Boom! Lawyered

Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy
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Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight for reproductive justice. On everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart, stay mad, have fun, and fight back. Produced by Rewire News Group.

  1. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine

    3D AGO

    Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine

    In part two of her series on true crime and disability, Imani Gandy interviews Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz about true crime as a machine that decides whose stories get told—and whose don’t. From missing Black women, to missing and murdered Indigenous people, to the near invisibility of disabled victims, they talk about what true crime shows—and what it leaves out. Because attention itself is a form of power. (And yes, there’s a Bill Hader moment.)   Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.  Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a member today. Imani’s column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles is back in 2026! Sign up for her newsletter here to read it first.

    48 min

  2. FEB 19

    What’s Going On In the Fight Over Abortion Pills

    In this episode, Imani and Jess walk through the current legal threats to medication abortion access and explain how the national abortion landscape could be reshaped entirely by spring.   Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.   Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a member today. Imani’s column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles is back in 2026! Sign up for her newsletter here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

    35 min

  3. FEB 12

    Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship

    Imani and Jess are off this week, but in this episode republished from 2024 they explain the spurious new legal arguments underpinning the conservative push to end birthright citizenship.   Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today. Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

    26 min

  4. FEB 5

    The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists

    In this episode, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo unpack the federal charges brought against Black journalists and advocates in connection to an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church.  Correction - In this show we refer to Don Lemon as "from CNN"  when he is a former CNN journalist.  See the referenced Lourdes Rivera Episode Here! Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today. Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

    39 min
  5. In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime

    JAN 29

    In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime

    True crime is everywhere—but crimes against disabled people are rarely treated as “true crime” at all. Imani Gandy talks with disability justice advocate Vilissa Thompson about why disabled victims are erased from true crime, how ableism shapes which stories get told, and what ethical storytelling requires when disability is involved. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.  Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today.Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first. Going on a long roadtrip and want Imani and Jess to accompany you? 🚗  Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1  -- See you on the tubes!  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp  Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ -- Follow Jess and Imani:  Jess on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hegemommy.bsky.social Jess on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hegemommy/?hl=en Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/?hl=en

    47 min

  6. JAN 22

    Why Conservatives Want to Ban Trans Girls from Sports

    In this episode, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo discuss the ICE raids in Minnesota, Trump’s threats to “buy” Greenland, and explain how a ruling in favor of state bans on trans girls playing sports could lead to boys-only chess clubs. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today. Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

    47 min
  7. My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)

    12/18/2025

    My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)

    Imani Gandy interviews Portia Burch about what it means to get through the holidays when you don’t love them. Together, they talk about companionship, Black joy without the performance or obligation, and building a season that feels steadier and more survivable.   Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires.   Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today.Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first. Going on a long roadtrip and want Imani and Jess to accompany you? 🚗  Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1  -- See you on the tubes!  Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp  Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ -- Follow Jess and Imani:  Jess on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hegemommy.bsky.social Jess on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hegemommy/?hl=en Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/?hl=en

    34 min

  8. 12/11/2025

    We're In The Deconstruction Era - Re-release

    The Supreme Court heard arguments this week in Trump v. Slaughter, a case that could greatly expand the scope of presidential power. Imani and Jess are off this week but decided to republish this episode from September that explains why they believe we’re living through a “Deconstruction era”—think Reconstruction era, but in reverse—and what that means for our public institutions and the rule of law.   Expert repro journalism that inspires   Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth. If Boom! Lawyered helps you understand what’s at stake in our courts, chip in to keep our fearless legal analysis alive. Become a supporter today. Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles. Sign up for our newsletters here to read it first, and listen to Imani’s new podcast, B*tch, Listen, here.

    29 min
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Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight for reproductive justice. On everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart, stay mad, have fun, and fight back. Produced by Rewire News Group.

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  • Creator
    Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2022 Rewire News Group
  • Show Website
    Boom! Lawyered

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