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Episode publication activity over the past year

Last Checked: 2025-08-02 10:43:30

Episode 247: Deal, No Deal

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Betcha thought we were done...but we're back!  Tune in as Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss a...

Episode 245: 100 Days Later…

02 Apr 2024

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Hello, is this thing on?  Check one, check two...testing, testing.  We're good?  Alright alright ...

Episode 244: Not Our 30th Episode of 2023

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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!

29 Sep 2023

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Sorry about accidentally taking the whole month off, but we're back with a classic: tune in for the ...

Episode 241: Let’s Barbie!

22 Aug 2023

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Tune in for the latest, in which we discuss life as a fall 1L, RICO, removal, Nashiri, Bahlul, Shima...

Episode 240: Something Got Released

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you are interested in a detailed and careful explanation of the charges at issue in United State...

Episode 239: We Have Many Tapestries!

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode focuses on the indictment in United States v. Donald Trump and Waltine Nauta, S.D. ...

Episode 237: Are You Not Detained???

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

And we're back, with co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney breaking down the latest national secu...

Episode 236: Damn the Torpedoes!

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Good morning!  Episode 236 covers: The Trump Indictment The Biden Administration's Executive ...

Episode 235: A Drone Struck

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with a Spring Break edition, featuring: ICC cases emerging against Russian defendant...

Episode 234: Not *That* Linda Hamilton

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted this week to feature two Texas Law students -- Sam Libby and Alex Rigby -- who earn...

Episode 232: Top Gun 3: Deflategate!

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's this, a one-week turnaround between shows?  Will wonders never cease? In a throwback to the ...

Episode 230, Not Section 230

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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!

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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?

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

01 Sep 2022

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Hello, and welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve ...

Episode 224: Mar-a-Lag-o-Palooza

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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!

09 Aug 2022

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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

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 …

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

28 Mar 2022

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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

08 Mar 2022

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And we're back! Tune in as Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate: ICC j...

Episode 215: Rhyming or Outright Repeating?

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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?

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our official Holiday Office Party, where we mainly just hope things will go smoother than...

Episode 211: Behold, our Q4 episode

09 Nov 2021

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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

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the National Security Law Podcast, we mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks.  Tune in a...

Episode 208: Afghanistan

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, we focus on the unfolding situation in Afghanistan.

Episode 207: Pearls Are In the Eye of the Beholder

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

[Updated to fix the audio issue with the original file...though I have to admit, it was very enterta...

Episode 205: Road Trip!

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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]

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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)

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

20 May 2021

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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

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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!

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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?

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The propos...

Episode 198: What Tattoo Should Steve Get?

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back!  This week your co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss and debate: The...

Episode 197: Statler and Waldorf

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for your weekend entertainment, NSL Podcast is back with a new episode. This time the s...

Episode 196: Good…and Terrible!

10 Mar 2021

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An extra-fun episode because we have an extra person with us tonight: Texas Law 3L Jake Bishop, our ...

Episode 195: Sparkly Rainbow Snowboots!

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 …

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week on NSL Podcast, co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss The proposition that...

Episode 192: So…What Do We Do Now?

22 Jan 2021

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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

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back with further discussion of the insurrection: Is it constitutional for the Senate to ...

Episode 190: Day of Infamy

07 Jan 2021

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Today was a national tragedy of the first order. Tonight we discuss: the many crimes that defin...

Episode 189: Merry New Year!

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hello from Austin, home of SolarWinds and CyberTrucks! [ed. note:  uh, no.  Let's go with home of ...

Episode 187: Trumplandia in the Twilight

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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…

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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”

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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?

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

31 Jul 2020

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We delay this program just fine without his help, thank you very much.  Well, I guess you can see w...

Episode 174: Portland Trailblazing

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

10 Jul 2020

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We're back, with a Supreme-Court focused episode!  Tune in for: The Supreme Court's twin decis...

Episode 172: Cleanup on Aisle Trump!

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

02 Jun 2020

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Tonight we bring you a special episode, recorded jointly with Ben Wittes as an episode of the Lawfar...

Episode 167: Podcast Emergency Action Documents

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

02 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What a fun episode!  Co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck recorded "live" before the Austin Bar...

Episode 164: LIBERATE THIS PODCAST!

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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”

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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”!

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

21 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back-to-back episodes!  After yesterday's interview-focused show, we wanted to get right back into ...

Episode 156: This Podcast Is VUCA!

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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)

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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”

19 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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)

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

22 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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!

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Not surprisingly, this weeks episode focuses entirely on the set of legal and policy questions raise...

Episode 148: This Podcast Is “Thug #7”

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast!  This week we discuss: The two Articles of ...