Episode 247: Deal, No Deal
Wed, 07 Aug 2024
Hello friends, and welcome back to the NSL Podcast with Professor Vladeck and Dean Chesney. Tune i...
Episode 246: Around the Drain in 80 Days
Thu, 20 Jun 2024
Betcha thought we were done...but we're back! Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss a...
Episode 245: 100 Days Later…
Tue, 02 Apr 2024
Hello, is this thing on? Check one, check two...testing, testing. We're good? Alright alright ...
Episode 244: Not Our 30th Episode of 2023
Sat, 23 Dec 2023
Barring an unlikely spate of more than a dozen episodes happening over the next week, it sure looks ...
Episode 243: Boiled Froggy Water Under the Bridge
Tue, 28 Nov 2023
Two months between episodes? Looks like someone will be buying Steve a dinner at the conclusion of...
Episode 242: A Rule of Law (and Punctuation) Free Episode!
Fri, 29 Sep 2023
Sorry about accidentally taking the whole month off, but we're back with a classic: tune in for the ...
Episode 241: Let’s Barbie!
Tue, 22 Aug 2023
Tune in for the latest, in which we discuss life as a fall 1L, RICO, removal, Nashiri, Bahlul, Shima...
Episode 240: Something Got Released
Tue, 08 Aug 2023
If you are interested in a detailed and careful explanation of the charges at issue in United State...
Episode 239: We Have Many Tapestries!
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
Well, it's been about a month, so it's good we are finally back with a fresh episode! Tune in as h...
Episode 238: The World Wonders
Mon, 12 Jun 2023
Today's episode focuses on the indictment in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta, S.D. ...
Episode 237: Are You Not Detained???
Tue, 25 Apr 2023
And we're back, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney breaking down the latest national secu...
Episode 236: Damn the Torpedoes!
Wed, 05 Apr 2023
Good morning! Episode 236 covers: The Trump Indictment The Biden Administration's Executive ...
Episode 235: A Drone Struck
Thu, 16 Mar 2023
We're back with a Spring Break edition, featuring: ICC cases emerging against Russian defendant...
Episode 234: Not *That* Linda Hamilton
Thu, 23 Feb 2023
Are you ready for a DEEP DIVE? We've got an extended conversation today explaining the stakes and ...
Episode 233: This Episode Was (Not) Written by ChatGPT
Tue, 14 Feb 2023
We are delighted this week to feature two Texas Law students -- Sam Libby and Alex Rigby -- who earn...
Episode 232: Top Gun 3: Deflategate!
Thu, 09 Feb 2023
After a week with no electricity, Professors Vladeck and Chesney are back with the latest in nationa...
Episode 231: If You Go to Washington Don’t Crime There
Tue, 24 Jan 2023
What's this, a one-week turnaround between shows? Will wonders never cease? In a throwback to the ...
Episode 230, Not Section 230
Tue, 17 Jan 2023
Wouldn't want you to be misled by the episode number (though we do actually foreshadow some future S...
Episode 229: We Are Not Not Going to Post Weekly in 2023 Maybe
Mon, 02 Jan 2023
Happy 2023 y'all! We are off to a quick start this year. Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesn...
Episode 228: Not *That* George Clinton!
Tue, 13 Dec 2022
Holiday edition! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the rapid demise of t...
Episode 227: Maybe This Episode Should Pay to Get Verified
Mon, 14 Nov 2022
Hello friends! We're back with a new episode. Tune in as Professor Steve Vladeck and Dean Bobby Ch...
Episode 226: What Is a Court Anyway?
Tue, 18 Oct 2022
So, it's been a while...but we're back! And it's time to buy Steve's book on the Supreme Court's S...
Episode 225: Appetite for Obstruction
Thu, 01 Sep 2022
Hello, and welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve ...
Episode 224: Mar-a-Lag-o-Palooza
Tue, 16 Aug 2022
After just one week, incredibly, we are back! And we're joined by two of our fantastic Texas Law s...
Episode 223: The Search for Episode 222!
Tue, 09 Aug 2022
Well, the original idea was to have a short episode about the strike that killed al Zawahiri, and to...
Episode 221: GWOT Shots, Part Deux
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
And we're back, with yet another interminable window of extemporaneous frivolity at the front end of...
Episode 220: This Podcast Made the Kessel Run In Less than 12 Parsecs
Tue, 07 Jun 2022
And...we're back, and in less than a month, remarkably! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobb...
Episode 219: And the Podcast Host-Designate Is …
Tue, 17 May 2022
Some of y'all were wondering if the show was done-for now that co-host Bobby Chesney has been named ...
Episode 218: From 28(j) to Enterprise-J
Wed, 27 Apr 2022
Ok, ok, it's been a full month since the last episode. But good things come to those who wait! W...
Episode 217: Talking With Matt Olsen About DOJ National Security Division
Mon, 28 Mar 2022
What a treat we have for you this week! Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen, head of DOJ's Natio...
Episode 216: This Podcast Does Not Constitute Legal Advice
Tue, 08 Mar 2022
And we're back! Tune in as Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate: ICC j...
