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Rebuttal

Comedy, case law, chaos. Practicing attorney and TikTok gal @rebmasel breaks down bizarre, chaotic, and intriguing cases and anecdotes from the legal field you've (probably) never heard of. Listen to Reb's hilarious and informative takes on the weird, the awesome, the horrifying, the inspiring, and

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest: 8 Oct 2026
Language: English

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8 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

91: When Innocent Prisoners Aren’t Good People (and cops make sure of it)

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S1 · E90 · 1 Oct 2026 · 42 min
90: Jaguars Football and The 220-Year Prison Sentence
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24 Sep 2026 · 42 min
89: The Conjoined Twins
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E88 · 17 Sep 2026 · 32 min
88: Weirdest (and Worst?) Deaths in Tort Law.
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Not the most famous plaintiff deaths, but a few you’ve probably never heard of (unless you’re a law student with a Palsgraf-hating Torts professor): A rescue at sea, a drunk man at on a tarmac, a rodent explosion, and an investment banker who never pays his debts. Reb grabs a hangover cure and a fire blanket for this week's episode. Enjoy! CITATIONS: United States v. Lawter, 219 F.2d 559 (5th Cir. 1955) Boyette v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 954 S.W.2d 350 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997) United Novelty Co. Inc. v. Daniels (Miss. 1949) Whitehouse v. RBC Dominion Securities…
E87 · 10 Sep 2026 · 47 min
87: Qualified Immunity Is (Still) A Nightmare
*See if your SSN is for sale right now. My sponsor Cloaked will tell you for free in 2 seconds at cloaked.com/rebuttal (WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our sixth **Reb's Round-Up** episode (QUALIFIED IMMUNITY EDITION)—A rapid-fire list of cases from *just the first half of 2026* that will once again open your eyes to how little we hold police officers accountable on a regular basis. Reb also gives you *4 bonus cases* to keep you up at night, including: Man who wrote a book about robbing a bank with a banana (and then robs a bank with a banana); A judge who handcuffed a child for…
E86 · 3 Sep 2026 · 50 min
86: The Insanity Defense (is "Not Guilty" worse than being convicted?)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Raymond Gregory, on the advice of his lawyer, pleaded insanity in 1971 after falling asleep drunk with a penknife in his pocket in a construction site in Washington D.C. He was locked up for over 40 years. Reb tells you what everyone should know about "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" in America. *** OTHER RESOURCES NOT GUILTY, YET CONTINUOUSLY CONFINED—Reforming the Insanity Defense (2020):…
E85 · 20 Aug 2026 · 34 min
85: TikToker Must Pay $10 Million to Idaho Professor
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Real life is not a murder mystery board game. What you say on the internet can, indeed, cost you millions. Learn all about one unfortunate tarot TikToker, PLUS: Cops tackle a grandma over a phallic-shaped outfit; Man pays for a "full-contact" experience with a black leopard; Car thief steals 26 cars to go argue with his girl; Prisoner escapes NY prison by dressing like a lawyer; The right to shoot your own vehicle in America; and more. Enjoy! Ronald Tackmann free obituary article:…
E84 · 13 Aug 2026 · 26 min
84: The Cops Fired For Swapping Wives
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Louisiana Sheriff's deputies Brandon Coker and Michael Golden discovered the loves of their lives — in the arms of each other’s wife. Reb gives you all the weird, sticky, and devilish details of three employment cases to make you a little more grateful for your workplace environment (or maybe not?): Best friend cops swap wives and houses and file a lawsuit; Ex-employee claims Comcast had a pie-in-the-face-policy; Plaintiff says boss at the Hampton Inn insisted he get an exorcism... Enjoy! *** THANK YOU TO OUR AWESOME SPONSORS!!! SUPPORT REBUTTAL BY USING OUR…
E83 · 6 Aug 2026 · 32 min
83: The Civil War Killings
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Can a Salvadoran Civil War criminal in the 1980s be sued for money damages in a Virginia courtroom in 2026? The brother of a Dutch journalist he ambushed and executed is ready to find out. PLUS a bonus case!: 73-Year-Old Treasure Hunter Released After Decade in Prison for Not Sharing Booty. (A new addition to Reb's list of favorite cases we've ever covered on Rebuttal.) Enjoy! *** Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/rebuttal #sponsored Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGeek order*:…
