Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche
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Recent episodes
Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse
Jun 11, 2026
56m 47s
60 Minutes/Bari Weiss TEA & the CECOT Segment She Tried to Kill
Jun 4, 2026
58m 59s
You Asked for it: The ALYSSA Episode!
May 21, 2026
56m 59s
JPMorgan: Sex, Lies, and HR Scandals
May 14, 2026
55m 40s
Transracialism: We Have Questions...Still (w. Dr. Rebecca Tuvel)
May 7, 2026
1h 18m 30s
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| 6/11/26 | Pride Month Special: Conversion Therapy Is Abuse | Happy Pride month from Brief Recess! For more of your favorite LGBTQ+ content, check out the Outspoken Network from iHeartPodcasts. Michael and Mélissa discuss protecting LGBTQ+ youth amid federal restrictions on gender-affirming care, and cover the Supreme Court's 2026 ruling Chiles v. Salazar. The decision reversed Colorado's ban on "conversion therapy," which is a disturbing and dangerous blow to the LGBTQ+ community. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com. Links:CenterLink GLAADOutright International The Trevor Project SAGEGuide to Anti-LGBTQ Online Hate and Disinformation See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 56m 47s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | 60 Minutes/Bari Weiss TEA & the CECOT Segment She Tried to Kill | Michael and Mélissa discuss some sexy neighbor drama, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and do a deep dive into 60 Minutes, Bari Weiss, and the story she pulled from air covering El Salvador's infamous prison, CECOT. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 58m 59s | ||||||
| 5/21/26 | You Asked for it: The ALYSSA Episode! | Michael and Mélissa discuss people who don't have an inner monologue, Alex Murdaugh's murder conviction overturned and all the latest plot twists, and interview their bestie, Alyssa, who defends all her wild stories. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 56m 59s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 | JPMorgan: Sex, Lies, and HR Scandals | Michael and Mélissa discuss therapy, self loathing, Haitian culture, Hantavirus and how much they despise cruises, and do a deep dive into the crazy plot twists in the JPMorgan sexual harassment lawsuit that took over the internet. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 55m 40s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 | Transracialism: We Have Questions...Still (w. Dr. Rebecca Tuvel)✨ | transracialismparenting+4 | Dr. Rebecca Tuvel | Exactly Right MediaJeff Bezos+2 | — | transracialismparenting+6 | — | 1h 18m 30s | |
| 4/30/26 | The Latest (Fake) Assassination Attempt & How to Fix the Justice System (w. Emily Galvin Almanza)✨ | assassination attemptcriminal justice system+3 | Emily Galvin Almanza | Exactly Right MediaPartners for Justice | — | assassinationjustice system+5 | — | 1h 06m 53s | |
| 4/23/26 | SantaCon: From Burning Man Founders to Federal Fraudsters (w. filmmaker Seth Porges)✨ | legal issuesSantaCon+3 | Seth Porges | SantaConBurning Man+3 | — | SantaConBurning Man+3 | — | 1h 13m 16s | |
| 4/16/26 | From Heaven to Hell: Trump vs. Pope Leo✨ | TrumpPope Leo+4 | — | Exactly Right MediaiHeartPodcasts | — | TrumpPope Leo+5 | — | 1h 04m 18s | |
| 4/9/26 | The Mount Rushmore of D.C. Chaos: Trump, Bondi, Noem, Patel✨ | D.C. politicsTrump+5 | — | AirBnBThe White Lotus | Hawaii | Trump25th Amendment+6 | — | 1h 15m 15s | |
| 4/2/26 | Afroman Teaches Us How to Eat Lemon Pound Cake & Win in Court (w. Afroman)✨ | legal issuesdefamation+4 | Afroman | Exactly Right MediaBrief Recess+1 | — | Afromandefamation+5 | — | 1h 02m 58s | |
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| 3/26/26 | Epstein Files: Down the Rabbit Hole (w. Dr. Leslie Dobson)✨ | conspiracy theoriesJeffrey Epstein+5 | Dr. Leslie Dobson | Exactly Right MediaDOJ+3 | — | Jeffrey Epsteinconspiracy theories+5 | — | 1h 17m 48s | |
| 3/19/26 | From Runway to Reality Check: The ANTM Exposé (w. Cycle 2 winner Yoanna Margaret)✨ | America's Next Top Modelreality TV+3 | Yoanna Margaret | NeeDohBrief Recess+2 | — | ANTMYoanna Margaret+3 | — | 1h 18m 06s | |
| 3/12/26 | Kid Rock, RFK Jr. and the Tony Soprano of PORN (w. Boomer Banks)✨ | politicsentertainment+3 | Boomer Banks | Exactly Right MediaBrief Recess | — | RFK Jr.Kid Rock+5 | — | 1h 22m 13s | |
| 3/5/26 | Technical Difficulties on Death Row (w. Corinna Barrett Lain)✨ | lethal injectiondeath row+3 | Corinna Barrett Lain | Exactly Right MediaiHeartPodcasts+2 | — | lethal injectiondeath row+3 | — | 1h 15m 51s | |
| 2/26/26 | Nazi-Looted Art FOUND in a Property Listing (w. Kira from The Art Revival)✨ | Nazi-looted artlegal issues+3 | Kira | The Art RevivalNazi-looted artwork | Times Square | Nazi-looted artTimes Square+4 | — | 38m 29s | |
| 2/19/26 | Diva! Conspiracy Girlies! (w. Karen Kilgariff + Martha Kelly)✨ | conspiracy theorieslegal discussions+3 | Karen KilgariffMartha Kelly | TMZEuphoria+2 | — | conspiracy theoriesEpstein+5 | — | 1h 12m 13s | |