Episode 215: Rhyming or Outright Repeating?
Tue, 22 Feb 2022
We are back with a fresh episode, hot on the heels of Russia's latest incursion into Ukraine. Tune i...
Episode 214: What Month Is This Anyway?
Tue, 01 Feb 2022
We are back, and even though one of us apparently cannot work this new tech called a "calendar," we'...
Episode 213: Most Likely to Engage in a Seditious Conspiracy
Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Seeing as how 2022 is well underway, it's probably about time we produced a new episode! Tune in f...
Episode 212: Nakatomi Plaza Holiday Office Party Edition
Fri, 17 Dec 2021
Welcome to our official Holiday Office Party, where we mainly just hope things will go smoother than...
Episode 211: Behold, our Q4 episode
Tue, 09 Nov 2021
Ah, well, that took a bit longer than expected! We promise we don't mean to let this become a quar...
Episode 210: The Witness Who Became a Meme
Wed, 06 Oct 2021
What's that? A new episode? What have these guys been doing all month... Well, whatever they'...
Episode 209: The 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Fri, 10 Sep 2021
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks. Tune in a...
Episode 208: Afghanistan
Mon, 16 Aug 2021
In this week's episode, we focus on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.
Episode 207: Pearls Are In the Eye of the Beholder
Wed, 11 Aug 2021
It's been a long summer break for the podcast, but we're back! Tune in today as Professors Chesney a...
Episode 206: This Podcast Is Not a State Actor
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file...though I have to admit, it was very enterta...
Episode 205: Road Trip!
Mon, 28 Jun 2021
We're back, with one slightly-older co-host and another co-host who is ready to drive across the cou...
Episode 204: [Insert Inscrutable Title Here]
Tue, 15 Jun 2021
Hello from Austin! We're back with a new episode! Tune in as your co-hosts Professor Steve Vlad...
Episode 203: Resistance Is Feudal (aka an interview with CISA’s Eric Goldstein)
Mon, 24 May 2021
We are very excited for this week's show, in which we interview Eric Goldstein--the Executive Assist...
Episode 202: Back in Steve’s Office
Thu, 20 May 2021
Recording episode 202 was something of a milestone for us, because we met in Steve's office for an i...
Episode 201: Revels, Revolts, and Reduxes…Part Deux
Fri, 07 May 2021
Our latest episode is shorter than normal because...well, we recorded most of it and then lost the f...
Episode 200: 5% of the Way to Episode 4000!
Tue, 20 Apr 2021
Thanks so much to everyone who attended (virtually) tonight's live recording of episode 200! It wa...
Episode 199: Why Is There No SJA Aboard the Starship Enterprise?
Tue, 13 Apr 2021
In this week's episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The propos...
Episode 198: What Tattoo Should Steve Get?
Mon, 05 Apr 2021
Welcome back! This week your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The...
Episode 197: Statler and Waldorf
Fri, 26 Mar 2021
Just in time for your weekend entertainment, NSL Podcast is back with a new episode. This time the s...
Episode 196: Good…and Terrible!
Wed, 10 Mar 2021
An extra-fun episode because we have an extra person with us tonight: Texas Law 3L Jake Bishop, our ...
Episode 195: Sparkly Rainbow Snowboots!
Wed, 03 Mar 2021
Well, it's been a while, thanks to the ice/snow/power/water fiasco we recently underwent in Texas. ...
Episode 194: This Podcast Is Integrity-Curious
Thu, 11 Feb 2021
We had great fun recording this one, thanks to special guest Greg Gisvold (consultant and senior fel...
Episode 193: ‘Tis Better to Have Impeached and Lost …
Thu, 04 Feb 2021
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss The proposition that...
Episode 192: So…What Do We Do Now?
Fri, 22 Jan 2021
And then it was over. Wow. Here's hoping we can focus on traditional national security law topics ...
Episode 191: The Biggest Fiasco of Them All
Wed, 13 Jan 2021
We're back with further discussion of the insurrection: Is it constitutional for the Senate to ...
Episode 190: Day of Infamy
Thu, 07 Jan 2021
Today was a national tragedy of the first order. Tonight we discuss: the many crimes that defin...
Episode 189: Merry New Year!
Fri, 01 Jan 2021
How about a surprise mini-episode on New Year's Eve??? Sure, why not! Tune in for...well, not mu...
Episode 188: Not *That* Enterprise
Tue, 22 Dec 2020
Hello from Austin, home of SolarWinds and CyberTrucks! [ed. note: uh, no. Let's go with home of ...
Episode 187: Trumplandia in the Twilight
Wed, 16 Dec 2020
Hey, we're back on our weekly schedule! How 'bout that...now we'll probably skip the next three, b...
Episode 186: Jumping the Kraken!
Tue, 08 Dec 2020
It's National Safe Harbor day (for all you Electoral College enthusiasts), and we're here to celebra...
Episode 185: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing
Mon, 30 Nov 2020
And...we're back! Tune in as Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the latest in nation...
Episode 184: Make Rule 11 Great Again!
