Cup Of Justice
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We all want to drink from the same Cup of Justice... and it starts with learning about our legal system.
With tales from the newsroom and the courtroom, co-hosts Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell invite you to gain knowledge, insight, and tools to hold public agencies and officials accountable. Beginning as bonus episodes to the Murdaugh Murders Podcast with analysis of the trials of Alex Murdaugh and co-conspirators, Cup of Justice launched as its own show in January of 2023 and debuted at #1 on Apple its very first day and continues to be a top rated pod globally.
Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell from the #1 global hit True Sunlight (formerly Murdaugh Murders Podcast) take a hard look at everything from the state of news to important cases around the world.
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM Mandy and Liz are two of the most driven and talented investigative journalists who are revolutionizing how news is derived and delivered. Join them as they pull at threads and chase down leads to get the story straight.
THE LAW Our first 192 episodes welcomed the expertise of
and everyone’s favorite attorney and Co-Host Emeritus Eric Bland, and now with talented guests from around the globe we empower listeners to understand their legal system in an entertaining format while providing tools to hold agencies and public figures accountable in order to give voice to victims and change those systems for the better.
JUSTICE SYSTEMS We know that our justice systems are intimidating, but we will all encounter it at one point. Together, our hosts create the perfect trifecta of legal expertise, journalistic integrity and a fire lit to expose the truth wherever it leads.
Learn more about our hosts and mission at http://CupofJusticePod.com
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*The views expressed on the Cup of Justice bonus episodes do not constitute legal advice. Listeners desiring legal advice for any particular legal matter are urged to consult an attorney of their choosing who can provide legal advice based upon a full understanding of the facts and circumstances of their claim. The views expressed on the Cup of Justice episodes also do not express the views or opinions of Bland Richter, LLP, or its attorneys.
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Cups up to Katie Phang! The former prosecutor, trial attorney, and MSNBC anchor joins investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell for a conversation about what happens when you refuse to stay quiet.
Katie opens up about the day her show was canceled, why she walked away from her network contract to build independent media on her own terms — and the landmark lawsuit she filed against the DOJ for illegally redacting and withholding the Epstein files.
Plus: her mantra "truthful, but not neutral," what trauma-informed journalism means to the survivor community, why access journalism is failing the White House press room, and the gatekeepers who love telling women what a "real journalist" is.
Give Katie Phang a follow on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube 🌐
Watch Sidebar with Katie Phang — Tuesdays at 5:30PM ET on YouTube 🎥
Subscribe to Katie Phang's Substack ✍️
Learn more about Phang Feldman 🌐
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Support Our Legal Defense GoFundMe: Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order
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Lawyers & Judges: Send legal suggestions or offers for Pro Hac / Pro Bono representation to [email protected]
Episode References
“Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida” - CBS News, Aug 26, 2026 📰
“What Does it Mean to Be Trauma-Informed?” - Psychology Today, Nov 26, 2021 📰
“Judge shows signs of frustration with DOJ attorneys over handling of Epstein files” - NBC News, Aug 13, 2026 📰
Read the Full Text of the Epstein Files Transparency Act (Congress.gov) 📜
Learn more about Media Literacy with Kate Thomas 🌐
Previous Episodes: COJ 194 with CivicSage 🎧
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
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Barry Cooper was once among the top drug agents in Texas — the youngest on his task force, with more arrests than the 30 agents beside him. Then one raid changed everything, and he flipped, becoming the man behind “Never Get Busted” and the cop-busting stings that made him a target of the very system he once served.
Joining investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell from his self-imposed exile in Vietnam, Barry pulls back the curtain on why cops really become cops, the “legal thievery” of civil asset forfeiture, why no-knock raids are unnecessary theater, and his radical blueprint for fixing American policing.
He also opens up about lawfare, PTSD, his award-winning documentary, and the 95% dismissal rate he’s earned freeing people from the drug war he once fought.
Meet Barry Cooper & give him a follow on Instagram and YouTube 🌐
Watch “Never Get Busted” on Apple TV or Fandango & "KopBusters" on YouTube 🎞️
"From Busted to Better" book on Amazon 📖
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Support Our Legal Defense GoFundMe: Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order
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Lawyers & Judges: Send legal suggestions or offers for Pro Hac / Pro Bono representation to [email protected]
Episode References
“‘Never Get Busted’ Spins “Very Unique And Wild Tale” Of Barry Cooper, Cop Who Went Rogue Big Time – Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival” - Deadline, Oct 14, 2025 📰
My Khe Beach in Da Naang, Vietnam 🏖️
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Mandy Matney on Instagram | Liz Farrell on Instagram
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Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell welcome Nory Boulton — the Texas mom, public education advocate, and "accidental influencer" behind @CivicSage and who built over 350k+ followers from scratch — whose viral videos calling out billionaire Greg Parker reached Mandy at one of the loneliest moments of her legal battle.... all that and so much more.
