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“The Cruelty is the Point”: The Failed Execution of Christa Pike
Season 1 Episode 17
Australian barrister Richard Bourke joins us to discuss the case of Christa Pike, who survived a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, and what her c…
1 day, 8 hours ago
Singapore’s Death Penalty: No Signs of Stopping
Season 1 Episode 16
Singapore is one of the few countries in the world that still enforces the death penalty for offences that do not involve intentional killing, includ…
6 days, 22 hours ago
Bonus Episode: The Royal Commission Begins, Trump's Media Ban, Ben Roberts-Smith
Season 1 Episode 15
On this bonus episode we discuss the beginning of the Victorian Big Build Royal Commission, Trump’s fight with the US media, the Ben Roberts-Smith ca…
1 week, 4 days ago
Helen Garner's Fascination with Crime
Season 1 Episode 14
Acclaimed Australian writer Helen Garner discusses her fascination with crime and how encounters with real-life cases have influenced her writing.
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1 week, 6 days ago
AI and the Future of Law School
Season 1 Episode 13
RMIT Dean of Law Professor Diana Bowman joins Law the Podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is being utilised in law schools and what it mea…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
Lionel Murphy and the Laws That Changed Australia
Season 1 Episode 12
Jenny Hocking, award-winning biographer, historian and Emeritus Professor at Monash University, joins us to discuss her acclaimed biography of former…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Emergency Episode: Lindsay Clancy's Mistrial, Prison Overcrowding and Character References
Season 1 Episode 11
Lex and Greg discuss the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, Australia's growing prison population and overcrowding, and the increasingly res…
4 weeks ago
Robert Redlich on Law, Corruption and Politics
Season 1 Episode 10
Today we're joined by The Hon. Robert Redlich AM KC, who is a former Supreme Court of Victoria judge, former Commissioner of Victoria’s Independent B…
1 month ago
When Does Mental Illness Change Criminal Responsibility?
Season 1 Episode 9
Tim Marsh joins us to explain how mental health is considered in the criminal courts, including what happens when someone argues they are not guilty …
1 month, 1 week ago
Emergency Episode: Sydney Swans, Antisemitism and US Sanctions on the ICC
Season 1 Episode 8
Sydney Swans players suspended amid a sexual assault investigation A judge finds Sydney graffiti was wrongly labelled antisemitic The US sanctions t…
1 month, 2 weeks ago