Public Defenders

Public Defenders

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Public Defenders episodes

  • The People Vs Musicals

    On this week's episode:

    • The boys discuss going to watch a trial as part of law class in high school, leading to a story about a man accused on manslaughter approaching a teacher to set the record straight about the events in question.
    • In our Case Of The Week, we discuss an absolutely classic corporate lawsuit - The McDonalds Hot Coffee case.
    • Tyler tries to find the song in his heart in order to make his case for musicals being awesome in this week's edition of The People Vs:


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    49 min
  • The People Vs Ola Dada

    This week our guest is a stand up comic that you've seen and heard on Just for Laughs, The Debaters, and Canada's Got Talent.

    Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it's Ola Dada!

    • Ola tells us about his work with the Vancouver Police to help bring the Richmond Meat Bandit to justice.
    • Tyler has a story about being assaulted by a basketball team of little people.
    • In our Case of the Week, we discuss the infamous Pepsi/Harrier Jet lawsuit.

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    54 min
  • The People Vs Sammy Peppers

    This week our guest is a professional wrestler who has had titles as both a tag and singles competitor. You've seen him in competition across the continent, or as a staple of Winnipeg Pro Wrestling

    Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it's Sammy Peppers!

    • We talk similarities and differences between pro wrestling and comedy.
    • In our Case of the Week, we take a look at Hulk Hogan famously choking Richard Belzer unconscious.
    • This week's People Vs: has Sammy making a case against poor walking etiquette.


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    58 min
  • The People Vs Dave Hemstad

    This week our guest is a stand up comedian who has been touring clubs and making appearances at major festivals for the better part of two decades. You've seen him on Just For Laughs, The Debaters, and so much more;

    Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it's Dave Hemstad!

    • Dave tells us about the transition from golf to stand up comedy.
    • Dave tells us the harrowing tale of his arrest over a slice of pizza.
    • In our Case of the Week, we look into a golf-related suit involving caddies and cars.


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    46 min
  • The People Vs Wes Barker

    This week our guest is an award-winning entertainer whose act tours internationally and defies description. He has appeared on Kill Tony, The Ellen Show, and successfully fooled Penn & Teller.

    Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, It's Wes Barker!

    • Wes tells us stories about Ellen, Mr.Beast, David Copperfield and more!
    • In our Case of the Week, the gang takes a look at a pretty bizarre magic-inspired lawsuit that answers the question: is it illegal to steal the godly powers of other men?
    • And finally our trademark segment, The People Vs: sees Wes Barker make a (pretty weak) case for being late, and maybe somehow also DUIs?
    41 min
  • The People Vs: Umar Hayat

    This week's episode is a little outside of the usual format, but what it lacks in structure, it makes up for in can't-miss hot takes.

    • Benji and Emmanuel sit down with Winnipeg Mayoral candidate Umar Hayat.
    • They discuss his recent viral posts in which he bare hand grabs a baggie of fentanyl. Seriously.
    • We hear more about his vision for the city, including bringing Kim Kardashian to town.


    Public Defenders is a comedy podcast where the litigations are bizarre, the guests are on trial, and the hosts have absolutely NOT passed the Bar. Hosted by Tyler Kotowski, Emmanuel Lomuro and Benji Rothman.

    48 min
  • The People Vs Scalping

    Public Defenders is a comedy podcast where the litigations are bizarre, the guests are on trial, and the hosts have absolutely NOT passed the Bar. Hosted by Tyler Kotowski, Emmanuel Lomuro and Benji Rothman.

    On this week's episode:

    • The gang discusses jury duty and it's purpose, as well as tickets they've received and how they tried to get out of them.
    • This week's Case of The Week involves a college being sued for failing to teach one of it's students to levitate.
    • To cap it off, our trademark segment The People Vs, begins with Tyler making a case FOR scalping and ends with him nearly voting against himself.
    53 min
  • The People Vs Male Servers

    Public Defenders is a comedy podcast where the litigations are bizarre, the guests are on trial, and the hosts have absolutely NOT passed the Bar. Hosted by Tyler Kotowski, Emmanuel Lomuro and Benji Rothman.

    • In this debut episode, Emmanuel Lomuro takes us through an almost unbelievable personal story about ending up in court…as a victim in a kidnapping case.
    • Then the guys take a look at a bizarre going legal debacle in our Case of the Week
    • To cap it off, our trademark segment The People Vs, sees Emmanuel try to convince Tyler and Benji that male servers are a nuisance and should need to wear fishnets.


    47 min

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Public Defenders is a comedy podcast where the litigations are bizarre, the guests are on trial, and the hosts have absolutely NOT passed the Bar. Join us every Wednesday as we breakdown the world's most unhinged lawsuits and cross-examine our guest's worst takes.