Whit Kennedy, a veteran reporter, appeared on the American Legal Podcast to discuss his watchdog series, which he kicked off by looking into the Cook County State's Attorney's Office under Kim Foxx, including recent exonerations and Foxx's connection to billionaire George Soros.

Bio: Whit Kennedy has worked as a reporter for twenty years, often reporting on legal issues in the Chicago and greater Cook County area.

Wayne Winegarden, senior fellow at the Pacific Research Institute (PRI), appeared on the American Legal Podcast to discuss homelessness in California and the various efforts to address connected issues like mental illness and addiction.

Wayne Winegarden is a senior fellow in Business & Economics at the Pacific Research Institute where he examines connections between macroeconomic policies and economic outcomes. He also serves as the director of PRI’s Center for Medical Economics and Innovation where he leads research and policy efforts to improve the U.S. biomedical industry to support patients.

Winegarden formerly taught in economics at Marymount University and has been published in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, and USA Today and has testified before the U.S. Congress.Pasadena, California based Pacific Research Institute, founded in 1979, is an advocacy organization whose goal is to “champion freedom, opportunity, and personal responsibility for all individuals by advancing free-market policy solutions,” according to the group’s web site. Its president is Sally Pipes.

Patrick M. Brenner, founder and president of the Southwest Public Policy Institute (SPPI), joined the American Legal Record Podcast to discuss the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the SPPI's work to promote sound public policy.

Before launching SPPI, Patrick worked in public relations and marketing, then took charge of the donor engagement and government transparency litigation programs at the Rio Grande Foundation as the Vice President of Development. Patrick is also the author of numerous policy studies. He has appeared in newspapers and on radio and television throughout the nation, including MSN, Fox News, The Washington Times, National Review, and more.

Patrick helps instill American principles in his generation through his activism. Patrick lives in Rio Rancho, New Mexico with his three children.