THE LEGAL UNDERGROUND PODCAST Episode #33 . . . Topics: John Roberts and the Supreme Court nomination process; a plug for a weblog called Blawg Review; law-student podcasters; and an update on top legal weblogs. Running time: 15 minutes.

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• Best method -- If you have Apple's free iTunes version 4.9, click on the button below to take you directly to the Legal Underground page to subscribe for free, or search in the podcasts part of the iTunes Music Store for "Legal Underground";

• Follow this link to the MP3. As long as you have speakers, your computer should be able to play the show if you click on the link, or you can download the file to your computer;
• Finally, you can manually subscribe to this RSS feed using iPodder or a similar product. For detailed instructions, click here.

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

• Legal Talk Network (not "broadcast network" as I said in the show);and their shows recorded at the ATLA convention;
• The Law School Podcast is a good one;
• Todd of Ambivalent Imbroglio is thinking about podcasting again;
• Thanks to the anonymous Editor of Blawg Review;
• Contributing editors of Blawg Review: me, Mike Cernovich of Crime & Federalism; and Kevin Heller of TechLawAdvisor;
• A list of top legal weblogs, freshly updated;
• Thanks to the Podsafe Music Network for the song "On a Podcast";
• Other music from Free Play Music; still other music on the podcast written and/or arranged by me with Acid Pro and its loops.

[Below the fold: Photos from the Toronto's CN Tower and Niagara Falls.]

The view from 3/4 of the way up Toronto's CN Tower, the largest building in the world--

A similar shot, with the dinner table (composition inspired by, but much less impressive than, the photos of Ann Althouse)--

The part of Niagara Falls called "American Falls" and "Bridal Veil Falls," about 2 hours to the south of Toronto, again from a tower--

Horseshoe Falls, which is the more impressive part of the falls, is about a quarter-mile to the right of the falls shown above. In this photo, there aren't any buildings to show the scale; the picture was taken from the same distance as the one above--

There's a nice panoramic shot of Niagara Falls, much better than mine, at this site.

Comments

[shell]

Good choice of music, Evan! This morning, I listened to your PodCast to de-fog my morning brain. Boy, did it work wonders listening to your energetic voice!

I'm wondering - what's your secret? I mean, how do you stay so upbeat and be on top of just about everything: this blawg, PodCast, your practice and family circus?

Your advice is greatly appreciated. This incoming 1L is in desperate need for tips to keep herself awake during and post-lectures.

[Evan]

Shell: Glad you liked the podcast! The secret is that it doesn't take as long to put it together as you'd think.

[Mike]

B.S. The secret is Evan enjoys the work he does. There seems to be some correlation between doing criminal work (pros. or def.) and doing plaintiffs' work that leads to some job satisfication. I know lots of lawyers who are made busy but still have lots of energy and are good parents.

[Mark]

It should be interesting to hear about something other than dirt and death [Real Property, Probate and Trust].

[Mark]

Comment about selection of a new Supreme Court Justice: I would prefer to have a Supreme Court Justice that was not governed by political ideology but rather legal scholarship. There are too many times when conservatives become liberal when they are appointed to the bench, and vice versa. Ultimately we will end up with the kind of Supreme Court Justice that we deserve. I hope.