Best Benjamin Gideon Podcasts (2025)

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Winning $27.7 Million from Conservative Jurors, with John Heenan 40:37

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“It is not easy to get substantial damage awards from Montana jurors,” says John Heenan of Billings-based Heenan & Cook. Yet conservative Montana jurors awarded $27.7 million in his negligence case against a private prison company. As he tells host Ben Gideon: “I love being in front of Montana juries, but I have developed a way…” Tune in for John’s…

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The Art of Decision-Making, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 41:03

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Every business succeeds or fails based on decisions: making good ones and recovering from bad ones. “Sounds like a pretty rudimentary concept,” says Gideon Asen founder Ben Gideon. To break down that concept, Ben and firm COO Jeff Wright reflect on how decision-making has informed Gideon Asen and its growth. They also dissect crucial contradictions…

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Defense Timelines vs. Medical Truth w/ Chris Nace & Samantha Peters 53:42

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Medical records meticulously documented the routine endoscopy that went wrong, ending tragically in the patient’s death. But when Chris Nace and Samantha Peters took the case to trial, they were confronted with the defense’s slick, well-produced timeline of events – vastly different from what the record showed. With hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravip…

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From Silicon Valley to Legal AI Startup, with Jerry Zhou 48:06

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Jerry Zhou and childhood friend Kyle Lam had vast skills in software development by the time Covid hit and they left Microsoft. That’s when they sat down at a Starbucks and wrote “all the ideas that we had about things that we thought we could contribute to the world.” Their coffee-house brainstorming eventually turned into Supio, a developer of le…

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How Bad Faith Turned $1M into $56M, with Rahul Ravipudi 41:02

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The jiu-jitsu club had a $1 million insurance policy, but when an instructor accidentally rendered a new student an incomplete quadriplegic, the carrier put its interest above their own insured’s – and paid the price. Rahul Ravipudi, who represented the victim, updates co-host Ben Gideon on the groundbreaking case. After the defendants refused to p…

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Leaving a Law Firm to Start Your Own w/ Ben Gideon & Jeff Wright 58:22

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"Anybody who tells you that leaving a law firm is an easy process is lying to you," says Ben Gideon. To lay out the unvarnished truth, Ben shares his experience leaving a 17-year partnership to launch Gideon Asen. In a conversation guided by Jeff Wright, the firm’s COO, Ben explains why departing from one firm to start your own can feel like a divo…

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Special Preview: Decoding EOS to Scale Your Law Firm 45:19

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Elawvate’s “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” podcast devotes its third episode to EOS, or “entrepreneurial operating system.” Your guide is Megan Piper, a certified EOS implementer who coaches clients along their journey from “chaos to cohesion.” In this conversation with hosts Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright, she describes how law firms can leverage EOS to …

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What Trial Risks Are You Willing to Take?, with Tara Eberly and Ken Suggs 53:13

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Ken Suggs recalls the time when he “chickened out” rather than go ahead with his experiment that involved dropping a box of typewriting paper on a steel box to show the crash worthiness of a car. He lost that case. “I've got a phrase that I like to repeat to myself when I'm trying to make one of those decisions,” he says, “which is, ‘Drop the box. …

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Scale Your Firm, No MBA Required, with Megan Piper 50:35

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Megan Piper says that her job coaching entrepreneurs “is to help them succeed and then to get out of the way.” To do this, she teaches a model called EOS, or “entrepreneurial operating system.” And while EOS is “industry agnostic,” Megan explains to hosts Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright that law firms can use it to clarify their vision, drive accountabi…

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#11: A/Prof Elliot Tapper - Liver legends, lies and lactulose 56:57

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Today we had the privilege of talking to a true superstar in the world of Hepatology. Elliot B. Tapper MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Michigan. He is Academic Chief of Hepatology. His primary goal is to empower patients to enjoy a high quality of life. He is an expert in the mana…

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Special Preview: “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” Unpacks Starting vs. Growing a Firm 56:18

