#31 - Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher is a maritime attorney based in Miami, Florida. In addition to the law, he is also an expert in rap music. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 3:44 - Kevin beating Covid; Covid Era in Florida & how open it is 18:37 - The Tech Movement to Miami, Mayor Francis Suarez, & people’s opinion on Governor DeSantis   23:51 - Miami’s ports; The state of the cruise ship industry; How law works at sea; the maritime law that Gallagher practices 34:57 - China’s $1 Trillion investment in global transportation/ports; The Second Panama Canal; Our country’s lack of understanding of the threat the Chinese Communist People’s Party poses 46:14 - Financial illiteracy in America 52:32 - Miami’s boom; How the politics in Miami work; discussion about Miami’s reach in the wake of the tech and venture capital move to the city during Covid 1:05:35 - Federal government vs. State government decision-making powers in the Covid Era; How Kevin ended up in Florida 1:16:55 - How practicing law in different states works; Public Defenders; Defending yourself in court  1:31:08 - Criminal law and how heavy the stakes are; Bench trials vs. Jury Trials 1:37:39 - Potential Trump pardons/commutations: Edward Snowden & Julian Assange (their cases, the pros & cons, the ramifications, etc.) 1:53:19 - Ross Ulbricht, The Silk Road, & THE FULL CASE BREAKDOWN (what background, what happened, Dread Pirate Roberts, the FBI/DEA/Homeland/IRS Case against him; the controversy over the alleged murders-for-hire; Ross’ current double life sentence; the prospects of commuting his sentence; the ideology that motivated him to create The Silk Road 2:29:19 - Jury Trials in the current climate of constant news and the court of public opinion 2:33:05 - The Grammys Rap Album of the year discussion--and the controversy around the nominees; Revisiting Cardi B’s win in 2018 over Travis Scott 2:42:31 - The hoopla around Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s song, “WAP” ~ YouTube FULL EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q  ~ Show Notes: https://www.trendifier.com/podcastnotes  TRENDIFIER Website: https://www.trendifier.com  Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices