Case in Point: The Legal Show on the Hottest Legal Cases in Politics and Culture
The Heritage Foundation
If the thought of a legal podcast makes you shy away and you’re tired of so-called “legal” experts talking in confusing legal jargon, you’ve come to the right place. The Heritage Foundation’s “Case in Point” talks about the hottest cases affecting politics, culture, and everyone’s daily lives in a way that lawyers and non-lawyers alike can understand.
Host Hans von Spakovsky may work in Washington, D.C., but he grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He hasn’t lost touch with his roots and hasn’t been captured by the Beltway Insiders. He understands the heart and soul of America, the everyday fol
Host Hans von Spakovsky may work in Washington, D.C., but he grew up in Huntsville, Alabama. He hasn’t lost touch with his roots and hasn’t been captured by the Beltway Insiders. He understands the heart and soul of America, the everyday fol
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Aug 7, 2025 • 27min
All Taxpayer Dollars Considered: National Peoples Radio
Guest is Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former journalist, to discuss the cut off of funding to NPR and PBS, and the bias of its news coverage. Classic Movie Review of “Absence of Malice” (1981), a film about unethical reporters and government lawyers.
Jul 31, 2025 • 30min
Wyoming’s Best Man
Guest is Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, who discusses a recent court win against opponents of election reform, changes in the state’s election laws that have just become effective, and how the business climate has changed in the past six months. Classic movie review of “The Best Man,” the 1964 movie about a presidential nomination fight at a political party convention.
Jul 24, 2025 • 33min
Nebraska and the States Keep on Truckin’
Guest is Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, to discuss the lawsuits he filed against California over its electric truck mandate, GM over misuse of customer vehicle information, and Temu for siphoning phone data from customers for the Chinese Communist Party. Classic movie review of “Smokey and the Bandit.”
Jul 17, 2025 • 28min
The War Between the States and the Federal Government
Guest is South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, who discusses the legal battles the state has waged against the federal government, starting with his successful fight to defend a voter ID law.Classic movie review of the 1959 “Anatomy of a Murder,” one of the most realistic legal movies produced by Hollywood.
Jul 10, 2025 • 31min
Fake News You Can Trust – Deadline at the Babylon Bee
Guest Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, discusses winning the Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship, the creation of its satires and parodies that expose corruption, and the censorship it faces over its work. Movie review of “Deadline – U.S.A,” the 1942 classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a crusading newspaper editor who works on a story exposing a gangster’s crimes at the risk of his life.
Jul 3, 2025 • 27min
The Indispensable Right – Free Speech in an Age of Rage
Hans' guest is Prof Jonathan Turley, constitutional scholar, law professor, and well-known legal analyst on Fox News, to talk about censorship, attacks on the First Amendment, and his new book, “The Indispensable Right – Free Speech in an Age of Rage.” The classic movie review is of the 1940 screwball comedy about the newspaper business, “His Girl Friday.”
Jun 28, 2025 • 28min
The Real West Wing: High Noon at the White House
Special guest May Mailman, Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Policy Analyst, talks about the formulation of policy at the White House and the lawfare against the president being waged by outlaw judges.A film review is provided of a movie about a similar confrontation, the classic 1952 western, “High Noon.”
Jun 26, 2025 • 17min
Supremes Act to Protect America’s Children
Guest is Matthew Rice, the Solicitor General of Tennessee, who argued U.S. v. Skrmetti before the Supreme Court, to discuss the implications of the decision protecting children from surgical mutilation and abusive drug treatments.Review of the three horror movies made by Hollywood based on the 1896 book by H.G. Wells, “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
Jun 19, 2025 • 28min
Whittling Down the Truth: Politics and Humor with Bill Whittle
Hans' guest is Bill Whittle, political writer and commentator, cohost of the Right Angle, and producer of multiple documentaries on important topics like the Russian Revolution and the Apollo program. Bill talks about the revolution that seems to be going on right now in Washington. Instead of the usual classic movie review, a recommendation on a new museum in Washington worth visiting.
Jun 12, 2025 • 31min
The Philadelphia Story: Votes and Violence in the Keystone State
Special guest Christian Adams, President of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, discusses dire threats made in Pennsylvania against Trump voters in the 2024 election and refusal of law enforcement to take any action.
