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We're back — maybe getting a little too scheduled — with one opinion on the docket: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox, where the Court held that states may limit girls' and women's sports teams to biological sex without violation Equal Protection or Title IX. First, though, Will collects on a two-year-old prediction when the Court grants Jouppi v. Alaska, an Institute for Justice case about a five-figure airplane forfeited over a six-pack of beer. On the main event, we work through how the opinions are written (no pronouns, no "Lindsay"), what the litigants' Title IX concession did to the case, and whether there is any such thing as an as-applied equal protection challenge. Will makes a big-swing prediction about transgender status and heightened scrutiny, and we ask whether the Court's reasoning can be squared with VMI and the anti-stereotyping cases. Along the way: fencepost problems, Magneto's powers, Magic: The Gathering's crossover-IP wars, scrawny men, and Justice Kavanaugh's ode to the championship trophy.Highlights[00:00:21] Opening: continuing the roll, "starting to get a little scheduled," and record-setting season ambitions[00:02:05] Summer interim-docket check-in: a new SG filing on mail-in voting; still no rehearing petition in the birthright-citizenship case[00:03:23] Filing-day counting and the classic fencepost problem[00:04:50] Will doesn't condone violence, Dan; UFC, violent video games, and Dungeons & Dragons[00:07:46] The prediction workflow pays off: Will called the IJ excessive-fines cert push back in May 2024 (Culley)[00:08:05] Cert granted in Jouppi v. Alaska: a 5-figure aircraft forfeited over a 6-pack of beer[00:09:58] Scorecard methodology: easy predictions, Magneto clauses, and a slugging-percentage proposal[00:12:51] Dan's good news: Constitutional Rights in General Private Law, accepted at Harvard Law Review[00:13:32] The main event: West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox — states can keep transgender athletes off girls' and women's teams[00:15:25] How the opinions are written: no pronouns, and the majority never says "Lindsay"[00:18:44] The Thomas concurrence: suspect class, "biological men and boys who identify as girls," and the Josef Pieper abuse-of-language quote[00:21:49] Title IX: the statutory text, the litigants' concession, and what the dissents are trying to preserve[00:29:39] The Equal Protection Clause: Skrmetti, two kinds of anti-trans laws, and Will's big-swing prediction on heightened scrutiny[00:35:29] VMI's inherent differences, bathrooms, and the anti-stereotyping mainstays (Craig v. Boren)[00:43:33] Is there such a thing as an as-applied equal protection challenge? Footnotes 7 and 9, scrawny men, and Nguyen[00:52:35] The Ninth Circuit's dropped thread: Idaho's invasive verification testing and the cis-woman plaintiff[00:54:41] Justice Kavanaugh, the sports justice: the championship-trophy passage and Flood v. Kuhn lore[00:56:52] The flip side: does Title IX sometimes require excluding transgender athletes? Dueling predictions[01:00:30] Why this isn't Bostock: Gorsuch, formalism, and a contested Indian-law analogy[01:02:49] Sign-off — and a preemptive accusation that Will will game the scorecard by refusing to recordRelevant linksCasesWest Virginia v. B.P.J. / Little v. Hecox — slip opinionJouppi v. Alaska — Institute for Justice case pageCulley v. MarshallUnited States v. SkrmettiUnited States v. Virginia (VMI)Nguyen v. INSFlood v. KuhnCommentary & articlesD'Onfro & Epps, "The Fourth Amendment and General Law" — the Yale Law Journal predecessor to the new Harvard Law Review piece announced on the showOtherDivided Argument, "Originalism Hulk" — the back-catalogue episode whose new custom cover art comes up in the Marvel tangent
Hour 3- Former Memphis Tiger Jarvis Greer on Huff and Memphis' Upcoming Season + The Blitz: USMNT Coach and US/Notre Dame
Hour 2- Around the NFL: Titans Camp, Cards QB, and 49ers Injuries + Aaron Rodgers + Browns QB Room + Small Talk
Hour 1- MLB Trade Deadline: Skubal, Red Sox, and Cardinals + Tashan Reed, Commanders Reporter Washington Post
