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Baby Boom! Lawyered

Imani Gandy - Rewire News Group, Imani Gandy

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You were smart enough not to go to law school. Good—that's what Imani Gandy is for. Baby Boom! Lawyered is the micropodcast from the co-creator of Boom! Lawyered: two or three short episodes a week on the fastest-moving legal fights for reproductive justice. Everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, translated by someone who sat through the three years so you didn't have to. Produced by Rewire News Group.

Recent Episodes

NOV 10, 2026
Can Democrats Really End the Electoral College?
Imani Gandy explains the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which states can use to sidestep the Electoral College by giving all of their electoral votes to whoever wins the nationwide popular vote. The catch? Convincing swing states to join might be a tough sell. Convincing this Supreme Court will be even tougher.
11 MIN
NOV 3, 2026
(Classic) SCOTUS Helps Black People in Missouri (Don't Get Used to It)
The Supreme Court did something nice for Black voters. I’m as shocked as you are. On Sept. 25, the Court told the Eighth Circuit to knock it off and stop trying to force Missouri to use a gerrymandered 2025 congressional map that Republicans drew at Trump’s urging.
13 MIN
OCT 30, 2026
Trump Can't Stop Interfering with the Midterm Elections
Noncitizens voting isn’t a widespread problem. Democrats are sick of it, so they sued the Trump administration to make it stop. Imani Gandy explains how Trump keeps losing in court and how states keep telling him no.
8 MIN
OCT 27, 2026
Yes on 3, Again: Missouri’s Abortion Ban in Disguise
Imani Gandy explains the chaos Republicans sowed to hide the true purpose of Amendment 3 from voters, and the anti-trans ballot candy they tossed in as a treat.
7 MIN
OCT 23, 2026
Why Missouri's Amendment 3 Could Cost Teens a Way Around Parental Consent
Imani Gandy explains what judicial bypass is, what the Supreme Court has said about it, and why it matters that parental consent would be protected by the constitution while judicial bypass would remain in an ordinary law that legislators could change or repeal.
9 MIN