Pillars of Change Media – Court on Trial
Audition Location: Nationwide
Audition Category: Web Series
Show Title: “Court on Trial” Podcast
Genre: True Crime
ABOUT: This podcast/vodcast is a hard-hitting, narrative podcast that pulls back the curtain on how courts routinely fail the very people they’re supposed to protect. Each episode traces a single case or pattern of misconduct—from charging decisions and judicial bias to backroom deals and broken oversight—it follows the human fallout of survivors, families, and communities.
Pillars of Change Media’s true crime debut show digs deep into corrupt cases happening today in our judicial system, showing how prosecutors, judges, law enforcement, and institutions repeatedly minimized or ignored warnings about known offenders, enabling powerful people to evade true accountability for years while victims have been silenced and discredited. Through exclusive interviews, document-based storytelling, and expert analysis, THE HOST asks a blunt question: when the system protects power instead of people, who should stand trial?
Format:
Varied, audio and visual; will include an intro, featured segments, and a call to action for sponsors, featured guests and live court updates provided by owner’s organization.
Flexible opportunities (the Producer will provide details prior to airing) to include solo host or co-host to conduct interviews with experts, advocates, individuals going through court struggles (whether anonymously or not), opportunity co-hosted with special guests, including comedians, experts, and victims, roundtable discussions, and/or narrative storytelling formats. Our primary focus is on interviews, where the host speaks with guests.
Looking for a female 34 to 54 with attitude like Joan Rivers and focus of Melissa Rivers.
• Relatable content is the driver of this podcast.
• Bonus: Investigative and/or legal background is a plus.
• Empathy for guests and victims is a must.
Note: This will be a video podcast – all on air except for victims who need anonymity due legal reasons, ex-husband interference, gag order, or active court cases.
Airtime: Bi-Weekly; 26 episodes a year
Episode length: Minimum 30 minutes per episode (not over 45 minutes unless Elvis enters the building)
Shooting Schedule: Produce in increments of 2-3 episodes in one sitting; schedule based on host, guest, producer avails.
Submission Instructions
Video/Audio Recording of short script portraying your best Joan Rivers and focus of Melissa Rivers.
Since this is a court themed/true crime genre, Investigative and/or legal background is a plus.
Script to record below:
My name is [HOST NAME], and this is Court on Trial…where we put injustice on the stand.
Every day, women are watching a broken system protect power instead of people. We saw it with the Epstein files — names redacted, survivors sidelined, and a trail of money and influence buried behind legal jargon. We see it when mothers who can’t afford a good divorce attorney lose custody of their children to powerful bullies who treat the courtroom like their private playground. And we see it at the border and beyond, where immigration courts are fast tracking human lives through a machine that was never built for justice.
Court on Trial is where we put the entire system in the witness box. In each episode, we break down real cases, talk to the people living this nightmare, and expose how money, power, and politics bend the law against the most vulnerable. If you’re angry, if you feel like something is deeply wrong but you’re tired of the headlines moving on, this podcast is for you.
Email for Submissions: melanie.makeithappen@gmail.com
Payment: Paid
Submit By: 03/31/2026 10:00 PM