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Chris Arledge Featured on Unscripted Direct Podcast

March 13, 2025

Chris Arledge, founder of Narrative Edge Trial Academy was featured on a recent episode of the Unscripted Direct podcast titled, “Dragging Hostages” – Star Trial Lawyer Chris Arledge on How He Cross-Examines. The podcast hosted by Justin Bernstein and Spencer Pahlke is for the law school trial advocacy community and shares one-on-one conversations to help bring the community closer together. On the podcast Chris discusses the strength in storytelling, how he refined his cross-examination skills and the importance of laying out the facts.

Click here to access Episode 113 and learn more about Chris’ insights.

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