Kai Benson and Emma James Davey discuss wrongful convictions and other legal nonsense
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Signup to Generate a PitchRecent episodes include "Episode 35 - Darius McCollum - Train in Vain" (6 April 2026, 101 minutes), "Episode 34 - Murders Without Bodies - No Body? No Problem!" (19 March 2026, 71 minutes), and "Episode 33 - Prohibition Part 3 - Jake Leg" (19 February 2026, 101 minutes).
Legal Trouble publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 76 minutes across 34 episodes.
Booking probability for Legal Trouble is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Legal Trouble requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Legal Trouble's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Legal Trouble are Law & Legal Services. Legal Trouble has a comedy audience.
Legal Trouble is a comedy show with 34 episodes published.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Kai tells Emma the story of how the USA came to ban alcohol, which was basically its favourite thing. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
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Kai tells Emma about the trial and execution of Socrates, who was truly one of history's greatest assholes. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
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Kai tells Emma about tort reform, particularly with respect to everyone's favourite frivolous lawsuit, the McDonalds hot coffee case. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble
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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
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Kai tells Emma the story of the two William Woods.
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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
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Kai tells Emma about the Scopes Monkey Trial, in which a Tennessee teacher was fined for teaching evolution in schools.
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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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