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unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc605. The Intersection of Children’s Rights and Our Legal System’s Flaws feat. Adam BenforadoHow does our legal system treat children today, and how do policies affecting their parents and communities cascade down to shape their lives? What forces create a pipeline to criminalization, and what would it take to break that cycle for the children who come next?Adam Benforado is a professor of law at Drexel University and the author of two books titled A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All and Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.Greg and Adam discuss the deep-seated flaws in the US legal system, including cognitive biases and...
2025-12-1152 min
Relationscapes: Exploring How We Relate, Love, and BelongMINI EPISODE: Keeping Schools Safe from Moms for Liberty (with Laura Pappano)
The Department of Education is being dismantled before our eyes. Why does it matter, and can it be rescued? Reporter Laura Pappano joins us with updates on these things, and her latest visit to the Moms for Liberty conference in Florida, where a new tactic is emerging.
Full transcript is available here at relationscapes.org.
Show Notes
"Moms for quote-unquote 'Liberty,' (with Laura Pappano)," Relationscapes (September 2, 2025)
Relationscapes, "How Children's Rights Impact Everyone (with Adam Benforado)."
Recent Laura Pappano articles:
"Moms (and Cool, Young Podcasters) for Liberty," Slate (October 20, 2025).
"At Moms for Lib...
2025-12-0232 min
Stanford Psychology Podcast162 - Adam Benforado: How prioritizing kids benefits us allIn today’s episode, Adani chats with Adam Benforado, a lawyer, writer, and professor at Drexel University’s Kline School of Law. Adam’s research, teaching, and advocacy are focused on children’s rights and criminal justice, and he brings insights from the mind sciences—most notably cognitive psychology—to law and legal theory. In this conversation, Adam tells us about his latest book, A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All, laying out the multifaceted, complex context around children’s rights and parental authority in the U.S. Adam also shares how he first got to work on the issues...
2025-11-0650 min
Legal Listening: The Fox Rothschild LLP PodcastThe Presumption of Innocence - Episode 67Episode 67
Shattering the Myth of Rational Justice
The American justice system is based on incorrect assumptions about the rationality and logic of human behavior.
That’s according to Drexel University Law Professor Adam Benforado, the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.
Using the disciplines of psychology and social science upon which he based his book, Adam and host Matt Adams explore the systemic blind spots of the criminal justice system in the investigation, adjudication and punishment stages.
They also examine the potential to rebuild and reform the system using a more realistic model se...
2025-08-051h 07Legal Listening: The Fox Rothschild LLP PodcastThe Presumption of Innocence - Episode 67Episode 67
Shattering the Myth of Rational Justice
The American justice system is based on incorrect assumptions about the rationality and logic of human behavior.
That’s according to Drexel University Law Professor Adam Benforado, the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.
Using the disciplines of psychology and social science upon which he based his book, Adam and host Matt Adams explore the systemic blind spots of the criminal justice system in the investigation, adjudication and punishment stages.
They also examine the potential to rebuild and reform the system using a more realistic model se...
2025-08-051h 07
Lit On FictionCh 12-14: Stand Together or Fall ApartWelcome to the World of Crescent City! Eve and Sam discuss Chapters 12, 13 and 14 of Sarah J Maas’ Urban Fantasy series. Spoilers abound so listener beware! Have things to say? Tell us by email at info@litonfiction.com
In this episode we discuss knowing your rights, isolation vs community, the breeding programs and their implications across the maasiverse, as well as humanism vs machiavellianism, and how all of these concepts interact with freedom vs oppression.
Books discussed in this episode:
Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
Unfair: The Ne...
2024-04-301h 08
Parenting and PoliticsWhy Centering Our Youth's Wellbeing is a Win for Our Society with Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson In this episode, Diana talks to Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, the Executive Director of the Children's Defense Fund, an organization which focuses on advocating for the whole child. CDF envisions a nation where marginalized children flourish, leaders prioritize their well-being, and communities wield the power to ensure they thrive. In this heartwarming and powerful conversation, Diana and Dr. Wilson discuss why poverty is a public policy choice -- and why centering our youth's wellbeing is a MUST and a win for our society. Diana and Dr. Wilson discuss: CDF's work across 30 states CDF's annual re...
2024-02-2843 min
Relationscapes: Exploring How We Relate, Love, and BelongHow Children's Rights Impact Everyone (with Adam Benforado)
One hundred years ago, a bright new age for children was dawning in America. Child labor laws were being passed, public education was spreading, and more. But Adam Benforado says America stopped short in its revolution of children's rights.
Today, more than eleven million American children live in poverty. We deny young people any political power, while we fail to act on the issues that matter most to them: racism, inequality, and climate change. That's why Adam is calling for a new revolution for kids.
