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Opening Arguments

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas!
The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news!

News Politics Law
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
65 minutes
Episodes
1133
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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OA459: Trump's 143 Pardons - the Good, the Bad, the WTF?

OA459: Trump's 143 Pardons - the Good, the Bad, the WTF?

Andrew went through the ENTIRE list of 143 people pardoned by Trump in his final act as president, and he's got the full breakdown for us! He also answers some questions on a lot of people's minds -…

01:15:00  |   Tue 26 Jan 2021
OA458: Biden's Amazing First Day

OA458: Biden's Amazing First Day

In case you missed it, we have a president now! Andrew gives us the full deep dive on his first day in office and all the harm reduction the administration has already achieved!

Links: All the Bid…

01:06:03  |   Fri 22 Jan 2021
OA457: Lin Wood Smacked Down by Judge; Interview with Jamil Favors!

OA457: Lin Wood Smacked Down by Judge; Interview with Jamil Favors!

More consequences! This time it's for Lin Wood, absolute clownhorn and terrible attorney responsible for some of the worst election suits. A judge in Delaware issued him quite the smackdown, by lawy…

01:01:48  |   Tue 19 Jan 2021
OA456: Insurrections Have Consequences

OA456: Insurrections Have Consequences

Due to recent political victories and incredible hard work, consequences DO exist! First, Andrew breaks down that viral tweet which really misrepresented what the results of an impeachment convictio…

01:12:19  |   Fri 15 Jan 2021
OA455: Trump is Going to Prison in Georgia

OA455: Trump is Going to Prison in Georgia

Just when you think shows can't get any more positive, we've got another happy one for ya! It's perfect phone call #2 (that we know about) and Andrew thinks there is a rock solid case for Trump for …

01:18:09  |   Tue 12 Jan 2021
OA454: GEORGIA!!! (oh and a fascist coup)

OA454: GEORGIA!!! (oh and a fascist coup)

We are SO happy about the election results in Georgia that not even that fascist scum who invaded our nation's capitol can keep us down! Today Andrew gives us a refresher on the 25th Amendment, we …

01:06:45  |   Fri 08 Jan 2021
Sedition Special with Andrew Torrez and Allison Gill

Sedition Special with Andrew Torrez and Allison Gill

This has been a truly disgusting day in American history and we felt the need to do an emergency live stream special. Here's the audio!

01:23:18  |   Thu 07 Jan 2021
OA453: Treason's Greetings

OA453: Treason's Greetings

Nearly a dozen Republican Senators including Hawley and Cruz are still planning on trying to overthrow the results of the election. The exact same election results that, you know, elected many of th…

01:03:49  |   Tue 05 Jan 2021
OA452: Another

OA452: Another "Expert" Witness Unmasked; Bernie's Filibuster Explained

Tons of info in today's New Year's show! First we take a look at Trump's horrendously corrupt pardons, focusing on his attempt to pardon Paul Manafort's money back to him! Then we give you the break…

01:10:44  |   Fri 01 Jan 2021
OA451: Section 230 and Tulsi's Transphobia

OA451: Section 230 and Tulsi's Transphobia

Today's show involves two bills that Tulsi has introduced... BUT NOT BOTHERED TO WRITE. For real. They are entirely for vice-signaling purposes and contain no substance. However, Andrew is here to g…

01:04:11  |   Tue 29 Dec 2020
Bonus: Andrew and AG QnA!

Bonus: Andrew and AG QnA!

Andrew and AG from Mueller She Wrote teamed up for a QnA to test a new platform and we thought it would be fun to share here! Note: because Thomas wasn't involved, the audio quality is terrible. Yes…

01:01:03  |   Sun 27 Dec 2020
OA450: A Christmas Deep-Dive into the COVID Bill

OA450: A Christmas Deep-Dive into the COVID Bill

HO HO HOOOOOOOOOrribly inadequate stimulus checks! The omnibus spending bill is still in limbo as a result of Trump's veto, but Andrew still has the deep dive on what's in this 5600 page monstrosity…

01:07:42  |   Fri 25 Dec 2020
OA449: OA vs. Randall Eliason, Part 2!

OA449: OA vs. Randall Eliason, Part 2!

Recently, friend of the show Randall Eliason published an opinion piece for the Washington Post that got a ton of pushback. We voiced our strong disagreement to it on OA443: The (Terrible) Case Ag…

01:26:07  |   Mon 21 Dec 2020
OA448: Secret Expert Witness

OA448: Secret Expert Witness "Spyder" is Dude Named Josh

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In what will surprise no one who listens to this show, Sidney Powell's double sec…

00:58:24  |   Fri 18 Dec 2020
OA447: OA vs. Randall Eliason on Indicting Trump

OA447: OA vs. Randall Eliason on Indicting Trump

Recently, friend of the show Randall Eliason published an opinion piece for the Washington Post that got a ton of pushback. We voiced our strong disagreement to it on OA443: The (Terrible) Case Ag…

01:14:19  |   Mon 14 Dec 2020
OA446: Republicans Obliterate the Constitution in Texas v. Pennsylvania

OA446: Republicans Obliterate the Constitution in Texas v. Pennsylvania

There aren't words harsh enough to describe how disgusting, anti-American, and undemocratic the Texas v. Pennsylvania complaint is. Believe me, I checked my thesaurus. 18 Republican attorneys genera…

01:17:31  |   Fri 11 Dec 2020
OA445: SCOTUS Gives Churches the Right to Spread COVID

OA445: SCOTUS Gives Churches the Right to Spread COVID

According to the new fundamentalist majority on the Supreme Court, churches have the right to spread COVID as much as they damn well please and no one is allowed to tell them otherwise. Andrew Seide…

01:09:43  |   Tue 08 Dec 2020
OA444: Going Out of Business Pardon Sale

OA444: Going Out of Business Pardon Sale

Trump is looking poised to pardon everything not nailed down on his way out of the White House. You've got pardons in exchange for bribes, run-of-the-mill corrupt pardons, preemptive pardons(?), fam…

01:06:23  |   Fri 04 Dec 2020
OA443: The (Terrible) Case Against Indicting Trump

OA443: The (Terrible) Case Against Indicting Trump

Friend of the show Randall Eliason wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post called "The case against indicting Trump." Both of us on the show strongly disagree with the arguments presented and humbly …

01:07:57  |   Tue 01 Dec 2020
OA442: Lindsey Graham Is A Criminal

OA442: Lindsey Graham Is A Criminal

Happy Thanksgiving! Just like the criminals of the Trump era, Opening Arguments never stops. Just as we went to record, Trump pardoned Flynn via Tweet. Andrew gives us his thoughts on that. Then we …

01:10:07  |   Fri 27 Nov 2020
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