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Missing Democrats Aren't Why Hegseth Wasn't Impeached. Republicans Set the Vote.

Why the Republican attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was more legally defensible than the articles of impeachment filed by House Democrats in April. And finally in today's footnote: Arkansas tries to clean up after the single most shocking thing that has ever happened. Cases and sources discussed: Articles of impeachment filed against Pete Hegseth by Rep. Thomas Massie on 11/10/2026 Articles of impeachment filed against Pete Hegseth by House Democrats on 4/16/2026 Interview with Suno CEO Mikey Shulman Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC v. Suno, filed in NDCA 11/6/2026 Docket for U.S. v. Rabbitt (Courtlistener) Joint Press Release from Supreme Court of Arkansas announcing criminal charges against Nancie Givens for 65 counts of tampering with a public record (11/5/2026) Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do! To support the show (and lose the ads!), please pledge at patreon.com/law! $2+ patrons also get a new Law'd Awful Movies every month.

OA1313 · Nov 13, 2026 · 55 min · With Thomas Smith & Matt Cameron

WTW155: RFK's Trans "Fraud" Report Counts Birth Control and Hair Removal as Butchering

RFK's HHS dropped a report called "Wolves in White Coats" claiming a nationwide fraud scheme behind trans health care for minors, and JD Vance took it straight to Fox News demanding a DOJ investigation. Only problem: HHS didn't write it. Lydia and Thomas track down who actually did, and the shaky evidence behind it. Then there's an Ohio Senate attack ad built on a de-transitioner's story that isn't quite what it seems. You sure about that, Senate Leadership Fund? "Wolves in White Coats: Doctors and Hospitals Who Pushed and Profited from the Fraud of 'Gender Medicine'", U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (8/13/2026) Do No Harm's "Stop the Harm" database methodology document Snopes fact-check of the "Wolves in White Coats" report Study on gender-affirming surgery utilization among cisgender and transgender/gender-diverse minors, JAMA Network Open (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) Ads misleadingly link Ohio's Sherrod Brown to Texas woman who had gender transition-related surgery, Politifact (10/14/2026) If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to lydia@seriouspod.com. Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke! You get ad-free episodes and patron-only bonus episodes.

Nov 10, 2026 · 51 min · With Thomas Smith & Lydia Smith

SIO532: People Need To Know What Democrats Can and Can't Do with a Win Today

It's Election Day, and the polls look almost too good. So what can Democrats actually DO if they take back Congress? Thomas runs the scenarios, a one-seat Senate (hello again, John Fetterman) or something bigger, and makes the case that the Supreme Court might matter more than anything Congress could pass. He also explains why winning by just one seat is basically a trap, and how a bigger margin could change the kind of fights Congress can actually pick. Either way, your expectations are probably already wrong. Are you an expert in something and want to be on the show? Apply here! Please support the show at patreon.com/seriouspod! You get ad-free episodes, early episodes, and other bonus content!

Nov 3, 2026 · 55 min · With Thomas Smith

GG90: "You Gotta Spend Voter Fraud to Make Voter Fraud" - James O'Keefe

Back in August, James O'Keefe's rebranded operation, now calling itself the Citizen Justice League, sent people dressed in racist Muslim garb into Minneapolis polling places to test Minnesota's voter "vouching" law. Does the full footage actually show what the viral clips claim, or do the poll workers do exactly what they're supposed to? And what happens when the "random" names O'Keefe and Cameron Higby used to vouch for strangers turn out to belong to real, very surprised Minnesota voters? Thomas and Lydia go through the new documents and the county attorney's press conference, line by line. Patrons at patreon.com/gavelpod get episodes early and ad-free!

Oct 30, 2026 · 54 min · With Thomas Smith & Lydia Smith

DOD304: Diagnosing the Situation

The Smiths got some news about one of their kids. Join the Facebook Group! facebook.com/groups/dearolddads For comments, email thedads@dearolddads.com For extended episodes, bonus content, and most importantly, for an AD FREE SHOW, make sure to pledge on Patreon!

Nov 13, 2026 · 48 min · With Thomas Smith, Eli Bosnick & Lydia Smith