Podcasts by Stop and Search
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.
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Stanley Nelson - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy from 2021-03-11T00:02
We talk to Stanley Nelson, director of the new Netflix documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy. What really happened in the 80s...
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Dr Carl Hart: Drug Use for Grown-Ups from 2021-01-14T17:04:48
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 hi...
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Norman Pilcher: Bent Coppers (I Am the Walrus) from 2020-12-14T00:05:03
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, Th...
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County Lines - with Writer & Director Henry Blake from 2020-12-03T00:02
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...
Leroy Logan - Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop from 2020-09-23T23:01
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...
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Justice on Trial - Chris Daw QC from 2020-07-22T23:01
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 ba...
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Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics with Donick Cary from 2020-07-09T03:05
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 care...
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Ash Sarkar from 2020-06-10T23:01
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 ...
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John Sutherland: Crossing the Line from 2020-05-13T23:01
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...
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Third Rails and Fourth Walls: Behind the Scenes of Drug Law Reform from 2020-03-12T00:01
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 gi...
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Pills, Powder, and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, with Antony Loewenstein from 2020-02-13T04:01
Author and journalist Antony Loewenstein spent nearly five years writing his incredible book, Pills, Powder, and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. Listen
Tez Ilyas: Chicken Boxes and National Security from 2020-01-16T00:01
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
Murder Mountain: Joshua Zeman from 2019-12-12T00:01
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 r...
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Secret Drug Addict from 2019-11-28T00:01
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 abo...
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The Global Drugs Chain from 2019-11-07T00:01
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 ...
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On the President's Orders: James Jones from 2019-10-23T23:01
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...
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Iain Lee: Addiction and Recovery from 2019-10-16T23:01
Iain Lee is a well known UK TV and radio presenter, with his show on Talkradio bei...
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Drug Policy & Social Justice from 2019-10-02T23:01
This is a Transform Drug Policy Foundation takeover of the podcast! Join Transform's CEO, James...
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Kill The Black One First: Michael Fuller from 2019-09-04T23:01
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 amazin...
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Nish Kumar from 2019-08-14T23:01
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...
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The Fear of 13: Christopher Riley from 2019-07-24T23:01
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 o...
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The Journey of Drug Policy Reform: Anyone's Child from 2019-06-23T16:05
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...
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A Literal Drug War: The Philippines from 2019-06-05T23:01
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 o...
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Saving Lives: Harm Reduction & Overdose Prevention Sites with Marilou Gagnon from 2019-05-08T23:01
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 overdos...
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Jonathan Pie: Critical Thinking & Polarisation from 2019-04-03T23:01
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?!
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'Hello, Shadowlands' - Patrick Winn on Southeast Asia's Crime Waves: from 2019-03-21T00:03:20
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 mu...
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The BMJ Podcast from 2019-02-28T10:40:11
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:
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Gangbusters: TV Reality vs Reality TV. Part 2 from 2019-02-07T00:01
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, unde...
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Gangbusters: TV Reality vs Reality TV. Part 1 from 2019-01-24T00:01
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.
Jim Connolly asks: Is your postman delivering drugs? from 2019-01-10T00:01
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?
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Simon Jenkins: A Drug War History from 2018-12-20T00:01
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 inter...
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Legal Cannabis in Canada! What's the Score? from 2018-12-06T00:01
Fully legal weed: For about a month cannabis has been legal and on sale in Canada - so what's really going on? We're joined by Jon Hiltz, journalist and author of the new book Listen
Johann Hari: Lost Connections from 2018-11-22T00:01
What are the real causes of depression in society and individuals? And what part do these factors play in addiction and mental health?
We're joined by author Johann Hari as we discuss ...
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Inside the Cannabis Social Club (UKCSC) from 2018-11-01T00:01
We're literally inviting you to join us at a real London cannabis members club, but not only that we're joined by:
Arfon Jones - Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for North Wales
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Ireland - #SaferFromHarm from 2018-10-04T15:09
A very special episode on Ireland where we're joined by:
Women of Substances from 2018-09-19T23:01
What differences do women face when it comes to substance use, addiction, and treatment? We could not be more thrilled to speak to two very knowledgeable women:
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Why are so many women dying? from 2018-08-22T23:01
We're joined by author Laurie Penny, Channel 4 News reporter Anja Popp, and Executive Director of Release, Niamh Eastwood, as we discuss the worrying statistics that drug related death in women ...
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The Parliament Podcast from 2018-07-18T23:01
Recorded live from the parliamentary estate we chat with Crispin Blunt MP, Ronnie Cowan MP, and Thangam Debbonaire MP - this is the Parliament Podcast on the award-winning Stop and Search.
'Duterte Harry' with Jonathan Miller, Channel 4 News Asia Correspondent from 2018-06-20T23:20:33
Channel 4 News Asia correspondent, Johnathan Miller, has seen firsthand what's going on in the Philippines with over 10,000 deaths through extrajudicial killings. The president,...
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Laurie Penny from 2018-05-09T23:01
We're speaking to Laurie Penny! Author, journalist, activist...
Laurie has recently published Bitch Doctrine, a book of essays which covers gender, diversity, social justice, and many ...
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The Fear of Experts? Part 2 from 2018-04-18T23:01
Part 2 of Professor Nutt, comedian Chris Coltrane, and Elle Wadsworth from What's the Crack podcast... we're picking up where we left off to discuss if we're fearful and cynical over 'experts' i...
