28 Best Washington DC Law Podcasts

1. The Lawfare Podcast

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The Lawfare Podcast features discussions with experts, policymakers, and opinion leaders at the nexus of national security, law, and policy. On issues from foreign policy, homeland security, intelligence, and cybersecurity to governance and law, we have doubled down on seriousness at a time when others are running away from it. Visit us at www.lawfaremedia.org. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.more Hosts Natalie K. Orpett, Kate klonick, Evelyn Douek, Dr. Alina Polyakova
Producer/Network The Lawfare Institute
Email ****@lawfaremedia.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Holly Berkley Fletcher, Alexander Palmer +44 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 7.1KFacebook 30.2KTwitter 215.2K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Video Podcast YouTube
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2. Advisory Opinions

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Advisory Opinions is a legal podcast by The Dispatch. Hosts David French and Sarah Isgur meet twice a week to talk about the law, the courts, their collision with politics, and why it all matters.more Hosts David French, Sarah Isgur
Producer/Network The Dispatch
Email ****@thedispatch.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 250k-1M
Recent Guests Lisa Blatt, Gov. Kevin Stitt +15 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 4.1KTwitter 378 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner

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Glenn Kirschner - he's an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and former Assistant U.S. Attorney at the D.C. U.S Attorney's Office. Now you can join him for Justice Matters. Glenn brings analysis and insight to current legal issues, drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG. For three decades, Glenn argued to juries and judges, breaking down complex legal issues in clear and relatable ways. Every weekday his podcast brings that same approach to his analysis of today's troubled legal landscape.more Host Glenn Kirschner
Producer/Network Crossover Media Group
Email ****@twosquaredmediaproductions.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 3.4KFacebook 87.4KTwitter 703.8KInstagram 95.4K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

4. Rational Security

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A weekly discussion of national security and foreign policy matters hosted by Lawfare Senior Editor Scott R. Anderson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosts Scott R. Anderson, Quinta Jurecic, Alan Rozenshtein
Producer/Network The Lawfare Institute
Email ****@brookings.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Molly Roberts, Roger Parloff +22 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.3KFacebook 799Twitter 7.3K Avg Length 81 min Format Long form Since Jan 2015 Video Podcast YouTube
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5. Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

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Every week, election lawyer Marc Elias interviews lawmakers, policy leaders and changemakers about the problems facing our democracy and how we fix them.
Host Marc Elias
Producer/Network Democracy Docket
Email ****@elias.law
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Hakeem Jeffries, Damon Hewitt +38 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Bound By Oath by IJ

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Bound by Oath is a podcast series from the Center for Judicial Engagement at the Institute for Justice. It's where the Constitution's past catches up with the present. Article VI of the U.S. Constitution requires every judge to be 'bound by Oath' to uphold 'this Constitution.' But to understand if judges are following that oath, it's important to ask, 'What is in 'this Constitution'?' Your host John Ross takes a deep dive into the Constitution's text, history, and characters, and interviews historians, legal scholars, and the real people involved in historic and contemporary cases.more Host John Ross
Producer/Network Institute for Justice
Email ****@ij.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guest Marshall Krause
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 329 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Short Circuit

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The Supreme Court decides a few dozen cases every year; federal appellate courts decide thousands. So if you love constitutional law, the circuit courts are where it's at. Join us as we break down some of the week's most intriguing appellate decisions with a unique brand of insight, wit, and passion for judicial engagement and the rule of law. http://ij.org/short-circuitmore Host Anthony Sanders
Producer/Network Institute for Justice
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Dan Nelson, Dylan Moore
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 185Facebook 149.1KTwitter 56.6K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Since Feb 2015 Get Email Contact

8. Broken Law

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Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where law meets real life. Hosted by the staff of the American Constitution Society, we reckon with the origins of our legal system, interview people on the frontlines of the progressive legal movement, and chat about necessary legal reforms to restore our democratic legitimacy and improve the lives of all people.more Hosts Christopher Wright Durocher, Lindsay Langholz, Taonga Leslie
Producer/Network American Constitution Society
Email ****@acslaw.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 105Facebook 35.5KTwitter 27.8KInstagram 59.3K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. FedSoc Forums

