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Stop and Search
by Jason Reed
We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs!Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a mix of live panel discussions, celebrity guests, policy experts, rolling news content, and general inquisitiveness, we'll try to get to the bottom of our relationship with drugs.Stop and Search is in association with LEAP UK and proudly part of Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Baroness Shami Chakrabarti
We're joined by prominent human rights activist and barrister, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti, someone who barely needs an introduction owing to the many high profile roles and cases that she's undertaken in her career - a true world-leading figure in human rights and law. We discuss the creation and...
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Jaret Reddick: Punk Rock Saves Lives
Please welcome to the show... Bowling for Soup's maestro, Jaret Reddick! In this episode we're privileged to hear from Jaret on some very personal topics such as his own journey with mental health and anxiety. As someone who lives on the road for a significant portion of his life, we find out…
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Overdose Awareness: The Police Perspective
To mark Overdose Awareness we hear from Wayne Harris, a retired Deputy Police Chief and now Board Chair of Law Enforcement Action Partnership - LEAP. In his career on the frontlines of policing, Wayne has seen addiction and overdose from a very personal perspective. What are his thoughts and...
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Overdose Awareness: The Family Perspective
To mark Overdose Awareness, we speak to a family who have been touched by potential tragedy and addiction. Please meet Gretchen Burns-Bergman, a mother with two sons who have experienced addiction and survived overdose - and we're also privileged to be joined by her sons Elon and Aaron Burns too,...
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Alex Winter: Deep Web & Youtube Effect
Most people will know Alex Winter from his acting career given his legacy starring in cult classic movies, but Alex is also decorated and highly respected documentary maker. His work includes The Panama Papers, Zappa, Downloaded, and the two in particular that we shall be talking about in this...
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Dan 'Nitro' Clark: Original Gladiator
He was one of the very first television gladiators, the yardstick of 'sports entertainment', Dan Clark is better known as Nitro to millions of people across the world and will forever be the true definition of a TV gladiator. In a new Netflix documentary, Muscles and Mayhem, Dan and his co-stars...
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Wes Cunliffe: From County Lines to the Rugby Pitch
Please meet Wes Cunliffe - he has the most incredible story... As a teenager Wes was on the frontlines of county lines dealing. He's been stabbed multiple times, had literal run-ins with the law, and has experienced the harsh realities of a life fraught with struggle; Wes' life was one of…
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Lynn Ulbricht: A Mother's Journey - Silk Road & Criminal Justice
How much do you know about the infamous site Silk Road and its creator Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts? We speak to Lynn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross... Ross was a pioneer of the deep web and bitcoin. He created a new market place which ended up as a vending system for an array…
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Drug Policy Unfiltered - Live!
This is an epic episode with some of the all-time great voices from international drug policy. Recorded live at the Cranstoun conference in Brighton in February 2023, the guests were all briefed to go beyond the usual scripts and be as honest as they could be... and they did not disappoint. This...
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Matt Hutchinson: Medicine, Comedy and Drug Policy
On today's Stop and Search we're joined by Matt Hutchinson. He's a doctor specialising in Rheumatology and General Medicine, and also a comedian - what a combo! We have a very open and wide-ranging conversation about drug policy, medicine, addiction, the prescribing of pain medication, comedy…
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Scottish Government Proposes Drug Law Reform!
In this breaking news, emergency broadcast, special podcast, we'll be discussing the bold new moves by the Scottish government to reform their drug policies. We speak to retired Police Inspector Ian Andrew, and former Detective and author of The Ten Percent, Simon McLean - both of whom are LEAP…
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Louise Marwood: Addiction, Recovery and the Stage
Louise Marwood is an actress and comedian - you may recognise her from the British soap opera Emmerdale. In recent weeks Louise has bravely spoken out via the media about her own struggles with addiction, using her platform to help build the discussion around addiction and stigma... but Louise is...
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Stig Abell
A journalist, newspaper editor, radio presenter, author, Stig Abell has just about done it all in the world of media and journalism. In his book, How Britain Really Works, Stig writes about the many institutions of the UK and how policy making is not always what it's cut out to be. Having done a...
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Judge Victoria Pratt: Transforming Criminal Justice
Having served as the chief judge of the Newark Municipal Court, Judge Victoria Pratt is also professor at the Rutgers Newark School of Criminal Justice. Judge Pratt has a written a book called The Power of Dignity: Transforming Criminal Justice which delves into her work in and out of the...
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Shelby Hartman - Double Blind Magazine: The Psychedelic Future
Shelby Hartman is the co-founder and CEO of the innovative publication Double Blind Magazine. Having written for numerous publications such as Vice, Huffington Post, Rolling Stone, Shelby and her partner Madison are now shaping how we view the emerging and exciting world of psychedelics via…
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Tim Lovejoy
Let's chat with TV presenter, broadcaster, and podcast legend, Tim Lovejoy. Tim has had an interesting journey with drug policy... like many, Tim believed in our drug laws, he had no need to investigate further. But after hosting a number of people on his own podcast, The Lovejoy Hour, such as...
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Alastair Campbell
He's a mental health advocate, author, criminal justice reform advocate, chart-topping podcaster, and of course the director of communications under Tony Blair's term as Prime Minister - Alastair Campbell barely needs an introduction. In this episode we go further with Alastair than he's ever…
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Top Girl - The Frontline of County Lines
What is it really like being a county lines drug dealer? Danielle Marin was at the forefront of the drug distribution evolution and became a drug dealer at an early age. The book Top Girl is a must-read! Danielle witnessed some of the very worst aspects of society and yet she has one of the…
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Richard Mylan
Richard Mylan is an actor from film, stage and television, as well as a theatre producer, director and a drama teacher. His career has been diverse and littered with big roles such as Waterloo Road. But recently Richard has devoted more of his time to speak about his personal journey with…
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Stanley Nelson - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
We talk to Stanley Nelson, director of the new Netflix documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy. What really happened in the 80s and the crack epidemic? Taking an in-depth look at the societal costs, how communities reacted, and how the media played their part, this eye-opening...
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Dr Carl Hart: Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Dr Carl Hart has almost become a legendary figure in the world of academia and the media, he’s a professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University and known for his work in drugs and addiction. His first book High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges...
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Norman Pilcher: Bent Coppers (I Am the Walrus)
Norman Pilcher has gone down in history as the muse behind the song I Am the Walrus by The Beatles. When serving in the newly formed drugs squad, Norman arrested John Lennon, George Harrison, The Rolling Stones, Dusty Springfield, and many other iconic figures from the 60s. He was one of the…
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County Lines - with Writer & Director Henry Blake
The new film County Lines is set for release on December 4th, it is a comprehensive dramatisation of what goes on in the county lines drug chain, but the film is also about so much more... Henry Blake is the writer and director of this new film but his background is in youth work - Henry conveys...
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Leroy Logan - Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop
Leroy Logan MBE climbed the police ranks to become a Superintendent and along the way he encountered institutional racism, abuse, and erroneous accusations and investigations. Leroy has released a new book titled Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop... so how did he get into the police service? Well,...
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Justice on Trial - Chris Daw QC
With over 25 years of experience in criminal law, Chris Daw QC is a barrister who's seen it all. Murder, heists, the apex of international financial crime, and of course drug barons. He's defended many, many people. What drove him to seek answers? What alternatives did he find? And why should we...
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics with Donick Cary
Donick Cary has had an incredible career. He's been a writer and producer on legendary shows such as The Simpsons, Parks and Recreation, New Girl, and many more. During his career he's met and spoken with many public figures about their personal journeys with psychedelics, so... he decided to…
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Ash Sarkar
Ash Sarkar is the Senior Editor at Novara Media and also teaches at the Sandberg Institute. Ash is a regular commentator on Newsnight, BBC Question Time and most news sites. In this very enlightening conversation Ash joins us to talk about the divisive nature of our drug laws and the impact on...
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John Sutherland: Crossing the Line
What's it like to literally talk someone down from a ledge? How do you cope with being a witness to the most extreme examples of domestic violence, terrorism, and murder? John Sutherland explains... Having served on the frontlines of policing, from PC level, all the way to Chief Superintendent,...
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Third Rails and Fourth Walls: Behind the Scenes of Drug Law Reform
We're going to lift the curtain and go behind the scenes of drug law reform. Let's have some honesty about what it's really like working on the front-lines of this global issue! Joining us to give their valuable and candid insight: Sanho Tree - Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, and...
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Pills, Powder, and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, with Antony Loewenstein
Author and journalist Antony Loewenstein spent nearly five years writing his incredible book, Pills, Powder, and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. This is a truly enlightening conversation about the writing of his book, and how Antony put his own safety on the line for his travels and...
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Tez Ilyas: Chicken Boxes and National Security
Comedian Tez Ilyas joins us to talk about a whole load of things! Firstly, we chat about chicken boxes... which is a first for us on this podcast, but all will be explained #KnifeCrime Tez has received a lot of critical acclaim for his stand-up comedy as well as his primetime TV show, The Tez...
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Murder Mountain: Joshua Zeman
Murder Mountain is a documentary series on Netflix which is directed by Joshua Zeman - it takes a look at the legendary emerald triangle in California. This region is also infamous for another reason, hence why it gets the name Murder Mountain... It's estimated that 80% of the blackmarket…
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Secret Drug Addict
Having worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry from an early age, Secret Drug Addict dabbled in a few substances during his time on the scene and now he speaks eloquently about his journey with drugs, addiction, and recovery. Having been at the epicentre on Brit Pop and the...
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The Global Drugs Chain
We're discussing the global drugs chain. From consumer countries, producer countries, and transit countries, the global chain for drugs is wide-ranging, but sometimes the links in the chain are not immediately obvious. We're joined by a great panel to discuss the many overlaps in the global drugs...
