The National Security Law Podcast

The National Security Law Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 225: Appetite for Obstruction
August 31, 2022

Hello, and welcome back to the National Security Law Podcast, with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck! In this episode, we dig into the latest filings in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents/pres

Episode 224: Mar-a-Lag-o-Palooza
August 15, 2022

After just one week, incredibly, we are back! And we're joined by two of our fantastic Texas Law students. Ryan Brown and Adam Goodrum won the right to guest host at last year's public-interest auct

Episode 223: The Search for Episode 222!
August 08, 2022

Well, the original idea was to have a short episode about the strike that killed al Zawahiri, and to recap the D.C. Circuit's Larabee ruling. But then just before showtime, we learned of the FBI exec

Episode 221: GWOT Shots, Part Deux
June 27, 2022

And we're back, with yet another interminable window of extemporaneous frivolity at the front end of what otherwise is a somewhat serious show about the latest national security law developments and d

Episode 220: This Podcast Made the Kessel Run In Less than 12 Parsecs
June 07, 2022

And...we're back, and in less than a month, remarkably! Tune in as co-hosts Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss (1) the latest seditious conspiracy indictment arising out of January 6th, (2) the

Episode 219: And the Podcast Host-Designate Is …
May 17, 2022

Some of y'all were wondering if the show was done-for now that co-host Bobby Chesney has been named the next dean of the University of Texas School of Law. But as it turns out, the main impact of tha

Episode 218: From 28(j) to Enterprise-J
April 27, 2022

Ok, ok, it's been a full month since the last episode. But good things come to those who wait! We are back, and hope you'll tune in as co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss the latest in

Episode 217: Talking With Matt Olsen About DOJ National Security Division
March 28, 2022

What a treat we have for you this week! Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen, head of DOJ's National Security Division, sits down with co-hosts Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck to talk about a wide r

Episode 216: This Podcast Does Not Constitute Legal Advice
March 07, 2022

And we're back! Tune in as Professors Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck discuss and debate: ICC jurisdiction over war crimes on Ukraine's territory Limits on sharing tactical intel and arms? The Ne

Episode 215: Rhyming or Outright Repeating?
February 22, 2022

We are back with a fresh episode, hot on the heels of Russia's latest incursion into Ukraine. Tune in as we survey some of the legal dimensions to this latest development (including discussion of the