MFM Presents… Brief Recess
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Exactly Right and iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 179.9K Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
My Favorite Murder presents the premiere episode of our newest podcast, Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche, on the Exactly Right network. Brief Recess takes a sharp, funny, and deeply human look at the American legal system, breaking down the stories behind the headlines and showing how the law actually works in real life.
In this episode, “ICE Abuses and Accountability… Finally,” hosts Michael and Mélissa talk about the Diddy trial, discuss special immigrant juvenile status, and sit down with Congressman Robert Garcia for a candid conversation about ICE, accountability, and what meaningful change might finally look like.
Listen on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. For updates, behind-the-scenes content, and more, follow Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept and TikTok @Michael_Foote_, and follow Mélissa on both platforms @MelissaMalebranche.
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| 1:29.1 | Today we're going to be talking about stolen antiquities, all the weird things Melissa found out in a state sale, the crazy conversations I had with a bouncer and J.K. Rowling. |
| 1:36.9 | We make the complicated clear and the serious surprisingly fun. From the exactly right network, new episode of Brief Recess dropped every Thursday. |
| 1:44.3 | Watch brief recess on YouTube. Listen to Brief Recess on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or |
| 1:48.5 | wherever you get your podcasts. Hello. Big news, everybody. Exactly Right's newest podcast. Brief |
| 1:54.3 | Recess is finally here. Brief Recess is a smart, funny, and deeply insightful look at the American |
| 1:59.3 | legal system, the real stories, |
| 2:01.3 | the loopholes, and all the ways the law shapes everyday life. |
| 2:04.4 | It's hosted by attorney and viral TikTok star Michael Foote and his best friend Melissa Malbranch. |
| 2:09.8 | They bring humor and clarity to the pressing legal questions that we all have. |
| 2:13.9 | Today we're so proud to bring you episode one titled ICE abuses and accountability, |
| 2:18.9 | finally, featuring a conversation with California Congressman Robert Garcia. So settle in and get |
| 2:23.8 | ready to hear the very first episode of Brief Recess right here on exactly right. And when you're |
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