Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 146: What’s In Your Wallet? A Subpoena!
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?!?
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
09 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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”
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to the latest episode of the National Security Law Podcast as your co-hosts Professors Chesn...
Episode 134: A Very Brady Episode
04 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
28 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that's not quite what the President said. It was something about American companies and tr...
Episode 132: On the Way to Greenland!
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
And we are back with more debate and discussion concerning the latest national security and law news...
Episode 131: El Paso and Domestic Terrorism
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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]!
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, where co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck cr...
Episode 126: Sometimes, “Nothing” Is Important
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with the latest in national security legal developments, with Professors Chesney and Vla...
Episode 125: Worst of Both Worlds
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?!?
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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???
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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…
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Professors Vladeck and Chesney discuss and debate: The district court r...
Episode 121: The Persian Gulf of Tonkin
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
17 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
13 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are back after a spring break hiatus, and we do not lack for things to discuss and debate in the ...
Episode 114: Manafortnite
13 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show features debate and discussion between co-hosts Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby ...
Episode 113 – 702 : Madison :: 215 : Hamilton
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Your favorite weekly show combining serious debate about the latest national security legal developm...
Episode 109: The State of the Podcast Is Strong!
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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?
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Unlike Rent Live, all of our personnel participated in this week's show! We've got: The Venez...
Episode 107: Clearly Right, Once Again
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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!
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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”
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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…
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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)
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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?
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Spotted: A rare episode of the National Security Law Podcast clocking in at under one hour! And ...
Episode 92: Have Fun Storming the Castle!
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of news this week, but comparatively little of it is national security law news,...
Episode 90: What’d I Miss?
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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)
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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)
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest National Security Law Podcast episode. Though Steve and Bobby both have been...
Episode 82: Helsinki…Sweden!
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Another busy week for the National Security Law Podcast! Buckle up for: "The Press Conference...
Episode 81: The Road to 10,000
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We're back after a one-week layoff! No SCOTUS announcement yet, alas, but we do have this to offer...
Ep.80: SCOTUS-palooza
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hot on the heels of the Kennedy retirement announcement, we've got our special Supreme Court finale ...
Episode 79: It’s a Girl!
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 (?!?)
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, Steve and Bobby are not actually in Singapore (we sent Dennis Rodman instead). As usual, they're...
Episode 77: Pardon Me?
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
No shortage of topics this week. Join us as Professors Chesney and Vladeck debate and discuss: ...
Episode 71: Everyone Knows It Is Saudi Arabia!!!
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast! This week, Professors Vladeck and Chesney revie...
Episode 66: Can You DIG It?
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for another episode of the National Security Law Podcast, with Professors Steve Vladeck...
Episode 65: Caging a Tiger
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With apologies for short shownotes, here are the headlines for this week's NSL Podcast: The McC...
Episode 64: Beware the Ides of CFIUS!
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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?!?
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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”
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
21 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An over-long episode with a short title to reflect a very busy--and somewhat bizarre--eight day stre...
Episode 59: Share the Cookies
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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?
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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)
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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!
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You might not want to watch the State of the Union tonight, but don't miss this episode of the podc...
Episode 55: #ReleaseThePodcast
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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?
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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?
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
05 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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
28 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
And...they're back! Fresh off of Thanksgiving, Professors Chesney and Vladeck are (all too) fired ...