Wed, 11 Nov 2020
In this week's episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The array ...
Episode 183: It’s Late, and We’re Loopy
Fri, 06 Nov 2020
We are back, but alas we're here to talk about the election! If you were hoping for a national sec...
Episode 182: This Podcast Will Keep Going Until They Come For Us!
Thu, 22 Oct 2020
And we're back, after a(nother) week off! What do we have to show for it? Tune is as co-hosts Stev...
Episode 181: This Podcast Has Lots of Jitter
Thu, 08 Oct 2020
They may or may not have more presidential debates, but you'll always at least have us! Tune in fo...
Episode 180: This Podcast Really Should Be Weekly…
Tue, 29 Sep 2020
We're not a biweekly show, we promise! It just seems that way sometimes...like this week, when we ...
Episode 179: This Podcast Is “Considerably Recalibrated”
Wed, 16 Sep 2020
So we took a week off without warning because, you know, 2020. But we're back, and we sure don't l...
Episode 178: What Would Robert Jackson Do?
Mon, 31 Aug 2020
We are back after a week off, and apparently your co-hosts used the extra time to sharpen disagreeme...
Episode 177: This Podcast Does Not Have a Navy
Fri, 21 Aug 2020
We are back with a new episode, bringing you respectful disagreements and discussion--not to mention...
Episode 176: This Podcast Won’t Play Football This Fall
Mon, 10 Aug 2020
We were out last week...what'd we miss? Oh. So, there was much we could have covered this week...
Episode 175: The President Has No Authority to Delay This Podcast
Fri, 31 Jul 2020
We delay this program just fine without his help, thank you very much. Well, I guess you can see w...
Episode 174: Portland Trailblazing
Tue, 21 Jul 2020
This week we don't lack for topics, to say the least. Tune in for in-the-weeds discussion of: T...
Episode 173: This Is John Roberts’s Podcast
Fri, 10 Jul 2020
We're back, with a Supreme-Court focused episode! Tune in for: The Supreme Court's twin decis...
Episode 172: Cleanup on Aisle Trump!
Thu, 02 Jul 2020
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney review and debate the latest nati...
Episode 171: There’s a Spectrum of Corruption
Fri, 26 Jun 2020
We're back with an evening recording, as co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck weigh in on: ...
Episode 170: This Podcast Is Not Subject to (Prior) Restraint
Fri, 19 Jun 2020
In the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bo...
Episode 169: Now We’re a Third Amendment Podcast
Fri, 12 Jun 2020
After an extra-long break, we are back...and swamped! Tune in for debate and discussion of, among ...
Episode 168: On the Brink with the Insurrection Act
Tue, 02 Jun 2020
Tonight we bring you a special episode, recorded jointly with Ben Wittes as an episode of the Lawfar...
Episode 167: Podcast Emergency Action Documents
Thu, 21 May 2020
Welcome back to the nerdiest national security law show around! Tune in this week for debate and d...
Episode 166: This Podcast Has Temporary Absolute Immunity
Thu, 14 May 2020
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, after a one-week hiatus! (You can actually watc...
Episode 165: This Podcast Prefers Its Nothing Burgers to Be Medium Rare
Sat, 02 May 2020
What a fun episode! Co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck recorded "live" before the Austin Bar...
Episode 164: LIBERATE THIS PODCAST!
Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Is this our most-substantive episode ever? No, no it's not. Is it a sign that co-hosts Steve Vla...
Episode 163: This Podcast Will Have a Very Powerful Reopening
Thu, 16 Apr 2020
And we're back, with discussion of the latest national security law news. (Video of the show here!) ...
Episode 162: The Penn Is Mightier Than the Sword!
Wed, 08 Apr 2020
We are "live" from Penn Law today! Thanks to the Penn Law National Security Society, not to mentio...
Episode 161: This Podcast Was Recorded “Before There Were Privacy Laws”
Thu, 02 Apr 2020
It's not April Fool's trick, we really are back with a new episode covering the latest in national s...
Episode 160: This Podcast Is Invoking “P”!
Fri, 27 Mar 2020
This is our second lockdown episode, simulcast as a Zoom-based video! If you didn't believe us bef...
Episode 159: This Podcast Is Zoom-y!
Sat, 21 Mar 2020
We may be on home lockdown, but that didn't stop us from recording! Thanks to the magic of Zoom, w...
Episode 158: What SCOTUS Can Learn from Franklin Barbecue
Wed, 11 Mar 2020
Are you "working" from home now? Perhaps it's time to take a break and enjoy the latest episode of...
Episode 157: At Least There Are No Zombies…Yet
Wed, 04 Mar 2020
Back-to-back episodes! After yesterday's interview-focused show, we wanted to get right back into ...
Episode 156: This Podcast Is VUCA!
Tue, 03 Mar 2020
We are back with an interview-focused episode! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck interview B...
Episode 155: This Podcast Is Not Wearing a Facemask (But It Did Wash Its Hands)
Wed, 26 Feb 2020
This week in the wild world of national security law, your co-hosts Professors Vladeck and Chesney d...