| 2/12/26 | Motion To De-Fur (w. PETA’s Ashley Byrne) | Michael and Mélissa discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, the Clinton's heading to Congress, getting older (and that's ok), and interview Ashley Byrne from PETA. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com. Links from this episode: cgrs.uclawsf.edu/www.handsontwincities.orgwww.doinggoodtogether.org/https://iimn.org/www.projectfine.org/www.youthlinkmn.org/our-story/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/nyregion/dog-lawyer.html https://www.peta.org/donate/ways-to-support-peta/gifts-of-property/donate-fur/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 13m 56s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | Don Lemon on ICE and the Latest Epstein File Drop | Michael and Mélissa discuss nuns teaching sex-ed, Groundhog Day conspiracies, Kristi Noem, Don Lemon, ICE, and the latest Epstein File drop. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com. Links from this episode: https://www.acluohio.org/press-releases/aclu-ohio-releases-legal-memo-rights-immigrant-students-ohio-schools/ https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Legal-Defense-Fund/Legal-Issues/Navigating-ICE-Presence-in-School-and-Healthcare-Facilities https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/protecting-children-schools-against-immigration-enforcement#item-4913 https://linktr.ee/michael_footeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 08m 06s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | Midwest Nice, Leave the ICE | Michael and Mélissa discuss the Alex Pretti shooting in Minneapolis, whistleblower reports on a leaked ICE memo, plastic surgery, and astronaut arrests. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com. Links from this episode: https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/immigration-dashboard https://www.peta.org/donate/ways-to-support-peta/gifts-of-property/donate-fur/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 10m 34s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | If I Murder My Family Can I Still Get My Inheritance? | Michael and Mélissa discuss their weird melatonin dreams, deportation flights, Trump calling for the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, and all the ways to prepare a Last Will and Testament. Brief Recess is a new weekly legal podcast from Exactly Right Media. Follow Brief Recess wherever you get your podcasts, and watch full video episodes every Thursday on the Brief Recess YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@Briefrecess Find Michael on Instagram @dept_of_redundancy_dept or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche. Got legal questions? Email briefrecess@exactlyrightmedia.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 05m 29s | ||||||
| 1/15/26 | We Could All Be Renee Good (w. Yuhua Hamasaki) | Michael and Mélissa discuss the Renee Good shooting in Minneapolis, a viral video of a delivery driver avoiding ICE, Mariah Carey, and an interview with former Ru Paul's Drag Race contestant, Yuhua Hamasaki. Links:acaciacenter.orgacaciacenter.org/defendkidsimmigrantdefenseproject.org/know-your-rights-with-icepiecesbar.com @yuhuahamasaki on InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 06m 37s | ||||||
| 1/8/26 | Conversion Therapy Might Be Back | Michael and Mélissa talk about a Getty Art Museum curator’s conspiracy to receive stolen goods, Trans rights, the controversial Chiles v. Salazar, and (ugh) J.K. Rowling.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 10m 50s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | ICYMI: Michael Was on The Knife | Michael joins Hannah & Patia from The Knife to discuss the murder trial of Bricen Rivers. In July of 2024, 22-year-old Lauren Johansen was found dead in the trunk of her own car. Her ex-boyfriend, Bricen Rivers, is now charged with capital murder. Lauren’s father is fighting to change the system that ignored the warning signs and allowed Rivers to be released on bail. We speak about the case and how the criminal justice system failed to protect Lauren. Episode originally aired on The Knife on November 20, 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 04m 44s | ||||||
| 12/25/25 | ICYMI: We Were on My Favorite Murder | Michael and Mélissa talk to Karen and Georgia from My Favorite Murder about everything from the state of immigration in America, to the superiority of boxed mac and cheese. Episode originally aired on My Favorite Murder on November 6, 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 02m 32s | ||||||
| 12/18/25 | Demon Twink Off with NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher | Michael and Mélissa debate real vs. fake Christmas trees, discuss the headlines on mass shootings and the Epstein files, and interview NYC Council Member Erik Bottcher about his current run for Congress and the burning issues facing New Yorkers. This episode discusses sensitive topics. If you, or someone you know, are a victim of sexual abuse please call 800.656.HOPE (4673) or text HOPE to 64673. Links:www.handsoffnyc.com www.erikbottcher.com gmhc.org ryanwhite.hrsa.gov linktr.ee/michael_foote See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 1h 01m 37s | ||||||
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28 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
28 placements across 28 markets.