Short Circuit

Recent Episodes

Short Circuit 408 | Get Off My Beach

Posted December 26, 2025 • 00:44:10

In the early days of the COVID pandemic, a county in Florida thought it was a good idea to keep people off of the beach. Even if they owned it....

Short Circuit 407 | Master Thespians

Posted December 19, 2025 • 00:46:38

Starting with a few lines from Shakespeare’s As You Like It, we are joined by two gentlemen of the stage, James Joseph, the first Assistant...

Short Circuit 406 | Forfeiture Oopsies

Posted December 12, 2025 • 00:50:46

The U.S. government seized over $600,000 from a business, tried to forfeit the money, never filed criminal charges against anyone, and then three years...

Short Circuit 405 | Judges as Employers

Posted December 5, 2025 • 00:43:26

What happens if you sue your employer and your boss’s boss is a federal judge? It’s kind of complicated. Aliza Shatzman of the Legal Accountability...

Short Circuit 404 | A Permit to Pray?

Posted November 28, 2025 • 01:08:34

Can a city require you to get a permit if you’re having a few people over to pray? In an Ohio town it was a little unclear. As IJ’s Suranjan Sen...