports

Feb 27 2025 57 mins  
This week Davey and Chris sit down with Will Boling and Emily Proud to discuss payment in college athletics and its collateral effects. Will Boling is a sports radio host on 104.5 the Zone in Nashville, TN as well as a play-by-play announcer for professional and collegiate track, women’s college basketball and college baseball. While attending the University of Tennessee, Will wa

The SAFE-T Act One Year On with Debra Cruz

Feb 23 2025 41 mins  
Associate Editor Mary Bandstra explains the SAFE-T Act, Illinois’ law eliminating cash bail, that went into effect in 2023. Associate Editor Katie Dorsey interviews Assistant Public Defender Debra Cruz to get a boots-on-the-ground perspective on the Act’s practical implications. Illinois SAFE-T Act Full Text: https://ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/101/101-0652.htm Cook Cou

We the People...

Jan 21 2025 16 mins  
Does the government owe us, American Citizens, anything? Associate Editor Alyssa Pacheco explores what the relationship between government and its people looks like, the role contract law plays in governing that relationship, and what happens when that contract is broken. Resources: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-broken-criminal-legal-system-contributes-to-w

Access to Justice: Legal Deserts in Indiana

Dec 17 2024 46 mins  
This is the first episode in a new series called Access to Justice, which explores the growing gap of access to legal resources in different areas of the United States. Legal deserts – defined by the American Bar Association as a county with fewer than one lawyer per 1000 people – are spreading across rural areas of the country. Indiana is facing a statewide attorney shortage

Intersectional Issues in Black/LGBTQ+ Advocacy with Aisha Davis, Senior Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Illinois

Dec 17 2024 50 mins  
In this episode, Rachel Still and Isabella Lund sit down with Aisha Davis, Senior Policy Counsel at the ACLU of Illinois. Aisha shares her journey as a first-generation lawyer, detailing how her lived experiences and time in law school shaped her path to public interest law. We explore her critical insights on addressing systemic injustices affecting Black and LGBTQ+ communities, t

Degrees of Freedom: Northwestern’s Prison Education Program with Professor Jennifer Lackey

Dec 17 2024 37 mins  
In this episode, we explore how the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) is transforming lives behind bars through access to higher education. What makes this program unique? How does it provide incarcerated individuals with the tools to achieve academic success and personal growth? We’ll discuss NPEP’s mission, its challenges, and the incredible stories of students who

Women in the Law: Experiences in a Male-Dominated Field

Dec 17 2024 15 mins  
n this episode, Neha Alety sits down with Hannah Sweeney, associate attorney at Pavich Law Group and former Loyola Chicago School of Law graduate. Hannah shares her experiences as a female litigator in a male-dominated field. We begin our discussion with her career path and background and her experiences in law school. She then discusses the gender-based challenges she’s faced in