Laura Coates on Justice, Journalism & the Midterm Elections
Laura Coates on Justice, Journalism & the Midterm Elections  
Podcast: The Pre-Game with Kayla Nicole
Published On: Fri Oct 02 2026
Description: Laura Coates is CNN’s chief legal analyst and anchor of Laura Coates Live (weeknights at 11pm ET). This week on The Pre-Game, Laura brings her expertise to few pressing current events: The Lil Durk trials, the upcoming midterm elections, Macklemore and freedom of speech. Then, Laura shares her experience on being a Black woman in media and how motherhood influences her journalistc perspective. Plus, notes on road rage. What constitutes a honk and for how long? Have a question? Need some advice? Hit The Pre-Game hotline here⁠⁠. We might just play it in a future episode! The Pre-Game is hosted by ⁠⁠Kayla Nicole.⁠⁠ Need more? Keep up with the show on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices