
Conversations With Jim Zirin
Hosted by Jim Zirin · Jim Zirin
4.9from 14 ratings
- 49
- Episodes
- 11
- Transcribed
- 14
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Conversations With Jim Zirin
Conversations with Jim Zirin is a talk show designed to analyze national and world events. The series features high-profile guests from the worlds of politics, law, business, foreign relations, national security, counterterrorism, media, lifestyles, literature, the arts, and the military. The series is hosted by Jim Zirin, a leading litigator and contributor to major publications including Forbes, the Daily Beast, the Nation, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Daily News, and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of three books: The Mother Court—Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court, Supremely Partisan—How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court, and Plaintiff in Chief—A Portrait of Donald Trump in 3500 Lawsuits. Jim served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division under the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau.
- Publisher
- Jim Zirin
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Dec 2022
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
11 of 49 episodes have a transcript.

12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Will the Mid-Terms Be a Fair and Free Election? | Anthony Romero

1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
What Does the Story of Roy Cohn Teach Us about Our History? | Kai Bird

24 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Are We Becoming the Longevity Nation? | Michael Clinton
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Will the Mid-Terms Be a Fair and Free Election? | Anthony Romero
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Now, these are the issues. Are these left-right issues? Is ACLU a partisan organization, a bunch of liberals? We are a political organization that is nonpartisan. I say political because ultimately, civil rights and civil liberties are determined by the political process. We're not a soup kitchen. Soup kitchens can be apolitical. Homeless shelters can be apolitical. If you fight for civil liberties and civil rights, you are de facto in the political sphere. And you have to work with Congress. You have to fight Congress. You have to work with the executive branch. You have to fight the executive branch. […]
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- Anthony Romero
- Kai Bird
- Michael Clinton
- Haley Cohen Gillilland
- Patrick Healy
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- 4.9 / 5
- 14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100
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- 59
- Social presence
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- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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