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Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

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What happens when your Uber driver gets pulled over while you're in the backseat? How do OnlyFans creators incorporate an LLC to remain anonymous? How can you fight ICE without getting off the couch?

Welcome to Brief Recess, hosted by everyone's favorite TikTok lawyer Michael Foote and his best friend Mélissa Malebranche. Together they break down crazy news stories, share hilarious anecdotes from criminal court, answer pressing legal questions from callers, and teach listeners how to short-circuit democracy to effect real change in their communities.

Tune in! Or we'll see you in court.

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  • Nazi-Looted Art FOUND in a Property Listing (w. Kira from The Art Revival)

    Nazi-Looted Art FOUND in a Property Listing (w. Kira from The Art Revival)
    Feb 26 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss that time Michael was a witness to a stabbing in Times Square, Nazi-looted artwork found in a property listing, whether female-only spaces are discriminatory, and interview Kira from The Art Revival.

    Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess

    Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

    Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.

    Links from this episode:

    https://theartrevival.com

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    39 mins
  • Diva! Conspiracy Girlies! (w. Karen Kilgariff + Martha Kelly)

    Diva! Conspiracy Girlies! (w. Karen Kilgariff + Martha Kelly)
    Feb 19 2026

    Michael and Karen discuss conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein, TMZ, Savannah Guthrie, and Kurt Cobain, along with viral moments from the Pam Bondi hearing, and an interview with Martha Kelly from Euphoria and Fallout.

    Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess

    Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

    Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Motion To De-Fur (w. PETA’s Ashley Byrne)

    Motion To De-Fur (w. PETA’s Ashley Byrne)
    Feb 12 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, the Clinton's heading to Congress, getting older (and that's ok), and interview Ashley Byrne from PETA.

    Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess

    Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

    Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.

    Links from this episode:

    cgrs.uclawsf.edu/
    www.handsontwincities.org
    www.doinggoodtogether.org/
    https://iimn.org/
    www.projectfine.org/
    www.youthlinkmn.org/our-story/
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/nyregion/dog-lawyer.html
    https://www.peta.org/donate/ways-to-support-peta/gifts-of-property/donate-fur/

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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