The Legal Geeks

Joshua Gilliland & Jessica Mederson

The Legal Geeks are proud to be attorneys and geeks. We have been recognized by the ABA Journal Web 100 for one of the best legal podcasts in 2017 and nominated for Best Podcast by the Geekie Awards in 2015. Please enjoy our podcasts exploring legal issues Sci Fi, comic books, and pop culture, from Star Wars to Captain America and all things geek. Our podcasts are not legal advice and for entertainment only.

  • 34 minutes 52 seconds
    Review of Agatha All Along Episodes 1 and 2

    Join us on the Witch's Road as we take on issues of Witches and Custodial Interrogations, Accidental Kidnapping, Public Nudity, Attempted Murder, the difference between Partnerships and Joint Ventures, and the Fiduciary Duties to Partners. 

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    3 October 2024, 3:00 am
  • 49 minutes 1 second
    Lawyerbots, Rollout! Law from the 1984 Transformers Cartoon and Comic Recorded Live at SDCC

    Do Autobots need to be registered with the DMV and get a driver’s license? Did Megatron and Ratchet have an enforceable contract? Was it child endangerment to send Spike out on missions? See how law is more than meets the eye with our analysis of the Transformers, featuring Kate Bridal (The Legal Burnouts Podcast), Katrina Wraight, Esq., (Best Best & Krieger LLP), Kathy Steinman, Esq., (San Diego City Attorney’s Office), Michael Dennis Esq., (Crabtree Schmidt), Mark Zaid, Esq., and Joshua Gilliland, Esq., (Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP). Presented by The Legal Geeks.

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    30 July 2024, 12:00 am
  • 49 minutes 37 seconds
    Law of The Acolyte - Recorded at SDCC 2024

    Can Jedi read a suspect’s mind without violating the right against self-incrimination? What are the use of Force concerns in law enforcement? Is it legal for Jedi detain someone and question them without informing the suspect of their right to counsel and right to remain silent? Do witches have a religious freedom to use the Force? Join us and find out with Circuit Judge John Owens, Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman, Magistrate Judge Stan Boone, Christine Peek, Esq., Stephen Tollafield Esq., and Joshua Gilliland, Esq. (Greenan, Peffer, Sallander & Lally LLP). Presented by The Legal Geeks. 

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    30 July 2024, 12:00 am
  • 58 minutes
    Review of Bad Batch Season 3, Part 2

    Our analysis of Bad Batch Season 3, covering contracts with bounty hunters, prison breaks, mayhem, and more!

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    29 May 2024, 4:00 am
  • 37 minutes 33 seconds
    Bad Batch Season 3 Episodes 1 to 4

    Legal analysis of Bad Batch Episodes Confined, Paths Unknown, Shadows of Tantiss, and A Different Approach, including prisoner experiments, Abandonment of Children, Experiments with Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Environmental Contamination. 


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    29 March 2024, 6:00 am
  • 51 minutes 21 seconds
    Review of Monarch Legacy of Monsters Part 2!

    Nothing says legal analysis about Kaiju like inverse condemnation, Godzilla cleanup costs, and bigamy! Join our panel of lawyers as they discuss lessons from the disasters such as the 1906 Earthquake and Hurricane Katrina for how the world would pick up the pieces after a shadowy government organization's plan for Kaiju in San Francisco was "Let Them Fight." 

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    6 February 2024, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    The 2023 Year in Review

    What was your favorite pop culture event from 2023? Gabby Martin and Josh Gilliland discuss movies and series from Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, and Godzilla in the epic review from 2023. 

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    30 December 2023, 4:00 am
  • 51 minutes 51 seconds
    Live at Fan Expo San Francisco - Star Trek Law

    Join the away team with Angela Storey and Josh Gilliland for their Star Trek Law presentation at Fan Expo San Francisco! 

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    12 December 2023, 4:00 am
  • 53 minutes 39 seconds
    Monarch Legacy of Monsters - Don't Marry More than One Person at a Time

    Monte Cooper, IP lawyer and grand nephew of Merian Cooper, joined Joshua Gilliland to discuss Monarch Legacy of Monsters. The monster legal issue in the series is bigamy, with Hiroshi Randa having families in Tokyo and San Francisco. Who is his employer? What are the spousal rights of his wives? Who was Randa married to first? What are the rights of his adult children? Join Monte and Josh for their discussion Monarch. 

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    6 December 2023, 3:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 41 seconds
    Interview with Melinda Snodgrass on Star Trek

    Melinda Snodgrass is an accomplished science fiction writer whose credits include the Star Trek The Next Generation episodes "The Measure of a Man," "Pen Pals," "Up the Long Ladder," "The Ensigns of Command," and "The High Ground."  She is also a graduate from University of New Mexico School of Law. Before the writer's strike in the summer of 2023, Ms. Snodgrass shared stories from her time writing for Star Trek and inspirations for the episode "The Measure of a Man." 



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    6 December 2023, 12:00 am
  • 48 minutes 8 seconds
    Review of Ahsoka Part 8

    Our review of Ahsoka, part 8, "The Jedi, The Witch and The Warlord." Should building lightsabers be a regulated activity? Is there a Second Amendment right to having a lightsaber? Did the Great Mothers really give Morgan Elsbeth a "gift" and not contractual obligations?  

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    13 October 2023, 2:00 pm
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