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On the latest LGM podcast I had the good fortune to speak with Dr. Ian Ona Johnson about his book Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War. The subject is interwar cooperation between the Red Army and the Reichswehr, a subject near and dear to my own academic interests. […] The post LGM Podcast: Faustian Bargain appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Dave and I had a terrific discussion with UMich Law's Leah Litman about her terrific new book, Lawless. We discuss (truth in subtitling!) how conservative jurisprudence runs on vibes and resentments rather than the grand theories it claims, how much Republican doctrine derives from the principle that being accused of discrimination is infinitely worse than […] The post LGM Podcast: Leah Litman appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM Podcast, the OG LGM Trio of Scott, Dave, and myself talked through Canada's upcoming election. We discussed the historic collapse of the Conservative Party's electoral explanations, the negative coattails of MAGA and other parties associated with the transnational Right, the legacy of Justin Trudeau, the current state of polling as an […] The post LGM Podcast: Canada's Upcoming Election appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week friend-of-the-blog Charles Dainoff and myself had the opportunity to speak with Gail Helt of King University In addition to being the director of the security and intelligence program at King, Gail is a retired CIA employee and as such has a particular perspective about the genre. We worked vaguely from this list but […] The post LGM Podcast: Spy Movies appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM podcast Scott and I had the opportunity to sit down with Erin Petrey, senior contributor and cocktail editor of bourbonbanter.com and longtime friend-of-the-blog. We talked through the modern history of bourbon (stretching back to Prohibition), the transformation of the bourbon industry in the 21st century, and the importance of bourbon to […] The post LGM Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Kentucky Bourbon? appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Earlier this week Scott, friend-of-the-pod Charles Dainoff, and myself talked the late, great Gene Hackman. We talked generalities (and made the point that this is not a True Crime Podcast), then got into the movies.We worked mostly off of this list, with these films discussed at any length: Transcript here. The post LGM Podcast: Hackman appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM podcast Erik and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview John Bleasdale, author of The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terence Malick from the University Press of Kentucky. I heartily recommend the book, which for the most part takes a film-by-film approach to Malick's career. We weren't able […] The post LGM Podcast: The Magic Hours appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

I had the opportunity to sit down yesterday with my colleagues Geoff Williams and Charles Dainoff to talk about the financial aspects of the Russia-Ukraine War. As some may recall we were writing a book on financial conflict when the war started, a book that now happens to be available in paperback. Here's what we […] The post LGM Podcast: Weaponizing InterdepenDANCE appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Scott and Erik and myself jibber-jabbered for a good long time about the Big Game this weekend. There were… digressions, including the Revenge of the Dad Bods, and the Hall of Fame case of Eli Manning. Transcript is here. And subscribe! Photo credit: By Infrogmation of New Orleans – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107911642 The post LGM Podcast: The Big Game appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week, I sat down with Scott and Robert for a freewheeling conversation focused largely on all things Dylan, at least of recent vintage. This included talking about the 27 disc box set of Bob Dylan's live recordings from 1974 with The Band, which I wrote the liner notes for. Scott is an avowed fan […] The post LGM Podcast: He Not Busy Being Born Is Busy Dying appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week Scott and I sat down with friend-of-the-blog Chris Koski to talk through what we now know about what happened in November. We worked through what data exists about the demographic breakdown of the election, talk problems internal to the Democratic coalition (“the Groups”), discuss the relevance of October 7 to the outcome, and […] The post LGM Podcast: What Happened? appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In Part II of our NFL podcast, we discuss the broadly competitive NFC playoffs. Part I is here. Enjoy! Transcript is here. The post LGM Podcast: The NFC appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In anticipation of tomorrow's games we recorded a two-part podcast on the NFL playoffs. In the first half (below) we worked our way through the AFC side, ending up with two championship predictions between the three of us. We also talked “Black Monday,” which saw the firing of several NFL coaches and coordinators. One that […] The post LGM Podcast: Black Monday and the AFC appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

