rationally BASED
Welcome to rationally BASED, a podcast about law and politics, on the edge. Law professor Ilan Wurman, with co-hosts Kathryn Johnson and Grace Keating, cover cutting-edge, and edgy, legal and political news, ideas, and developments.
Podcasting since 2026 • 12 episodes
rationally BASED
Latest Episodes
EMERGENCY Episode 9.5 | Birthright Oral Argument
Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, break down what they just heard at the Supreme Court oral argument over President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. They prognosticate on the result. Wong Kim Ark will not ...
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Episode 9 | Birthright Citizenship: The Deep Dive
Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, finally take their promised deep dive into the birthright citizenship case that the Supreme Court will hear next week. Ilan recently testified in Congress on the issue, and has a lot to ...
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Episode 8 | Asymmetrical Lawfare
Our hosts, law professor Ilan Wurman and Kathryn Johnson, are joined by conservative law students at the podcast’s first ever live taping, at ASU. The hosts tackle one of the most important and controversial legal issues of the day: the asymmet...
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BONUS Episode 7.5 | Are District Courts a Threat to the Republic?
In this bonus episode, our host, law professor Ilan Wurman, gives a talk to a conference of conservative law students on Trump vs. the courts. Are we in a constitutional crisis? Is it because the executive is disrespecting the courts, or becaus...
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