Direct Examination Podcast

Welcome back, listeners! On this week's episode, Amber and Joseph interview some very familiar illustrious guests ... each other! Tune in to hear two of your hosts give some interesting answers to some curious questions.

On this week's episode, Joseph and Dayne are joined by Kevin Barth and Yolanda Courie to talk about mediation and what it takes to be a good mediator.

Richard "Dick" Whiting joins Joseph and Amber on this episode to share his expertise when it comes to wiretapping laws and the Electronic Stored Communications Act. Dick has practiced primarily in the area of Family Law and federal and state wiretap law.

Amber, Dayne and Joseph come together to reflect on the past 99 episodes of the Direct Examination Podcast. Listen in as they share some of their favorite moments from the past six seasons.

Joseph flies solo this week as he sits down with Richland County Solicitor Byron Gipson and Deputy Solicitor April Sampson. Both returning guests share their experience prosecuting the case of the killing of Samantha Josephson.

This week, Joseph and Dayne are joined by guest host Madelyn Dukes as they sit down with illustrious guest Judge James Barber. 

Welcome y'all to another Direct Examination Podcast Summer Hiatus Bonus Episode!

Allie Menegakis and Donna White of SC4CJR are joined by a panel of esteemed guests to discuss mental health intervention and law enforcement.

Welcome y'all to the Direct Examination Podcast's Summer Hiatus Bonus Episode!

Allie Menegakis and Donna White of SC4CJR are joined by Lamar Suber with the South Carolina Department of Mental Health to discuss mental health in the criminal justice system.

Learn more about South Carolina for Criminal Justice Reform at SC4CJR.org.

Amber, Dayne and Joseph are joined by illustrious guest host Allie Menegakis as they discuss the recent verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.

Joseph and Dayne are joined today by University of South Carolina School of Law professor Joseph Seiner. Seiner teaches labor and employment law and is also a published author. In fact, he's here this week to discuss his upcoming book "The Virtual Workplace" in which he examines how recent technological developments have impacted employees and employers.

Joseph and Dayne are joined this week by guest hosts Madeline Dukes and Dr. Yasmine Gabr Bias as they talk with illustrious guest Stephanie Nye. Nye has had an impressive legal career, but she's talking with us today about her experience with breast cancer. She shares her story of going through diagnosis and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic and shares some valuable insights she gained about herself and about women's health.

On this very special episode of the Direct Examination Podcast, we hear from a few of our female guests and listeners as they tell us about the women who made a significant impact on their legal careers. Happy Women's History Month!

Speakers in order of appearance:

• Mandy Powers Norrell
• Amanda Bruton
• Allie Menegakis
• Tiffany Gibson
• Dakota Knehans
• Katherine Wilson
• Karen McCormick
• Adair Boroughs

Dayne, Joseph and AMBER (!) are joined today by Donna White, associate director for South Carolina for Criminal Justice Reform and owner of Donna White Counseling and Consulting. Donna, a licensed professional counselor, shares her experience with mental health and substance use disorders, particularly in relation to criminal justice.

This week, Joseph and Dayne are joined by law students Suha Najjar and Zachary Turner to talk about the upcoming South Carolina Law Review Symposium. Suha and Zach, who are symposium editors for the SC Law Review discuss how they developed this year's panels and how attorneys can get CLE credit for attending.

On this week's episode, Joseph and Dayne take a moment to reintroduce you, the listeners, to The Direct Examination Podcast and to discuss the legal perspective of current events you might have heard about in the past few weeks.

On our first episode of 2021, Joseph and Amber are joined by former SC House Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell. The former South Carolina House representative shares her experience in state politics, including how she balanced her law practice and her political career.

For the last episode of 2020, we decided to revisit some of our favorite war stories. Tune in to hear war stories from Kenny Berger, LaRone Washington, Kenny Gardner, Nick Lewis, Adair Boroughs, Brad Willis, William Hubbard, Mike Pinilla, Todd Ellis and Daniel Coble.

Our hosts take on the most important discussion of the year: Brett Bayne's ... or "the committee's" ultimate Christmas movie list. Did your favorite film make the cut, or was it snubbed?

Amber, Dayne and Joseph reveal the winners of the 2020 Golden Gavel Awards.

This week's guest is Kirby Mitchell, who joins our hosts to discuss medical-legal partnerships.

Our hosts are joined this week by University of South Carolina Law School Dean William Hubbard.

Joseph and Dayne talk with NACDL President Chris Adams.

Amber, Dayne and Joseph are joined this week by Jeanmarie Tankersley, president-elect of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.

Amber and Joseph are joined by Sue Berkowitz of the Appleseed Legal Justice Center.

Join us as this week's guests discuss their work on the lawsuit filed by Breonna Taylor's family against the City of Louisville, KY.

Brad Willis of the Murder Etc. podcast joins Direct Examination.