Unscripted Direct
Conversations with the law school trial advocacy community. Hosted by Spencer Pahlke (shareholder at Walkup Melodia and trial advocacy director at UC Berkeley School of Law) and Justin Bernstein (director of trial advocacy at UCLA School of Law).
Unscripted Direct
Episode 128 - Mock, Drugs, & Rock 'N Roll
Introduction (0:00:00). Jeff Brooks joins us to discuss the year's least controversial controversy.
The Break (0:10:06). Results from Denver's Summit Cup.
Interview: Kansas's Adam Sokoloff (0:11:45). Before he coached the mock trial team and oversaw the school's Innocence Project, Adam managed bands, went back to school for a philosophy degree, ran marijuana dispensaries, made a living playing poker, and made "a lot of decisions that you wouldn't necessarily make again, but I'm not gonna say I regret."
Tournament Spotlight: All Star (0:39:49). The largest Fall invitational returns with Zoom regionals and in-person Nationals.
Interview: Maryland's Ben Garmoe (0:45:16). The Geico Gecko. His podcasting career. A.J stories. Dining solo. How he built a winning mock trial team. Why he's working to build a NALAE national competition. And whether he was bullied into growing a beard.
Mailbag (1:23:07). Has ABC News finally reached the journalistic level of Unscripted Direct? And if there's a Best in Texas, why is there no Best in California?