Episode 154: This Podcast Is Not Just a “Piece of Metal”
Wed, 19 Feb 2020
This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The U.S....
Episode 153: This Podcast Has All the Elsas (But No Eminem)
Wed, 12 Feb 2020
And we're back, with a fresh episode at last. Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney ...
Episode 152: John Bolton Is Welcome to Testify on this Podcast
Wed, 29 Jan 2020
After a wholly-frivolous episode last week, we are back with...well...a slightly-frivolous episode t...
Episode 151: This Podcast Deserves (at Least) One Vote for the Hall of Fame
Wed, 22 Jan 2020
Oh heavens, what were they thinking? This week on the National Security Law Podcast, your hosts St...
Episode 150: This Podcast Can’t Spell Sesquicenteninial!
Thu, 16 Jan 2020
It's episode 150, and to celebrate we have a special guest: The Director of the Cybersecurity and In...
Episode 149: This Podcast Will Not Serve as a Notification to Anyone About Anything
Mon, 06 Jan 2020
Not surprisingly, this weeks episode focuses entirely on the set of legal and policy questions raise...
Episode 148: This Podcast Is “Thug #7”
Wed, 18 Dec 2019
Tired of watching the impeachment? Turn away from your monitor/tv, put in your earbuds, and go for...
Episode 147: Sometimes You Get a Donald J. Trump
Tue, 10 Dec 2019
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week we discuss: The two Articles of ...
Episode 146: What’s In Your Wallet? A Subpoena!
Wed, 04 Dec 2019
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Tune in as Professors Vladeck and Chesney debat...
Episode 145: The Meh-mometer Is Stuck at Meh
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
Happy Thanksgiving to all! If you are stuck in an airport or on a long drive this week, we've got ...
Episode 144: Lawful But Awful
Wed, 20 Nov 2019
Episode 144 is here! It was no easy task to sort out which topics to discuss this week, but in the e...
Episode 143: We won an award?!?
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
When you are done watching the impeachment hearings and just can't take it anymore, it's time to ope...
Episode 142: We’ve Got Company!
Sat, 09 Nov 2019
What fun! We recorded this one in front of a large live audience at the Annual Review of the Field...
Episode 141: The House Has Voted to Authorize This Podcast
Wed, 30 Oct 2019
Granted, it's not Days of Future Past, but our episode 141 is still pretty good! This week, Profes...
Episode 140: We Almost Tried Hard!
Wed, 23 Oct 2019
We've got a short one this week, but also we didn't plan or prep much, so we have that going for us!...
Episode 139: Hello from Austin…Hall?
Thu, 17 Oct 2019
We recorded today before a live audience in Austin! Austin Hall, that is, on the campus of Harvard L...
Episode 138: “That’s Nobody’s Business But the Turks”
Wed, 09 Oct 2019
In addition to quoting They Might Be Giants lyrics, this week's episode features cohosts Bobby Chesn...
Episode 137: Do Us a Favor Though Because This Podcast Has Been Through a Lot
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
So, you'll never guess what we're going to talk about in this week's episode. [Editor's note: Guy...
Episode 136: This Podcast Needs a Reboot!
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
And we're back, with a lot of news to cover! Tune in for discussion and (respectful) debate with o...
Episode 135: Do You Hear the Podcast Sing
Wed, 11 Sep 2019
Tune in to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast as your co-hosts Professors Chesn...
Episode 134: A Very Brady Episode
Wed, 04 Sep 2019
And we are back with more discussion and debate of the latest national security legal news! Tune in ...
Episode 133: You Are “Hereby Ordered” To Listen To This Podcast
Wed, 28 Aug 2019
Well, that's not quite what the President said. It was something about American companies and tr...
Episode 132: On the Way to Greenland!
Tue, 20 Aug 2019
And we are back with more debate and discussion concerning the latest national security and law news...
Episode 131: El Paso and Domestic Terrorism
Tue, 06 Aug 2019
This week's episode features an extended discussion of domestic terrorism as a legal category and as...
Episode 130: In Case of Vacancy, Who Becomes Our Acting Podcast Host?
Wed, 31 Jul 2019
And we're back with a new episode, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discussing and deba...
Episode 129: This Is Quite the War Powers Podcast
Wed, 24 Jul 2019
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck: ...
Episode 128: Now Witness the Power of this Fully Armed and Operational [PCLOB]!
Wed, 17 Jul 2019
For our latest episode, we offer you NSL Podcast Mad Libs in lieu of show notes! We're back after...
Episode 127: It’s Bobby Bonilla Day!
Mon, 01 Jul 2019
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, where co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck cr...
Episode 126: Sometimes, “Nothing” Is Important
Wed, 26 Jun 2019
We are back with the latest in national security legal developments, with Professors Chesney and Vla...
Episode 125: Worst of Both Worlds
Tue, 18 Jun 2019
We are back with the latest national security law news, with your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby C...
Episode 124: Who’s Ron Swanson?!?
Thu, 13 Jun 2019
And we are back, after a one-week hiatus, with loads of national security law debate and discussion,...
