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The Counsel

Third Degree Sample: Reflections on the Chauvin Trial

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

In this sample from the Third Degree podcast, Elie Honig and University of Alabama law student Kyra Perkins discuss the significance and difficulties of watching the Derek Chauvin trial. In the full episode, they further discuss the Chauvin trial, including the strength of the arguments made by the prosecution and defense, the circumstances in which a trial witness can plead the Fifth, and more. Join Elie every Monday and Wednesday on Third Degree for a discussion of the urgent legal news making the headlines.  Third Degree takes on a bit of a different flavor on Fridays, when Elie speaks with a rotating slate of America’s most impressive law school students, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. To sign up for CAFE Insider and gain access to the CAFE Insider podcast and exclusive notes from contributors (including Elie himself), head to cafe.com/insider.  Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Noa Azulai, Jake Kaplan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everybody. This is Ellie.

0:33.2

Each Friday on the third degree podcast, I speak with a rotating cast of some of the nation's

0:37.8

top law students about breaking legal news, compelling cases, and what it means to lead a life

0:42.8

in the law. Today, we're sharing a sample from my conversation with University of Alabama law

0:48.0

student, Kyra Perkins. To hear our full conversation and access all other cafe insider content,

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Just head to cafe.com slash insider and enter the special code, degree.

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1:13.4

Kara, I want to ask you, first off, how are you taking this trial in?

1:18.5

How are you experiencing this, both as a young person and a law student, but also as a

1:23.5

young black woman?

1:24.6

How are you experiencing this?

1:26.4

Yeah, honestly, Ellie, it's, it's rough.

1:29.1

It's emotionally taxing. It's mentally taxing as somebody who is a law student and wants to work

1:35.5

in the legal profession as a career and also as a passion. It's something that I feel that I need

1:41.0

to keep up with. But as a black person, it's just really, really difficult

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