E82 · 31 Jul 2026 · 48 min
82: The Polygamist Ninja Burglars (and more legal chaos)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our fifth **Reb's Round-Up** episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you *9 bonus cases* to sneak into a group chat or two, including: A nun prosecuted; A bouncy castle kingpin; An amputated limb battle; A Samurai sword against home invader ninjas; A priest with a bite; And more... Enjoy! *** Make your summer wardrobe feel easier. Go to https://www.quince.com/rebuttal/ for free shipping on…
23 Jul 2026 · 50 min
81: "Good" Alibis Don't Exist
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Is an alibi defense the key to the jailhouse door, or a noose around an innocent defendant's neck? Eric Morgan had 11 alibi witnesses to establish that he was at a two-day long sports competition—far away from the location of the crime he was accused of—supported by credit card receipts for his travel, meals, and purchases on the trip. Yet the prosecutor successfully argued that the witnesses were liars or mistaken. Morgan served 3 years in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him. Reb pokes holes in our assumptions about seemingly "good" alibis. Find out why…
16 Jul 2026 · 26 min
80: The Divorce Lawyer's Bomb Threats
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) One Ohio divorce lawyer called in bomb threats to courthouses to delay trials and hearings he wasn’t ready for, and it was all (unhinged, unethical, insane) fun and games until a body turned up outside of his law office. Reb (next to sleepy co-host DUI) tries to keep her heavy sighs to a minimum in Ohio v. Moore (2025) *and* adds in a special case at the end to remind you of a very important lesson. (Not legal advice, of course. Just uncommon sense.) Enjoy. **Thank you to @DietCoke_Esq for initially tweeting about this case and sending Reb down this rabbit…
9 Jul 2026 · 47 min
79: The Safari From Hell
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) What do a killer safari mistress, a coroner's skull, and one defrauding vet have in common? All three are in court opinions released in June 2026. Reb opens another of this year’s can of worms for you in United States v. Milliron (10th Cir. 2026), Betts v. Boone County (7th Cir. 2026), and New York v. Parkhill-Brown (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. 2026). *** Taking care of your health just got easier – start here with Zocdoc: https://zocdoc.com/REBUTTAL #sponsored *** CASE 1 FULL OPINION [United States v. Milliron (10th Cir. 2026)]:…
S1 · E78 · 18 Jun 2026 · 34 min
78: The Man Who Scared a Woman to Death
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) On the morning of September 26, 2008, Larry Whitfield and Quanterrious McCoy—armed with a .357 handgun and an AK–47 assault rifle—entered the front door of the Fort Financial Credit Union in Gastonia, North Carolina. Only one of these would-be bank robbers would be sentenced to life in prison for it. Reb teaches you how not to rob a bank (but if you do, ask if any bystanders have high blood pressure). This is United States v. Whitfield (2015). *** REPORT: FELONY MURDER—An On-Ramp for Extreme Sentencing (updated May 2024):…
S1 · E77 · 5 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
77: America Has A Guilty Plea Problem
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Today, 98% of all federal criminal cases are resolved with a guilty plea. Why? "Half a loaf is better than none. . . . When we have a weak case for any reason, we'll reduce to almost anything rather than lose." In modern America, "beyond a reasonable doubt" as determined by a jury has largely been replaced by the discretion of prosecutors to punish defendants for exercising their constitutional right to a trial by jury. So much so, defendants in pretrial detention are agreeing to plea "bargains" at a rate so high, it’s difficult to deny the obvious: Innocence…
S1 · E76 · 28 May 2026 · 33 min
76: The Bloody Telephone Booth (Legal Urban Legends pt. 2)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) In 1986, President Ronald Reagan gave a speech describing this plaintiff as "outrageous," "absurd," and "loony". His name was Charles Bigbee, and his leg had been torn from his body. This is Bigbee v. Pacific Telephone & Telegraph, Co., et al. (1983)—the story of a drunk woman, a telephone booth, and the most famous "frivolous" lawsuit of the 1980s. Enjoy. *** Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at http://www.skims.com/rebuttal #skimspartner *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch:…