One thing we discuss in the latest ediiton of our NFL podcast (see below!) is the concerns about the rough rookie season that Caleb Williams is having. I roughly half-buy this apologia for Williams — nobody will confuse Shane Waldron with Andy Reid, the skill talent Chicago has is solid on paper but not a […] The post NFL Open Thread: prospect inflation edition appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In the second half of our interview with Chris Kempshall, we continued our discussion of the History and Politics of Star Wars. This included discussions of the depiction of warfare across the series, the depressing collapse of every democratic project in the series, and finally of the failure of the Jedi Order. As we note […] The post LGM Podcast: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week Dan and I had the opportunity to speak with Chris Kempshall, author of The History and Politics of Star Wars and of The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire. The conversation was so productive and enjoyable that we went on for long enough to justify two podcast episodes. In the first we […] The post LGM Podcast: The History and Politics of Star Wars appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Rob, Erik and I were fortunate to be able to chat with David Nir, formerly of Daily Kos elections and now at an indispensable Substack, the Downballot. We discuss a wide range of issues about the non-presidential races in the 2024 elections. This was a terrific conversation and I learned a lot from it, as […] The post LGM Podcast: The Downballot appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Here's the second half of our NFL preseason podcast, focusing on the NFC. Should be fun tonight with the NFL starting! Unfortunately, I have to finish an article before I can watch, so we will see, but Chiefs-Ravens, dang, that's a heck of an opener! The AFC Preview is here: Transcript is here. The post LGM Podcast: NFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Erik, Rob and I recently had our annual NFL preview podcast. Part one covers the AFC — has the window closed for the Bills? Can anyone beat the Chiefs? Can the Ravens finally turn a regular season powerhouse into postseason success? How will year 1 of the Harbaugh/Herbert marriage go? We discuss this and much […] The post LGM Podcast: 2024 AFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On Friday Scott and I had the opportunity to speak with long-term friend of the blog and contributor Dr. Chris Koski of Reed College about the current state of the election. We worked our way through how the race has changed since the Big Thing, the stark limitations of JD Vance, the ways in which […] The post LGM Podcast: Eleven Weeks Out appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In a Very Special Edition of the LGM podcast, Rob and I had a great conversation with the great critic and friend of the blog Glenn Kenny about his new wonderful new book The World Is Yours: The Story of Scarface. We talk about Brian De Palma's legacy as a “great artist and serious man,” […] The post LGM Podcast: Say Hello to My Little Friend appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week I had the extraordinary good fortune to speak with Reuben Keith Green, a retired US Navy officer and the author of Black Officer, White Navy, a new memoir available from the University Press of Kentucky. Reuben's memoir covers his youth, his decision to join the Navy, his naval career (including a command stint […] The post LGM Podcast: Black Officer, White Navy appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

I had the opportunity yesterday to speak with LGM Blogger Emeritus Dave Brockington about the upcoming British general election. Quick summary, things do not look great for the Tories, but Labour is inheriting a lot of intractable problems. We also talked a bit about the results of the European Parliament elections and the big, extremely […] The post LGM Podcast: The July 4 Massacre appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On this august day of blogospheric history, Scott and I are proud to publish our interview with Duncan Black, better known in some circles as Atrios, the long-term proprietor of Eschaton. We talk through a LOT of the history of the blogosphere, but for my money the best part is when all three of us […] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 12: Eschaton appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

A couple of weeks ago Scott and I had the opportunity to speak with Jill Filipovic, late of Feministe and a wide variety of other publications. She currently writes at her own Substack, on her own twitter feed, and in a bunch of other venues that you shouldn't have any trouble finding. We talked about […] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 11: Jill Filipovic appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Who is as ready for the NFL Draft as we here at LGM? No one! Scott, Rob, and I sat down last night to hash through a bunch of the issues in the draft, including the state of the quarterbacks. We also more or less went through the first half of the first round, considered […] The post LGM Podcast: It's Getting Drafty in Here appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week Cheryl and I had the opportunity to speak with Kathleen McInnis, Senior Fellow in the International Security Program and Director of the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. We talked about the Russia-Ukraine War, the glacial progress towards an aid agreement in the US House of […] The post LGM Podcast: NATO 75 appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

