The Miami Law Explainer is the University of Miami School of Law's podcast, launched in August 2018, to encourage reporters and producers to consider the school's faculty as expert sources. The show is produced weekly during the academic year at a very low cost, entirely by an in-house three-person crew. Currently, the show has 150 episodes and has logged 49,600 listens. The show aims to bring context and relevance to the news of the day and has featured episodes with a majority of the teaching and clinical faculty discussing subjects from gun control and climate change to antitrust, prison reform, and the relocation of Confederate monuments. The Explainer is modeled more closely on podcasts like The New York Times's The Daily than on higher education shows that have a lecture-type/evergreen format. The School of Law and the University of Miami promote the podcast through various channels, including news stories on their websites, trade media, social media posts, print collateral, and digital boards throughout the school. While the podcast has garnered media attention in line with its mission, data suggests a worldwide audience of diverse listeners.
From the Judges
This podcast, The Miami Law Explainer, is targeted to a niche audience. It is produced with a limited budget. The host is eloquent and provides interesting insights. They have kept the episodes to a maximum 20 minutes in length, which is important for complex topics.
