Introducing: Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

The American legal system. Blindfolded, overworked and still running on fax machines. Hosted by attorney Michael Foote and his best friend, writer Mélissa Malebranche, Brief Recess breaks down all the legal happenings of the week. From wild courtroom moments to breaking Supreme Court decisions, Michael and Mélissa are your trusted advisors in all things legal.

Brief Recess is a new weekly podcast from Exactly Right Media. Premieres Thursday, November 13. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts.

Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.

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2025-10-24 1 min Transcript

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00:00:02
Speaker 1: We come to this legal system for justice, but we don't always get it.

00:00:05
Speaker 2: I'm a Melissa maut.

00:00:06
Speaker 3: Branch and I'm Michael Foot.

00:00:08
Speaker 4: You might know me as everyone's favorite lawyer from TikTok. I'm sick of this whole. Like my life is separate from my job, it ain't. I'm a fear step in the courtroom as well as at home.

00:00:18
Speaker 5: Every week on our podcast, Brief Recess, we take the legal world out of the courtroom and into real life, like can your boss actually fire you for what you post online?

00:00:25
Speaker 3: What happens if ice knocks on your door?

00:00:28
Speaker 2: What should you do if you get arrested a protest?

00:00:30
Speaker 4: We break down insane headlines, answer real questions from listeners, and share wild stories about what really happens in court.

00:00:37
Speaker 6: Friends, Please remember, while Michael is a lawyer, he is not.

00:00:41
Speaker 2: Your lawyer unless you want to hire me. I mean, that's a different and everyone has a price.

00:00:45
Speaker 3: And I'm actually pritten.

00:00:46
Speaker 2: See from the Exactly Right Network.

00:00:48
Speaker 5: Brief Recess premieres on November thirteenth, with new episodes Thursdays. Watch Brief Recess on YouTube.

00:00:54
Speaker 4: Listen to Brief Recess on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts

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