5-4 Creators & Guests

Rhiannon Hamam is a lawyer who serves as a public defender. Her work focuses on ... more

Michael Liroff is a lawyer and host of the podcast "5-4."Liroff received his J... more

Peter Shamshiri is a lawyer and host of the podcast "5-4."

Rachel Ward is the host and executive producer of Chompers, Gimlet's morning and... more

Josie Duffy Rice is a lawyer, journalist, and president of The Appeal.... more

Jamelle Bouie is a journalist and a Chief Political Correspondent for Slate Maga... more

Leon Neyfakh is an American journalist, radio host and author. He is known for h... more

Jay Willis Jay is a writer and lawyer who covers courts, politics, and democracy... more

Erin Reed is an independent journalist, a public speaker, political strategist, ... more

Elizabeth Ann Warren is an American politician and former law professor who is t... more

Alec Karakatsanis is a civil rights lawyer, social justice advocate, co-founder ... more

Rohit Khanna (aka Ro Khanna) is an academic, lawyer, and politician.... more

Jane Mayer is an investigative journalist.

Elie Mystal is a Justice Correspondent at The Nation.

Nick Estes is a Lower Brule Sioux Tribe member, Assistant Professor at the Unive... more

Christopher Geidner is a journalist and blogger. Currently, he is the publisher ... more

Stephen I. Vladeck is a legal scholar. Currently, he is the Chair in Federal Cou... more

Sheldon Whitehouse is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior Un... more

Samuel Bagenstos is a civil rights lawyer, professor, and currently the general ... more