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*This series was formerly known as Teleforums. FedSoc Forums is a virtual discussion series dedicated to providing expert analysis and intellectual commentary on today's most pressing legal and policy issues. Produced by The Federalist Society's Practice Groups, FedSoc Forum strives to create balanced conversations in various formats, such as monologues, debates, or panel discussions...more Host Nathan Kaczmarek
Producer/Network The Federalist Society
Email ****@fedsoc.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Prof. Stephanie Barclay, Prof. Andrew Koppelman +43 more
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 90Facebook 123.6KTwitter 72.2KInstagram 25.3K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. National Security Law Today

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National Security Law Today brings legal experts discussing the hot topics and current issues in the world of national security law right to your phone. Get information and advice for lawyers, law students or interested parties who want to dig deeper into the law that protects the country.more Producer/Network National Security Law Today
Email ****@americanbar.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Rachel Alpert
Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 75 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Scaling Laws

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Scaling Laws explores (and occasionally answers) the questions that keep OpenAI's policy team up at night, the ones that motivate legislators to host hearings on AI and draft new AI bills, and the ones that are top of mind for tech-savvy law and policy students. Co-hosts Alan Rozenshtein, Professor at Minnesota Law and Research Director at Lawfare, and Kevin Frazier, AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas and Senior Editor at Lawfare, dive into the intersection of AI, innovation policy, and the law through regular interviews with the folks deep in the weeds of developing, re..more Hosts Alan Rozenshtein, Kevin Frazier
Producer/Network Lawfare & University of Texas Law School
Email ****@mastodon.social
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Deger Turan, Dean Ball +35 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 36Facebook 30.2KTwitter 215.2K Avg Length 48 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. In the Public Interest

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From international human rights to cryptocurrency, life sciences and beyond, this podcast explores the legal and policy challenges capturing the public interest. WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and J. Jekkie Kim provide a closer look at the major events and innovations that are making an impact. In each episode, they pass the mic to those with unique perspectives on the most challenging issues of the day.more Producer/Network WilmerHale
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Gary Born, Susan Musser
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 50Twitter 6.9K Avg Length 19 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

13. EMBARGOED!

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Intelligent talk about international trade for trade geeks and regular people alike, hosted by Miller & Chevalier.
Host Timothy P. OToole
Producer/Network Miller & Chevalier
Email ****@milchev.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Melissa Burgess, Dr. Tobias Ackerman
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 31Twitter 606 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

14. Government Contracts Podcasts

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Podcasts keeping you up to date on government contracts by Crowell & Moring LLP.
Producer/Network Crowell & Moring
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Alice Hall-Partyka, Savanna Williams +10 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 20Twitter 4.3K Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

15. Payers, Providers, and Patients Oh My!

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Crowell & Moring's biweekly health care podcast, discussing legal and regulatory issues that affect health care entities' in-house counsel, executives, and investors.
Host Payal Nanavati
Producer/Network Crowell & Moring
Email ****@crowell.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Rachel Park, Lisa Umans +11 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. The DC Insider - Employer Update Podcast

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The DC Insider Employer Update™ brings you insights and expertise from Washington, DC attorneys at FortneyScott. Each episode provides key updates and analyses employers need to know to stay on top of developments affecting the workplace. Your Hosts: David S. Fortney is a co-founder of Fortney & Scott, LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm counseling and advising clients on the full spectrum of work-place related matters, including employment discrimination and labor matters, compliance programs, government contracting, international dispute resolution, and counseling matters, and deve..more Producer/Network Fortney & Scott
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests David Fortney, Nita Beecher +4 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Lightning Round

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This podcast gives a rundown on developments and trends in the Labor and Employment space.
Producer/Network Crowell & Moring LLP
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Rebecca Springer, Andrew Bagley +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8 Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

18. Let's Brief It

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A podcast made for Law Students, by Law Students. Produced by the D.C. Bar Law Student Community. Learn more about the D.C. Bar Law Student Community at dcbar.org/LSC. Current Hosts: Sade Ajayi, Howard University School of Law Byron Brooks, Howard University School of Law Amanda Hichez, George Washington University Law School Pauline Irungu, American University Washington College of Law Jivan Ramesh, George Washington University Law School Sophia Wang, George Washington University Law School Theme Music: 'Something Elated' by Broke for Freemore Host DaJonna Richardson
Producer/Network D.C. Bar Law Student Community
Email ****@dcbar.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Leon Rodriguez, Wendy Feng +22 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Twitter 5.9KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Brief Encounters

