For my podcast reviews I pick a podcast that I have never heard before and share my thoughts. If I am impressed I will listen to more episodes. The review will be based on the one episode I listened to.
Length: 36 minutes
URL: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lawyer-2-lawyer/id80013534?i=1000642215873
This podcast is exactly what the title would suggest. The host Craig Williams discusses a number of legal issues with Steven Schwinn.
Williams allows his guest to speak without many interruptions. This allows the listener to understand how Schwinn feels. This podcast strikes me as a very technical podcast. If you are not in the legal field or up to date on happenings in the legal field this podcast may come off as rather dry.
In this episode I think they tried to cover too much ground. I would like to have seen fewer topics discussed in greater detail rather than quickly jumping from topic to topic. After the guest stated an opinion I would like to have seen the host ask a follow up question or two to have the guest explain how he got to that outcome.
I do like the recap by the host at the end of the podcast where he states his thoughts. Overall I wasn’t captivated by this podcast. There was enough information that I will probably listen to one more episode and see if it impresses me but at present it is unlikely that this podcast will be added to my library.
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Pope Gregory IX
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Those who collected the tax were known as the Besermeny. The were usually Muslim merchants or tax farmers working for the Golden Horde. They were foreigners and they were collecting the wealth of the native Russians. This made them hated. Prior to 1262 the Horde conducted a census in Russia to determine exactly what tributes needed to be paid. This had been met with great hostility.
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