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The Fear of Experts? Part 1 from 2018-03-15T23:20
Professor David Nutt, comedian Chris Coltrane, and What's the Crack podcast co-host Elle Wadsworth - what a panel! We discuss: 'The Fear of Experts'.
Are we sceptical of scientists and...
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Madame Ruth Dreifuss - Former President of Switzerland from 2018-02-01T00:01
Former President of Switzerland Madame Ruth Dreifuss - a true definition of the term 'world leader'.
Under Ruth Dreifuss' tenure she implemented a number of reforms which are still cit...
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Narconomics: Tom Wainwright from 2018-01-04T00:01:59
The drugs business is huge, so much so that The Economist journalist, Tom Wainwright, noticed that he was covering legitimate business stories in the same ratio and themes as the Latin American dru...
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Breaking The News Part 2 from 2017-12-21T00:01
We're back for part two with Jonathan Pie co-writer and comedian Andrew Doyle, social media guru and digital news editor Felicity Morse, and Partly Political Broadcast podcast host and comedian ...
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Breaking The News Part 1 from 2017-12-07T00:25
We're joined by writer, comedian, and co-writer of Jonathan Pie, Andrew Doyle, along with digital news editor Felicity Morse, and comedian and podcaster Tiernan Douieb. This panel is pretty supe...
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Is Addiction a Crime? Part 2 from 2017-10-18T23:01
Johann Hari, Tom Gash, Livvy Haydock, what a panel! This is part two of Is Addiction a Crime? What do you think? Have a listen as our superb panel take questions. Just to remind you, our guests are...
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Is Addiction a Crime? Part 1 from 2017-10-05T04:12:21
Johann Hari, Tom Gash, and Livvy Haydock, well, this is a truly fascinating conversation! We cover a lot of ground in this episode, so much so that we've turned it into two parts. So, to introduce ...
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Marcus Brigstocke from 2017-08-06T23:12
We're very pleased to be joined by comedian, actor, writer, and all around darn good bloke, Marcus Brigstocke. Marcus is incredibly open in this podcast as we talk about his addictions - some 'lega...
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Legalizing Drugs: The Key to Ending the War? from 2017-07-02T23:01
What does the 'legalization' of drugs actually mean? What examples can we look at? Is the legalization of drugs a scary concept? Join our very distinguished panel: - Steve Rolles is the author of t...
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Support. Don't Punish - a global day of action! from 2017-06-04T23:01
'Support. Don't Punish' is a global day of action to help us understand the need for a health, evidence, and compassion based drug policy instead of a punitive system - and you can get involved! Jo...
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LGBT: What can we learn from other social movements? from 2017-04-30T23:01
Have you seen the film Pride? Minds and politics have been changed with the power of social movements. United groups have challenged the status quo - what can drug law reform learn from these examp...
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Mums Legalising Drugs: Anyone's Child from 2017-04-02T23:01
Episode 11 of Stop and Search, and it's a special one... Please meet the mums who are legalising drugs. This is an episode produced in collaboration with AnyonesChild.org. You'll hear from Anne-Mar...
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Looking Back - Last Year's Drug Policy from 2017-03-06T00:01
Episode 10 of Stop and Search, and we're here to have a look at what took place over the last year. Joining us: - Ronnie Cowan - MP for Inverclyde - Damien Gayle - Guardian journalist - Sally Hayde...
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Colorado: The Highs and Lows of the Weed Business from 2017-02-06T00:01
Episode 9 of Stop and Search, and we're going in-depth. As you may know, Colorado fully legalised cannabis in 2014. They now have a regulated market and are breaking ground in this blossoming indus...
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Drugs: Think of the Children! from 2017-01-02T00:01
Episode 8 of Stop and Search - and Happy New Year! It's far too easy to deploy a cliché - and drugs are no exception. "Won't somebody think of the children?!" is a popular saying, made even more ri...
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Left or Right: Are Drugs a Political Issue? from 2016-12-05T00:01
Episode 7 of Stop and Search! So what do you think... are drugs a political issue? Does it matter if you're on the left or right of the political spectrum? Joining us to give some insight - and to ...
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U.S Election Special (sort of) from 2016-10-31T00:01
The U.S election is fast approaching - there are lots of ways in which this will impact the rest of the world, especially drug policy. We speak to Ethan Nadelmann, the founder and Executive Directo...
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Addicted to Drug Journalism from 2016-10-02T23:01
On episode 5 we invite some of the leading figures in journalism to join us behind the magic curtain - what really goes on within the media? On the panel we have: - Max Daly, author of Narcomania a...
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The Philippines: We Need to Talk from 2016-09-04T23:01
The Philippines are executing their citizens. Those who are merely suspected to be in the drugs trade are literally being killed. Newly elected President Duterte has charged his police and fellow c...
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Drugs: That's Entertainment from 2016-08-07T21:40
We're on our third episode already! On this edition of Stop and Search we're loosely framing it around drugs in film, books, television, and culture... well, that was the idea, but when you get a g...
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Cannabis: The Grassroots Revolution from 2016-07-10T23:01
On our second episode we're going to get stuck in and take a look at the grassroots movement of cannabis reform. On the panel we have:Norman Lamb MP - a Liberal DemocratJoe Wells - comic and politi...
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Weird Science from 2016-06-10T13:47
Join us as we talk about the 'Weird Science' within our drug laws - with comedian and podcast legend, Robin Ince, science journalist and Guardian blogger, Dr Suzi Gage, and New Scientist writer and...
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