Our favorite pop culture picks in 2024
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It's the time of year when The Modern Law Library likes to look back on the media that we've enjoyed: our annual pop culture picks episode.
This year, host Lee Rawles is joined by ABA Journal legal affairs writer Danielle Braff, legal affairs writer Anna Stolley Persky and Victor Li, an assistant managing editor and host of the Legal Rebels Podcast.
Naturally, their favorite books are discussed. But they also have movies, TV shows, podcasts and even Broadway musicals to recommend. From presidential histories to wicked witches, listeners will find ways to occupy the holiday season and the new year.
In This Podcast:
Danielle Braff
Danielle Braff, a legal affairs writer, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2024. She is a former magazine editor, newspaper reporter and award-winning freelance writer who specialized in lifestyle, health, business, shopping, parenting and travel writing. Her articles have appeared in dozens of magazines and newspapers including the Chicago Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, Women’s Health, Self, Woman’s Day, Men’s Health, Budget Travel, Health, Marie Claire, New York Newsday, the Chicago Sun-Times, Better Homes and Gardens, Time Out New York Kids and Every Day with Rachael Ray.
Victor Li
Victor Li, an assistant managing editor, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2013 as a legal affairs writer. He manages the magazine’s Business of Law section. He had been a reporter for Law Technology News, the American Lawyer magazine and Litigation Daily (NYC). He is the author of the book Nixon in New York: How Wall Street Helped Richard Nixon Win the White House. A former prosecutor in the Bronx, Li earned his JD from Tulane, an MS from Columbia University School of Journalism and a BA in history from Amherst.
Anna Stolley Persky
Anna Stolley Persky, a legal affairs writer, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2023. She previously freelanced for the Journal and several other legal publications. Persky has been a reporter at Bloomberg News and the Los Angeles Times Westside Weekly section, as well as the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals. She also worked as a legal affairs producer for Fox News Channel. Persky earned her JD from the University of California at Davis King Hall School of Law and her BA in liberal arts studies from Sarah Lawrence College. She is slated to earn her MFA in creative writing from George Mason University in 2024.
Lee Rawles
Lee Rawles, an assistant managing editor, joined the ABA Journal staff in 2010 as a web producer. She manages the web team and the magazine’s ABA Insider section. She is the host of The Modern Law Library podcast and a co-host of the Talk Justice Podcast. She earned a BS in journalism from the University of Illinois and an MS from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