Nory shares how she went from PTA president to political powerhouse (fun fact: the video that got her pushed out of the PTA now has 4 million views), why she trusts her gut over a content calendar, and how she connects the dots legacy media won't.
Together, the trio digs into the manufactured war between journalists and creators, the double standard women face for daring to monetize their work, and why the patriarchy fears nothing more than a woman who refuses to stay pleasant.
Follow and support Nory Boulton on your favorite platform: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube 🌐
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Join LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon
Support Our Legal Defense GoFundMe: Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order
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Lawyers & Judges: Send legal suggestions or offers for Pro Hac / Pro Bono representation to [email protected]
Episode References
Follow and support Nory Boulton on your favorite platform: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube 🌐
Nory’s post in support of Mandy - Part One & Part Two 🌐
Teaser video for Liz’s 6-part series on Beaver County 🎞️
“Midterm voting intentions by race, age and education” - Pew Research Center, July 23, 2026 📰
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon get access to all new bonus episodes, video episodes, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live experiences with our hosts.
Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/
Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
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Find us on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/
Mandy Matney on Instagram | Liz Farrell on Instagram
YouTube | TIKTOK
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What happens when a high school sociology teacher hands his students a decades-old cold case instead of a textbook?
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell sit down with Alex Campbell — the Elizabethton, Tennessee high school teacher behind the Prime Video docuseries Murder 101 — whose classes have spent eight years working the Redhead Murders, a string of killings of women found along Southern highways in the 1980s and written off for decades, along with other true crime cases.
Campbell tells the story of the case that started it all, we get into the FOIA scene Mandy couldn't stop texting about, explore why teenagers can see things detectives can't, and what it means that Tracy Walker got her name back.
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Episode References
“‘Murder 101’: Get to Know Alex Campbell, the Teacher Trying to Solve Serial Killer Case” - TV Insider, July 13, 2026 📰
Listen to Murder 101 Podcast on your favorite podcast player 🎧
Watch “Murder 101” on Amazon Prime 🎞️
“Tennessee High Schoolers Solved a Nearly 40-Year-Old Serial Murder Mystery” - The 74, Jan 24, 2024 📰
Support Alex Campbell’s classroom by purchasing “Driven by Rage, Fueled by Diesel” 📖
Read Alex Campbell’s book “Ten Lessons That Will Get You Fired: (But You Must Teach Immediately)” 📖
NamUs - National Missing and Unidentified Persons System 🌐
Kitty Genovese Overview on History.com 🌐
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon get access to all new bonus episodes, video episodes, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live experiences with our hosts.
Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/
Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
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Find us on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/
Mandy Matney on Instagram | Liz Farrell on Instagram | Eric Bland on Instagram
YouTube | TIKTOK
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Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell sit down with bad-ass attorney Noah Pines for some much-needed grounding. Because things have been rough in these South Carolina legal streets lately, y’all!!!
Noah — who is a longtime friend of LUNASHARK®— is a criminal defense attorney and partner at Ross and Pines LLC in Atlanta. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Joey Watkins case with The Georgia Innocence Project and as an on-air legal analyst for CourtTV.
On today’s episode of Cup of Justice, Mandy and Liz talk to Noah about the vast differences between the legal system in South Carolina and its neighbor state Georgia, where the bar isn’t allowing the disciplinary process to be used as a tool of lawfare.
Noah also offers his take of Alex Murdaugh’s most recent hearing on Aug. 14.
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Support Our Legal Defense GoFundMe: Help Journalist Mandy Matney Fight $176,500 Contempt Order
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Lawyers & Judges: Send legal suggestions or offers for Pro Hac / Pro Bono representation to [email protected]
Episode References
Meet Noah Pines: “One of Atlanta’s Best Criminal Lawyers” 👋
South Carolina’s Commission on Judicial Conduct ⚖️
“Skulls, swords and 100 murder cases: Meet the lawyer defending Lindsay Clancy” - CT Insider, Aug 11, 2026 📰
Mandy’s Facebook post about the truth around Allendale murder 🌐
“Court battle over open records lawsuit ends with Dunwoody victory, resident must pay over $182,000” - WSB-TV, Aug 13, 2026 📰
Previous Episode: Listen to Noah Pines on COJ 65 🎧
Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️
LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon get access to all new bonus episodes, video episodes, case files, live trial coverage and exclusive live experiences with our hosts.
Luna Shark Merch With a Mission shop at lunasharkmerch.com/
Support Our Show, Sponsors and Mission: https://lunasharkmedia.com/support/
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Find us on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/cupofjustice/ | https://www.instagram.com/cojpod/
Mandy Matney on Instagram | Liz Farrell on Instagram | Eric Bland on Instagram
YouTube | TIKTOK
*** Alert: If you ever notice audio errors in the pod, email [email protected] and we'll send fun merch to the first listener that finds something that needs to be adjusted! ***
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