Lawyers, Guns & Money

Latest Episodes
LGM Podcast: Faustian Bargain
On the latest LGM podcast I had the good fortune to speak with Dr. Ian Ona Johnson about his book Faustian Bargain: The Soviet-German Partnership and the Origins of the Second World War. The subject i
LGM Podcast: Leah Litman
Dave and I had a terrific discussion with UMich Laws Leah Litman about her terrific new book, Lawless. We discuss (truth in subtitling!) how conservative jurisprudence runs on vibes and resentments r
LGM Podcast: Canada’s Upcoming Election
On the latest LGM Podcast, the OG LGM Trio of Scott, Dave, and myself talked through Canadas upcoming election. We discussed the historic collapse of the Conservative Partys electoral explanations,
LGM Podcast: Spy Movies
Last week friend-of-the-blog Charles Dainoff and myself had the opportunity to speak with Gail Helt of King University In addition to being the director of the security and intelligence program at Kin
LGM Podcast: The Rise and Fall of Kentucky Bourbon?
On the latest LGM podcast Scott and I had the opportunity to sit down with Erin Petrey, senior contributor and cocktail editor of bourbonbanter.com and longtime friend-of-the-blog. We talked through t
LGM Podcast: Hackman
Earlier this week Scott, friend-of-the-pod Charles Dainoff, and myself talked the late, great Gene Hackman. We talked generalities (and made the point that this is not a True Crime Podcast), then got
LGM Podcast: The Magic Hours
On the latest LGM podcast Erik and I had the extraordinary opportunity to interview John Bleasdale, author of The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terence Malick from the University Press of
LGM Podcast: Weaponizing InterdepenDANCE
I had the opportunity to sit down yesterday with my colleagues Geoff Williams and Charles Dainoff to talk about the financial aspects of the Russia-Ukraine War. As some may recall we were writing a bo
LGM Podcast: The Big Game
Scott and Erik and myself jibber-jabbered for a good long time about the Big Game this weekend. There were digressions, including the Revenge of the Dad Bods, and the Hall of Fame case of Eli Manning
LGM Podcast: He Not Busy Being Born Is Busy Dying
Last week, I sat down with Scott and Robert for a freewheeling conversation focused largely on all things Dylan, at least of recent vintage. This included talking about the 27 disc box set of Bob Dyla