Public Defenseless

Hunter Parnell

publicdefenseless@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Public Defenseless spotlights systemic problems in the criminal legal system through interviews with defense and justice stakeholders. The show is a strong PR vehicle for attorneys, public defenders, and criminal-justice reform leaders who want to explain legal strategy, policy impact, and what ordinary people can do next.

Metrics

Episodes: 505

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 9.5k followers

Contact Information

publicdefenseless@gmail.com

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Host

Hunter Parnell - Host of Public Defenseless. The description says he is not an attorney—he’s “simply tired of a news cycle and talking heads that offer no real solutions.” He discusses the complexity of the legal w...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Public defense leadership, criminal defense attorneys, staff attorneys at reform/abolition-focused legal organizations, and criminal-justice stakeholders (including policy/strategy leaders at advocacy organizations) who can discuss case law or workload/caseload and its real-world impact.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership roles in public defender organizations, Authorship/participation in significant litigation or legal challenges, Policy or strategic partnerships work tied to criminal-justice reform, Involvement in high-impact court cases or legal briefs

Recent Guest Discussions

Victoria Blumhorst - Public Defense Workload Standards/caseload Limits And Why The Spokane County Public Defenders Sued The County

Colin Charbonneau - Public Defense Workload Standards/caseload Limits And Why The Spokane County Public Defenders Sued The County

Stacey Lowe - Lawsuit Outcome Involving The Oregon Public Defense Commission And Implications For Public Defense In Oregon

Shannon Wilson - Lawsuit Outcome Involving The Oregon Public Defense Commission And Implications For Public Defense In Oregon

Sean Damon - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision On Mandatory LWOP For Felony Murder; Broader Implications

Recent Topics

Criminal Justice, Public Defense, Law, Legal Policy, Constitutional

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Public Defenseless
:

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...

493 | Two Oregon Public Defenders Sued the Oregon Public Defense Commission and Won. Now What? w/Shannon Wilson and Stacey Lowe

June 30, 2026

Today, Hunter was joined once again by Shannon Wilson and Stacey Lowe. The last time these two Public Defender Leaders in Oregon were on the show, they discussed why they were suing the Oregon Public Defense Commission. Today, they join to discuss their victory in court and what it means for Public Defense in Oregon.     *** Note for the show: After recording, editing and publishing the show, Carl McPherson, the Executive Director of The Metropolitan Public Defender in Portland, responded t...

492 | How Will Pennsylvania Respond to its Supreme Court Striking Down Mandatory LWOP for Felony Murder Convictions? w/Nia Holston and Sean Damon

June 25, 2026

Today, Hunter was joined by Nia Holston from the Abolitionist Law Center and Sean Damon of Straight-Ahead to discuss a case out of Pennsylvania. In Commonwealth v. Lee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court  struck down mandatory life without the possibility of parole for felony murder convictions because those sentences violated the states prohibition on cruel punishments.     Guest: Nia Holston, Staff Attorney, Abolitionist Law Center Sean Damon, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Straight-Ahea...

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