Makhlouf & Kuhn: Discussing what the Cubs & Sox should do at trade deadline (Hour 3) full 1558 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:54:41 +0000 CP1vm84UPR7Oz9eDVMoYXrRPvwJKvvgW sports Best of 104.3 The Score sports Makhlouf & Kuhn: Discussing what the Cubs & Sox should do at trade deadline (Hour 3) Best of 104.3 The Score Best of 104.3 The Score is a curated snapshot of the station at its best, delivering the standout moments Chicago sports fans don't want to miss. Featuring top interviews, expert commentary, and memorable segments from across the lineup, the podcast covers everything from Bears Sundays and Cubs summers to Bulls, Blackhawks, and White Sox headlines. Whether you're catching up or reliving the biggest conversations of the day, Best of 104.3 The Score brings the voices, stories, and debates that power Chicago sports talk into one easy listen. © 2026 Audacy, Inc. Sports https://p
Makhlouf & Kuhn: Herb Howard gives us the latest from Bears camp (Hour 1) full 2981 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:42:46 +0000 vrM7vi1Z0VDfgvQSSjZ0o7jVamp5zQPr sports Best of 104.3 The Score sports Makhlouf & Kuhn: Herb Howard gives us the latest from Bears camp (Hour 1) Best of 104.3 The Score Best of 104.3 The Score is a curated snapshot of the station at its best, delivering the standout moments Chicago sports fans don't want to miss. Featuring top interviews, expert commentary, and memorable segments from across the lineup, the podcast covers everything from Bears Sundays and Cubs summers to Bulls, Blackhawks, and White Sox headlines. Whether you're catching up or reliving the biggest conversations of the day, Best of 104.3 The Score brings the voices, stories, and debates that power Chicago sports talk into one easy listen. © 2026 Audacy, Inc. Sports https://player.amperw
Makhlouf & Kuhn: reacting to Liam Coen's comments about Caleb Williams-Darnell Wright's contract & Cubs (Hour 2) full 2826 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:45:47 +0000 8PRb8FmxuS76vhTssZ8YBythj1mB2EMV sports Best of 104.3 The Score sports Makhlouf & Kuhn: reacting to Liam Coen's comments about Caleb Williams-Darnell Wright's contract & Cubs (Hour 2) Best of 104.3 The Score Best of 104.3 The Score is a curated snapshot of the station at its best, delivering the standout moments Chicago sports fans don't want to miss. Featuring top interviews, expert commentary, and memorable segments from across the lineup, the podcast covers everything from Bears Sundays and Cubs summers to Bulls, Blackhawks, and White Sox headlines. Whether you're catching up or reliving the biggest conversations of the day, Best of 104.3 The Score brings the voices, stories, and debates that power Chicago sports talk into one easy listen. © 2026 Audacy, Inc. Sports
Hour 3- SI's Kyron Samuels one week out from football returning + The Blitz: LeBron's "Last Dance" and WNBA Gambling Tweet
Hour 1- Romo DUI and Wemby Nike Extension + Rhodes Men's Basketball Coach Zo Goodson discussing Rhodes historic, expectations this year, navigating recruiting as a D3 college, and Cam Boozer
Hour 2- ASU Head Coach Kenny Dillingham + Around the NFL
Hour 1- Curt Cignetti Speaks at BIG10 Media Days & SI's Top 10 CFB QBs + Looking At the Absolute Mess at UNC under Mike Lombardi and Bill Belichick
Hour 3- CBS Sports' David Cobb on Indiana's Expectations, Cignetti, and Big 10 + The Blitz: Kalshi Sued by NY and BR's Top 5 Starting 5s in NBA
Hour 2- Colton Denning on Cignetti and Big 10 + Around the NFL: Baker, Deebo, and Browns
Rhodes Men's Basketball Coach Zo Goodson discussing Rhodes historic season, expectations this year, navigating recruiting as a D3 college, and Cam Boozer
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly for their chat with award-winning, bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst, recorded LIVE at TBRCon2026. During the interview, they delve into Sarah's career, her new novel Sea of Charms, The Spellshop series and its world, cozy fantasy, career longevity, persistence, avoiding burnout, childhood influences, cheese, chocolate and much more.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon- Rate and review SFF Addicts- Share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUEST:Sarah Beth Durst is the award-winning, bestselling author of over 30 novels, including The Spellshop, The Enchanted Greenhouse and more. Her latest novel is Sea of Charms, which you can purchase here.Find Sarah on Instagram, Amazon and her website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol.Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:Linktree
Hour 1- Overreaction/Not an Overreaction: LeBron, Huff, and NCAA/UT + How LeBron Ended Up in Philly
Hour 2- Trevor Lane on NBA Offseason, LeBron, Grizzlies, and Lakers + Around the NFL: Injuries and Contract Hold-Ins + Small Talk: Romo DUI
Hour 3- CBS Sports' David Cobb on NCAA vs UT and Media Days + The Blitz: Kawhi Investigation in '27?
