• 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.

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    Links from this episode:

    https://theartrevival.com

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    39 mins
  • 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.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 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.

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    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/

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Don Lemon on ICE and the Latest Epstein File Drop
    Feb 5 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss nuns teaching sex-ed, Groundhog Day conspiracies, Kristi Noem, Don Lemon, ICE, and the latest Epstein File drop.

    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://www.acluohio.org/press-releases/aclu-ohio-releases-legal-memo-rights-immigrant-students-ohio-schools/

    https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Legal-Defense-Fund/Legal-Issues/Navigating-ICE-Presence-in-School-and-Healthcare-Facilities

    https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/protecting-children-schools-against-immigration-enforcement#item-4913

    https://linktr.ee/michael_foote

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Midwest Nice, Leave the ICE
    Jan 29 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss the Alex Pretti shooting in Minneapolis, whistleblower reports on a leaked ICE memo, plastic surgery, and astronaut arrests.

    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://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-dashboard

    https://www.peta.org/donate/ways-to-support-peta/gifts-of-property/donate-fur/

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • If I Murder My Family Can I Still Get My Inheritance?
    Jan 22 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss their weird melatonin dreams, deportation flights, Trump calling for the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, and all the ways to prepare a Last Will and Testament.

    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.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • We Could All Be Renee Good (w. Yuhua Hamasaki)
    Jan 15 2026

    Michael and Mélissa discuss the Renee Good shooting in Minneapolis, a viral video of a delivery driver avoiding ICE, Mariah Carey, and an interview with former Ru Paul's Drag Race contestant, Yuhua Hamasaki.

    Links:
    acaciacenter.org
    acaciacenter.org/defendkids
    immigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-ice
    piecesbar.com

    @yuhuahamasaki on Instagram

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 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