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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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Episodes
  • Conversion Therapy Might Be Back

    Conversion Therapy Might Be Back
    Jan 8 2026

    Michael and Mélissa talk about a Getty Art Museum curator’s conspiracy to receive stolen goods, Trans rights, the controversial Chiles v. Salazar, and (ugh) J.K. Rowling.

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • ICYMI: Michael Was on The Knife

    ICYMI: Michael Was on The Knife
    Jan 1 2026

    Michael joins Hannah & Patia from The Knife to discuss the murder trial of Bricen Rivers. In July of 2024, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was found dead in the trunk of her own car. Her ex-boyfriend, Bricen Rivers, is now charged with capital murder. Lauren’s father is fighting to change the system that ignored the warning signs and allowed Rivers to be released on bail. We speak about the case and how the criminal justice system failed to protect Lauren.

    Episode originally aired on The Knife on November 20, 2025.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • ICYMI: We Were on My Favorite Murder

    ICYMI: We Were on My Favorite Murder
    Dec 25 2025

    Michael and Mélissa talk to Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder about everything from the state of immigration in America, to the superiority of boxed mac and cheese.

    Episode originally aired on My Favorite Murder on November 6, 2025.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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