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On the President's Orders: James Jones
On The President's Orders is a film directed by James Jones and Olivier Sarbil. In this startling documentary we get to see the Philippines' drug war from an up-close perspective. We're joined by James Jones to discuss the making of this eye-opening movie. Shot like a Hollywood blockbuster, the...
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Iain Lee: Addiction and Recovery
Iain Lee is a well known UK TV and radio presenter, with his show on Talkradio being renowned for its open dialogue on a range of issues, some of which can prove difficult topics. Iain also came third on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, but he's also been very open about his own battles…
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Drug Policy & Social Justice
This is a Transform Drug Policy Foundation takeover of the podcast! Join Transform's CEO, James Nicholls, as he hosts three key players from the North and South American drug policy reform scene: Kathryn Ledubur - Director of Andean Information Network Sanho Tree - Fellow at the Institute for...
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Kill The Black One First: Michael Fuller
Michael Fuller was the UK's first black Chief Constable and his journey to this position is quite the story. Kill The Black One First is the title of Michael's memoir and it goes into his amazing career, his unique upbringing, and also many stories from his decades within the police force: "Kill...
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Nish Kumar
Nish Kumar, he doesn't really need an introduction does he?! Nish recently had an appearance on BBC 1 Question Time where he had a debate with Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips over Stop and Search powers and race disparity, so we invited Nish to follow up on this discussion! We talk about…
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The Fear of 13: Christopher Riley
The Fear of 13 is the self-told tale of Nick Yarris, a prisoner who spent 22 years on death row. Nick's incarceration - and time spent in solitary confinement - led him to request his own execution. Nick wrote the book The Fear of 13 which was subsequently made into a film - currently available…
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The Journey of Drug Policy Reform: Anyone's Child
A very special episode recorded on the parliamentary estate at Portcullis House in Westminster. We're joined by a panel of parliamentarians and members from the incredible campaign group, Anyone's Child. We're talking about the journey of drug policy reform: Anyone's Child members are walking the...
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A Literal Drug War: The Philippines
We need to keep talking about the Philippines and their literal war on drugs, predicated by President Rodrigo Duterte. We're joined by a trio of journalists who have covered this subject, both on the ground and within the presidential palace, but also how this fits in relation to international…
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Saving Lives: Harm Reduction & Overdose Prevention Sites with Marilou Gagnon
Marilou Gagnon is a nurse, a professor, and a tireless harm reduction worker who is part of an inspiring movement in Canada which literally saves lives. In this episode we talk about pop-up overdose prevention sites, a new way of preventing people dying in Canada and Marilou is at the forefront…
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Jonathan Pie: Critical Thinking & Polarisation
After coming back from their fact-finding trip to the US, the team behind Jonathan Pie join us to discuss their BBC film Jonathan Pie's American Pie. And oh wow, is this a conversation?! Our guests: Tom Walker, the person behind the Jonathan Pie. And we have an all-star list of previous guests…
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'Hello, Shadowlands' - Patrick Winn on Southeast Asia's Crime Waves:
Southeast Asia's crime waves range from drugs to human trafficking and these trades are extremely lucrative, and yet the West doesn't seem to talk about it very much. Why? We have a much needed conversation with award winning journalist Patrick Winn. We chat about the writing of his book 'Hello,...
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The BMJ Podcast
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) is one of the most respected publications in the world, so much so that it doesn't really need an introduction, does it? We're joined by: Ian Hamilton, mental health worker and academic who's written for the BMJ, Independent, and many other publications Dr Fiona...
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Gangbusters: TV Reality vs Reality TV. Part 2
Channel 4 Hunted's Peter Bleksley and Danni Brooke, and documentary filmmaker Aaron Roach Bridgeman... do we have a chat or what?! This is a very powerful look into drugs, gangs, the mafia, undercover work, and the UK streets. Each guest can give an incredible insight from their rather unique...
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Gangbusters: TV Reality vs Reality TV. Part 1
We're joined by Hunted's Chief, Peter Bleksley, Hunted's Danni Brooke, and documentary maker Aaron Roach Bridgeman. We're talking about television, crime, documentaries, and the realities. All three of our guests are now prominent media figures, but each one of them has a very interesting...
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Jim Connolly asks: Is your postman delivering drugs?
Jim Connolly made a film for BBC Newsbeat where he investigated the dark web and the rather new trend of mail order drugs. How easy is it? What goes on? And what can we learn? We're talking about drugs in the post. As a journalist, Jim was eager to look the headlines and see for himself what's...
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Simon Jenkins: A Drug War History
Sir Simon Jenkins was one of the first journalists to cast a questioning eye over the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. We were very lucky to be invited into Sir Simon's house where we have a very interesting discussion on the historical aspects of our drug laws and how they work in today's society....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs!Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a mix of live panel discussions, celebrity guests, policy experts, rolling news content, and general inquisitiveness, we'll try to get to the bottom of our relationship with drugs.Stop and Search is in association with LEAP UK and proudly part of Scroobius Pip's Distraction Pieces Network.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jason Reed
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We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs!Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a mix of live panel discussions, celebrity guests, policy experts, rolling news content, and general...
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