S1 · E75 · 22 May 2026 · 44 min
75: The McDonald's Hot Coffee Case (Legal Urban Legends pt. 1)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) “I am astonished how successful these urban legends have been in influencing policy. . . .The people that created these stories did so with remarkable skill.” The Grazinski case, the Carson case, and the Walton case, to name a few. They've all been cited as true by a wide range of major media outlets, including CNN and U.S. News & World Report. There's just one problem: These cases don't exist. And neither do the people in them. No, AI didn't hallucinate them. Big corporations did... ...For more than 30 years, Stella Liebeck's lawsuit has been debated on talk…
S1 · E74 · 14 May 2026 · 44 min
74: 14 Cases That Shouldn't Be Real (They Are)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our fourth **Reb's Round-Up** episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you *14 bonus cases* for you to tell unsuspecting friends and strangers all about, including: Drones delivering packages to prison; An ex-lawyer in a purple G-string hallucinating a Giant Panda; A bank robbery research project; A $517,000 rock, paper, scissors game; A trip to the morgue and back to the ER; A (former)…
7 May 2026 · 51 min
73: The Thief and The Psych Ward
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "By all appearances, a man who went by William Woods had turned his life around. . . .There was just one problem: Although William Woods is a real person, the man is not that person." –Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Reb visits a really messed up hot dog cart from 1988 and a saga that'll make you question everybody's last name. Just to be sure. This is United States v. Keirans (8th Cir. 2026). Enjoy. SOURCES: 8th Circuit Opinion (April 23, 2026): https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/26/04/251339P.pdf University of Iowa article:…
30 Apr 2026 · 47 min
72: The Shark Arm Case (The Unluckiest Murderer in History)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." –Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men. Two tiger sharks, a tattoo, and a richocheted bullet off a man's skull. Reb dives into the Shark Arm Case (1935), the Confrontation Clause, and the Dead Witness Dilemma. Enjoy. *** Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at THIS LINK: https://www.skims.com/rebuttal #skimspartner *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to…
23 Apr 2026 · 46 min
71: The Cockroach Conspiracy
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) One August day in 2019, Ina and David Steiner, a married couple in their late 50s and early 60s respectively, were in their offices at their Natick, Massachusetts home when they each noticed an email pop into their inboxes. The message was bizarre. It said their “wet specimen” was ready and asked, Did they want to accept delivery? . . . . Reb explains the (very insane, very stupid, very scary) case of United States v. Baugh, et al. (2020). Enjoy! *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
17 Apr 2026 · 43 min
70: The Fortune Teller
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A psychic, a bitcoin influencer, a 70 year-old bank robber, and a University faculty p*rn star walk into a bar.... Case #1 - Fortune teller Rose Marks and her eight family members swindle $25 million out of vulnerable (rich) people who just want to curse a few people, is all. Unfortunately, one of those victims was a famous author with a lot of ex-husbands. (2013) Case #2 - A Bitcoin influencer (oof) paid a group of Los Angeles Sheriff's Deputies $20,000 per day to lure people he had beef with to California… (2026) Case #3 - Kentucky man didn’t want to live…
S1 · E69 · 9 Apr 2026 · 27 min
69: It's Raining Meat
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) On a cloudless day in Kentucky in 1876, enough raw meat to cover a football field fell from the sky out of nowhere. No one knows where it came from, but there are theories and (unfortunately) jelly beans. Reb covers the 1876 Kentucky Meat Shower and Raising Cane's most recent 2026 lawsuit against people who were surprised to learn that a chicken store smells like chicken. Enjoy! *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's…
S1 · E68 · 2 Apr 2026 · 24 min
68: The Cows and Their Doctor
