Rebuttal Podcast

Rebuttal Podcast

@rebuttalpod · 70K subscribers · 105 videos · English

Practicing attorney @rebmasel breaks down bizarre, chaotic, and intriguing cases and anecdotes from the legal field you've (probably) never heard of. Listen …

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1:00:53

The Horse Community Is Shooting Each Other | Rebuttal Podcast

12K views · 2d ago · 1:00:53

Head to to complete the short assessment and get matched with an in‐network psychiatrist in just a few minutes! A cop who steals a dead man's home and horse drama that never quits. Enjoy! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, God No, Not Actual Legal Advice

Topics: CASE #1: Cops a[re] Robbers. · CASE #2: Horse Girls and Shooters. · Background. · Everyone sucks, btw. · "SHE MADE ME DO IT" · The day of the shooting.

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29:26

How to get away with a prison escape | Rebuttal Podcast

17K views · 1w ago · 29:26

This is another Reb's Round-Up episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you 7 bonus cases with a few important lessons

Topics: CASE #1: The prison is missing · CASE #2: Guam was swindled · CASE #3: Helicopter target practice... · CASE #4: STAY AWAY FROM THEM · CASE #5: CIA HQ infiltration · CASE #6: Leave a comment, catch a charge

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44:24

Katie Zacharia is a mess. | Rebuttal Podcast

46K views · 2w ago · 44:24

Katie Zacharia, unusual ways people have died in the 21st century, and three recent court cases that are bizarre, awful, or downright unfortunate. Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Enjoy! (And pray Reb isn't sick again next week.) LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE

Topics: Katie...girl... · LIST OF UNUSUAL DEATHS IN THE 21ST CENTURY · CASE 1 United States v. McCabe (11th Cir. Sept. 22, 2026) · CASE 2 Rockett v. Eighmy (8th Cir. Oct. 13, 2026) · CASE 3 Blanche v. Ozurumba (U.S. cert. granted Oct. 13, 2026) · Reb's Rebuttal

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1:16:27

Innocent Prisoners Aren’t Good People (and cops make sure of it) | Rebuttal Podcast

42K views · 3w ago · 1:16:27

Ready to be seen? Check that appointment off your to-do list with Zocdoc CONTENT WARNING FOR CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN Death row inmate David Wood is the focus of the five-part podcast series "The Last 12 Weeks". What his case can tell us about the death penalty in America expands far beyond the six murders he was convicted for.

Topics: THE PERFECT VICTIM. · AN “INNOCENT” MAN? · THE “PERFECT” SYSTEM. · THE RAPIST. · THE EVIDENCE AGAINST WOOD. · WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

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40:23

Kill Your Daughter to Save Her Sister. | Rebuttal Podcast

20K views · 1mo ago · 40:23

The chances that conjoined twins will survive are minimal. The chances that both conjoined twins will survive surgical separation are even tinier. . . . "Though Mary has a right to life, she has little right to be alive." –Lord Justice Alan Ward.

Topics: CASE BEGINS. · HISTORY OF CONJOINED TWINS. · HISTORY OF SURGICAL SEPARATION. · THE SACRIFICIAL TWIN: Re A (2000). · NEWBORNS JODIE AND MARY. · CAN PARENTS LET THEIR KID DIE?

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30:33

3 of the Worst Deaths in Tort Law. | Rebuttal Podcast

32K views · 1mo ago · 30:33

Not the most famous plaintiff deaths, but a few you’ve probably never heard of (unless you’re a law student with a Palsgraf-hating Torts professor): A rescue at sea gone wrong, a drunk man on the tarmac, a rodent explosion, and an investment banker who never pays his debts.

Topics: CASE 1 · CASE 2 · CASE 3 · CASE 4 · Reb's Rebuttal

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44:47

New cases that will enrage you. | Rebuttal Podcast

34K views · 1mo ago · 44:47

This is our sixth Reb's Round-Up episode (QUALIFIED IMMUNITY EDITION)—A rapid-fire list of cases from just the first half of 2026 that will once again open your eyes to how little we hold police officers accountable on a regular basis.

