Advisory Opinions

David French and Sarah Isgur make for one of the more compelling pairings in legal podcasting. Both are lawyers with extensive careers in constitutional law and political commentary, and their twice-weekly show Advisory Opinions has built a dedicated audience of over 3,800 raters who give it a 4.8-star average across 614 episodes. Each installment runs about 55 minutes to an hour and fifteen minutes. The format is straightforward two-person discussion. French and Isgur pick apart court decisions, legal controversies, and the places where law and politics collide. What makes the show work is that they genuinely disagree on enough to keep things interesting while sharing enough intellectual framework to have productive conversations rather than shouting matches. French comes from a more conservative legal background with deep First Amendment expertise, while Isgur brings experience from the DOJ and political campaigns. The show is particularly strong on Supreme Court analysis and circuit court decisions that other podcasts overlook. They cover the cases that will matter in six months, not just the ones making headlines today. There is a real emphasis on helping listeners understand legal reasoning and judicial philosophy rather than just outcomes. They will walk you through an opinion paragraph by paragraph if it warrants it. Published by The Dispatch, the show maintains an independent, center-right editorial perspective. For anyone who wants their legal analysis to come from people who take the law seriously as its own discipline rather than just a proxy for political outcomes, Advisory Opinions is a standout.