5-4

Peter Shamshiri, Rhiannon Hamam, Michael Liroff

Booking Overview

A legal analysis podcast focused on the Supreme Court, constitutional cases, and the political forces shaping American law, with occasional external guests rather than a guest-led format. Credible pitches would include prominent constitutional or civil-rights attorneys, legal scholars, criminal-justice advocates, and investigative legal journalists with strong subject-matter expertise and a timely project; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 330

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 7.7k subscribers

Instagram: 11.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

fivefourpod@gmail.com

leon@prologueprojects.com

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Host

Peter Shamshiri - Legal commentator and co-host of 5-4, offering progressive analysis of the Supreme Court and American law.

Rhiannon Hamam - Legal commentator and co-host of 5-4, focused on the political and ideological forces shaping the law.

Michael Liroff - Legal commentator and co-host of 5-4, contributing irreverent analysis of Supreme Court decisions and legal politics.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Constitutional or civil-rights attorneys, legal scholars, criminal-justice advocates, and investigative legal journalists with substantial expertise and a compelling public-facing project.

Required Achievements:

Leadership in a civil-rights or criminal-justice organization, Creation or leadership of a notable legal or investigative media project

Recent Guest Discussions

Josie Duffy Rice - Her Podcast The Backfire Effect And The Wrongful-conviction Case Of Temujin Kensu

Recent Topics

Law, Constitutional Law, Supreme Court, Civil Rights, Criminal Justice

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

5-4

De-Supremify the Supreme Court with Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan

September 25, 2026

Do we have to accept the Supreme Court as the final arbiter of constitutional meaning? Legal scholars Niko Bowie and Daphne Renan say no! They join the podcast to talk about their new book, Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People, which argues against “judicial supremacy” and looks to America’s past to recover a more democratic constitutional tradition. Check out Supremacy here If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To hear thi...

2026-2027 Supreme Court Term Preview

September 22, 2026

It’s fall and you know what that means: a chill is in the air and in Sam Alito’s heart. If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To hear this episode ad-free and listen to Premium-only episodes, access to our Slack community, and more, join at fivefourpod.com/support.5 to 4 is presented by Prologue Projects. This episode was produced by Allison Rodgers. Leon Neyfakh provides editorial support. Our website was designed by Peter Murphy. Our artwork is by Ted...

The Innocence Case from Hell with Josie Duffy Rice

September 15, 2026

Friend of the pod Josie Duffy Rice joins Peter and Michael to talk about her new podcast, The Backfire Effect. Her show digs into the case of Temujin Kensu, a man sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Scott Macklem. Has the wrong man been in prison this whole time?Listen to The Backfire Effect wherever you get your podcasts. If you're not a 5-4 Premium member, you're not hearing every episode! To hear this episode ad-free and listen to Premium-only episodes, access to our Slac...

Publicly listed emails

fivefourpod@gmail.com

leon@prologueprojects.com

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