This week on the pod, Josh and Sam sat down with Professor Leah Litman to talk about her new book Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes. Leah is a professor of Law at the University of Michigan and co-host of the legal podcast Strict Scrutiny. She has a gift for breaking down complicated legal decisions into straightforward summaries, and she sprinkles in a healthy dose of pop culture along the way. We hope you enjoy!

Grab your copy of Lawless HERE

Leah’s Recommendations:

- Dark Money by Jane Mayer

- How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt

- Lady Justice by Dahlia Lithwick

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On this episode of the Village Well Podcast, we sat down with Dave Ehrlich, a Sales Rep from the book publisher Chronicle Books. We talked about the publishing world and exciting new releases for 2025.

Dave's Picks for 2025:

100 Afternoon Sweets by Sarah Kieffer

One Week in January by Carson Ellis

Taste In Music by Luke Pyenson and Alex Bleeker

Palace Costume by Mimi Haddon

They Hold the Line by Dan Paley and Molly Mendoza

A Fearless Eye by Barbara Ramos, Sally Stein, and Steven Heller

The Village Well Podcast is brought to you by Village Well Books & Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in downtown Culver City, CA. Each episode, we interview authors and readers about books that capture our imagination. New episodes every Wednesday.

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If you love the show and want us to keep creating, please consider subscribing on YouTube or leaving us a review wherever you listen!

On this special live episode of the Village Well Podcast, Colin Hinckley sits down with author Philip Fracassi to talk Sci-Fi, Horror, and time travel in his new book The Third Rule of Time Travel. This was a fun one!

The Village Well Podcast is brought to you by Village Well Books & Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in downtown Culver City, CA. Each episode, we interview authors and readers about books that capture our imagination. New episodes every Wednesday.

If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast@villagewell.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

If you love the show and want us to keep creating, please consider subscribing on YouTube or leaving us a review wherever you listen!