The Oral History of the Blogosphere series is back! Scott and I had the good fortune to sit down with Laura McKenna of Apt. 11D. We talked the (sometimes pourous) boundaries of the academic, political, and mommy blogospheres, the process of learning how to write for a non-academic audience, the opportunities that participating in the […] The post Oral History of the Blogosphere Part 10: Apartment 11D appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM podcast I had the good fortune to sit down with Aidan Dodson, author of the Windfall Battleships: Agincourt, Canada, Erin, Eagle and the Balkan and Latin-American Arms Races. We talk through the Navalism of the first two decades of the twentieth century, which helped generate a procurement environment in which a […] The post LGM Podcast: The Windfall Battleships appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In our conversation about the Big Game, Scott, Erik and I touched upon: Transcript available here. The LGM podcast is now available from a variety of corporate overlords, so please perform freedom by making your consumer choice. We would very much appreciate reviews, whether of the thoughtful written variety or just by clicking on the appropriate […] The post LGM Podcast: Viva Las Vegas appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

For our latest podcast, we talked to Pamela Riney-Kehrberg from Iowa State University about her recent book When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. This was a wide-ranging conversation that explored, among other things, the connections between the farm crisis and the manufacturing crisis of the same time, the […] The post LGM Podcast: The Farm Crisis appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Rob and I were excited to talk to Elizabeth about the fantastic new Paranoid Style album The Interrogator. And Anna Wintour's attack on Pitchfork, and playing live in Athens later this month, and Doug Yule, and no-money-in-this-deal professions, and stuff like that there. With the addition of Peter Holsapple the new album is the best […] The post LGM Podcast: Elizabeth Nelson Presents…The Interrogator appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

For the latest LGM podcast Erik and I had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Yogerst, author of the Warner Brothers, a new history of the Warner family and of the studio that they created. We cover a lot of ground, including the founding and early history of the studio, the nature of the […] The post LGM Podcast: The Warner Brothers appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Earlier this week Rob and I chatted with occasional LGM contributor and Reed College political science professor Chris Koski about the electoral landscape and prospects for 2024. A range of topics are covered, including the ongoing racial depolarization in the Trump era and where it might be headed, the state of polling, and more. Have […] The post LGM Podcast: 2024 Election Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Rob, Dave and I discuss the NFL playoffs. Alas, this came before the firings of Carroll and Belichick, bur all the more fodder for the Super Bowl podcast! We go through the series and try to figure out what could possibly derail a Ravens/49ers Super Bowl. Transcript available here. The LGM podcast is now available […] The post LGM Podcast: Playoffs? Edition appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

For our latest podcast, we were greatly honored to speak to Laura Edwards, a legal historian at Princeton, about her latest book Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States. This is a pretty mindblowing study about how early American courts recognized clothing as women's […] The post LGM Podcast: Only the Clothes on Her Back appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

For the latest LGM podcast, we talked to James Morton Turner, Professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley, about his new book Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future. This is a fantastic book because Turner is an environmental scholar who thinks deeply about things I am passionate about–supply chains, the […] The post LGM Podcast: Batteries: Past, Present, Future appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

In our latest podcast, we interviewed Samantha Seeley of the University of Richmond about her recent book Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the United States. This is a fantastic book about the idea of free migration as central to American history, how this excluded both Black and Native […] The post LGM Podcast: Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Here is our midseason NFL podcast. I was very, very tired this week so I probably sound terrible. And yes, I am the Josh McDaniels of NFL prognostication so don't listen to me if you are betting! This also can be an open thread for tonight's excellent Bengals-Ravens matchup, neither of which feature Oregon legend […] The post LGM Podcast: NFL Midseason Pod appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

