Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse

Happy Pride month from Brief Recess! For more of your favorite LGBTQ+ content, check out the Outspoken Network [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/category/outspoken-255/] from iHeartPodcasts. Michael and Mélissa discuss protecting LGBTQ+ youth amid federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, and cover the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling Chiles v. Salazar. The decision reversed Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy," which is a disturbing and dangerous blow to the LGBTQ+ community.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess [https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess] Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept [https://www.instagram.com/dept_of_redundancy_dept/?hl=en] or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_foote_] and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche [https://www.instagram.com/melissamalebranche/?hl=en]. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com [briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com]. Links: CenterLink  [https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/] GLAAD [https://glaad.org/] Outright International  [https://outrightinternational.org/] The Trevor Project  [https://www.thetrevorproject.org/] SAGE [https://www.sageusa.org/] Guide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation  [https://glaad.org/smsi/anti-lgbtq-online-hate-speech-disinformation-guide/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

60 Minutes/Bari Weiss TEA & the CECOT Segment She Tried to Kill

Michael and Mélissa discuss some sexy neighbor drama, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and do a deep dive into 60 Minutes, Bari Weiss, and the story she pulled from air covering El Salvador's infamous prison, CECOT.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess [https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess] Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept [https://www.instagram.com/dept_of_redundancy_dept/?hl=en] or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_foote_] and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche [https://www.instagram.com/melissamalebranche/?hl=en]. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com [briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

You Asked for it: The ALYSSA Episode!

Michael and Mélissa discuss people who don't have an inner monologue, Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction overturned and all the latest plot twists, and interview their bestie, Alyssa, who defends all her wild stories. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess [https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess] Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept [https://www.instagram.com/dept_of_redundancy_dept/?hl=en] or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_foote_] and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche [https://www.instagram.com/melissamalebranche/?hl=en]. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com [briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

JPMorgan: Sex, Lies, and HR Scandals

Michael and Mélissa discuss therapy, self loathing, Haitian culture, Hantavirus and how much they despise cruises, and do a deep dive into the crazy plot twists in the JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit that took over the internet.  Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess [https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess] Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept [https://www.instagram.com/dept_of_redundancy_dept/?hl=en] or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_foote_] and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche [https://www.instagram.com/melissamalebranche/?hl=en]. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com [briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Transracialism: We Have Questions...Still (w. Dr. Rebecca Tuvel)

Michael and Mélissa discuss whether or not they want to have kids, a woman who sent thousands of lemons to her ex, our awful healthcare system, disappointment with celebs who attended the Jeff Bezos sponsored Met Gala, Tucker Carlson's wild NYT interview, and an in-depth interview with Dr. Rebecca Tuvel about what it means to be transracial. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess [https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess] Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept [https://www.instagram.com/dept_of_redundancy_dept/?hl=en] or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_foote_] and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche [https://www.instagram.com/melissamalebranche/?hl=en]. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com [briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.