Podcasts by Fact, Fiction, or Foreign Jurisdiction?
Panellists and legal-eagles Jon (@jonathanhodge) and Ollie (@olliegrech) compete with a different guest each week in deciding which “interesting” unusual laws presented by James (@legaljk) are real, made-up, or from a different jurisdiction. But can they ever stay on topic?
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Episode 19 - Cell Mates from 2021-03-15T17:47:07
In the latest episode, Ollie, James and Jon are joined by Charlotte to discuss laws surrounding prisons! But what has prison slang got to do with a lazy pony? Can you hide in a search light? And do...
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Episode 18 - Frustration Claws from 2021-03-01T22:17:10
Are you ready to find out about goldfish colleagues, birds named after dogs, and whether or not you can lawfully walk a pack of dogs? And just what is a pack, anyway? Listen now to find out all thi...
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Episode 17 - Space Girls from 2021-02-12T23:00:43
This week we’re talking about space! And not just satellite litigation. Who bought the Sun (the newspaper)? Who owns the Sun (not the newspaper)? And which government grants licences to extra terre...
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Episode 16 - Termination Claus from 2021-01-27T11:51:04
Merry Christmas?! Better late than never, the boys are back! In this episode the FFF treatment gets applied to Christmas Lights and Christmas Bonuses, Santa’s reindeer - and what laws are being bro...
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Episode 15 - Death and Dumb from 2020-12-08T20:25:32
A butcher in a graveyard?! Reincarnated inside a prison cell?! And what is going on with funeral processions in Las Vegas?! Find out the answers to these questions, and more, in this episode of FFF.
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Episode 14 - Electoral Dysfunction from 2020-11-19T22:13:21
In this special election episode, the panel learns about strange laws which only take effect when we’re voting, (in)famous electoral candidates, and the US election involving Donald Trump, Joe Bide...
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Episode 13 - Halloween Special from 2020-10-31T19:08:43
In this special episode, the panel discuss laws about Halloween. Is it illegal to trick or treat on a Sunday? When are you allowed to dress as a clown? And how did the Mafia get started? All this, ...
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Episode 12 - Any Sport in a Storm from 2020-10-31T18:05:09
In this episode, the panel discusses sports - but can you assassinate a politician with a golf ball? Can octopuses (/octopi[/octopodes]) play any sport? Does opening jars count? Just how smart *are...
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Episode 11 - Sword it out from 2020-10-14T10:14:25
In this episode, the panel discusses laws about swords - not circular ones, of course, because there would be no point... But do MPs carry swords? What have swords got to do with terrorism? And exa...
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Episode 10 - The Notorious RBG from 2020-09-30T08:12:05
A one-off special episode in memory of the one-off special US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the panel are put through their paces with a quiz about the great late judge.
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Episode 9 - Unintellectual Property from 2020-09-16T20:10:07
In this episode, the team is joined by a guest panellist - who puts Jon and Ollie in their place - while discussing real property. But what has the number of women got to do with the legality of a ...
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Episode 8 - Don’t Fret from 2020-09-03T00:45:57
In this episode the panel considers laws relating to musical instruments... what are your options if you break a string on a Sunday? What instrument does the sea play to make music? And have you ev...
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Episode 7 - Quiz and Makeup from 2020-08-19T18:14:37
In this episode our panel considers when it might be feasible to annul a marriage because of lipstick, which type of make up is most similar to a roast dinner, and how Ollie knows about contouring...
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Episode 6 - Tweet Child O Mine from 2020-08-05T09:11:45
In this episode, the panel discusses social media being used by “secret” agents (and misheard song lyrics...)
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Episode 5 - Everything Happens for a Treason from 2020-07-22T08:25:38
In this episode, the panel discusses emperors, bank loans, St Peter, and postage stamps - but how is that all connected to treason?
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Episode 4 - How Dairy from 2020-07-15T13:21:44
In this episode, the panel finds out if it's really illegal to carry an ice cream cone in your back pocket, what exactly is dairy and whether you can be arrested for a late night rum and raisin ...
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Episode 3 - Pizza Mind from 2020-07-08T08:40:37
In this episode, the panel finds out whether or not you can ride in a taxi if you have the plague, and how to legally surprise someone with pizza.
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Episode 2 - Toilet Humour from 2020-07-01T08:57:46
In this episode, the panel discusses if you have a legal obligation to let a stranger use your loo, and just how much toilet roll does a miner need?!
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Episode 1 - Something’s Fishy from 2020-06-23T18:28:50
In this episode, the panel discusses if it is acceptable in law to handle a salmon suspiciously, and if anyone is the legal owner of beached turtles and sharks...
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