Advisory Opinions

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.

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152 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Steven Pressfield

   Steven Pressfield on Writing Historical Fiction · Aug 2022

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   McKay Coppins

   McKay Coppins Talks Kavanaugh · May 2021

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   Nina Totenberg

   SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg · May 2026

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   Amy Coney Barrett

   Listening to a Justice | Interview: Justice Amy Coney Barrett · Sep 2025

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   Chris Christie

   In Mourning for the DOJ | Interview: Chris Christie · 2 episodes

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   Elie Honig

   Fauci Pleads the Fifth | Interview: Elie Honig · Aug 2026

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   Bari Weiss

   Bari Weiss: Fight, Fight Fight · Nov 2023

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   Bret Devereaux

   Bret Devereaux Talks Orc Battle Tactics · Aug 2022

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   Jake Auchincloss

   How to Fix Congress | Interview: Rep. Jake Auchincloss · Aug 2026

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    Jonathan Karl

    Did Congress Stretch the Commerce Clause Too Far? | Interview: Jonathan Karl · Nov 2025

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    Ben Folds

    Ben Folds Talks Creativity · Aug 2021

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    Bob Bauer

    Bob Bauer Still Thinks Robert Hur Was Wrong · Aug 2024

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    David Lat

    This Is Not A Vibes-Only Podcast · 20 episodes

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    Rod Rosenstein

    Rod Rosenstein and Robert Hur Talk Special Counsels · 2 episodes

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    Roy K. Altman

    Gutting the Voting Rights Act | Interview: Judge Roy K. Altman · Apr 2026

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    Stephen Breyer

    Justice Stephen Breyer: Law Is Not a Science · 2 episodes

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    Adam White

    Slaughter at SCOTUS: Reaganite Ends by Roosevelt Means · 2 episodes

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    Chief Judge Jeff Sutton

    Insular Cases | Interview: Chief Judge Jeff Sutton and Neil Weare · Sep 2026

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    Chief Judge Sutton

    A Conversation with Chief Judge Sutton · May 2022

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    Chris Scalia

    Let’s Pretend We’re Justices | Interview: Chris Scalia · Aug 2026

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    David Tatel
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    Hiram Sasser

    Revisiting the Coach Kennedy Case with Hiram Sasser · Jul 2022

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    J. Joel Alicea

    Drive-By Rulings | Interview: J. Joel Alicea · Aug 2025

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    James Ho

    Live From The Dispatch Summit: Judge James Ho · Nov 2024

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    Judges Tom Griffith

    Civility vs. Collegiality | Interview: Judges Tom Griffith and David Tatel · Aug 2026

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    Justin Driver

    The Fall of Affirmative Action | Interview: Justin Driver · Sep 2025

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    Kannon Shanmugam

    An Inconsequential Term? · 6 episodes

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    Kevin Stitt

    The Chief Justice Didn’t Hate President Obama | Interview: Gov. Kevin Stitt · Apr 2026

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    Kevin Stroud

    Kevin Stroud Talks the History of English · Aug 2022

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    Kristi Jobson
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    Kyle Duncan

    The Stanford Squeeze (w/ Judge Kyle Duncan & David Lat) · Mar 2023

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    Lisa Blatt

    Arguing In Front of SCOTUS | Interview: Lisa Blatt · 2 episodes

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    Mike Fragoso

    Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike “Frags” Fragoso · Jul 2026

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    Miriam Ingber

    Getting Into Law School | Interview: Miriam Ingber and Kristi Jobson · Aug 2025

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    Neil Weare

    The Insular Cases · Nov 2021

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    Orin Kerr

    Analyzing ICE Shootings · 3 episodes

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    Patrick Bumatay

    BONUS | Judge Patrick Bumatay Interviews Justice Amy Coney Barrett · 2 episodes

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    Peter Canellos

    Peter Canellos Talks The Great Dissenter · Jul 2021

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    Rebecca Taibleson

    You Can’t Preach Jesus Here | Interview: Judge Rebecca Taibleson · Mar 2026

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    Richard Primus

    The Oldest Constitutional Question | Interview: Richard Primus · Sep 2025

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