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by Lawrence Lessig
An exploration of a broken, if beautiful, institution, the law, and tradition, America. Season one told the story of a case, LESSIG v. NYT. Season two begins the story about a country, America, and values that country has betrayed.
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- 2 weeks ago44 min
Bonus episode: NotebookLM's summary of the case (Corrected)
In this episode, we share a podcast create by NotebookLM based on the transcripts from the 9 episodes of the podcast. It is a powerful summary of the case, which is a great introduction to the issues presented across the episodes.
- 2 weeks ago26 min
Bonus episode: NotebookLM's summary of the case
In this episode, we share a podcast create by NotebookLM based on the transcripts from the 9 episodes of the podcast. It is a powerful summary of the case, which is a great introduction to the issues presented across the episodes.
- May 6, 20261h 52m
The Closing Argument
In this final episode, Lessig pulls together the argument from across the season. Why did this happen? What should happen next?
- Apr 17, 202647 min
Unpacking the final allegation — "Allegation 1"
Allegation 1 is the only allegation within the 6 year limit for fraud investigation. In this episode, we show why it too fails — and the astonishing failure in the investigation that could have shown precisely what had happened.
- Apr 15, 202648 min
Unpacking "Allegation 3"
In this episode, we review Allegation 3, and reveal the simple omission that undermined the investigation into this allegation.
- Jan 30, 202658 min
Dismantling "Allegation 4"
We continue in this episode by unpacking the charges behind allegation number 4, which involved a paper written 15 years ago.
- Dec 1, 20258 min
Allegation 2, continued
Clarifying one additional point about Allegation 2 in less than ten minutes.
- Nov 17, 202559 min
Dismantling "Allegation 2"
So far, this podcast has considered the procedural flaws that marred the process that led to Francesca Gino's tenure being revoked. With this episode, we begin dismantling the substantive conclusions as they relate to the four alleged cases of fraud. We begin with "Allegation 2."
About The Law, such as it is
An exploration of a broken, if beautiful, institution, the law, and tradition, America. Season one told the story of a case, LESSIG v. NYT. Season two begins the story about a country, America, and values that country has betrayed.
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