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A doctor tries to escape a lawsuit over his cows and a cow tries to escape a slaughterhouse over her flesh. Two cases, one theme. This is Tunnell v. Archer, et al. (2016) and Emily the Cow. Kamoo. *** Links: The Peace Abbey—https://www.peaceabbey.org/animal-rights-emily-the-cow/ Book | The Story of Emily the Cow: Bovine Bodhisattva (2008): https://books.google.com.pr/books?id=Yh7ow2u7e84C&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK…
S1 · E67 · 26 Mar 2026 · 37 min
67: 17 MORE Cases That Shouldn't Be Real (They Are)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our third Reb's Round-Up episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) laundry list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you **17 bonus cases** to giggle, scoff, and yell about, including: A Bar Mitzvah "from hell"; The judge who swore prostitutes make the best soup; A lawyer who forgot his client was dead; Seaman's Manslaughter; A dangerous serial pooper; The Holy Spirit serves on a jury; And more... Enjoy. *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop…
19 Mar 2026 · 44 min
66: The Medieval Catapult Case
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE). On November 24, 2002, a medieval catapult violently hurled willing human beings several stories high and into a net 100 feet away. Those who built the catapult and organized the stunt were inspired by a notorious group of misfits from the 1970s. This is the story of the Dangerous Sports Club and the 2004 manslaughter trial following the tragic killing of Kostydin "Dino" Yankov. *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The…
S1 · E65 · 5 Mar 2026 · 24 min
65: 18 Cases That Shouldn't Be Real (They Are)
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) This is our second Reb's Round-Up episode—A rapid-fire (or as rapid as Reb can make it) laundry list of cases that deserve to be included in the Rebuttal Podcast universe but are too short to devote a full episode to. For this Round-Up, Reb gives you **18 bonus cases** to giggle, scoff, and yell about, including: A 236-page manifesto some local librarians were asked to proofread; A prosecutor who would've killed it at the Salem Witch Trials; Drunk driving a Chevy Cooler-ado; A kidnapping victim pulling an Uno reverse card; Some really gnarly qualified immunity…
26 Feb 2026 · 34 min
64: The Zookeeper Love Triangle
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) A zookeeper love triangle leads to a Christmas party brawl....An Australian man straps raw pork chops to his feet ...A defendant claims caffeine made him do it...Oh, and a Texas mayor resigns over a dog. Just another day in the Rebuttal Podcast universe. Enjoy! *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to PREORDER Reb's book: The Book They Throw At You—A Sarcastic Lawyer's Guide* To The Unholy Chaos of Our Legal System, *God No, Not Actual Legal Advice ***…
S1 · E63 · 19 Feb 2026 · 56 min
63: "Yes, I took acid, but that is NOT my painting..." | The Bizarre Trial of Peter Doig
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "Everybody in the art world thinks he's telling the truth, and thinks I'm crazy, but people outside of the art world are skeptical… I know why he [disavowed the painting]. He did it because he can’t draw. Everything he does is projected, and he sketches it from the picture…This painting we have proves it." Described as one of the "most bizarre art authentication trials in recent memory," Reb unpacks (paints?) Fletcher v. Doig (7th Cir. 2025).*** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb Masel and Rebuttal Pod merch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rebmasel.shop/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CLICK…
S1 · E62 · 12 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
62: The Louisiana Arson Family
(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "Deadly spiked booby traps, dozens of hunting lodge arsons, a double suicide and now attempted murder of an officer — cops in Louisiana say one family is largely responsible for it all..." 5th Circuit Opinion (2022): https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca5/20-30731/20-30731-2022-03-15.html >>>Use code REB for 15% at ⁠https://www.barebells.com/⁠ ! >>>Shop SKIMS Fits Everybody collection at http://www.skims.com/ #skimspartner ! **TAKE THE SURVEY AFTER YOUR PURCHASE, SELECT "PODCAST," AND CLICK "REBUTTAL"!** *** MERCH STORE IS LIVE! Shop Reb…

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Rebuttal is a English true crime podcast from Rebmasel. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Rebmasel
Language: English
Category: True Crime
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest episode: 8 Oct 2026
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