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 131 - "I Got Squeezed"
Introduction (0:00:00). Spencer teaches with his siblings, and Justin brags about his sibling.
The Break (0:05:40). Results from Gold Cup, Syracuse, and St. John's.
Tournament Spotlight: Tournament of Champions (0:07:28). Board member Judge Roberts and this year's host Robert Little talk about this year's TOC. Robert laughs at Judge talking about "paramours" and "getting squeezed," while Judge (arguably) decides to gamble his TOC board position in a predictions contest.
Tournament Spotlight: Buffalo-Niagara (0:31:32). Jen Scharf and Lisa Bauer explain why the tournament has "Niagara" in the title, lobby for a Scripty, and utter a phrase we've never heard: "my dog had a psychic appointment."
Main Interview: Stetson's Carson Sadro (0:47:54). Fake crying, going full time, Mentor Trivia, "living at Home Goods," the weirdly matching pets, and jump rope struggles.
Mailbag Questions (1:19:48). Spencer is on the hot seat. Which law school trial programs are dopplegangers for certain college football teams? And how can Spencer answer the question without offending anyone (everyone)?