Episodes

Dr. Carlos Cuevas, an expert on stalking, joins Karen Conti to discuss the Netflix series, “Baby Reindeer.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5413390/5413390_2024-07-28-215330.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Difference between politic...

Damon Cheronis, Chicago attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about the dismissal of the charges against Alec Baldwin. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5304037/5304037_2024-07-14-225537.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Difference betwee...

Dr. Bill Kimberlin, author of “Watch Me Die: Last Words From Death Row“, joins Karen Conti to discuss the book and more! https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5304038/5304038_2024-07-14-221438.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Difference be...

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs joins Karen Conti to talk about returning a Purple Heart to the family of a WWII vet. Michael also talks about how to claim lost money from your family. For more information visit icash.illinoistreasurer.gov. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5275870/5275870_2024-07-07-202310.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of ...

Matt Topic, partner at Loevy and Loevy, joins Karen Conti in honor of the 58th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act. Marc explains the importance of the act and how he used it to obtain the video in the Laquan McDonald case. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5275889/5275889_2024-07-07-210629.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;...

Kevin Donaldson, a retired police officer, joins Karen Conti to talk about his book “Man Are You Crazy” about job stress, PTSD, and more that police officers face. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5275902/5275902_2024-07-07-211002.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{...

Attorney Antonio Romanucci, who is representing the Highland Park shooting victims, joins Karen Conti to talk about the accused shooter’s refusal to change his plea this week. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5270427/5270427_2024-06-30-210227.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts More coverage of Highland Park parade shooting Victims’ attorney on sentencing of Robert Crimo III .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Crimo gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting .cls-4{fill:#000;} Highland P...

Dan Murphy, retired New York Police Officers and host of the Gold Shields Podcast, joins Karen to talk about crime, policing, and terrorism. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5270428/5270428_2024-06-30-211828.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:eve...

Dr. Adam Lankford, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama, joins Karen Conti to talk about who becomes a mass shooter and why it is such a problem in the United States. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5270445/5270445_2024-06-30-222145.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal ri...

Dr. Bernadette Meyler, a Law professor at Stanford, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s Supreme Court decision to bar domestic violence perpetrators from possessing firearms and how this decision might affect the constitutionality of the law used to convict Hunter Biden. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5229249/5229249_2024-06-23-202049.64kmono.mp3 Significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth

Christina Shutt, Director of the Lincoln Library and Museum, joins Karen Conti to explain the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5229250/5229250_2024-06-23-211250.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn .cls-7{fill:#ff...

Attorney Sarah Toney joins Karen Conti to talk about DUI law with summer starting this week and the recent arrest of Justin Timberlake for DWI. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5230261/5230261_2024-06-23-224801.64kmono.mp3 Justin Timberlake breaks silence following arrest: ‘Sometimes I’m hard to love’ Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule...

Attorney Spencer Sheehan joins Karen Conti to talk about the recent class action brought against Cold Stone Creamery alleging that their pistachio ice cream does not contain pistachios. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5139024/5139024_2024-06-16-215524.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the ...

Patrick Kenneally, McHenry State’s Attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about this week’s sentencing and the unprecedented prosecution and conviction against a former DCFS investigator relating to the death of 5-year-old AJ Freund. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5139023/5139023_2024-06-16-214223.64kmono.mp3

John Maher, funeral director and estate planning lawyer, joins Karen Conti to talk about a Nebraska woman who was found alive in the funeral home and the 80 families in Central Illinois who are suing a funeral home because the ashes they received were not those of their family members. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5068320/5068320_2024-06-09-202520.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: ...

Dawn Boettger, Family Therapist, joins Karen Conti to talk about parental alienation in light of the child of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter filing to change her name to remove Pitt’s name. “Parental alienation” is the systemic bad-mouthing of one parent by the other to destroy the relationship with the children. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5068322/5068322_2024-06-09-212722.64kmono.mp3 Daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt files court petition to remove father’s last name Rec...

Dr. Stephen Halbrook, one of the country’s foremost 2nd Amendment experts, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Hunter Biden gun trial. Is the law that is being used to prosecute him unconstitutional? https://serve.castfire.com/audio/5068326/5068326_2024-06-09-224326.64kmono.mp3 Hunter Biden Case Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:eveno...

Jeffrey Ment, an expert in travel law, joins Karen Conti to talk about legal issues when it comes to planning trips and changes that are coming.

Louis Rago, President of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation, joins Karen Conti to talk about the Christopher Columbus statues and the status of their removal. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4978420/4978420_2024-06-02-214220.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line is drawn ...

Nidhi Desai, reproductive rights attorney, joins Karen Conti to talk about in vitro fertilization and what rights women have. Later on, Nidhi talks about adoption and how that process works. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4858390/4858390_2024-05-12-203630.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where...

Andie Kramer, lawyer, gender bias expert, and author of Beyond Bias: The PATH to End Gender Inequality at Work, joins Karen Conti to talk about mothers in the workplace in honor of today being Mother’s Day. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4858399/4858399_2024-05-12-211639.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal ...

Judge Grace Dickler, former presiding judge of Domestic Relations Court in Cook County, joins Karen Conti to talk about how women are treated in family law court regarding children. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4858407/4858407_2024-05-12-211007.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Animal rights and where the line...

John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore Police officer, joins Karen Conti with next week being National Police Week. Jay talks about who should be a police officer and what it is like to be one. Jay is also the host of the popular podcast, “Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show.” https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4833294/4833294_2024-05-05-221734.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal iss...

Dave Zehner, from Zehner Trial Consulting, joins Karen Conti to talk about jury selection and how it relates to former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Dave also talks about how juries are different post-OJ Simpson. https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4833295/4833295_2024-05-05-225435.64kmono.mp3 Recent Posts Karen Conti The 14th Amendment’s role in birthright citizenship .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rule:evenodd} Colin Diamond: Summer legal issues to be aware of .cls-7{fill:#fff;fill-rul...