Divided Argument - Podcast Rankings and reviews

The best podcast on the Supreme Court. Will and Dan are amazing hosts. While they have their opinions and perspectives, they do a great job explaining the arguments and assessing the merits of the arguments without being partisan or dogmatic. They are also delightful together; have a great rapport and clearly enjoy themselves and have passion for the subject. A nice alternative to other podcasts on the Supreme Court that can tend to be one-sided and not nearly as enlightening as Divided Argument. Keep up the great work Will and Dan!!

One request: can you please explain how it is that Supreme Court justices have the discretion and authority to determine when their work papers are made public. I understand the need for confidentiality for some period of time but don’t understand why these documents that are clearly work related and not personal are subject to disclosure based on each individual justice’s own direction. Maybe there are objective legal limits within which they have some discretion but whenever it is normally described it sounds like they have complete discretion, which again seems at odds with the fact that these are clearly work related and should not be considered personal. Thanks for your thoughts and any clarification — love the podcast!!

I’ve listened to and explored all of the various Supreme Court podcasts out there and some are pretty good, some are just fluff and filler, some are straight up snark, but this one is by far the best, most substantive one of the bunch, while still being reasonably accessible to non professionals. Looking forward to a breakdown of Justice Souter’s papers in 2075.

If you’re looking for in-the-weeds legal analysis—and I mean that in the best possible way—this is the podcast for you. Will and Dan are thorough in their analysis and provide insight that you can’t find elsewhere. Perhaps like others, I have a stable of legal podcasts that I follow, but Divided Arguments is always at the top of my list.

On each episode’s initial listen through it’s an entertaining source for a layman to learn about what the supreme court is up to. Listen again at bedtime and Will and Dan’s soporific mild manners will lull you to sleep in a jiffy. Highly recommended!