Serious Trouble

Josh Barro, Ken White

serioustrouble@substack.com

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Booking Overview

Serious Trouble is a legally focused, irreverent show that breaks down major legal developments and the business of law in an accessible way. It’s a strong booking target for legal commentators, litigators, and legal-tech experts who can explain policy, court dynamics, and industry impacts with bite.

Metrics

Episodes: 185

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Josh Barro - Co-host of Serious Trouble, an irreverent podcast about the law. (Bio details beyond that are not provided in the supplied text.)

Ken White - Co-host of Serious Trouble, an irreverent podcast about the law. (Bio details beyond that are not provided in the supplied text.)

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Legal journalists, attorneys, or recognized legal industry commentators who can analyze court decisions and explain broader legal-industry and technology impacts.
Required Achievements:  
Media or public-facing legal analysis, Demonstrated expertise in courts or the legal industry

Recent Guest Discussions

David Lat - State Of The Legal Industry; Big Law Performance; Ai’s Impact On Law Firm Staffing And Billing Rates; Supreme Court Decision Analysis (monsanto Case).

Recent Topics

Law, Courts, Legal Industry, Legal Ethics, Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Serious Trouble
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At Least the Fancy Lawyers Are Still Getting Rich

June 26, 2026

David Lat joins Josh Barro for a conversation about the state of the legal industry under Donald Trump — how Big Law and the legal industry are faring after those executive orders and settlements — and they talk about how AI is changing the work of law firms, from staffing to billing rates. Plus: a look at the unusual breakdown in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in the Monsanto case.We hope you enjoy the episode and the holiday, and Ken and Josh will be back with more after July 4. To find ...

America's Next Top Tort

June 19, 2026

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.serioustrouble.showThe U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago has dismissed another high-profile case — this one a COVID fraud case — that had been led by AUSA Sheri Mecklenburg. We discuss that and more developments in the Broadview Six case. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, federal prosecutors have obtained a conspiracy indictment against self-proclaimed “Antifa” activists who sought to interfere with ICE operations in the Twin Cities. An...

A Vouch Too Far

June 12, 2026

This week: the grand jury transcripts from the Broadview Six case show an array of embarrassing misconduct by AUSAs from the office of the US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. As Ken describes, these are things that AUSAs are very clearly taught not to do. And yet.Also this week: a couple of new flavors of AI hallucination trouble in the courts; Donald Trump’s legal team that’s suing the BBC for him isn’t doing such a good job; Matt Taibbi filed another dumb lawsuit and lost; Ke...

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