Big Law, Big Tech, Big Business, and Trump’s Big Government
Pantsuit Politics
Sarah & Beth
4.6 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Sarah and Beth examine the ripple effects of President Trump's recent executive orders targeting law firms, businesses, and universities and how these policies have created a 'fight or flight' response among institutions. They explore the consequences for the legal system and higher education and the path toward meaningful resistance in this challenging landscape.
Topics Discussed
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Big Law Meets the Trump Administration
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The Resistance Grows Up
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Outside of Politics: April Fools
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| 0:00.0 | Lemonada |
| 0:02.0 | Lemonada This is Sarah Stewart Holland. |
| 0:37.5 | And this is Beth Silvers. |
| 0:38.4 | You're listening to Pantsuit Politics where today we're going to talk about the stress response that the Trump administration is creating in businesses and universities and law firms. |
| 0:46.8 | We're also just going to talk about what the problems are as we see them. |
| 0:51.3 | As we get a little bit clearer and sharper during this administration |
| 0:54.4 | about what people are unhappy about, what the administration is speaking to, and what it is |
| 0:58.9 | decidedly not speaking to. |
| 1:00.9 | And where we're seeing some hope. |
| 1:02.7 | Yes. |
| 1:03.7 | Do we have a better resistance this time, perhaps? |
| 1:06.9 | What have we learned? |
| 1:07.7 | What lessons are we integrating? |
| 1:09.3 | We'll talk about all of that. |
| 1:10.4 | And then outside of politics, it's April Fool's Day. We are not pranking you in this episode. And you'll hear a little bit about why in our outside of politics section. Before we start, I want to invite you to visit us at PantsuitPoliticshow.com. We would love for all of you to join us as a premium member. Either way, be sure to follow us on Substack. We publish |
| 1:29.0 | essays, we write about episodes, and we have fun live events that everyone can come to, |
| 1:35.0 | like tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2nd. I'm going to be sitting down with Chelsea |
| 1:40.0 | Devontas, the host of Glamorous Trash and one of our favorite people, to talk about |
| 1:44.9 | careless people. Sarah Wyn Williams' bombshell memoir about her time at Facebook. There's |
| 1:51.5 | probably going to be some screaming. I want to set the tone. Chelsea and I are big mad about this |
| 1:57.9 | book because there's reason to be. You're going to hear me mention it on this episode. |
| 2:02.2 | That's how mad I am. |
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