Former Memphis Assistant Coach & Current Arizona State Head Coach Kenny Dillingham joined Gabe Kuhn to discuss their upcoming season
Hour 1- Remembering Jordan Devey, Former Memphis Tiger and NFL Player + Memphis FB HC Charles Huff Media Days Comments + The American Commissioner on Teams leaving the conference
Hour 2- LeBron James is a 76er...are they the favorites? + Parker Fleming on LeBron Signing with Philly
Hour 1- Memphis FB Fall Camp and Charles Huff Comments + John Stacy on the VA Ticket Program for the U of M
Hour 2- BCM's Christian Fowler on American Media Days and Charles Huff Expectations + Around the NFL
Hour 3- Keith Smith on LeBron in Philly, Grizzlies Young Roster, and NBA Contenders + The Blitz
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors Bryce O'Connor (CEO of Wraithmarked Creative), Ben Galley and J.D.L. Rosell for our final Indie Appreciation Month panel on Crowdfunding & Special Editions. During the panel, Bryce, Ben and Josiah discuss what crowdfunding and special editions are, crowdfunding platforms, increased demand for special editions, the collector's mindset, types of crowdfunding projects, the FOMO effect for authors and readers, whether or not authors should run a campaign, crowdfunding risks, product options, rewards and backer tiers, funding goals and budgeting your project, marketing your campaign, production and fulfillment, mentally preparing yourself for a campaign, campaign length, the mid-campaign plateau and more.OUR SPONSOR:TRANSFERENCE by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon- Rate and review SFF Addicts- Share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUESTS:Bryce O'Connor is the CEO of Wraithmarked Creative, as well as the author of the Warformed: Stormweaver series, The Wings of War series and more. Find Bryce on Instagram, Amazon and the Wraithmarked website.Ben Galley is the award-winning author of over 30 books, including the Emaneska series, The Chasing Graves Trilogy and more. Find Ben on Instagram, Amazon and his website.J.D.L. Rosell is the author of 20 books, including the Legend of Tal series, the Ranger of the Titan Wilds series and more. Find Josiah on Instagram, Amazon and his website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD ATTRIBUTION:Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
The Taiping's greatest summer curdles into its bloodiest autumn. Two months after the East King demands to be crowned Hong Xiuquan's equal, three of his brother-kings converge on Nanjing with an army he never sees coming.By dawn, the man who once spoke with the voice of God is a head on a pole in the street. Yet the purge doesn't end there: it swallows thousands, devours the men who ordered it, and costs the Heavenly Kingdom its foothold on the Yangtze before the year is out – all without a single Qing soldier's help.Time Period Covered:Dec. 1853–Sep. 1856 CE Major Historical Figures:Taiping Heavenly Kingdom:Hong Xiuquan, Heavenly King [1814–1864]Yang Xiuqing, East King [c. 1821–1856]Wei Changhui, North King [d. 1856]Qin Rigang, Yan King [1821–1856]Shi Dakai, Wing King [1831–1863]Xiao Chaogui, West King [d. 1852]Feng Yunshan, South King [d. 1852]Hu Yihuang, Yu King (deposed) Qing Dynasty:Zeng Guofan, founder of the Xiang/Hunan Army [1811–1872]Xiang Rong, Nanjing S. siege camp commander Nanjing [d. 1856]Tuoming'a, Yangzhou commander Major Sources Cited:Michael, Franz, and Chang Chung-li. The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents, Vol. I.Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom.Spence, Jonathan D. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan.Kuhn, Philip A. "The Taiping Rebellion." The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3- CBS Sports' David Cobb on American Media Days, Pastner, and LeBron + The Blitz
Parker Fleming on Watching Summer League, the Grizzlies' Run, & Next Season + Jack Hampton Joins the Show to Talk Media, Summer League Standouts & More! + Recapping Some of Coach Huff's Quotes from The American's Media Days
Breaking Down the Biggest News of the Day! LeBron James Signs With Philly! + Jaylen Wells on his Summer Break, Training, Hobbies & Upcoming Camps!
