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AI Sidebar

Irene Liu

Booking Overview

This interview-led show focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence and law, regularly featuring academics, legal practitioners, technologists, policymakers, and industry leaders with direct expertise in AI’s impact on legal practice, regulation, and education. Credible pitches include law professors, AI and legal-technology founders, senior in-house lawyers, legal-operations leaders, policymakers, and specialists in AI governance or licensing; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial subject-matter authority and professional standing.

Metrics

Episodes: 10

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 37.7k subscribers

Instagram: 51.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

podcasts@podiumpodcastco.com

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Host

Irene Liu - Executive Director of the Stanford Law School AI Initiative.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established expertise in artificial intelligence and law, legal technology, legal operations, AI governance, licensing, legal education, or the implementation of AI in professional practice. Guests are typically senior academics, founders and executives, in-house legal leaders, experienced consultants, or recognized specialists.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership at prominent AI, legal-technology, technology, or consulting organizations, Academic research or leadership focused on AI and law, Creation or implementation of AI-enabled legal products, services, or workflows, Authorship of relevant books or recognized professional research, Substantial experience advising legal teams, businesses, or policymakers

Recent Guest Discussions

Heather Meeker - Open-source AI, Open Weights, Licensing, Governance, Security, Transparency, Compliance, And Regulation.

Ryan Daniels - Ai-native Law Firms, Commercial Contracts, Legal-service Delivery, Law-firm Business Models, And The Role Of Lawyers In Ai-enabled Practice.

Mark Pike - Agentic AI, Product Counseling, Legal-team Collaboration With Engineers, Technical Fluency, Ai-enabled Legal Training, And Human Judgment.

Julian Nyarko - Evaluation Of Ai-generated Legal Work, AI In Legal Education, AI Tutors, Legal Expertise, Judgment, And Research Methodology.

Mary O'Carroll - Legal Engineering, Legal Operations, Rightsourcing, Legal Solutions Engineers, AI Implementation, Workflow Redesign, And The Future Of Legal Talent.

Recent Topics

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Legal Technology, Mental Health, Legal Education

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
AI Sidebar
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Global Regulation, AI Safety, and Preparing for AGI

September 28, 2026

As frontier AI becomes more powerful, how can society balance its extraordinary promise with the safeguards needed to use it responsibly?In this episode of AI Sidebar, Irene Liu talks with Tom Lue, Vice President of Frontier AI Global Affairs at Google DeepMind and the company’s first general counsel, about the rapidly evolving global AI policy landscape. Lue discusses how AI policy has changed since he joined DeepMind, why shared standards and safety frameworks matter, and what it means to p...

How AI Is Reshaping Legal Hiring, Law Firm Roles, and In-House Careers

September 14, 2026

How is AI changing the legal hiring market, and what do lawyers need to do to stay competitive?In this episode of AI Sidebar, Irene Liu talks with Anna Gorodetsky, a partner at Major, Lindsey & Africa who oversees in-house counsel recruiting, about what law firms and legal departments are looking for in the age of AI. Gorodetsky shares what she is seeing in the market, from new AI innovation roles at law firms to the pressure on in-house teams to do more with technology. Irene and Anna al...

Why Open Source AI Is Having Its Moment, and What Legal Leaders Need to Know

August 31, 2026

What does open source AI really mean, why does it matter, and what should legal and business leaders be thinking about as the landscape continues to evolve? In this episode of AI Sidebar, Irene Liu talks with Heather Meeker, an internationally recognized open source software licensing expert, partner at TechLaw Partners, co-founder of Chinstrap Community, and author of Open Source for Business. Meeker explains why open source AI is harder to define than open source software, how open weights ...

Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with AI Sidebar?

AI Sidebar is hosted by Irene Liu. Its publicly listed email is podcasts@podiumpodcastco.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for AI Sidebar?

The publicly listed email for AI Sidebar: podcasts@podiumpodcastco.com.

How many listeners does AI Sidebar have?

Podseeker estimates AI Sidebar reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for AI Sidebar?

AI Sidebar typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Established expertise in artificial intelligence and law, legal technology, legal operations, AI governance, licensing, legal education, or the implementation of AI in professional practice. Guests are typically senior academics, founders and executives, in-house legal leaders, experienced consultants, or recognized specialists. Common among recent guests: Senior leadership at prominent AI, legal-technology, technology, or consulting organizations; Academic research or leadership focused on AI and law; Creation or implementation of AI-enabled legal products, services, or workflows. Recent guests include Heather Meeker, Ryan Daniels, and Mark Pike.

How hard is it to get booked on AI Sidebar?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does AI Sidebar cover?

Recent episodes cover Artificial Intelligence, Law, Legal Technology, Mental Health, and Legal Education. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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