Episode 123: Our Gym Was Named for the Espionage Act Guy???
Tue, 28 May 2019
In a final episode before taking a one-week travel break, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck d...
Episode 122: That Didn’t Fly for Buchanan…
Tue, 21 May 2019
In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: The district court r...
Episode 121: The Persian Gulf of Tonkin
Wed, 15 May 2019
In this week's episode, Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney debate and discuss the latest national secur...
Episode 120: Bran, Bron, What’s the Difference?
Tue, 07 May 2019
And we're back! Tune in as Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss and debate the latest national s...
Episode 119: This Podcast Is Dark and Full of Spoilers
Tue, 30 Apr 2019
After a one-week hiatus, the NSL Podcast is back! Tune in for debate and discussion as Professors ...
Episode 118: Steve Targaryen, First of His Name
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
This week we debate three timely topics: Al Nashiri Part 7,146: the D.C. Circuit has issued a u...
Episode 117: Y’all Got Designated
Sat, 13 Apr 2019
Live episode! We recorded this morning before a live audience at the University of Texas School of...
Episode 116: This Podcast Can Only Be Detained for Six Months
Tue, 02 Apr 2019
Join us as Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate the latest national security law news! ...
Episode 115: This Podcast Does Not Have a Grandparent Born in Ireland
Mon, 25 Mar 2019
We are back after a spring break hiatus, and we do not lack for things to discuss and debate in the ...
Episode 114: Manafortnite
Wed, 13 Mar 2019
This week's show features debate and discussion between co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby ...
Episode 113 – 702 : Madison :: 215 : Hamilton
Wed, 06 Mar 2019
So much to debate, so little time! Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney plow through a host of...
Episode 112: And the Oscar Goes To…NSL Podcast!
Tue, 26 Feb 2019
The Oscars may not have a host, but we do! Tune in to our latest episode as co-hosts Steve Vladeck...
Episode 111: This National Emergency Podcast Requires the Use of the Armed Forces
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Ready to dive deep, way deep, into the president's national emergency declaration and the resulting ...
Episode 110: This Podcast Is Not Subject to Military Jurisdiction
Tue, 12 Feb 2019
Your favorite weekly show combining serious debate about the latest national security legal developm...
Episode 109: The State of the Podcast Is Strong!
Wed, 06 Feb 2019
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we've got: A heavy pace of airstrikes against a...
Episode 108: Is It Arnold Palmer or Iced Tea-Lemonade?
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
Unlike Rent Live, all of our personnel participated in this week's show! We've got: The Venez...
Episode 107: Clearly Right, Once Again
Tue, 22 Jan 2019
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! Where else can you get both a preview of a loom...
Episode 106: Schools Out For Summer
Mon, 14 Jan 2019
This week on the National Security Law Podcast, co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck are joined ...
Episode 105: That Doesn’t Mean You Do It Stupid!
Mon, 07 Jan 2019
If your New Year's Resolution involves finding a podcast exploring the legal aspects of major nation...
Episode 104: This Podcast Is a State Secret
Tue, 18 Dec 2018
Deep-dive alert! That's right, we are closing out 2018 with a deep-dive episode on the State Secr...
Episode 103: This Podcast Should Be Dis-BARRed
Tue, 11 Dec 2018
Interested in the views of Once and Future Attorney General Bill Barr on questions like the power of...
Episode 102: This Podcast Is Bowl-Eligible
Wed, 05 Dec 2018
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Or at least it's the most wonderful time of the week, for ...
Episode 101: “To me, [this podcast] is perfect”
Tue, 27 Nov 2018
And we're back, full of turkey and much else besides! We hope you all had a restful and grateful T...
Episode 100! Trumplandia: If I Did It…
Wed, 14 Nov 2018
It finally happened: a live episode, on the occasion of our 100th episode! Today we recorded at Amer...
Episode 99: The Deepest Dive: Surveillance, Section 702, and Section 215
Tue, 06 Nov 2018
This week we've got the concluding episode in our trilogy of deep dives exploring the history and ev...
Episode 98: That’s What Leadership Looks Like
Tue, 30 Oct 2018
In today's episode we take a break from our deep-dive series on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillanc...
Episode 97: FISA Part Deux (A Deeper Dive)
Fri, 26 Oct 2018
Aaaaand we're back! Yesterday we posted the first in a series of Deep Dive episodes on the Foreign...
Episode 96: A Deep Dive into…the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Welcome to part 1 of a 2-part deep-dive series concerning FISA! In this episode, Professors Chesne...
Episode 95: Not Everybody Be DPH’ing!
Tue, 16 Oct 2018
Welcome to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We're back with our usual mix ...
Episode 94: The Enemy of My Friend Is My Enemy
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
It's a late-night, mid-week episode of the National Security Law Podcast! We've got: Senator Ka...
Episode 93: Is This a Buddy Podcast?
Tue, 02 Oct 2018
Spotted: A rare episode of the National Security Law Podcast clocking in at under one hour! And ...
Episode 92: Have Fun Storming the Castle!
