THE LEGAL UNDERGROUND PODCAST Episode #31 . . . Topics: A new reality TV show about lawyers, doctors implicated in torture at Guantanamo Bay, and how to listen to twice as many podcasts. Running time: 12 minutes.

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Additional show notes. Here are links to some of the items discussed in the podcast:

• NBC's "The Law Firm"
• The collected Vioxx posts
• Adam Curry's Daily Source Code
• Dave Winer's Morning Coffee Notes
• Tim Henson's Distorted View Show
• Fr. Roderick Vonhögeno's Catholic Insider
• The Dawn and Drew Show

Comments

[Editor 'n' Chef]

iTunes Mints Podcasting Stars

Self-proclaimed tech geek Brian Reid got an MP3 player for Christmas and decided after fiddling with it for a while to start a little podcast called Sex Talk that focused on one of his passions: gender issues.

The suburban Washington, D.C., stay-at-home dad did a few broadcasts, touching on such sonorous topics as the Roman Catholic Church's stance on female priests, and then gave up back in April when his audience failed to grow beyond a few subscribers.

So imagine his surprise when, during the first week of July, Reid got an e-mail from an Australian reader of his blog congratulating him for having the 53rd-most-popular podcast on iTunes.

"Legal Underground Sex" on iTunes (discussing gender issues in the law) would beat the pants off that title.

[abusygirl]

i cannot WAIT for "The Law Firm" show. i didn't even know about it until you posted it on your site. awesome. i'm such a sucker for this kind of stuff.

and btw, i am super-super touched that i am now a link on your site. very honored to be here. thanks, evan. :)

[Evan]

You're welcome!

[Mike]

Evan, you ever read Roy Black's book, "Black's Law"? The guy is an excellent writer. I've also listened to CLE lectures he's given and read some transcripts from him. He's a brilliant lawyer. Rush Limbaugh had the money to retain anyone; he retained Roy Black.

Of course, your point that "the public" might not know who he is, is a fair one. But I wouldn't discount the guy. If Black's giving trial tips, then the show should be required watching.

[Evan]

Mike: I didn't mean to suggest that Black isn't a great lawyer. The problem isn't Black. The problem is the concept, which is hokey. And trial tips? Who's the audience for the show--not lawyers and law students, but the general TV-watching public. Those people don't want to see trial tips. They want to see good-looking people publicly humiliated. That's what you'll see, in my opinion.

But maybe I'm wrong. Like I said, I plan to watch some of it to find out.