Brief Recess: A Legal Podcast with Michael Foote & Mélissa Malebranche

Michael and Mélissa discuss Paranormal Activity on Broadway, the Cornell 7, Nolan Wells updates, and sit down with Professor Corinna Lain to discuss Tennessee's recent failed lethal injection of Death Row inmate Christa Pike.

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 @Michael_Foote_ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

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Links: 

• corinnalain.com
• Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection

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This episode originally aired on Ghosted on March 2, 2026.

This week, Ghosted! court is in session as Roz welcomes the terrifyingly brilliant Michael Foote, Esq. It’s time for ghosts, giggles, AND gavels as the two discuss lawsuits involving plaintiffs of a paranormal persuasion PLUS Michael shares his personal experiences with the paranormal.

Find Michael on Instagram @Michael_Foote__ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_. You can find Roz Hernandez on Instagram @GhostedByRoz and @RozHernandez.

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Michael and Mélissa discuss Mitch McConnell's last stand and Michael's drunk DMs to celebrities, before sitting down with Clay Aiken to discuss dad life, his new album, and what it was like coming out as gay in 2008.

Brief Recess is a 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 @Michael_Foote__ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

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Links:

• @clayaiken -IG
• clayaiken.com

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Michael Foote is joining the cast of NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood! Michael and Mélissa discuss the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, Trump's lies about where he was on September 11th, and we sit down with the hilarious Liza Treyger to discuss her stand up comedy career and her podcast, TMU: an SVU Pod.

Brief Recess is a 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 @Michael_Foote__ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

Got legal questions? Email [email protected].

 

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Michael and Mélissa discuss Dolly Parton, Trump's unhinged AI posts, Lake America, data centers, and sit down with our favorite Boop, Hannah Solow, to talk about being a Broadway understudy on “Oh, Mary!”

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 @Michael_Foote__ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

Got legal questions? Email [email protected].

Links: 

• @babymcgoo
• https://hannahsolow.com/

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Michael and Mélissa discuss representation in Hollywood, Republicans Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos, and their journey from hooking up on reality tv to becoming the hypocritical moral authority, drunk Cameos, and sit down with the hilarious and fearless Suzanne Lambert to discuss MAGA makeup and her hilarious social videos.

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 @Michael_Foote_ or TikTok @Michael_Foote_ and Mélissa on both as @MelissaMalebranche.

Got legal questions? Email [email protected].

Links: 

• @itssuzannelambert - IG
• @itssuzannelambert - TT
• www.itssuzannelambert.com
• Mean But True with Suzanne Lambert 

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Michael Foote is joining the cast of NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood! Michael and Mélissa discuss Karoline Leavitt resigning after Trump's decoy flight, recent lynchings in Mississippi, and sit down with Congressman Robert Garcia for a deep dive interview breaking down the latest updates from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and new avenues of pursuit since Todd Blanche took over as Attorney General.

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 [email protected].

Links: 

• @reprobertgarcia 

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Michael Foote is joining the cast of NBC’s The Traitors: New Blood! After months of keeping it secret, Michael and Mélissa Malebranche can finally talk about the big announcement. They also dive into the Lindsay Clancy trial and online sleuth theories before sitting down with Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and writer Bryan Safi for a hilarious conversation about his one-man Off-Broadway show and the high-stakes drama series 9-1-1.

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 [email protected].

Links: 

• instagram.com/bryansafi
• www.areyoumadatmeshow.com
• https://bryansafi.com

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Michael and Mélissa discuss Mélissa's killer green sauce, Mitch McConnell's eternity leave, and sit down with the internet's other favorite lawyer, Kaetan Mazza, a.k.a. Mr. Keep You Outta Jail, breaking down common legal misconceptions and criminal defense strategies when dealing with the justice system.

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 [email protected].

Links: 

• Kaetan Mazza: MrKeepYouOuttaJail - IG

Tati Missa's Green Seasoning Recipe: 

• Epices
• One head of garlic, peeled
• Three bell peppers (I use green, yellow & orange)
• One onion
• One shallot
• Three scallions
• One bunch of chives
• One bunch of parsley leaves only
• One bunch of cilantro leaves only
• 1/2 cup - 1 cup of olive oil
• Juice of one orange
• Juice of one lemon (you can use lime if you prefer)
• Blend
• Store in glass jar in fridge 

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Michael and Mélissa discuss Boston, picky eaters, the latest evidence in the Nolan Wells investigation, and a deep interview with standup comic, Alaina Bamfield, whose recently released special discusses being a survivor of the disgraced USA women's gymnastics team doctor, Larry Nassar.

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 [email protected].

Links: 

• Alaina Bamfield's debut special, Untouchable: youtube.com/watch?v=mzigeuasz2I 
• instagram.com/alainabamfield

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