He joins us to discuss his book, A...
2024-02-061h 20
Parenting and PoliticsEp. 59: Why Prioritizing Children's Rights Benefits Us All with Adam BenforadoWhat would happen if we put children first in our country? What would happen if we empowered children at all ages and centered the law to protect our youngest citizens? In this episode Diana talks to Adam Benforado, a children's rights expert, an award winning author and law professor at Drexel University, about how prioritizing children's rights would benefit us all. In his critically acclaimed new book, A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All, Adam criticizes America’s failure to invest in, protect, and empower its youngest citizens and presents a bold plan for reorienting soc...
2023-12-1248 min
Speaking of Kids...#3 - Creating a Children-First Mindset in Policy and Society with Adam BenforadoIn this episode, our hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with law professor Adam Benforado about the lack of attention paid to children in the policymaking process. Benforado, who focuses on criminal justice and children’s rights, argues that many of the societal problems we see all around us - incarceration, homelessness — are prevented most effectively by investing in our children. For the U.S. to remain competitive and produce healthy, happy, and thriving adults, Benforado believes we must prioritize the well-being of our youth. Benforado explains that American society has gone backwards on children’...
2023-11-011h 00
CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 10/19: Dan Senor and Adam BenforadoIn this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Drexel University law professor Adam Benforado discuss juror biases. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
2023-10-1904 min
Stay Tuned with PreetIsrael Update & Flawed Justice (with Dan Senor and Adam Benforado)This week, Stay Tuned departs from its original format. In lieu of listener questions, Preet first talks with Dan Senor, author and former foreign policy advisor to President George W. Bush, about the Israel-Gaza war. Then, Preet interviews Drexel University Law Professor Adam Benforado about his two books, Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Justice and this year’s A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Protects Us All. They discuss false memories, combatting biases in police lineups, and the prospect of lowering the voting age.Don’t miss the Insider bonus, where Preet and Benf...
2023-10-191h 20CAFE InsiderStay Tuned Bonus 10/19: Dan Senor and Adam BenforadoIn this bonus from Stay Tuned, Preet and Drexel University law professor Adam Benforado discuss juror biases. Thank you for being a member of the CAFE Insider community.Tweet your questions to @PreetBharara with hashtag #askpreet, email us at letters@cafe.com, or call 669-247-7338 to leave a voicemail.Stay Tuned with Preet is brought to you by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
2023-10-1904 min
Booked Up with Jen TaubA MINOR REVOLUTION with Adam BenforadoThis week Jen’s guest is Adam Benforado, author of the compelling new book A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.
The Atlantic said A Minor Revolution is “An extremely sympathetic and worthy attempt to protect kids…. [this is] a book that reads like a manifesto. His ideas are bold, to the point, and ambitious.” Salon praised Adam’s work as “Ambitious . . . His unifying argument is anti-inertial. . . . The book blew my mind.”
And friend of the podcast, Heather McGhee (author of The Sum of Us), said Adam “weaves compelling real-life stories with legal and economic analysis...
2023-07-021h 08
After WordsAdam Benforado, "A Minor Revolution - How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All"Drexel University law professor Adam Benforado argued that America is failing its children morally, socially and economically. He was interviewed by journalist and author Anya Kamenetz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-231h 01
Psychologists Off the Clock297. School of Hard Talks with Emily KlineIf you find yourself struggling to connect with the adolescents in your life, don't worry, you're not alone! The truth is, building relationships with teens and young adults can be challenging, but with the right mindset and approach, anything is possible.Get ready to be inspired by our guest, Emily Kline, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist who has written a practical and research-backed guide called "The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids". Whether you're a parent, teacher, mentor, or just someone who wants to connect better with...
2023-04-051h 02Psychologists Off the Clock297. School of Hard Talks with Emily KlineIf you find yourself struggling to connect with the adolescents in your life, don't worry, you're not alone! The truth is, building relationships with teens and young adults can be challenging, but with the right mindset and approach, anything is possible.Get ready to be inspired by our guest, Emily Kline, a Harvard-trained clinical psychologist who has written a practical and research-backed guide called "The School of Hard Talks: How to Have Real Conversations with Your (Almost Grown) Kids". Whether you're a parent, teacher, mentor, or just someone who wants to connect better with...
2023-04-051h 02
Rick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column2159: A 2023 Interview with Adam BenforadoAdam Benforado discusses A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.
2023-02-1600 minRick Kleffel:Narrative Species–The Agony Column2159: A 2023 Interview with Adam BenforadoAdam Benforado discusses A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.
