What About? with James Bell Indianapolis Bar Association

Bonjour! Today, James asks the question, "What About Finding Your Landing Zone?" His guest is attorney and author of Find Your Landing Zone: Life Beyond the Bar, Kevin McGoff! James and Kevin's conversation leads them to the Rain Tree Inn outside of New Castle, IN, jail parking lots, epitaphs and plans for change. We close out the show with today's big winners and losers.

Give the show a listen and find out why later tonight we will be pouring out a pint of Guinness for a pour wee fella! 

Today's podcast was brought to you by Elisabeth Edwards of Wanzer Edwards PC (https://www.wanzeredwards.com/author/elisabeth/)
If you would like to purchase a copy of Kevin's book click here: https://a.co/d/ezdsABF

Intro: 0:00 - 1:12
Kevin McGoff Interview Part 1: 1:12 - 23:28
Elisabeth Edwards Sponsorship: 23:29 - 24:29
Kevin McGoff Interview Part 2: 24:30 - 45:05
Closing: 45:05 - 49:30

Today, James asks the question, "What About Going Federal?" and who better to ask than U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, Hon. Jane Magnus-Stinson. James and Judge Magnus-Stinson discuss topics vital to the survival of the American justice system including mansplaining, the definition of a highway, who has the best presidential handshake, the Talking Heads, U2, Harper Lee, Jeff Sessions, John Boy, and so much more!  


Finally, we wrap up the show with our "big winners" and our "big losers."


Today's podcast was brought to you by Rebecca W. Geyer and Associates PC (https://www.rgeyerlaw.com/). 


Intro: (0:00 - 0:56)


Judge Magnus-Stinson Interview Part 1: (0:57 - 32:25)


Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates PC Sponsorship (32:26 - 33:57)


Judge Magnus-Stinson Interview Part 2: (33:58 - 47:19)


Closing: (47:21 - 49:27)

James Bell returns to the mic with his new podcast, What About? with James Bell! Featuring guests based in Indianapolis to New York City, tune in every other week beginning Tuesday, April 9th to here James ask the question, "What about?"

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Learn more about Bob's legal career at https://hackmanhulett.com/attorneys/robert-w-hammerle/; his movie reviews can be found at https://bigmouthbobs.com/. 

The Honorable Tanya Walton Pratt became Chief Judge of the United States District Court of for the Southern District of Indiana on March 20, 2021. She is the first person of color to serve as the Southern District of Indiana's chief judge, and the tenth chief judge in the court's history. 

In this episode, host Bianca Black chats with Judge Pratt to find out how she made her way to the federal bench, her advice on trusting your instincts AND staying in your comfort zone and some lesser-known facts about the judge's favorite pastimes. 

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