# This F*cking Guy: John Roberts

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Podcast: [Hysteria](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hysteria-872522)
Published: 2026-06-21T07:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8915628
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## Resource

In our 42nd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the most uptight motherf*cker on the planet, Chief Justice John Roberts. From his early days as a “soberpuss” scholar, to playing the long game to gut the Voting Rights Act, to being the ringleader of malicious intent on the Citizens United ruling, to his obsession with being perceived as a Fancy Law Boy Institutionalist, this may be one of our most phony guys yet. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast, episode title, and episode date. Sources: Roberts started on path to success at young age ( The Washington Times ) The Supreme Court’s Power Grab ( The New York Review ) Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as ever ( The Christian Science Monitor ) Biographies of the Robes: John Glover Roberts ( Thirteen PBS ) No More Mr. Nice Guy ( The New Yorker ) Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law ( New York Times ) In the Rough ( Slate ) Portrait of the Chief Justice as a Family Man ( The Washington Post ) Does John Roberts’ Whites-Only Childhood Home Explain the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling? ( Slate ) Roberts' Conflicts Of Interest ( CBS News ) Roberts's Rules ( The Atlantic ) Did Roberts Help Fuel AIDS Scare? ( Science ) Chief justice tumbles after seizure ( CNN ) The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law ( Brennan Center ) John Roberts: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute ( YouTube ) Money Unlimited ( The New Yorker ) ‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court ( P…

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