Frank Bonner LIVE from The American Media Days on Charles Huff & The Tigers! The Blitz: LeBron, Liverpool & Wrexham, Mahomes, & Duke v Michigan. The Rewind
Hour 3- David Cobb with Takeaways from SEC Media Days, on a SEC Breakaway, & More! + The Blitz: Todd McShay's Top College QB Rankings
Hour 1- Grizzlies Roster Crunch, Hawkins Rumors, and GG Jackson Role + SEC Media Days and Ryan Silverfield Expectations
Hour 2- Matt Infield , Action News 5, on Memphis BB/FB and Ryan Silverfield + Gabe's Thoughts After Seeing Memphis BB Open practice
Hour 3- SI' Kyron Samuels on LeBron and SEC Media Days + The Blitz: Jalen Duren + Pavia Waived
Hour 1- Overreaction/Not an Overreaction: Kalen DeBoer, The American, SEC Breakaway + LeBron is STILL Yet to Make his Decision & The Miami Heat Made a Mistake..
Hour 2- Frank Bonner II Joins the Program to Talk All Things Tigers' Football! + News & Notes from SEC Media Day Today with Jon Sumrall & Pete Golding!
Brewers Analyst Vinny Rottino joins the show to talk all things Milwaukee Brewers!
Hour 2- BCM's Lawrence Dockery on the World Cup and Spain's Victory + SEC Media Days + Small Talk: Connor's Top 5 Nolan movies
Hour 3- CBS Sports' David Cobb on SEC Media Days and Grizzlies SL + The Blitz
Hour 1- Did Grizzlies SL Change Your Expectations for Next Season? + On3's Jake Crain on SEC Media Days and Trinidad vs Arch
Hour 2- BCM's Christian Fowler on Memphis FB, SEC Media Days, and LeBron + Around the Association: Dort Trade, Herro Comments, and More NBA News
Hour 3- Oregon Football's GM Tyler Dean + Connor's The Odyssey Review and The Blitz: LSU's Expectations + ESPN Layoffs
Hour 1- Gabe vs Joey Chestnut + Grizzlies SL Review and Spain Wins 2026 World Cup
GM of Oregon Football and Memphian, Tyler Dean, joined the Gabe Kuhn Show to discuss the Big 10's recent success, Oregon's expectations, and the inner workings of being a GM in CFB
Join host M.J. Kuhn, guest artist Chris McGrath and guest authors Gregory Kontaxis and Michael Vadney for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Self-Publishing in the Age of AI. During the panel, Chris, Gregory and Michael discuss the ethics of AI use, whether or not we can avoid it, the deluge of AI slop, risking your reputation, prejudices against self-publishing, filtering AI vs. human-made content, cover art and working with human artists, originality and the value of human-created art, audience (dis)trust and fan backlash to AI, the performative pressures of social media, losing the struggles (and romance) of art, how AI impacts marketing/marketplaces and more.OUR SPONSOR:Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon- Rate and review SFF Addicts- Share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUESTS:Chris McGrath is an artist and illustrator best known for his work on The Dresden Files series. Find Chris on Instagram and his website.Gregory Kontaxis is the author of The Dance of Light epic fantasy series. Find Gregory on Instagram, Amazon and his website.Michael Vadney is the host of the Author Adjacent podcast, as well as the author of Crownfall. Find Michael on Instagram, Amazon and his website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol. Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD ATTRIBUTION:- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari- Video made using licensed materials from https://envato.com/