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Building a law firm and building a law firm designed for growth: Often mistaken. Very different. Tune in to the second episode of Elawvate’s “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” podcast to understand the difference. Your guides are Ben Gideon, founder of Gideon Asen, and the firm’s COO, Jeff Wright. They share their insights about leveraging existing probl…

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Jujitsu Tactics in the Courtroom, with Dennis Donnelly 1:02:39

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Described by host Ben Gideon as “the Brazilian jujitsu of trial lawyers,” Dennis Donnelly shares his insights from 44 years in practice. “I don't know about all of you, but I try a lot of cases, and usually somewhere in the trial, I tell myself, ‘This is why this happened,’” Dennis says, adding, “But it takes a while to get there.” In this conversa…

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Starting a Firm vs. Growing a Firm, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 1:01:36

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Building a law firm and building a law firm that’s designed for growth “are often mistaken, but very different ventures,” observes host Ben Gideon. The founder and managing partner of Gideon Asen teams up with the firm’s chief operating officer, Jeff Wright, for this conversation about starting a law firm to sell your legal services versus building…

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Special Preview: Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm 39:53

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For four years, you’ve tuned in to Elawvate, the podcast where “personal growth meets the practice of trial law.” Now, host Ben Gideon invites you to a special preview of Elawvate’s new “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” podcast, where you’ll learn the business of practicing law. Ben and co-host Jeff Wright, the COO of Gideon Asen, reflect on building th…

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#10: A/Prof Gianluca Ianiro and Dr Benjamin Mullish - The gut microbiome in health and disease 1:03:20

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Today we’re talking bugs, bowels, and breakthroughs with A/Prof Gianluca Ianiro and Dr. Ben Mullish, two microbiome maestros who make poo science strangely fascinating. A/Prof Gianluca Ianiro is an Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and a Consultant at the Gastroenterology Unit of the Fondazi…

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Winning $7.6M for Wrongfully Imprisoned Client, with David Lebowitz, Doug Lieb, and Alyssa Isidoridy 51:38

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When police officers intentionally falsify evidence to arrest someone they believe is guilty, it’s usually "an ends-justify-the-means approach," says Doug Lieb. He and trial partners David Lebowitz and Alyssa Isidoridy challenge that approach in their civil rights practice, recently winning $7.6 million for a client who spent 30 years wrongfully im…

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Building a Law Firm: Lessons from the Trenches, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 44:25

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"I really wish when we started our practice, someone had taken me under their wing and said, 'This is how you do this.'" In the premiere of “Build & Grow Your Law Firm,” Ben Gideon takes attorneys contemplating opening their own firm under his wing. Tune in for insights from Ben and co-host Jeff Wright, Gideon Asen's Chief Operating Officer, about …

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Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm 0:35

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Everything You Really Need to Build a Law Firm Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm, the podcast that gives entrepreneurial attorneys the playbook for creating thriving, professionally run law practices. Host Ben Gideon shares lessons he’s learned building a firm from the ground up. Top experts in the business of law will join him to len…

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Inside A Med-Mal Master’s Nine-Figure Playbook, with Brian McKeen 51:20

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"It's not rocket science," says Brian McKeen about trial advocacy. His record-breaking verdicts may suggest otherwise. The Detroit med-mal virtuoso shares with hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi how he transformed from a sports-obsessed student into one of Michigan's powerhouse plaintiff attorneys. From a $130 million med mal judgment to a $96 mil…

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From Milking Cows to Making Insurance Companies Pay, with Ricardo Echeverria 55:14

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In a personal injury case, the plaintiff’s lawyer must rely on witnesses to perform. In a bad-faith case, their job is educating the jury about the rules that insurance companies must follow. That’s how Ricardo Echeverria describes the two areas of his practice at Shernoff Bidart Echeverria. With hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi, he explains tha…

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#09: A/Professor Emma Halmos & Dr CK Yao - Food is Medicine.. or is it? 56:18

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Today we welcome two world-leading dietitians to talk all things diet in IBD and IBS.... A/Prof Emma Halmos is a senior research dietitian at Monash University and the Alfred Hospital. Her scientific achievements have had a major impact in clinical practice nationally and internationally. The most notable was the pivotal feeding study that demonstr…

