We Dissent Podcast
1) Religion Behind Bars Reprise: Landor v. Louisiana
Rebecca and Liz explain Landor v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court case that will decide whether a Rastafarian inmate who'd grown his dreadlocks for 20 years can sue the Louisiana prison officials who han...Show More
2) "Conversion Therapy" at the Supreme Court
Liz and Rebecca cover Chiles v. Salazar, the case before the Supreme Court seeking to strike down a Colorado law banning mental health professionals from practicing "conversion therapy" on children. T...Show More
3) Stone Unturned: Courts have never allowed Ten Commandments in public schools
Rebecca and Liz break down the strong history of courts rejecting government attempts to display Ten Commandments in public schools. They explain the seminal 1980 case Stone v. Graham, the SCOTUS case...Show More
Stone Unturned: Courts have never allowed Ten Commandments in public schools
1:06:43 | Oct 16th, 2025
4) 100 years of monkey business: the Scopes trial centennial
Rebecca and Liz commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Trial. They discuss the infamous “monkey” trial, and the history of teaching evolution in public schools. An “everything old is new agai...Show More
5) Hoodwinked: Health Care Sharing Ministries with Sarah Levin
Rebecca and Liz explore health care sharing ministries (HCSMs) with guest, Sarah Levin. Sarah guides us through this religious billion dollar industry. We discuss what HCSMs are and what they are not,...Show More
6) SCOTUS Wrap Up
Liz and Rebecca explain the final three Supreme Court rulings with huge stakes for true religious freedom. They discuss the Court’s continued zeal for religious favoritism in the Catholic Charities, M...Show More
7) That Does Not Equal Nine: St. Isidore v. Drummond
The third in the "unholy trinity” of religion clause cases from the current SCOTUS term. Liz and Rebecca discuss the case that sought to create the nation’s first Catholic public charter school and th...Show More
8) High Unholy Season Continues: Mahmoud v. Taylor
Liz and Rebecca continue the SCOTUS religion cases coverage with Mahmoud v. Taylor, a case that threatens to force public school districts to bend to the will of their most conservative religious pare...Show More
9) High Unholy Season: Catholic Charities Bureau vs. Working Americans
Liz and Rebecca break down the latest Supreme Court case, Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor & Industry Review Commission. They explain how the case seeks to expand religious tax exemp...Show More
10) Breaking Down Trump’s Executive Orders with Dena Sher
Rebecca and Liz welcome Americans United Associate Vice President of Public Policy Dena Sher to the show to discuss President Trump’s spate of executive orders. Dena reminds us what executive orders a...Show More