Episodes
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
54. Adam's Closing Submissions
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Richard and Adam are joined by Felicity Radan, a 3L student at Osgoode. Felicity's favourite film is the biopic, "On the Basis of Sex" which Adam knows nothing about except he's intrigued by the title. Now that he's leaving, Adam admits that he's never watched any of the guests' recommendations except "Training Day," which confused him, whereas Richard tries to watch them all.
Adam had an idea of a topic for the podcast which is how to oust a co-host who's been involved since the beginning and that leads to the three of them bungling up the big announcement -- but basically it is revealed that Felicity Radan is taking over Adam's chair.
Felicity admits to only listening to half of the WLGTDWI episodes so far, although that's good enough, she says, for her to learn what not to do. Adam wants to know what Felicity is REALLY like. Is she a scared law student, a "try hard", or a social person. Felicity says she was the student who was scared of being scared of things. She found her footing when she wrote her first exams. Adam is worried that no one will identify with her, but is relieved when she says she needs to stress cry every so often. In the end, Adam feels that the podcast is in good hands.
Before leaving, Adam promises to continue to listen to the podcast. He then promises to open up a Facebook group so he can stay involved, and listener questions can be posted, since the old-fashioned voicemail line was actually not working for many months. Will this be just like his promise to do his readings? Or will the enterprising Adam step up? Time will tell.
Music Attribution:
What's Love Got to Do with It (Symphonic Version)
by Tina Turner
Buy now: https://VA.lnk.to/80sSymphonic
Monday Sep 21, 2020
53. Where's Adam?
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Richard and Adam are joined by NOBODY again in this episode of WLGTDWI. The topic of this podcast is best not revealed in the notes, as it's too painful. Just listen.
Music Attribution:
What's Love Got to Do with It (Symphonic Version)
by Tina Turner
Buy now: https://VA.lnk.to/80sSymphonic
Monday Sep 21, 2020
52. Law School Forums Lie
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Richard and Adam are joined by Jeremy Nason (Zooming in from New Brunswick). Adam comes up with a Criminal Code provision dealing with "creep capturers." No one knows if he's making stuff up. Jeremy names a TV show, How to Get Away with Murder and a movie, A Time to Kill. Adam recommends Goliath. Not sure why but then Richard then jumps on the bandwagon and recommends All Rise, which is not well-received.
Jeremy describes how his law school experience was impossible to prepare for as nothing he read or heard was accurate: law school forums lie. The ways of learning before law school, and the way you think before law school were different; classmates were different but they all have the same goal. His highlight, unexpectedly, was the support systems that law schools have. He had no idea that everyone would care! Richard wonders whether he should read the law school forums. Adam thinks that this podcast takes the place of any forum.
Asked to find some problem with law school, Jeremy critiques the false importance of some aspects. Richard thinks that’s a teaching technique. Adam felt same way, as law school was initially a life or death struggle, but then realized that one thing you have to learn is to get comfortable with those he calls catastrophizers (Richard should have commented that there's no such word). Adam, upon further reflection, thinks students need to go through the catastrophe thinking, but develop an immunity to it eventually.
Jeremy wonders if COVID was divine intervention as it definitely helped put things in perspective. In terms of the coming year, Jeremy feels remote learning may not be ideal, but there are ways to make it work. In answer to Adam's last question as to what unorthodox study habits he has, Jeremy discusses how he would quiz himself or talk to concepts through while walking around as it helped focus his mind. A treadmill in every library would allow for more of this.
Music Attribution:
What's Love Got to Do with It (Symphonic Version)
by Tina Turner
Buy now: https://VA.lnk.to/80sSymphonic
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
51. Trust Me
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Richard and Adam are joined again by Kali Dimitrakoudis, who recently finished 1L at Osgoode Hall Law School. She nominates How to Get Away With Murder as her favourite this time (which Richard finds appallingly unrealistic).
Adam is studying for Bar Ad exams while social distancing and Richard laments that they are all remote from each other. Adam and Kali go on about the Socratic method and cold-calling again, as Kali has a near "sister act" going on with Sabah, relating her experience in Criminal law class. Kali says she trusted Richard because of listening to the podcast before she began law school.
Adam researched quickly while recording the podcast and found a provision in the Assisted Human Reproduction Act and learned you can’t do the gametes thing in Canada. He relates it to the Handmaid’s Tale but it means he admits he has no questions for Kali. All of them discuss doing extra-curricular activities at law school: Kali went to the national negotiation competition in New Brunswick, and they discuss the importance of negotiation in law. Adam talks about his attending the Canadian Client Competition in Edmonton and both of them talk about the bonding that occurs during these types of competitions. Richard explains how he was in the only year at his law school – in its entire 100+ years of existence – that did not have a moot program, so he never got involved in mooting or other forms of oral advocacy.
They discuss course selection, a highlight of the summer term for law students. Adam “crushed” his course selection because he thought it was a competition. Kali decides to let Adam make her course selections for her. They finish off by figuring out how one can maximize their course selection.
Music Attribution:
What's Love Got to Do With It (Symphonic Version)
by Tina Turner
Buy now: https://VA.lnk.to/80sSymphonic