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

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

Hosted by Mélissa Malebranche and Michael Foote · Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts

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51
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516
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2025
First episode

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

What happens when your Uber driver gets pulled over while you're in the backseat? How do OnlyFans creators incorporate an LLC to remain anonymous? How can you fight ICE without getting off the couch? Welcome to Brief Recess, hosted by everyone's favorite TikTok lawyer Michael Foote and his best friend Mélissa Malebranche. Together they break down crazy news stories, share hilarious anecdotes from criminal court, answer pressing legal questions from callers, and teach listeners how to short-circuit democracy to effect real change in their communities. Tune in! Or we'll see you in court.

Publisher
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
Category
government
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
24 Oct 2025
Latest episode
5 Nov 2026
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49 of 51 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Midterm Elections: Divas, We VOTED! (w. Peppermint)

  2. 29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    The Haunted House Owner Who Sued Hulu (+ Other Halloween Lawsuits)

  3. 22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Does Katie Zachariah Get a Participation Trophy?

Inside a recent episode

Midterm Elections: Divas, We VOTED! (w. Peppermint)

Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Or later. Or whatever it is. Who's farming where? In the United States of America. Like the AI data farmers? Is it for them? Ooh. Thank you. Cover up. Because the light would change anyway. Like it was getting, over the summer it gets dark at 9. Yes. 8, 9. And last week it was getting dark at 6.30. […]

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  • Laura Dunn
  • Corinna Lain
  • Clay Aiken
  • Liza Treyger

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Mélissa Malebranche and Michael Foote host the show. Published by Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts.

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