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Turning Clinical Judgment Against the Defense: $11.9M Win, with Karen Zahka and Austin Dana 41:02

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When FDA guidelines failed their client, trial partners Austin Dana and Karen Zahka flipped the script by arguing for clinical judgment, typically a defense position. Hospitalized with an epileptic seizure at age 13, their client was old enough to receive an adult dosage of an anti-seizure medication, according to the FDA – but she weighed only 61 …

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Chasing Justice, Not Ambulances: The Garmey Family Story, with Terry Garmey and Alexis Garmey Chardon 50:49

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Spare Terry Garmey the old joke about ambulance chasers. “I'm defensive about being a plaintiff's lawyer. I like what I do,” says one of Maine's most respected plaintiff's lawyers. His daughter Alexis Garmey Chardon, who left a high-paying corporate law career to practice with her father, also describes the profession’s nobility: “It’s almost like …

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#08: Professor Gideon Hirschfield - The Art and Science of PSC and Autoimmune Hepatitis 1:06:21

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Summary Dr Gideon Hirschfield is a leading expert in autoimmune liver diseases, including PSC, PBC, and autoimmune hepatitis. He’s helped shape how these conditions are understood and managed around the world, combining cutting-edge research with a real passion for patient care. Today he discusses his work with autoimmune liver diseases, particular…

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Could AI Find What Your Opposition Is Desperately Hiding? with Darryl Williams 47:27

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"AI knows what absolute truth is," says Darryl Williams, whose military career solving "strategic surprise" led him to create algorithms that dive deeper than conventional AI. Speaking with host Ben Gideon, Darryl explains how his cognitive AI system, grounded in foundational sciences, achieves near-perfect accuracy where generative AI can falter. …

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"Find Your Isiah Thomas People" to Accomplish Greatness, with Kimball Jones 51:32

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"Attach yourself to the right people. Anything great that you ever accomplish is almost certainly accomplished by a team," says Kimball Jones, who's on an incredible winning streak with verdicts of $550 million, $105 million, and others in quick succession. Fresh off these victories, Kimball joins host Rahul Ravipudi to break down his teambuilding …

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#07: Dr Simon Gabe - Rebuilding the gut: Intestinal rehabilitation 1:03:27

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This is a really special episode with an incredible doctor (Jon says "the best clinician I have ever met"). Today we welcome Dr Simon Gabe, an internationally renowned expert in intestinal rehabilitation. Dr Simon Gabe is a consultant in gastroenterology & intestinal rehabilitation at St Mark’s Hospital and chair of the NHS National Reference Centr…

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Never Get Blindsided Again: Affordable Focus Group Tactics, with Elizabeth Larrick 46:30

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Trial lawyer and consultant Elizabeth Larrick brings her expertise on focus groups to hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipudi. With experience conducting over 1,000 focus groups, the founder of the Trial Lawyer Prep Podcast explains how she helps attorneys make critical decisions at various stages in a case. Sharing success stories, Elizabeth details h…

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#06: ECCO Takeaways with Dr Beatriz Gros 1:04:03

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Jon and James welcome Dr Beatriz Gros, a leading expert in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). They discuss key findings from the recent European Crohn's and Colitis Conference in 2025. Dr. Beatriz Gros (X: @bealoquebea Instagram: @dr.beatrizgros) is a consultant gastroenterologist based in Córdoba, Spain, specializing in inflammatory bowel disease (…

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Spot Bad Jurors Before They Kill Your Case, with Brad Cosgrove 1:01:38

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When Brad Cosgrove got the case of a woman who died during elective cosmetic surgery, his first thought was, “Is this rare?” During his investigation, he discovered that the plastic surgeon had been linked to other deaths but never disciplined. Tune in as Brad recaps his $54 million verdict against the doctor with hosts Ben Gideon and Rahul Ravipud…

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Debating the Pros and Cons of Big Data, with Josh Koskoff and John Campbell 1:07:11