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
And we're back! Tonight's episode features: SCOTUS preview: though many have missed it, SCOTU...
Episode 91: A Deep Dive Into the History of Military Commissions
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
There's no shortage of news this week, but comparatively little of it is national security law news,...
Episode 90: What’d I Miss?
Thu, 13 Sep 2018
Well, would you look at that: your hosts are back in town at the same time at last, and they've got ...
Episode 89: A Deep Dive into the Steel Seizure Case (Youngstown Sheet & Tube v. Sawyer)
Tue, 04 Sep 2018
And we are back...with a second-consecutive deep-dive episode. This week, Professors Chesney and V...
Episode 88: A Deep Dive into the Anwar al-Awlaki Case(s)
Tue, 28 Aug 2018
We are back this week with a new "deep dive" episode, this time focused on the issues raised by the ...
Episode 87: The D.C. Circuit Ain’t Inquorate
Tue, 21 Aug 2018
And we're back, with much to discuss in the wacky world of national security law. Join Professors ...
Episode 86: This Episode Was Not Recorded in the Situation Room!
Tue, 14 Aug 2018
We are back with review and analysis of the latest national security law developments, hot on the he...
Episode 85: Party Like It’s June 28, 2004!
Tue, 07 Aug 2018
It had to happen sooner or later: an actual slow week for national security law! Ugh! Well, time...
Episode 84: Happily, We Found Someone Who Knows What They’re Talking About!
Wed, 01 Aug 2018
We are very excited to have a special guest this week: the one and only Amy Jeffress! Join us as...
Episode 83: [Steve] Is the Kiss of Death
Wed, 25 Jul 2018
Welcome to the latest National Security Law Podcast episode. Though Steve and Bobby both have been...
Episode 82: Helsinki…Sweden!
Tue, 17 Jul 2018
Another busy week for the National Security Law Podcast! Buckle up for: "The Press Conference...
Episode 81: The Road to 10,000
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
We're back after a one-week layoff! No SCOTUS announcement yet, alas, but we do have this to offer...
Ep.80: SCOTUS-palooza
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
Hot on the heels of the Kennedy retirement announcement, we've got our special Supreme Court finale ...
Episode 79: It’s a Girl!
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
Before getting into the run of this week's show: Congratulations to Steve and Karen on the birth of ...
Episode 78: Live from Singapore, Malaysia (?!?)
Tue, 12 Jun 2018
Ok, Steve and Bobby are not actually in Singapore (we sent Dennis Rodman instead). As usual, they're...
Episode 77: Pardon Me?
Tue, 05 Jun 2018
Hello friends, and welcome back to the latest episode! Last week was a bit quiet, but things are h...
Episode 76: The Valley of Ignorance
Wed, 30 May 2018
This week on the show: Another big win for FBI & DOJ in a terrorism prosecution, as a Maryland ...
Episode 75: I Hereby Demand, & Tomorrow Will Officially Order, That You Listen to This Podcast
Tue, 22 May 2018
Never a slow week in this business... This week we've got breakdowns and debates over some famili...
Episode 74: We’re Spending It On Barbecue!
Tue, 15 May 2018
Spring classes may be over, but national security legal news hasn't slowed down one bit. This week...
Episode 73: The Penumbras of the Category
Tue, 08 May 2018
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discu...
Episode 72: This Podcast Was Recorded Before, On, or After 9/11
Tue, 01 May 2018
No shortage of topics this week. Join us as Professors Chesney and Vladeck debate and discuss: ...
Episode 71: Everyone Knows It Is Saudi Arabia!!!
Tue, 24 Apr 2018
We have much to discuss in the world of national security and law this week, including but not limit...
(Bonus Episode) Ep.70: The Corker-Kaine AUMF
Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Well, we're back, 24 hours after dropping Episode 69. Why? 2018, that's why! Seriously, lot's to ...
Episode 69: Friday Was Quite a Month
Mon, 16 Apr 2018
In light of the amazing developments last Friday, we decided to move the show up to today. Tune in...
Episode 68: This Podcast Is Not Protected by the Attorney-Client Privilege
Tue, 10 Apr 2018
Welcome to episode 68! On tap for this week: Tom Bossert is out, and Michael Cohen is in trou...
Episode 67: CTRL-F Redaction Fail
Tue, 03 Apr 2018
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney revie...
Episode 66: Can You DIG It?
Tue, 27 Mar 2018
Welcome back for another episode of the National Security Law Podcast, with Professors Steve Vladeck...
Episode 65: Caging a Tiger
Wed, 21 Mar 2018
With apologies for short shownotes, here are the headlines for this week's NSL Podcast: The McC...
Episode 64: Beware the Ides of CFIUS!
Thu, 15 Mar 2018
So there you are on the beach for spring break, drink in hand and headphones on. Time for some...N...
Episode 63: Mueller Is the Only Vulcan in the Room
Mon, 12 Mar 2018
Out on spring break but still listening to the podcast? We love it! Actually, your hosts Profess...
Episode 62: Wait–We Have to Talk About GATT?!?
