OA153: March Madness on Yodel Mountain

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🗓️ 6 March 2018

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Today's episode takes an in-depth look at the recent FBI investigation into NCAA basketball. First, though, the guys take another trip to Yodel Mountain, stopping at base camp to discuss Michael Rogers, Hope Hicks, Jared Kushner, Rick Gates, and everyone's favorite villain, Paul Manafort. During the main segment, Andrew and Thomas cover the recent expose by Yahoo regarding college basketball coaches allegedly paying for top talent. What does this mean for the future of the sport right before March Madness? Listen and find out! After that, we revisit the funniest lawsuit in recent memory, namely, Bob Murray of Murray Energy's defamation lawsuit against John Oliver, which we first covered back in Episode 84. Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #65 about an overzealous Eli Bosnick disciple who accidentally poisoned a meat-eater. Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None! Have us on your show! Show Notes & Links

Here is the link to the New York Times story about Adm. Michael Rogers's testimony.
This is the superseding indictment filed against Gates and Manafort.
This is the Yahoo story on the FBI probe into the NCAA. and these are the NCAA bylaws.
We first discussed the Murray Energy lawsuit in Episode 84 and the amicus brief filed by Jamie Lynn Crofts ("the best legal brief ever written") in Episode 93.

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0:00.0	Your honor, I object!
0:05.0	And why is that Mr. Ead?
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0:19.0	I did you know, the murders, but as you're all so looking forward to this, I thought I'd be not guilty.
0:31.0	They say a man who represents himself as a fool for a client.
0:35.0	Well, with God as my witness, I am that fool!
0:45.0	Mr. Simpson, this is the most blatant case of fraudulent advertising since my suit against the film the never-ending store.
0:53.0	Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs an inquisitive interviewer with a real-life lawyer.
0:59.0	This podcast is sponsored by the Law Offices of P. Antertloris, LLC for Entertainment purposes,
1:05.0	is not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship.
1:09.0	Don't take legal advice from a podcast.
1:13.0	Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 153. I'm your host Thomas Smith. That over there is Andrew Torres. How you doing, Andrew?
1:24.0	I'm great, Thomas. How are you?
1:26.0	I'm good. I've got both my basketball sports gear ready and my Yieldal Mountain Brew.
1:32.0	And I guess we'll add into tie all the segments together.
1:36.0	I've also got my John Oliver mug or something like that. That's what we're going to talk about today.
1:43.0	Nobody themes a show like Thomas.
1:46.0	It seems like kind of a waste because I don't show anybody. But yeah, I get a full gear, full, you know, just for every segment.
1:54.0	I've got little flags and cups and all that stuff. But you can't see.
1:57.0	He was actually wearing the Raccoon outfit.
2:01.0	I mean, that's true, but that's also just a normal everything.
2:05.0	So I will never, I will never terminate our relationship on the basis of your weekend activities.
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