Two months between episodes?  Looks like someone will be buying Steve a dinner at the conclusion of 2023 (barring a pivot to posting new episodes every day).

As for what is on tap in episode 243:

1. Israel and Gaza: a review of key international law issues
   
2. The United States and Iran: a review of key domestic law issues
   
3. Trumplandia: checking in on, like, 17 separate cases currently underway
   

As for frivolity: there are some (inevitable) ramblings about football, but much more frivolous than that is the ad hoc holiday favorites playlist…