Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke
Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke

Law Talk With Epstein, Yoo & Cooke

The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin

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A lively (and often funny) look at legislation and constitutional jurisprudence by preeminent law professors Richard Epstein and John Yoo. The show is hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke.Law Talk is a podcast of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin.

Recent Episodes

Peak Trump: War, Antitrust, and Third Terms
DEC 20, 2025
Peak Trump: War, Antitrust, and Third Terms
Is the United States already at war with Venezuela—and if so, who authorized it? The Law Talk crew reconvenes for a wide-ranging debate over presidential war powers, congressional passivity, and how far modern practice has drifted from constitutional...
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60 MIN
The Big Beautiful Originalism Debate
NOV 20, 2025
The Big Beautiful Originalism Debate
The long-awaited originalism debate is here! Charles C.W. Cooke, Richard Epstein, and John Yoo argue the meaning and limits of originalism, how constitutional text should be interpreted, whether long-standing practices can override original meaning,...
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61 MIN
Supreme Court Preview: Sports, Speech, and Separation of Powers
OCT 14, 2025
Supreme Court Preview: Sports, Speech, and Separation of Powers
The Supreme Court’s new term is loaded with big questions and Law Talk is on the cases: transgender athletes and Title IX, presidential power to fire officials (even at the Fed), race-based redistricting, free speech and “conversion therapy,” and...
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72 MIN
Trump v. Everyone: War on Drugs, War on Courts, War on the Fed
SEP 12, 2025
Trump v. Everyone: War on Drugs, War on Courts, War on the Fed
Richard Epstein, John Yoo, and host Charles C.W. Cook dive into Trump’s decision to blow up a Venezuelan drug boat (was it legal? was it war?), the Supreme Court’s green light for immigration profiling in Los Angeles, and the growing showdown between...
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59 MIN
The Great Birthright Citizen Debate
AUG 11, 2025
The Great Birthright Citizen Debate
Charles C.W. Cooke moderates a spirited debate between John Yoo and Richard Epstein on the constitutional meaning and historical origins of birthright citizenship. Drawing on legal precedent, originalist interpretation, and Reconstruction-era history,...
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61 MIN