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Listen in for exclusive interviews and conversations with D.C. Bar members and guests about hot topics! To learn more about D.C. Bar Communities, join a community, and/or register for upcoming programs, visit www.dcbar.org/communities Presented by the D.C. Bar Communities Podcast Network. Other network channels include 'The Tea on International Arbitration' with the D.C. Bar International Law Community and 'Let's Brief It' with the D.C. Bar Law Student Community. Theme Music: 'If' by Broke for Freemore Producer/Network D.C. Bar Communities Office
Email ****@dcappeals.gov
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Lauren Watkins, Tamara Kraljic +22 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Free Speech Arguments

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Presented by the Institute for Free SpeechThe Free Speech Arguments Podcast brings you oral arguments from important First Amendment free political speech cases across the country.
Producer/Network Institute for Free Speech
Email ****@ifs.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Paul Clement, Abbe Lowell +21 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 82 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Finnegan Intellectual Property Law Podcasts

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Finnegan is one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the world. The Finnegan intellectual property law podcast series covers highlights and latest developments in intellectual property law covering, patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and advertising.more Host Terra Liddell
Producer/Network Finnegan
Email ****@finnegan.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Mike Jakes, Jeffrey Totten +16 more
Apple Rating 4.1/5Apple Reviews 22Facebook 792Twitter 3.6K Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Jul 2008 Get Email Contact

22. Wiley Government Contracts

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Podcast by Wiley Government Contracts
Producer/Network Wiley Rein LLP
Email ****@wiley.law
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

23. AI and IP: The Legal Frontier

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A podcast to help your company use AI and IP law to gain a competitive edge
Producer/Network Venable LLP
Recent Guests Chris Borello, Eric Prager +7 more
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24. On the AGenda

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'On the AGenda' is Steptoe's guide to state attorneys general and the complex world of enforcement, regulation, and compliance matters. In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape—spanning from AI to smokestacks, consumer protection to financial services, data privacy to antitrust—staying informed is more critical than ever...more Producer/Network Steptoe LLP
Recent Guests Jeremy Feigenbaum, Stephen Cox +2 more
Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. The Beauty Law Glow-Up

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Beauty is one of the world's most dynamic industries, where innovation, consumer expectations, and competition are constantly reshaping the market. On Venable's The Beauty Law Glow-Up, partners Claudia Lewis and Kristen Ruisi explore the trends, challenges, and opportunities framing the future of beauty and wellness. Join them for conversations with legal, business, and industry leaders about what it takes to build, protect, and grow a brand in a rapidly changing landscape.more Producer/Network Venable LLP
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. Wicked Coin

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Podcast by Wicked Coin
Producer/Network Wicked Coin
Recent Guests Dr. J. Kirk McGill, Greta Peisch +3 more
Apple Rating 2/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

27. OnAir with Akin

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OnAir with Akin features the thinking and insights of Akin's lawyers and advisors on topics of interest to those in the business and legal communities around the world. Commentaries on headline-making stories, viewpoints on interesting trends, and peeks over the horizon at upcoming opportunities and challenges—all these and more are featured in this series.more Producer/Network Akin Gump
Email ****@akingump.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Bryan Townsend, Scott Barnard +1 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

28. The Tea on International Arbitration

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Hosted by Gaela Gehring Flores, Esq. and Nicole Silver, Esq. of the D.C. Bar International Law Community, 'The Tea on International Arbitration' gives bite-size information regarding international arbitration topics of interest. To learn more about or join D.C. Bar Communities, visit www.dcbar.org/communitiesPresented by the D.C. Bar Communities Podcast Network. Other network channels include 'Brief Encounters,' which gives sneak peeks into upcoming Communities programming , and 'Let's Brief It,' by the D.C. Bar Law Student Community. Theme Music: 'The Zeppelin' by Blue Dot Sessionsmore Producer/Network D.C. Bar Communities
Email ****@dcappeals.gov
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 23Facebook 2.6KTwitter 5.9KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact