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Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 34 episodes
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Kai Benson and Emma James Davey discuss wrongful convictions and other legal nonsense
Unknown Host hosts Legal Trouble, a comedy show with 34 episodes published.
Kai tells Emma about prolific train thief Darius McCollum, an autistic man who just wants to work as a transit employee, whether he's allowed to or not. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about a trio of cases where people were found guilty of killing people who didn't actually die. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble legaltroublepod@gmail.com legaltoublepod@bsky.social
Kai tells Emma about the escalating violence under prohibition and the repeal of the 18th amendment. Plus a lot of funny names like Boo Boo Hoff and Smedley Butler. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about the many loopholes, workarounds and frauds used to keep the flow of liquor steady through prohibition. Rabbis! Rum Runners! Whiskey for pets! Patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma the story of how the USA came to ban alcohol, which was basically its favourite thing. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about the trial and execution of Socrates, who was truly one of history's greatest assholes. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about tort reform, particularly with respect to everyone's favourite frivolous lawsuit, the McDonalds hot coffee case. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma the story of "the dingo ate my baby" which was a real story where a woman was wrongfully convicted of killing her baby after the baby was absolutely eaten by a dingo. Fun! www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Emma's back! In this episode, Kai tells Emma about the leader of the bank-robbing white supremacist terrorist cell called the Aryan Republican Army. We're also on youtube now, if you want to watch our stupid faces while
With Emma unavailable, Kai tells Bryan O'Gorman about the Kids for Cash scandal, in which judges took kickbacks to make sure Pennsylvania juvenile detention facilities were always full to the brim with children. Fun! Pat
Kai tells Emma about how the British Post Office's accounting software somehow caused more deaths than most serial killers, plus ruined thousands of other lives.
Kai tells Emma the story of Timothy Evans and Reginald Christie of 10 Rillington Place in London. It is a profoundly messed up story. Have fun.
Kai tells Emma the story of the two William Woods.
Kai finishes telling Emma about the Scopes Monkey Trial, one of the biggest, weirdest, and most pointless trials ever. Support the show: www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about the Scopes Monkey Trial, in which a Tennessee teacher was fined for teaching evolution in schools.
Kai tells Emma a couple of fun little stories about people booby-trapping their property to shoot trespassers. Turns out that's bad! patreon.com/legaltrouble
Kai tells Emma about the tale of Dutch nurse Lucia de Berk, who was both convicted and exonerated by statistics. Also: fun Dutch names, Lucy Letby, the nature of experts and way, WAY too many digressions! www.patreon.com
Kai tells Emma about the Harvard Oncomouse, which was the first patented animal, a useful scientific tool and a horrifying crime against nature. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble
Kai finishes telling Emma about the very moving story of Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Canino, who became unlikely friends after he spent 11 years in prison due to her incorrect eyewitness testimony. https://www.patreon.com
Kai tells Emma about the case of Ronald Cotton, who was misidentified by Jennifer Thompson and spent 11 years in prison. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble
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