2023-02-1600 min
Sound Compilation of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyMinor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All - Adam BenforadoListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us AllAuthor: Adam BenforadoNarrator: Adam BenforadoFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:17:25Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-07-2023Publisher: Random House (Audio)Genres: Non-Fiction, Politics, Social Science, Political AdvocacySummary:A revelatory investigation into how America is failing its children, and an urgent manifesto on why helping them is the best way to improve all of our lives—from the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The Ne...
2023-02-079h 17
Top Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsA Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All by Adam BenforadoPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617988 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All Author: Adam Benforado Narrator: Adam Benforado Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 7, 2023 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: A revelatory investigation into how America is failing its children, and an urgent manifesto on why helping them is the best way to improve all of our lives—from the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice “Compelling . . . an extremely sympathetic and worthy attempt to protect kids . . . [Benforado] has written a book t...
2023-02-0710 min
Oklahoma OdysseyOn the Same Page: Unfair: The New Science of Criminal InjusticeFor our monthly book club this month, we dive into Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.
We've all heard stories of people who served decades in prison for crimes they didn't commit. We like to think such miscarriages of justice are rare. Legal scholar Adam Benforado, says many routine procedures in the criminal justice system are bound to lead to mistakes and unfair outcomes because they rest on false assumptions about how our brains work.
This all hits closer to home in Oklahoma than we think...
2022-08-061h 32
The Filevine FiresideBehavioral Science & the Law: Updating our Outmoded Legal System with Adam Benforado“The latest scientific research suggests that the great edifice of law is grounded on incorrect and damaging notions about human cognition that have gone uncontested for centuries.” Adam Benforado is a lawyer, writer, and professor at the Thomas R Kline School of Law at Drexel University. He made a splash with his New York Times best-selling book, “Unfair: the New Science of Criminal Injustice.” The book explores his extensive research into cognitive psychology and how it relates to our legal system. Adam’s research continues to show that our system of law and punishment neither meets our needs nor al...
2020-09-0827 min
The Law ShowWorkplace lawRecent high-profile discrimination claims have cast a media spotlight on the employment tribunals of England, Wales and Scotland. But how good are they are at resolving disputes between employers and staff? How independent are they of the government? And how well have they recovered from fee increases that meant some employment judges had to move jobs?Why an autistic man’s experiments with explosives were lawful. Joshua speaks to Jonathan Hall QC, Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation about the case of Chez Copeland, who spent almost two years in a maximum security prison for setting off explosions in...
2020-05-2728 min
Reconcilable Differences50 Shades of JohnThis week, John and Merlin do some follow-up on John's picky eating and his family's failures at meal planning. Both men cop to loving soup.
Then on to the big topic: how does John's mind work, and how did he get that way?
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2015-08-132h 12
Mixed Mental ArtsEp186 - Adam Benforado: Unfair: The New Science of Criminal InjusticeThere's no doubt in any modern person's mind that the justice of the Medieval era was unjust. The court considered spiritual evidence, pigs were considered legally competent and tried as adult humans and guilt was often determined by seeing whether the defendant would float or sink in holy water. We think of our modern legal system as far more rational and just but, according to Adam Benforado, we will soon look back at our own present-day legal system with same horror with which we look at the legal system of the Medieval era. In this episode, we examine the neurological...
2015-08-0843 minMixed Mental ArtsEp186 - Adam Benforado: Unfair: The New Science of Criminal InjusticeThere's no doubt in any modern person's mind that the justice of the Medieval era was unjust. The court considered spiritual evidence, pigs were considered legally competent and tried as adult humans and guilt was often determined by seeing whether the defendant would float or sink in holy water. We think of our modern legal system as far more rational and just but, according to Adam Benforado, we will soon look back at our own present-day legal system with same horror with which we look at the legal system of the Medieval era. In this episode, we examine the neurological...
2015-08-0843 min
Talk CocktailThe New Science of Criminal InjusticeWe are told, almost from childhood, that we have a legal system and a government of laws and not of men. Yet it is a system created by man and subject to the biases, frailties and inherent actions of human behavior.
Yet from such a system we often dispense the most draconian of punishments in the name of all of us.
At a time when even member of the Supreme Court of the United States talk of the Founders intent, and of originalism, a whole body of modern scientific evidence suggests that we need to be looking at o...
2015-07-2933 min
Modern NotionThe Science of Criminal InjusticeOn this hour of Modern Notion Daily, we’re talking with Adam Benforado, a lawyer and law professor who just published Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice (Crown, June 2015). Benforado uncovers the hidden biases at play within our criminal justice system, which affect everyone from jurors to judges to first responders to lawyers. Music…
2015-06-1700 min
Tune In To A Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Unfair by Adam BenforadoPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/166029to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Unfair
Author: Adam Benforado
Narrator: Joe Barrett
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
Release date: 06-16-15
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 614 ratings
Genres: Criminology
Publisher's Summary:
2015-06-1610h 03