- 97
- Episodes
- 13
- Transcribed
- 68
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 137K
- YouTube views
About Beyond the Brief
Hear about the cases, issues, and tactics advancing IJ’s fight for freedom—directly from the people on the front lines. Beyond the Brief explores the legal theories, strategies, and methods IJ uses to bring about real world change, expanding individual liberty and ending abuses of government power. Each episode gives listeners an in-depth, inside look at how—and why—we do what we do.
- Publisher
- Institute for Justice
- Category
- society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Aug 2019
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
13 of 97 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
IJ’s NEW STUDY: Who Pays When SWAT Wrecks Your House?
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lawyers are a MONOPOLY. We’re breaking it.
27 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
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IJ’s NEW STUDY: Who Pays When SWAT Wrecks Your House?
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] One thing that people wonder as they hear about these cases is like, what's the role of insurance here? Well, this is something that really surprises people. And I think one of the reasons that these cases... gather so much attention is that the typical homeowners policy doesn't cover destruction caused by the government. That's usually excluded and people often don't know that until this happens and then they contact their insurance company. Now Vicki was able to get a little bit of coverage because some of the damage was caused by the criminal himself. So they went through and said, OK, we can attribute this to him. […]
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- Jason Tiezzi
- Jeff Redfern
- Jenny McDonald
- Bob McNamara
- Renée Flaherty
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 136,674
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 44 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 79
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 82
- Engagement
- 90
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