Mon, 05 Mar 2018
It's not every week on this show that we get to talk about the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and the ...
Episode 61: Judge Pohl Says: “Hold My Beer”
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
No shortage of topics this week, but then again there was no shortage last week, or before that, or....
Episode 60: TL;DL – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Wed, 21 Feb 2018
An over-long episode with a short title to reflect a very busy--and somewhat bizarre--eight day stre...
Episode 59: Share the Cookies
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
We don't lack for topics this week! In today's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney eat a numbe...
Episode 58: Is It Treason Not to Clap For This Podcast?
Tue, 06 Feb 2018
Sorry that football season is over? Lucky for you, the National Security Law Podcast has no offsea...
Episode 57: About that #Mehmo (Special Edition on the Nunes Memo Release)
Fri, 02 Feb 2018
President Trump has declassified the Nunes Memo and it now is available to the public. Your hosts-...
Episode 56: The State of the Uniom Is…ExStravagant!
Tue, 30 Jan 2018
You might not want to watch the State of the Union tonight, but don't miss this episode of the podc...
Episode 55: #ReleaseThePodcast
Tue, 23 Jan 2018
Happy anniversary, y'all! It's been one full year since we launched this podcast, and we are very ...
Ep. 54: Family Ties or Family Matters?
Wed, 17 Jan 2018
And we're back, with another weekly dose of national security legal news and analysis. Fresh off t...
Episode 53: Tanks, Bombs, Bombs, and Guns
Tue, 09 Jan 2018
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take on three sets of issues under the nation...
Episode 52: Trump Derangement Syndrome or a Distraction from the Forever War?
Wed, 03 Jan 2018
Merry New Year! 2018 is underway, but in today's episode we are looking back at 2017. More spec...
Episode 51: Temporary, Immediate, and Unmonitored Access to this Podcast
Wed, 27 Dec 2017
Well, 2017 is almost done. No doubt there are a few more kicks-in-the-pants on the way before it's...
Episode 50: The Big Chill
Tue, 19 Dec 2017
Are your other podcasts letting you down by taking a holiday break? Never fear, National Security ...
Episode 49: Around the Horn With Interrogation, Detention, Prosecution, and Targeting
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney pick up the thread on a handful o...
Episode 48: The Logan Act: Not Just Another Hugh Jackman Movie
Tue, 05 Dec 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck catch up with a number of 2017's most-persist...
Episode 47: Donuts and Depth Charges
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
And...they're back! Fresh off of Thanksgiving, Professors Chesney and Vladeck are (all too) fired ...
Episode 46: The $15 Million Dollar Man
Thu, 16 Nov 2017
In this week's episode, your devoted hosts dig into a bonanza of national security law odds-and-ends...
Episode 45: An Inter-Jurisdictional Cluster-You-Know-What?
Tue, 07 Nov 2017
Has it only been a week? Yeesh. Well, we are back! In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Che...
Episode 44: Interrogation, Prosecution, and Detention Issues in the Wake of the NYC Attack
Wed, 01 Nov 2017
We are back, one day after dropping episode 43, with an emergency podcast discussion the legal conse...
Episode 43: Unseal this Podcast!
Tue, 31 Oct 2017
It's been a busy week in national security law! In Episode 43, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take...
Episode 42: The Magic Bullet Travel Ban(d)
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
This week Professors Chesney and Vladeck start with a close look at Smith v. Trump, a case that see...
Episode 41: Han Shot First
Tue, 17 Oct 2017
If you were unsure about whether your hosts are geeks, this episode will help settle the question. ...
Episode 40: It’s a Conspiracy
Tue, 10 Oct 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck zero in on four recent developments involving...
Episode 39: It Is More Likely Than Not That Our FARRA Discussion Will Bore You
Wed, 04 Oct 2017
If you have ever wondered what statutes, constitutional principles, and judicial precedents come int...
Episode 38: How Did We Get Through This One Without Saying “Posse Comitatus”?
Wed, 27 Sep 2017
Seriously, how did they manage not to say "posse comitatus" during this episode? Sigh. In this w...
Episode 37: Enemy Combatants, Agents of Foreign Powers
Tue, 19 Sep 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck explore three big national security law devel...
Episode 36: NSA General Counsel Glenn Gerstell on Section 702
Thu, 14 Sep 2017
We have a special treat in this off-cycle episode! NSA GC Glenn Gerstell is in Austin to speak to ...
Episode 35: Will This Be the Year of Military Courts at the Supreme Court?
Tue, 12 Sep 2017
Will this year's Supreme Court term be packed with cases relating to military courts? In this week...
Episode 34: January 2019 as the Start of the 9/11 Trial: Over/Under?
Tue, 05 Sep 2017
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck spend time with three legal topics (before spiral...
Episode 33: How About a Presidential Pardon…For This Episode
Wed, 30 Aug 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck take advantage of a relatively quiet week for...
Episode 32: Back to the Future…of Afghanistan and GTMO?
Tue, 22 Aug 2017
Never a dull moment in 2017. In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney take on four t...
