Reform the Court and Your Love Life (Summer 2026 Mailbag) [TEASER]
6/9/20265 min
The 5-4 team dreams up a bigger, better Supreme Court, gives advice to overachieving undergrads and late-blooming law students, and clears up confusion about Rhiannon’s finances.
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First 90 secondsPeter Shamshiri· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hey, everyone. This is Leon from Prologue Projects. On this subscriber-only episode of Five to Four, Peter, Rhiannon, and Michael are answering your questions. And as per usual, you had a lot of them, about everything from court reform and law school social dynamics to sleeping with the enemy and Rhiannon's financial literacy. The hosts have advice for the young and the old, for the gunners and the gooners. Some of you will be praised. Many will be scolded. This is Five to Four, a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. [upbeat music] Welcome to Five to Four, where we dissect and analyze the Supreme Court cases that have infringed upon our civil rights, like Pattygonia infringing upon Patagonia's trademark. I'm Peter. I'm here with Rhiannon.
Rhiannon Hamam· Host0:55
Hey, everybody.
Peter Shamshiri· Host0:56
And Michael.
Michael Liroff· Host0:57
Hi. Yeah, if you're not in the know, Pattygonia is a drag queen who is in a legal battle with Patagonia, the outdoor apparel company.
Peter Shamshiri· Host1:10
Yeah.
Michael Liroff· Host1:12
And I think, uh, we know who's gonna win this one.
Peter Shamshiri· Host1:14
[laughs] Yeah. It's been a little bit of an online drama because she, like, she's trying to win in the streets.
Michael Liroff· Host1:21
Right.
Peter Shamshiri· Host1:21
She's, like, you know, posting videos on Instagram or whatever, takes on Instagram.
Rhiannon Hamam· Host1:27
What is she trying to get? She wants a trademark on Pattygonia-