Topics: CASE 1. · CASE 2. · CASE 3. · CASE 4. · CASE 5. · CASE 6.

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48:22

THE INSANITY DEFENSE: Is “Not Guilty" worse than being convicted? | Rebuttal Pod

55K views · 2mo ago · 48:22

Raymond Gregory, on the advice of his lawyer, pleaded insanity in 1971 after falling asleep drunk with a penknife in his pocket in a construction site in Washington D.C. He was locked up for over 40 years. Reb tells you what everyone should know about the insanity plea in America.

Topics: THE TRESPASSER CASE. · THE CARD. · THE VISITING MOTHER. · The Ancient History of "Insanity" · THE WOULD-BE SHOPLIFTER. · THE "PUBLIC SAFETY" MYTH.

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32:01

One woman’s TikTok videos cost her $10 million. | Rebuttal Podcast

29K views · 2mo ago · 32:01

Real life is not a murder mystery board game. What you say on the internet can, indeed, cost you millions. Cops tackle a grandma over a phallic-shaped outfit; Car thief steals 26 cars to go argue with his girl; Prisoner escapes NY prison by dressing like a lawyer; The right to shoot your own vehicle in America;

Topics: CASE 1: No D-Tators · CASE 2: Stealing cars is romantic? · CASE 3: Man's passion is escaping from prison · CASE 5: Black leopard mauls FL man (duh?) · CASE 7: Car trouble? Shoot it. · CASE 8: Judge puts condoms in acorns. Yep.

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27:12

Cops Fired For Wife-Swapping Ask SCOTUS For Help | Rebuttal Podcast

27K views · 2mo ago · 27:12

Louisiana Sheriff's deputies Brandon Coker and Michael Golden discovered the loves of their lives — in the arms of each other’s wife. Reb gives you all the weird, sticky, and devilish details of three employment cases to make you a little more grateful for your workplace environment (or maybe not?)

Topics: CASE 1: Cop Swappers · CASE 2: Tied and...Pied? · CASE 3: Exorcism at the Hampton Inn · Reb's Rebuttal

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33:01

Dutch Family Sues War Criminal in Virginia Courthouse (HUH?) | Rebuttal Pod

13K views · 2mo ago · 33:01

Can a Salvadoran Civil War criminal in the 1980s be sued for money damages in a Virginia courtroom in 2026? The brother of a Dutch journalist he ambushed and executed is ready to find out. PLUS a bonus case!: 73-Year-Old Treasure Hunter Released After Decade in Prison for Not Sharing Booty. (A new addition to Reb's list of favorite cases we've ever covered on Rebuttal.)

Topics: Background · Kuiper v. Mario A. Reyes Mena (4th Cir. July 8, 2026) · United States v. Tommy Thompson (D. Ohio March 14, 2026) · Reb's Rebuttal

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45:49

Two Polygamist Ninja Burglars Caught In Utah (and more legal chaos)

20K views · 3mo ago · 45:49

This is our fifth Reb's Round-Up episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you 9 bonus cases to sneak into a group chat or two, including

Topics: Case 1 · Case 2 · Case 3 · Case 4 · Case 5 · Case 6

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48:19

An alibi will get you convicted (and studies prove it) | Rebuttal Pod

160K views · 3mo ago · 48:19

Is an alibi defense the key to the jailhouse door, or a noose around an innocent defendant's neck? Eric Morgan had 11 alibi witnesses to establish that he was at a two-day long sports competition—far away from the location of the crime he was accused of—supported by credit card receipts for his travel, meals, and purchases on the trip. Yet the prosecutor successfully argued that the witnesses were liars or mistaken.

Topics: Case Begins · WHY DO LAWYERS HATE THEM? · MISTAKES = LIES. · JURIES ARE THE WORST. · PROSECUTORS DON'T HELP. · ALIBIS HURT YOUR CASE.

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