EDRM Global Podcast Network

Xen Hartzell, podcast producer and editor of the Illumination Zone, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to celebrate the Illumination Zone's 200th episode. Xen's fiction podcasts "Midst" and "Unend" have repeatedly topped global fiction podcast charts and have garnered numerous editing and audio drama podcasting awards. Xen set the foundation for the Illumination Zone and has been behind the scenes editing the show since day 1. After sharing their journey to eDiscovery through Death Metal, EDRM's best kept secret came over to the other side of the mic to interview us as we look back on 200 episodes of the Illumination Zone and reflect on the past, present, and future of eDiscovery and podcasting.

Nicole Fryson, Director of Managed Review with EDRM Trusted Partner, Level Legal, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about her journey to eDiscovery, the people and culture of Level Legal, some of the challenges in her 20 years of managed review, the difference in uptake of GenAI and TAR, the difference in cities from New Delhi to Minneapolis, DC and Atlanta, and ending with a fun fact about her.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post, "New Battle of the Bots: ChatGPT 4.5 Challenges Reigning Champ ChatGPT 4o". The podcasters dig into the results of the test Ralph put them through. They zeroed in on the humor test, and were amazed that the bots were developing their own taste in humor. Not quite AGI, the podcasters discussed the feeling of "qualia" as a distinctly (for now) human sense of wonder and awareness of consciousness as a differentiator from human consciousness. The podcast ended with an encouragement to minimize hallucinations with tips like developing careful, specific prompting and more. While the podcasters still cannot pronounce Ralph Losey's last name correctly, they brought their A game to the critique.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post, "Bar Battle of the Bots - Part 2". The podcasters dig into what happened with buying and selling a diamond where the price quoted was dramatically low. They then dive into the legal issues and how the issues were presented, fangirling over Mae West and then looking at an actual Florida case on point for "unilateral mistake" and what should be done to resolve the dispute. They also talk about what the LLM's got right, and wrong, with a discussion of the thought process of the LLM in breaking down and synthesizing the answers.

Sergey Demyanov, Founder and CEO of EDRM Trusted Partner, Beagle, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery, the core values of Beagle, what makes Beagle so different, and what kind of legal teams are in focus for Beagle. Sergey's fun fact will endear him to our Australian community. Sergey and Team Beagle will be on the Exhibit Floor at Legalweek, Booth 3303, Americas Hall 2 at the Midtown Hilton. Sergey welcomes those wanting to contact him to book a meeting https://discoverbeagle.com, whether for a private demo or discussion at Legalweek, or to have a conversation. Register for EDRM's webinar featuring Beagle's platform on March 19th here: How to Get AI Benefits Without Getting Into Trouble - https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4881559/037043AACD3165C87192DB139A346B04?partnerref=EDRMpod

Kara Barnes, Managing Director with EDRM Trusted Partner, Ankura, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about her journey to eDiscovery and focusing on the most challenging and enjoyable projects she's stewarded for clients. We explored the impact great mentors and large language models have on eDiscovery practice and our personal lives and we concluded with a fun fact about Kara.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's blog post as he attempted to replicate the research done on large language models (LLMs) and the bar exam. Previously published research awarded the earlier version of ChatGPT highest honors on the bar exam, creating a chill down the spine of attorneys and law students. Ralph Losey picked a bar exam question, documented his process in prompts and the LLMs' responses and graded, as a law professor might, the answers. The LLMs will not be replacing top attorneys today, Ralph concluded, although the majority would pass the exam.

In the twenty sixth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s monthly podcast series, the man with the stories which can never be told, John Wilson, the Chief Information Security Officer and President of Forensics at HaystackID, returned to the Illumination Zone to sit down with Kaylee and Mary to talk about how HaystackID's triage tools address proportionality and privacy requirements in civil litigation, and how they can be best used during internal investigations and white collar work. The tools, Mobile Elite Discovery and Analysis Lab (MEDAL™) and Remote Endpoint Analysis and Data Intelligence (READi™), are finalists for Legalweek's Best Emerging Technology (Non-AI). John also gave our listeners a sneak peek on some upcoming releases and how to score a coveted invitation to HaystackID's legendary whisky and cigar gathering during Legalweek 2025.

Dr. Mark Pedigo, a PhD data scientist, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to data science, the life and death problems he has addressed using data science, including a study of mothers and infants in Mississippi, and another diving into data about opioid prescribing providers. Mark talked about his first programming job for an educational software company, where he evaluated the quality of burps to add to a game. Mark, a jazz musician, is seeking his next opportunity to solve meaningful problems with his advanced skill set.

Attorney, award winning blogger and AI expert Ralph Losey's curated and vetted podcast features his Anonymous Podcasters as they do a deep dive on Ralph's EDRM blog post after testing OpenAI, Gemini and DeepSeek. Ralph's test was to ask each AI platform the difference between "reasoning" and "legal reasoning." Noting the security and privacy problems of DeepSeek, Ralph compared the responses of each AI with each other. The short podcast summarizes and discusses the implications of Ralph Losey's testing, recommending listeners dive in with cautious enthusiasm.