513 | How to Teach Kids to Think like a Public Defender w/Emily Galvin Almanza
Hunter speaks once again with Emily Galvin Almanza about a her last newest book, Andromeda Diaz and the Reasonable Doubt, is aimed at teaching kids about legal principles through a public defender’s lens. I
512 | How Public Advocacy Secured Missouri Public Defenders Pay Parity and Much More w/Matthew Crowell and Jet McDonald
Hunter, Matthew Crowell and Jet McDonald discuss how Matthew was able to use public and private advocacy to secure desperately needed pay raises for the system and their plans to fight for even more improvements to the system.
511 | God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood w/Jasper Craven
This conversation with Jasper Craven is an illuminating look at how military education like JROTC, ROTC, and the Service Academies help shape American masculinity.
510 | What are a Defense Lawyer's Ethical Obligations When They Use A.I.? w/Mason Clark
Hunter and Professor Mason Clark discuss a new white paper Professor Clark authored for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers titled Parity in Practice: The Defender's Duty to Ethically Use AI.
509 | How to Create Workload Standards for Public Defenders w/Malia Brink
Malia Brink joins the show to discuss the new tool the Deason Center created to help Public Defenders create their own workload standards.
508 | Will Underfunding Push the Defender Association of Philadelphia to Stop Accepting New Cases?
On this episode, you will hear Chief Defender Keisha explain why the Defender Association of Philadelphia is looking at cutting back client services and even potentially refusing to accept new DUI and drug possession cases.
507 | Robin "Rocky" Myers was Wrongfully Convicted of Murder. Was his Defense Lawyer in the Ku Klux Klan? w/Leah Nelson
Robin "Rocky" Myers was Wrongfully Convicted of Murder. Was his Defense Lawyer in the Ku Klux Klan? w/Leah Nelson
506 | Pink Crime: How to Fight the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity w/Valena Beety
Pink Crime: How to Fight the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity w/Valena Beety
505 | Will Automation Make it Harder to Keep Junk Science out of Court? w/Lisa Waters
Will Automation Make it Harder to Keep Junk Science out of Court? w/Lisa Waters
504 | By Helping Victims and Perpetrators, Domestic Violence can Be Solved Without Relying on the Criminal Legal System w/Liz Ortenburger
By Helping Victims and Perpetrators, Domestic Violence can Be Solved Without Relying on the Criminal Legal System w/Liz Ortenburger
503 | Why is the NDS Union on Strike? UPDATE THEY WON!! w/Ashley Munger, Katherine Shamsie, and Samantha Rudelich
Why is the NDS Union on Strike? UPDATE THEY WON!! w/Ashley Munger, Katherine Shamsie, and Samantha Rudelich
502 | How a Not Guilty Verdict in a Homicide Case Shows the Promise of Idaho's Statewide Public Defense System w/Eric Fredericksen and Doug Nelson
Eric Fredericksen and Doug Nelson join the show to provide an update on the Idaho State System and to highlight a case that shows why the state wide system is better for the people of Idaho.
501 | Why Public Defenders Need the Insights and Expertise of Formerly Incarcerated People in Their Offices w/Jennifer Jennison and Sammy Provencio
Jennifer and Sammy join the show to share what the Hub is, what it does, and to share the power of having formerly incarcerated people work in a Public Defender Office.
500 | Public Defense is Underfunded, but by How Much? Putting a Conservative Number on the Cost of the Right to Counsel w/Ben Polk
Ben joins Hunter to discuss a recent law review article he authored where he conservatively estimated it would cost $28 billion to fund Public Defense nationwide.
499 | When Delays in the Appointment of Counsel Violate the Constitution w/Eve Primus
Professor Primus details how delays in the appointment of counsel can and do create Constitutional violations that PDs can challenge.
498 | How the Allegheny County Public Defender is Getting their Clients Out of Custody and into Care w/Alena Chulick
Alena Chulick discusses Project Rehabilitate
497 | How Did the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Build a Model Holistic Defender Service w/Ann Miller, Susette Billedeaux, and Josh Cahoon
Ann Miller, Susette Billedeaux, and Josh Cahoon join the show to the tell the history of this office and how they’ve built it into a model holistic office.
496 | Why the Lawyers Handling 80% of Massachusetts's Public Defender Cases Stopped Taking New Cases Part 2 w/Shira Diner
Shira Diner joins to explain how the Legislature and Judiciary responded and what comes next for the state.

