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Opening Arguments

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Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith and lawyer Matt Cameron help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas! The schedule is M-W-F, with the main show on Monday and Friday and Vapid Response on Wednesday!

Recent Episodes

OCT 23, 2026
The More We Learn About the Ilhan Omar Raid, the Worse It Looks
OA1307 - Matt's got an update on the Ilhan Omar search warrant saga. We get into the genuinely bizarre citizenship limbo they're trying to put her in. In other news, FEMA told Congress this week that it just doesn't want to do its job anymore. And we...
46 MIN
OCT 21, 2026
Tommy Teepell Gets Publicly Owned, and the Worst Cornell 7 Take Yet
VR48 - Today on Vapid Response Wednesday: the extremely believable backstory of some guy named Tommy who got publicly owned by Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, and the single worst take on the Cornell 7 case from within the Ivy...
75 MIN
OCT 19, 2026
Can You Sue a Drug Company When You Don't Know Which One Made the Pill?
OA1306 - We're on a winning streak! ...because we picked the winners. This week we cover two cases where the little guy comes out on top against the big corporation, and learn some key torts concepts along the way. Maybe your neighborhood billboard...
51 MIN
OCT 16, 2026
NY Defense Attorney Calls the Tompkins County DA's Cornell Decision "Truly Stunning"
OA1305 - Matt's under the weather, so no normal Friday show this week. But don't panic, because we've got a treat instead: a crossover from Gavel Gavel where criminal defense attorney Liz Skeen joins Thomas to talk about the Cornell case, and she is...
57 MIN
OCT 14, 2026
What the Media Are Getting Wrong About the Ilhan Omar Raid
VR47 - Federal agents raided Ilhan Omar's house this week, possibly over a decades-old conspiracy theory. Matt Explains what the media are getting wrong about the incident. Along the way we hear from Russian foreign correspondent Benny Johnson and his...
62 MIN