The Taiping Army is riding high. Having finally broken two massive, three-year-long sieges over the course of a single summer, ultimate victory seems within their grasp. Yet, that taste of triumph acts like blood in the water. The lifting of the sieges removes the one thing that had been holding this fractured movement together: sheer external pressure. For three years, the East King has been rehearsing one demand: the same title as the Heavenly King. Absolute recognition, absolute parity - the promotion he believes he's duly owed. Now with the pressure off, he's willing to do anything to get it, even summon the voice of God Himself.Time Period Covered:Dec. 1853–Sep. 1856 CE Major Historical Figures:Taiping Heavenly Kingdom:Hong Xiuquan, the Heavenly King [1814–1864]Yang Xiuqing, the East King [c. 1821–1856]Wei Changhui, the North King [d. 1856]Qin Rigang, the Yan King [1821–1856]Shi Dakai, the Wing King [1831–1863]Xiao Chaogui, the West King [d. 1852]Feng Yunshan, the South King [d. 1852]Hu Yihuang, the deposed Yu King Qing Dynasty:Zeng Guofan, founder of the Xiang Army [1811–1872]Xiang Rong, Qing commander of the southern siege camp at Nanjing [d. 1856]Tuoming'a, Manchu commander at Yangzhou Major Sources Cited:Michael, Franz, and Chang Chung-li. The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents, Vol. I.Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom.Spence, Jonathan D. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan.Kuhn, Philip A. "The Taiping Rebellion." The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 10. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 3- Jonah Dylan on the Grizzlies Summer League, Tigers' Football, Projections + Announcing the Winner of the Outstanding RIJ Prize Package & Their Story!
Hour 1- LIVE FROM ROBERT IRWIN JEWELERS! Gabe & Connor Discuss LeDecision Part 2 + The NBA Is Probing the Milwaukee Bucks for the Gary Trent Jr Contract
Hour 2- Parker Fleming on Grizzlies SL, Boozer/Ced Connection, and LeBron + SEC and ACC Media Days
Three months after the biggest win of his life, Zeng Guofan tries to drown himself.Again.His fleet gets ambushed, split in half, & set ablaze by a 23-year-old nobody bothered to worry about – right up until he became the guy everybody worried about. The reward for surviving all that? A "promotion" in-name only... with no province, no funds, no friends, and a bureaucracy that somehow finds the – time mid-civil-war – to mock him personally. He loses his flagship, his files, his seal of command, and even a friend. And all the while, a much bigger disaster is assembling itself in Nanjing, completely without his input...Time Period Covered:Dec. 1854–Apr. 1856 CE Major Historical Figures:Taiping Heavenly Kingdom:Yang Xiuqing, the East King [c. 1821–1856]Qin Rigang, the Yan King [1821–1856]Shi Dakai, the Wing King [1831–1863]Lin Qirong, Taiping commander of JiujiangLuo Dagang, Taiping commander of Meijiazhou and Hukou Qing Dynasty:The Xianfeng Emperor (Aisin-Gioro Yizhu) [r. 1850–1861]Zeng Guofan, founder of the Xiang Army [1811–1872]Taqibu, Manchu commander of the Xiang Army's land forces [d. 1855]Peng Yulin, co-founder of the Xiang Army's naval forces [1816–1890]Hu Linyi, Xiang Army commander, later Governor of HubeiChen Qimai, Governor of JiangxiTao Enpei, Governor of Hubei [d. 1855]Zuo Zongtang [1812–1885] Major Sources Cited:Michael, Franz, and Chang Chung-li. The Taiping Rebellion: History and Documents, Vol. I.Platt, Stephen R. Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom.Spence, Jonathan D. God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan.Kuhn, Philip A. "The Taiping Rebellion." The Cambridge History of China, Vol. 10. Audio Backing Courtesy of:TabletopAudioCLS Productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices