Legal Griefing

Season 2, Episode 1: Ciao, Bey Lah!

Kara and Caely discuss the Bey Lah quests [https://wiki.cavesofqud.com/wiki/Bey_Lah] in Caves of Qud.  Featuring Kara's initials, Caely critiquing her own work, and Odomir the Mutant Lawyer.  (CW: none)  Caely's cause: Relief for Palestine and Lebanon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war] via KO_OP fundraising [https://koop.notion.site/KO_OP-Art-Fundraiser-for-Palestine-Lebanon-13e69a1bf9a480ad8525fb14ab21694a]  Kara's cause:  Supporting those impacted by the CA wildfires of 2025 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2025_Southern_California_wildfires] via Direct Action [https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/] and World Central Kitchen [https://wck.org/relief/california-fires-jan25]  Caely's game pick: Ostranauts [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1022980/Ostranauts/], developed by Blue Bottle Games [https://store.steampowered.com/developer/bluebottlegames/]  Kara's game pick: Hades II [https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/hades-ii/], developed by Supergiant Games [https://www.supergiantgames.com/] Have thoughts? Opinions? Just want to say hi? We now can be emailed at legalgriefing@gmail.com [legalgriefing@gmail.com]!

Season 1, Episode 4: Judge Drugged

Kara and Caely return to the Ace Attorneyverse to discuss Turnabout Samurai [https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/Turnabout_Samurai]. Featuring new Legal Griefing conspiracy theories, people who love donuts, and no studio audience (Cw: Discussion of fictional murder, reference to drug use.) Caely game pick: Dwarf Fortress [https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/], developed by Bay12 Games [https://www.bay12games.com/] Kara game pick: Solitarica [https://www.righteoushammer.com/rh_solitairica.html], developed by Righteous Hammer Games [https://www.righteoushammer.com/] [ETA: This episode originally aired on December 8, 2022, and is being republished with remastering on December 30, 2024.  As such, the 'current events' section discusses the then-contemporary 2022 railroad labor dispute [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_railroad_labor_dispute], which concluded with a new deal for four days of sick leave [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_railroad_labor_dispute#Followup_agreements] in February 2023. However, Caely's concern about safe travel of trans people [https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/bttf-news.html] is, unfortunately, evergreen.] Have thoughts? Opinions? Just want to say hi? We now can be emailed at legalgriefing@gmail.com [legalgriefing@gmail.com]!

Season 1, Episode 3: That's Edutainment

Kara and Caely swap roles to discuss RePresent [https://www.representgames.org/about], a game designed to teach pro se [https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/pro_se] defendants how to represent themselves in court. Featuring Caely's opinion of edutainment games, Kara's [https://echoboots.itch.io/reprobate-a-game-about-choices-and-lack-thereof] brief stint [https://philome.la/echoboots/reprobate-a-game-about-choices-and-lack-thereof/index.html] as an aspiring game dev, and Megabit's [https://twitter.com/megabitdog] excellent tag foley work. (Cw: None) Caely's game pick: Potionomics [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874490/Potionomics/], developed by Voracious Games [https://www.voraciousgames.com/] Kara's game pick: Cross Logic [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hitapps.logicgram.game&hl=en_US], developed by Hitapps [https://hitapps.com/] Have thoughts? Opinions? Just want to say hi? We now can be emailed at legalgriefing@gmail.com [legalgriefing@gmail.com]!

Season 1, Episode 2: Feeling a Little Fey

Kara and Caely discuss Turnabout Sisters [https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/Turnabout_Sisters], the first full case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. Featuring longstanding Law Chief and first-time murder victim Mia Fey, a multi-defendant trial, and getting punched by half a crayon box. (Cw: Discussion of fictional murder, sexism.) Caely game pick: Outer Wilds [https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/], developed by Mobius Digital [https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/]. Grahu Rubifo enjoyed it [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW1Jf32nQpKizCIFr55Hnge2cCTf1iMhd] immensely. Kara game pick: Bear and Breakfast [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1136370/Bear_and_Breakfast/], developed by Gummy Cat [https://www.gummycat.com/]. [ETA: This episode originally aired on September 30, 2022, and is being republished with remastering on December 26, 2024.  As such, the 'current events' section discusses the then-contemporary Jackson, MI water crisis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson,_Mississippi_water_crisis], which officially concluded on November 22, 2022--although evidence of contamination issues remains to this day.] Have thoughts? Opinions? Just want to say hi? We now can be emailed at legalgriefing@gmail.com [legalgriefing@gmail.com]!

Season 1, Episode 1: Cracks About Butz

Kara and Caely discuss the murder trial of Larry Butz [https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/The_First_Turnabout], inaugural case of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. (Cw: Discussion of fictional murder, reproductive health rights) Kara's game pick: Vintage Story [https://www.vintagestory.at/], developed by Anego Studios [https://wiki.vintagestory.at/index.php/Anego_Studios] Caely's game pick: Raft [https://store.steampowered.com/app/648800/Raft/], developed by Redbeet Interactive [https://redbeetinteractive.com/] [ETA: This episode originally aired on August 27, 2022, and is being republished with remastering on December 23, 2024.  As such, the 'current events' section discusses the then-contemporary Dobbs decision [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobbs_v._Jackson_Women%27s_Health_Organization] and immediate responses, which are no longer current events. The final section also references the National News Roundup [https://nationalnewsroundup.org/], which is currently paused until January 20, 2025. Grahu Rubifo [https://www.twitch.tv/grastreams], however, lives on!] Have thoughts? Opinions? Just want to say hi? We now can be emailed at legalgriefing@gmail.com [legalgriefing@gmail.com]!