Episode 31: We Were Not Mirandized Until Halfway Through This Podcast
Wed, 16 Aug 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck make a whole series of blatantly un-Mirandize...
Episode 30: Don’t Pop the Accountability Champagne Quite Yet
Tue, 08 Aug 2017
In this bizarrely-titled episode (ok, they pretty much all have bizarre titles, Professors Vladeck a...
Episode 29: Military Commissions, Military Officers in the Cabinet, the Laws of War, and More
Tue, 01 Aug 2017
This week's episode certainly has a military theme. Professors Chesney and Vladeck start off with ...
Episode 28: The North Remembers…the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998???
Tue, 25 Jul 2017
In this week's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck focus on two subjects: the extradition of Ali...
Episode 27: The AUMF: All You Ever Wanted to Know (and Plenty You Didn’t)
Mon, 17 Jul 2017
Want a thorough backgrounder on the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force? This is the epi...
Episode 26: The Impenetrable Podcast Unit
Tue, 11 Jul 2017
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck focus on three sets of issues. First, they expl...
Episode 25: So Much National Security Law News…We’ve Reached Our Limitrophe
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
Had you seen the word "limitrophe" before Justice Breyer used it in his dissent in Herndandez v. Me...
Episode 24: An AUMF for Westeros?
Tue, 20 Jun 2017
In today's episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Ziglar v....
Episode 23: She Could Be the Ruckelshaus to Rosenstein’s Richardson
Tue, 13 Jun 2017
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come up with a tongue-twister of a title while explo...
Episode 22: A Dose of Reality
Tue, 06 Jun 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck have a full plate. The arrest of a contractor name...
Episode 21: A Military Commissions Deep Dive
Wed, 31 May 2017
This episode is a bit different than normal. Instead of tearing through the latest developments in...
Episode 20: The Executive Branch’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Week in Court
Thu, 25 May 2017
It has only been a few days since Episode 19, but Steve and Bobby are worried that fellow national ...
Episode 19: Inherent Contempt Works Better With a Congressional Jail
Mon, 22 May 2017
School's out for summer...but the National Security Law Podcast keeps trucking along. In Episode 1...
Episode 18: Disclosing Secrets to the Russians Makes Me WannaCry
Tue, 16 May 2017
The guys came back to the office tonight for a rare evening recording session, inspired by a combina...
Episode 17: On the Firing of Jim Comey
Wed, 10 May 2017
Yes Episode 16 just dropped yesterday, but given the firing of Jim Comey we felt duty bound to get ...
Episode 16: Authorizing Force Against the Islamic State
Tue, 09 May 2017
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney walk listeners through a recent proposal by Rep. Ada...
Episode 15: Skirmishes in the Surveillance Wars
Wed, 03 May 2017
In this surveillance-heavy episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dig into a raft of news about for...
Episode 14: Potential Assange Charges, and More From Some Island in the Pacific
Wed, 26 Apr 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck run through the array of potential criminal charges ...
Episode 13: This Podcast Did Not Go Through the VEP But We Are Releasing It Anyway
Wed, 19 Apr 2017
Listeners who are tired of listening to just Professors Vladeck and Chesney on this show can take he...
Episode 12: R2P From Above? The Shayrat Airfield Strike and More
Tue, 11 Apr 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck go deep into the weeds regarding the legal issues r...
Episode 11: All of This Has Happened Before, and Will Happen Again
Wed, 05 Apr 2017
In today's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come to grips yet again with surveillance law an...
Episode 10: Is This Podcast Cert-Worthy?
Wed, 29 Mar 2017
In this hour-long episode, Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney open by unpacking the ins-and-...
Episode 9: [USperson 1] and [USperson 2] Discuss [Redacted]
Fri, 24 Mar 2017
In this episode, [USperson 1] and [USperson 2] discuss whether the law was violated by [USperson 3] ...
Episode 8: March Madness
Fri, 17 Mar 2017
Episode 8 (about 58 minutes long) finds Professors Vladeck and Chesney discussing the legal, policy...
Episode 7: The Less Prep the Better
Wed, 08 Mar 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck live up to their new motto (see the episode title) b...
Episode 6: A Sessions Session
Thu, 02 Mar 2017
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney get into the weeds of the controversy surrounding th...
Episode 5: Does this Podcast Apply Extraterritorially?
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck consider whether the Supreme Court is poised to use...
Episode 4: A New Hope
Thu, 16 Feb 2017
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney come to grips with a number of legal issues raised b...
Episode 3: Sometimes an Executive Order Is Really Just…An Invitation to Talk about AUMFs and Habeas Corpus
Thu, 09 Feb 2017
In this episode, Professors Chesney and Vladeck dive deep into the latest iteration of the Trump Adm...
Episode 2: If You Thought That Last Executive Order Was Controversial…
Tue, 31 Jan 2017
In this episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney focus on two major developments: the Trump Administr...
Episode 1: What the World Needs Now Is a New Podcast
Wed, 25 Jan 2017
In the first episode, Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck walk listeners through some of the ...