Category: Episode

Episode 19: Anne Smith and the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic

Anne Smith, Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School, discusses her background in law and how it led her to the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic at UW Law as well as the history of the Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic.

Episode 18: Steph Tai, Food Law, and Climate Change

Steph Tai, Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin, is an expert in food law and talks about two recently published articles: "In Fairness to Future Generations of Eaters" and "Legalizing the Meaning of Meat". Both articles discuss food law and how the law preserves and defines food as we know it, as well as the intersection of climate change and food law.

Episode 17: Dean Daniel Tokaji and Election Law

Dean Daniel P. Tokaji, the Fred W. & Vi Miller Dean and Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is an expert in voting law. He discusses two recent pieces he authored on the topic: "Truth, Democracy, and the Limits of Law," which deals with the importance of truth in democracy, and "#2DaysOut: Ten Things to Watch for on (and after) Election Day," a symposium contribution for the Election Law Blog.

Episode 16: Stewart Macaulay’s Enduring Influence on the Study of Contracts

Stewart Macaulay, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Law School, is internationally recognized as the leader of the law-in-action approach to the study of contracts. In this interview, he discusses a new book on his work, "Stewart Macaulay: Selected Works," published in October by Springer.

Episode 15: Alta Charo and COVID-19 Treatments and Vaccines

R. Alta Charo, Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, is a leading expert in bioethics and discusses the development of COVID-19 treatments and vaccines and the procedures and legal issues that surround each. She talks about how vaccine distribution can be expected, how a vaccine gets approved, and how federal, state, and local law and agencies come into play.

Episode 14: Cecelia M. Klingele and Labeling Violence

Cecelia M. Klingele, University of Wisconsin Law School Associate Professor, discusses two recently-published articles: Labeling Violence and Making Sense of Risk. Both articles deal with ideas about risk assessment tools and criminal justice reform.

Episode 13: Steven Wright and the Coyotes of Carthage

Steven Wright, University of Wisconsin Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project, discusses his new debut novel, The Coyotes of Carthage. He talks about his background in both law and creative writing and how he came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for an M.F.A. after receiving his J.D. and clerking for a federal judge.

Episode 12: Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and Society Editor-in-Chief

A remotely-recorded podcast interview with Helenka Budzynska Mietka, the incoming Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society editor-in-chief. Helenka begins by discussing her academic background and interests and then moves into the history of WJLGS.

Episode 11: Wisconsin International Law Journal Editor-in-Chief

Emily Capodarco, the outgoing Wisconsin International Law Journal (WILJ) editor-in-chief, discusses her scholarly background and research interests and the history of WILJ (est. 1982).

Episode 10: Wisconsin Law Review Editors-in-Chief

Featuring the outgoing and incoming editors-in-chief of the Wisconsin Law Review, Olivia Radics (outgoing) and Anya Gersoff (incoming) discuss the Law Review and its recent publications, upcoming plans, and symposia.