Evelyn and Hannah speak to Professor Susan Davies, the Joseph Story Senior Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis. Professor Davies talks about her incredible career, including roles in all three branch

Jody Freeman on energy policies for law and life

Jun 2nd, 2018 57m 32s

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Professor Jody Freeman, the Archibald Cox Professor of Law and the founding director of the Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program, about her career in academia and government, being at the forefront o

Bonnie Docherty, on small steps and big change

May 20th, 2018 47m 6s

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Bonnie Docherty, the Associate Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School, about being a leading lawyer in the humanitarian disarmament movement, winning the Nobel Peace Prize as part of th

Richard Lazarus on good plans, well-executed

Apr 18th, 2018 1h 6m

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Professor Richard Lazarus, environmental law expert and giant of the Supreme Court Bar, about his well-planned career, some of his more famous articles, and a failed party he and housemate John Roberts tried to throw.

Bruce Mann on his love of history (and musicals)

Mar 22nd, 2018 53m 33s

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Professor Bruce Mann about how to learn from history, the role of chance in life, and how much he loves being a Professor and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Sharon Block on loving labor

Mar 6th, 2018 56m 46s

Evelyn and Hannah spoke with Sharon Block, the Executive Director of the Labor and Worklife Program at HLS, about her two decades of service in labor policy positions across the federal government, what it's like in the West Wing, and staying p

Jack Corrigan on the many places law can take you

Feb 11th, 2018 45m 18s

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Jack Corrigan, a lecturer at the Prosecutions Clinic at HLS, on his time as an assistant district attorney, and his front-row seat to historic events like the Florida recount and the 2004 Democratic National Convention

Professor Sachs on labor law being everywhere

Jan 24th, 2018 52m 39s

Evelyn and Hannah sit down with Professor Benjamin Sachs, the Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry at Harvard Law School, to learn about how labor and employment law is everywhere in our lives and the news, even if you don't always see it,

Episode 17: Martha Field, female pioneer

Dec 18th, 2017 50m 23s

Evelyn and Hannah talk to Professor Field about her pioneering career, including clerking for three Supreme Court justices and being the second woman ever to receive tenure at Harvard Law School.

Episode 16: David Strauss

Dec 5th, 2017 53m 40s

In their first interview, Evelyn and Hannah talk to Visiting Professor David Strauss about his varied and distinguished career, what it's like appearing before the Supreme Court and his "Dad Scam".

All Rise! Episode 15: Series Finale — The Handoff

Nov 22nd, 2017 5m 7s

In the series finale of All Rise!, Brady and Pete hand off the mics to their successors, Evelyn Douek and Hannah Solomon-Strauss. Their new edition of the pod will be called "Leading Questions" — stay tuned for their first episode next week. Th

All Rise! Episode 14: Judge Nancy Gertner

Aug 5th, 2017 56m 58s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School professor Judge Nancy Gertner. Judge Gertner is a former United States federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, a Senior Lecturer on Law at Ha

All Rise! Episode 13: Heather McGhee

Jul 30th, 2017 47m 23s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview public policy leader Heather McGhee. McGhee is a leading figure in a new generation of progressive changemakers, a fresh face on television and in the op-ed section, and the President of Demos, a public po

All Rise! Episode 12: Bob Bordone

Jul 20th, 2017 52m 33s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School professor Bob Bordone. Bordone is the Founding Director of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, an expert in dispute systems design, and the leader of perhaps the only

All Rise! Episode 10: Khiara Bridges

Jul 10th, 2017 55m 33s

In a very special *10th* episode, Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School visiting professor Khiara Bridges. Bridges is a force in Critical Race Theory scholarship, a Professor of Law and Anthropology at Boston University, an a

All Rise! Episode 11: Carol Steiker

Jun 17th, 2017 52m 56s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School professor Carol Steiker. Steiker is the leading national expert on the death penalty and one half of perhaps the most influential brother-sister team in the law today. She joined All Rise

All Rise! Episode 9: Max Kenner and Vince Greco

Jun 12th, 2017 51m 32s

Max Kenner is the founder and Executive Director of the Bard Prison Initiative, one of the leading programs providing college educations -- and college degrees -- to incarcerated Americans. He started the program while an undergraduate at Bard

All Rise! Episode 8: Tracey-Ann Daley

Apr 19th, 2017 46m 56s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School Student Activities Coordinator, Tracey-Ann Daley. From the Federalist Society to the wine club, Daley is the go-to person keeping the crazy civic life of Harvard Law from falling apart. S

All Rise! Episode 7: Susan Crawford

Apr 13th, 2017 35m 16s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School professor Susan Crawford. Crawford is an expert on municipal technology and the telecom industry, the co-director of Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and is per

All Rise! Episode 6: Michael Klarman

Mar 2nd, 2017 59m 59s

Brady Bender and Pete Davis interview Harvard Law School professor Michael Klarman. Klarman is a leading constitutional scholar, a specialist in the racial history of the Supreme Court, a Bancroft Prize winner, and the cause of Harvard Law’s l