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Big data doesn’t stymie a lawyer’s creativity in the courtroom; it actually informs smart decisions. So argues John Campbell, who co-authored “Jury Ball: The Big Data Revolution Is Here” with his wife, Alicia, and Sean Claggett. Big data is no substitute for creativity; it can't capture the lawyer’s biggest weapon: authenticity and heart. So argues…

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Training Lawyers for the Most Challenging Stage: The Courtroom, with Jesse Wilson 55:26

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“I say the theater is a safe place to be dangerous. I firmly believe that the courtroom is a dangerous place to be safe.” That’s why Jesse Wilson teaches lawyers and witnesses how to be dangerous in the courtroom. A Juilliard-trained actor, he prepares witnesses and helps lawyers with trial strategy through his Tell the Winning Story consultant bus…

Benjamin Gideon Podcasts

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Elawvate: The Trial Lawyer Podcast

Benjamin Gideon & Rahul Ravipudi

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Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm

Benjamin Gideon | Gideon Asen LLC

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Two guys talking **it - A Gastroenterology and Hepatology podcast

A/Prof Jon Segal and Dr James Haridy

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Winning $27.7 Million from Conservative Jurors, with John Heenan 40:37

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The Art of Decision-Making, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 41:03

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Defense Timelines vs. Medical Truth w/ Chris Nace & Samantha Peters 53:42

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From Silicon Valley to Legal AI Startup, with Jerry Zhou 48:06

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How Bad Faith Turned $1M into $56M, with Rahul Ravipudi 41:02

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Leaving a Law Firm to Start Your Own w/ Ben Gideon & Jeff Wright 58:22

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Special Preview: Decoding EOS to Scale Your Law Firm 45:19

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What Trial Risks Are You Willing to Take?, with Tara Eberly and Ken Suggs 53:13

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Scale Your Firm, No MBA Required, with Megan Piper 50:35

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#11: A/Prof Elliot Tapper - Liver legends, lies and lactulose 56:57

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Special Preview: “Build & Grow Your Law Firm” Unpacks Starting vs. Growing a Firm 56:18

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Jujitsu Tactics in the Courtroom, with Dennis Donnelly 1:02:39

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Starting a Firm vs. Growing a Firm, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 1:01:36

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Special Preview: Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm 39:53

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#10: A/Prof Gianluca Ianiro and Dr Benjamin Mullish - The gut microbiome in health and disease 1:03:20

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Winning $7.6M for Wrongfully Imprisoned Client, with David Lebowitz, Doug Lieb, and Alyssa Isidoridy 51:38

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Building a Law Firm: Lessons from the Trenches, with Ben Gideon and Jeff Wright 44:25

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Welcome to Elawvate: Build & Grow Your Law Firm 0:35

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Inside A Med-Mal Master’s Nine-Figure Playbook, with Brian McKeen 51:20

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From Milking Cows to Making Insurance Companies Pay, with Ricardo Echeverria 55:14

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#09: A/Professor Emma Halmos & Dr CK Yao - Food is Medicine.. or is it? 56:18

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Turning Clinical Judgment Against the Defense: $11.9M Win, with Karen Zahka and Austin Dana 41:02

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Chasing Justice, Not Ambulances: The Garmey Family Story, with Terry Garmey and Alexis Garmey Chardon 50:49

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#08: Professor Gideon Hirschfield - The Art and Science of PSC and Autoimmune Hepatitis 1:06:21

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Could AI Find What Your Opposition Is Desperately Hiding? with Darryl Williams 47:27

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"Find Your Isiah Thomas People" to Accomplish Greatness, with Kimball Jones 51:32

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#07: Dr Simon Gabe - Rebuilding the gut: Intestinal rehabilitation 1:03:27

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Never Get Blindsided Again: Affordable Focus Group Tactics, with Elizabeth Larrick 46:30

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#06: ECCO Takeaways with Dr Beatriz Gros 1:04:03

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Spot Bad Jurors Before They Kill Your Case, with Brad Cosgrove 1:01:38

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Debating the Pros and Cons of Big Data, with Josh Koskoff and John Campbell 1:07:11

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Training Lawyers for the Most Challenging Stage: The Courtroom, with Jesse Wilson 55:26