For our latest podcast, I interviewed Stephen Kantrowitz of the University of Wisconsin about his new book Citizens of a Stolen Land: A Ho-Chunk History of the Nineteenth-Century United States. We talked about a lot of big picture issues in this conversation, including the struggles of liberals to take our terrible history with Native Americans […] The post LGM Podcast: Citizens of a Stolen Land appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

On the latest LGM Podcast I spoke with my co-authors, Dr. Charles Dainoff of the University of Idaho and Dr. Geoffrey Williams of Transylvania University, about our new book Waging War with Gold. We talk through the origins of the project, what each of us brought to the book and took away from it, and […] The post LGM Podcast: Waging War with Gold appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Here's the second part of our NFL preview podcast. Putting up early so you can listen to it if you want before the games and the LGM game thread at 1. So check it out. Good thing we were so bullish on the Lions before we recorded this! For once, it paid off!! Let this […] The post LGM Podcast: NFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

WELCOME TO OPENING DAY OF THE NFL, A DAY FAR BETTER THAN CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING, NEW YEAR'S AND YANKEE ELIMINATION DAY COMBINED. As you prepare to watch the Chiefs/Lions game tonight, perhaps consider checking out the first half of our NFL podcast, in which we preview the AFC, where 80% of the good NFL teams and […] The post LGM Podcast: AFC Preview appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Lemieux, Farley, and I did a sports rundown, mostly focused on baseball, though with Scott entering into a lengthy discussion about problems with race in hockey. Check it out. Transcript is here. The LGM podcast is now available from a variety of corporate overlords, so please perform freedom by making your consumer choice. We would […] The post LGM Podcast: Pennant Races Wind Down appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Yesterday Erik and I had the extraordinary pleasure of having a conversation with Rich Brooks, former coach of the Kentucky Wildcats, the St. Louis Rams, and of course the Oregon Ducks. We talked realignment, the challenges of modern college coaching, the role of money in the sport, the differences between the SEC and the Pac-10, […] The post LGM Podcast: Talking Football with Rich Brooks appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

As I mentioned Monday, our latest podcast explores the legacy of Robbie Robertson. Elizabeth, Rob and I look at a lot of aspects of Robbie's career — the Band's catalog, his modest (really) but brilliant guitar, his very entertaining but not-so-modest memoir, the Levon-Robbie wars, and the affection Rob and I still have for Robbie's […] The post LGM Podcast: Remembering Robbie Robertson appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Some weeks back I had the chance to sit down with Joe Dans, Producer & Host of the Creativity & Tech Show for WTBQ & WGHT radio. We talked military technology and the cross-straits balance. Give it a listen if you have the chance… The post Non-LGM Podcast: Innovation, Technology, and the Taiwan Straits appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Yesterday (accidentally on the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki) Abigail, Cheryl, Scott, and myself discussed at length our thoughts on Oppenheimer, which has already generated a number of posts on this very blog. The conversation included general reactions, an attempt to frame Oppenheimer with Nolan's broader family of work, some thoughts on casting, […] The post LGM Podcast: On a Road Called Oppenheimer appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Mary Rose Kubal, associate professor of Political Science at St. Bonaventure, about efforts on the left and on the right to establish a new constitution for Chile. We talked through recent developments in Chilean politics, the failed 2022 effort to pass a progressive new constitution, […] The post LGM Podcast: Chile's Constitutional Ping Pong appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

We had the privilege of speaking to Mark McLay, Lecturer at Lancaster University in the UK, about his recent book The Republican Party and the War on Poverty. This was a great chance to discuss the trajectory of the Republican Party since the 1960s, what drew Republicans together in the age where the party had […] The post LGM Podcast: The Republican Party and the War on Poverty appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.

The series finale of Succession is Sunday and so Lemieux, Farley, and I got together to talk about its place in the pantheon of television history. Also, Rob was drinking something called Hard Mountain Dew, which sounds like hell in a can. Transcript is here. The LGM podcast is now available from a variety of […] The post LGM Podcast: Succession appeared first on Lawyers, Guns & Money.