Mar 30, 2026
Today, Hunter was joined by Kay Edwards from the Far West Texas Regional Public Defender Office. There, Kay is the Mental Health Supervisor and she joins the show to discuss how her office has implemented a new organizational structure and way of thinking that empowers social workers to take more active roles...
Mar 26, 2026
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Tracie Olson the Chief Public Defender of the Yolo County Public Defender Office. Tracie joins to discuss the recent Deason Center report about the dramatic underfunding of Public Defense in California and the impacts of Prop 36 on her community.
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Tracie Olson,...
Mar 25, 2026
Today, Hunter was joined by Matt Sanders, Director of King County’s Department of Public Defense. Matt joins to discuss Washington’s millionaire tax and the impact Public Defense will face because of the tax revenue no longer going to fund Public Defense.
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Matt Sanders, Director, King County...
Mar 24, 2026
Today, Hunter was joined once again by Anat Rubin, an Investigative Journalist with Cal Matters. This time, Anat joins to discuss her reporting about the “Wal-Mart” of Public Defense. Coined decades ago, these private law firms who accept contracts to provide Public Defender services to rural parts of California...
Mar 19, 2026
Today, Hunter was joined by two members of Washington’s Family Defense Team, Brett Ballew and Tonia McClanahan. As we did on Tuesday, the show explores the ways Public Defense can and should expand to include family defense. This time, Hunter and his guests dive into a state that has been leading the way in...