Public Defenseless

Hunter Parnell

Booking Overview

This interview podcast examines systemic problems in the criminal legal system through conversations with public defenders, defense attorneys, law professors, and other criminal justice stakeholders. Credible pitch candidates include senior public-defense leaders, criminal law academics, defense attorneys, and reform advocates with direct experience of caseloads, indigent defense, court policy, or justice-system reform; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 507

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Instagram: 9.5k followers

Contact Information

publicdefenseless@gmail.com

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Host

Hunter Parnell - Host of Public Defenseless, focused on explaining problems and potential solutions within the criminal legal system. He is not an attorney.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior public defenders, defense attorneys, law professors, and criminal justice stakeholders with direct expertise in indigent defense, court systems, workload standards, funding, or legal reform.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of a public defender or criminal defense organization, Academic expertise in criminal law or criminal justice, Direct involvement in significant litigation, policy disputes, or systemic reform efforts

Recent Guest Discussions

Shira Diner - Massachusetts Public-defense Funding, Bar Advocates, Workload Pressures, And The Legal And Legislative Response

Damon Silver - Public-defense Budget Cuts, Staffing Losses, Caseloads, And Workload Pressures In Santa Clara County

Victoria Blumhorst - Public-defense Workload Standards, Excessive Caseloads, And Litigation Against Spokane County

Colin Charbonneau - Public-defense Workload Standards, Excessive Caseloads, And Litigation Against Spokane County

Recent Topics

Criminal Justice, Public Defense, Legal Reform, Criminal Law, Indigent Defense

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Public Defenseless
:

496 | Why the Lawyers Handling 80% of Massachusetts's Public Defender Cases Stopped Taking New Cases Part 2 w/Shira Diner

July 09, 2026

Today, Hunter was joined once again by Professor Shira Diner. Last time she was on the show, she explained why the bar advocates in Massachusetts stopped accepting new cases. This time, she joins to explain how the Legislature and Judiciary responded and what comes next for the state.     Guest: Shira Diner, Professor of Law, Boston University   Resource:   Read the Case Here   https://statecourtreport.org/case-tracker/committee-public-counsel-services-v-middlesex-and-suffolk-county-distri...

495 | Will a Severe Budget Deficit in Santa Clara County Require the Public Defender to Stop Taking New Cases? w/Damon Silver

July 07, 2026

Today, Hunter was joined by Damon Silver Chief Defender of the Santa Clara County Public Defender. Home to Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County is struggling with a large budget deficit due to federal budget cuts. As such, the Public Defender Office has lost full time positions and is facing a severe workload crisis.   Guest: Damon Silver, Chief Public Defender, Santa Clara County, California   Resource:   Read More Here https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-public-defenders-crus...

494 | Why did the Spokane County Public Defenders Sue the County Over New Workload Requirements? w/Colin Charbonneau and Victoria Blumhorst

July 02, 2026

Today, Hunter was joined by Colin Charbonneau and Victoria Blumhorst, two Public Defender leaders from Spokane, Washington. They joined the show to explain why they decided to sue their county over the workload standards the county recently imposed.   Guest: Colin Charbonneau, Director, Spokane County Public Defenders, Washington Victoria Blumhorst, Director, Counsel for Defense, Spokane, Washington   Resource: Read the Complaint Here https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j9QTRxm6VXpiZQTm...

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