Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 418 | ICE Detention and Booze-Sniffing Dogs

Posted March 6, 2026 • 00:46:07

[Note: This episode was down for a couple days but has been reposted. It originally dropped on March 6, 2026.] If you’ve ever wondered if a sniff...

Short Circuit 417 | Settling with Spicy Chicken

Posted February 27, 2026 • 00:48:51

Litigation is a risky business. Borrowing tens of millions of dollars to win a lawsuit is even more risky. And it turns out makes settling a case especially...

Short Circuit 416 | Kansas Two-Steps

Posted February 20, 2026 • 01:04:03

In Colorado marijuana is legal under state law. In Kansas it is not. This had led Kansan police officers to stop a lot of cars with out-of-state plates....

Short Circuit 415 | Originalism at Stanford

Posted February 13, 2026 • 01:13:26

An all-star conversation among Stanford professors, recorded live before Stanford students, about originalism and how it interacts with recent cases...

Short Circuit 414 | Should You Sue YouTube or Work With It?

Posted February 6, 2026 • 00:41:52

If you own rights to movies or shows and would prefer them to not end up on YouTube for free this is an episode for you. Dan Knepper of IJ explains...