The Cook County Public Defender Podcast
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S1E12 Defender Elaina Ebert
We sit down with Defender Elaina Ebert who is a paralegal in our Bridgeview Division. Elaina talks about the great work she does every day and her path to our office. From being a journalist in…
S1E11 Defender Steve Ramsey
We sit down with Deputy of Investigations, Steve Ramsey who leads the Investigations Division of the Office. Steve was born and raised in Chicago and started his career in broadcasting. Through…
S1E10 Team Keshia Golden
Today we sit down with the members of Team Keshia:Julie Koehler, Associate Director of the Homicide Task ForceKyan Keenan, Assistant Public Defender with the Homicide Task ForceSierra Bartlett,…
S1E9 Defender Ali Ammoura
Defender Ali Ammoura is an attorney in our Felony Trial Division as well as the Freedom Defense Center in Austin. Ali sits down with us to discuss his extraordinary life and the amazing work he has…
Defender Bide Akande
We sit down with Bide Akande who is an attorney in the Felony Trial Division. We talk about his life and why he became a defender. In addition to being a great attorney, Bide is great actor among…
S1E7 Defender Zafar Bandukda
Zafar Bandukda is an attorney in our Family Defense division. We talk about his life and why he became a defender. As you will hear, the child welfare system is riddled with unfairness and injustice,…
S1E6 State Senator Laura Fine
Today we take a detour from interviewing defenders and interview someone who writes the laws that impact defenders’ work. Illinois State Senator Laura Fine represents the 9th Senate district in…
S1E5 Defender Rory McHale
Policy is an important focus of the Cook County Public Defender's Office because all the work done in and outside of the courtroom sometimes isn't enough when the law is written in a way that harms…
S1E4 Defender Editha Rosario Moore
We sit down with Editha Rosario Moore. Editha has an amazing story of twists and turns from acting to teaching to law and is currently an attorney supervisor with our Professional Development…
S1E3 Defender Janessa Gearlds
We sit down with Deputy of Administration, Janessa Gearlds who leads the office's administrative assistants. Janessa discusses all the work she has done to keep our office moving forward and the…
S1E2 Defender Cruz Rodriguez
We sit down with Assistant Public Defender Cruz Rodriguez who is an attorney in our Immigration Division. Cruz talks about the horrors that are going on in the immigration field and why he does this…
S1E1 Defender Nancy Martinez
For our first episode, we’ll sit down with the Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. who will talk about the latest with the Public Defender budget and then we will feature Nancy Martinez who is a…
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The Cook County Public Defender Podcast has published 11 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
The Cook County Public Defender Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h.
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