Episodes
June 16, 2024
What legal rights do you have when a product isn’t as advertised
Attorney Spencer Sheehan joins Karen Conti to talk about the recent class action brought against Cold Stone Creamery alleging that their pistachio ice cream does not contain pistachios. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/513902...
June 16, 2024
The case against a former DCFS investigator relating to the death of a child
Patrick Kenneally , McHenry State’s Attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s sentencing and the unprecedented prosecution and conviction against a former DCFS investigator relating to the death of 5-year-old AJ F...
June 9, 2024
John Maher talks funeral news and estate planning
John Maher, funeral director and estate planning lawyer, joins Karen Conti to talk about a Nebraska woman who was found alive in the funeral home and the 80 families in Central Illinois who are suing a funeral home because t...
June 9, 2024
What is ‘parental alienation’?
Dawn Boettger, Family Therapist, joins Karen Conti to talk about parental alienation in light of the child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter filing to change her name to remove Pitt’s name. “Parental alienation” is ...
June 9, 2024
Is the Hunter Biden trial unconstitutional?
Dr. Stephen Halbrook, one of the country’s foremost 2 nd Amendment experts, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Hunter Biden gun trial. Is the law that is being used to prosecute him unconstitutional? https://serve.castfire....
June 2, 2024
What right do you have when trip plans go awry
Jeffrey Ment, an expert in travel law, joins Karen Conti to talk about legal issues when it comes to planning trips and changes that are coming.
June 2, 2024
An update on the Christopher Columbus statue
Louis Rago, President of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Christopher Columbus statues and the status of their removal. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4978420/4978420_2024...
May 12, 2024
What rights do women have with in vitro fertilization
Nidhi Desai, reproductive rights attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about in vitro fertilization and what rights women have. Later on, Nidhi talks about adoption and how that process works. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/...
May 12, 2024
Mother’s place in the workforce
Andie Kramer, lawyer, gender bias expert, and author of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work , joins Karen Conti to talk about mothers in the workplace in honor of today being Mother’s Day. https://serve.cas...
May 12, 2024
How are women treated in family law?
Judge Grace Dickler, former presiding judge of Domestic Relations Court in Cook County, joins Karen Conti to talk about how women are treated in family law court regarding children. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4858407/48...
May 5, 2024
John Jay Wiley tells you what it’s like to be a police officer
John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore Police officer, joins Karen Conti with next week being National Police Week. Jay talks about who should be a police officer and what it is like to be one. Jay is also the host of the popula...
May 5, 2024
Why is jury selection important?
Dave Zehner, from Zehner Trial Consulting , joins Karen Conti to talk about jury selection and how it relates to former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Dave also talks about how juries are different post-OJ Simps...
April 14, 2024
Is it legal to steal a joke?
Carl Unegbu, lawyer and author of Comedy Goes to Court: When People Stop Laughing and Start Fighting, joins Karen Conti to discuss the legality of comedy, and if a joke can be ‘stolen.’
April 14, 2024
The Serial Killer’s Apprentice: How a killer can be created
Tracy Ullman and Dr. Katherine Ramsland, authors of The Serial Killer’s Apprentice , join Karen Conti to discuss the case of murderer Dean Corll, how he went about creating an ‘apprentice,’ and the idea of a ‘temporary psycho...
March 10, 2024
The process of how judges get elected
Linda E. Davenport, Appellate Court Justice, joins Karen Conti to talk about her campaign, how the voting process works for judges, and why it is important to vote for judges. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4503892/4503892_...
March 10, 2024
Why do people love learning about true crime and serial killers
Dr. Gary Brucato and Dr. Stacey Nye join Karen Conti to talk about why people are obsessed with true crime and the psychology of serial killers. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4503895/4503895_2024-03-10-213935.64kmono.mp3 R...
March 10, 2024
Do we have a gambling problem?
Les Bernal, National Director of Stop Predatory Gambling, joins Karen Conti in light of March Madness coming up and the increase in online betting. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4503896/4503896_2024-03-10-212436.64kmono.mp...
March 3, 2024
Can municipalities criminalize homelessness?
Antonia Fasanelli, Executive Director of the National Homelessness Law Center, joins Karen to talk about the U.S. Supreme Court taking a case that will decide whether municipalities can criminalize homelessness. https://serve...
March 3, 2024
How the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action affects women in the workplace
Andie Kramer, lawyer, gender bias expert, and author of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work , joins Karen to talk about how the Supreme Court’s strike down of affirmative action is affecting women in the w...
March 3, 2024
What to know about Alabama Supreme Court decision ruling that IVF embryos are children
Nidhi Desai, Reproductive rights attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Alabama Supreme Court decision ruling that IVF embryos are children.
Feb. 11, 2024
This week in legal news
Criminal Defense Attorney Damon Cheronis joins Karen Conti to talk about the cases that have made the news this last week.
Feb. 11, 2024
What is the process of the Supreme Court?
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Joy Cunningham joins Karen Conti to talk about Supreme Court ethics, how judges think, and how the process works in Illinois. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4493659/4493659_2024-02-11-221459.6...
Feb. 4, 2024
Why are people over the age of 50 splitting at record numbers?
Mary Beth McLean, Financial advisor and Partner of My Private Vista , joins Karen Conti to discuss the latest study on divorce. People over the age of 50 are splitting at record numbers and Karen and Mary talk about why that ...
Feb. 4, 2024
AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift are circulating, What are the legal repercussions?
Ari Cohn, Free Speech Counsel at TechFreedom , a non-partisan nonprofit think tank devoted to technology law and policy, joins Karen Conti to discuss AI deepfakes. With her popularity growing, AI deepfakes of Taylor Swift are...