Best Spy Camera Podcasts (2024)

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Short Circuit 320 | Spy Cameras 52:36

37m ago52:36

52:36

We revisit an issue that’s really coming into focus: cameras on poles and how they stand up to the Fourth Amendment. Mike Greenberg of IJ comes by to tell the story of a veteran who received disability benefits when, it seems, he wasn’t exactly disabled. Things get interesting when the feds put a camera on a pole (on a school) and point it at his h…

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Short Circuit 319 | Baptism By Venue 39:43

6d ago39:43

39:43

Two wild stories this week, one biblical and one of a more secular nature—but still wild. Jeff Redfern of IJ tells of a Texan judicial shootout in a fight between credit card companies and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. The companies got tired of waiting for the trial court to rule on an emergency motion so they appealed it—but around the …

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Behind The Camera - Andy Bradford interview 1:26:25

10d ago1:26:25

1:26:25

Really, 007! speak to actor and stuntman Andy Bradford, who appeared in 3 Bond films, best known for playing 009 in Octopussy. He tells us about working on endless projects including Flash Gordon, The Princess Bride and Mr. Bean! Thanks for listening - we think you'll love it too! Disclaimer: Really, 007! is an unofficial entity and is not affiliat…

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Short Circuit 318 | Is Coding Speech? 42:12

20d ago42:12

42:12

An all Seventh Circuit, all Chicago episode. IJ attorney Andrew Ward drops in to tell a tale of online support for terrorists. Or at least FBI agents posing as terrorists. This recent case does not weigh in on, but raises the issue, of whether computer code is speech. Then we turn to the nitty gritty of unions, small employers, pension plans, and l…

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Short Circuit 317 | Live at the University of Virginia! 59:20

22d ago59:20

59:20

The Short Circuit roadshow comes to UVA in Charlottesville, Virginia, where we finally focus on the Fourth Circuit. Fresh off her Supreme Court argument last week in Gonzales v. Trevino, Anya Bidwell turns back to the federal courts of appeals with some local guests. They are Professors Rachel Bayefsky and Lawrence Solum of UVA and Greg Cui of MacA…

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Reading GoldenEye 007: The Making Of A N64 Classic with Alyse Knorr 1:11:56

24d ago1:11:56

1:11:56

Really, 007! delve into the brilliant James Bond book from author Alyse Knorr - GoldenEye 007: The Making Of A N64 Classic. We chat about the huge impact of the 90s Pierce Brosnan video game had on us all! Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiasts John Kell and special guest Sam Rogers and of course - Alyse herself! Thanks for listening …

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Short Circuit 316 | Unaccountable 43:04

28d ago43:04

43:04

Is qualified immunity a narrow doctrine focused on protecting the police when they make “split second decisions”? If you listen to its defenders you would get that impression. The reality is far, far different. And IJ now has the stats to back that up. In this special episode, we welcome on IJ’s Bob McNamara and data scientist Jason Tiezzi to discu…

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Behind Die Another Day - Rachel Grant aka Peaceful Fountains Of Desire interview 1:16:34

1M ago1:16:34

1:16:34

Really, 007! speak to actor, presenter, model and martial arts expert Rachel Grant, who played Peaceful Fountains Of Desire in Die Another Day. She tells us stories of working with Jean Claude Van Damme, and the experience of getting close to Pierce Brosnan on a Bond film. Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiast John Kell. Thanks for li…

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Short Circuit 315 | A Day at the Races 37:55

1M ago37:55

37:55

A bit of a free speech derby this week, one opinion about free speech itself and another about how to just get to the First Amendment in the first place. We start in Florida with something that’s becoming a theme on the show: The Eleventh Circuit ruling that a law championed by the state’s governor and passed by the state legislature violates the F…

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EP64 - 10yrs of YOUR location data is up for grabs 19:14

1M ago19:14

19:14

By Benny McBenface

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Short Circuit 314 | That’s Gold, Jerry, Gold! 36:03

2M ago36:03

36:03

Everyone says we need more housing, right? Not all local governments agree. Maybe they’re fine with more housing over there but not where developers actually want to build it. Justin Pearson of IJ joins us to tell a story of local shenanigans in his home town in New York state where a long saga to build some homes ended in a glorious flame-out of j…

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EP63 - India goes full retard, tries to BAN MATHS 11:57

1M ago11:57

11:57

By Benny McBenface

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Debating Die Another Day 2:18:29

1M ago2:18:29

2:18:29

Really, 007! have spent what seems like an age reflecting upon the James Bond film Die Another Day following our bumper review. We've now invited guests to debate the positives and negatives of the film... Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiasts Math Pickup, Christopher Goldie, and John Kell. Along for the ride are special guests Loren…

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EP62 - Thousands of in-home cameras LEAKING personal pics and video 12:53

2M ago12:53

12:53

By Benny McBenface

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Short Circuit 313 | Memo From a Robot 53:34

2M ago53:34

53:34

A special episode on artificial intelligence and the law, including how we find the law. Ed Walters, a pioneer in bringing AI to legal research, joins us to separate the artificial wheat from the chaff. He explains that a lot of the recent news about the failures of AI models have been due to using the wrong models for the wrong things, not the mod…

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EP61 - Texas Company Secretly SPYING on Californians 16:50

2M ago16:50

16:50

By Benny McBenface

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EP60 - Facial Recognition Tracking Junk Food Addicts 20:49

2M ago20:49

20:49

By Benny McBenface

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EP59 - Databrokers cause DEATH of police detective son 27:51

2M ago27:51

27:51

By Benny McBenface

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EP58 - You can now PAY China to spy on you 16:47

2M ago16:47

16:47

By Benny McBenface

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EP57 - Encryption is a Human Right, says EU Court 20:23

2M ago20:23

20:23

By Benny McBenface

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EP56 - Your DNA for sale on the darkweb 16:46

2M ago16:46

16:46

By Benny McBenface

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Reading James Bond with Raymond Benson 49:41

2M ago49:41

49:41

Really, 007! delve into the many brilliant James Bond books from author Raymond Benson - including the novelisations for Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day... Host Robert Parker is joined by fellow Bond enthusiasts John Kell and Chris Goldie and of course - Raymond himself! Thanks for listening - we think you'll love i…

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EP55 - A Secret Company has assigned YOU a 'reputation score'. 24:52

2M ago24:52

24:52

By Benny McBenface

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Short Circuit 312 | The Power of FERC 48:40

2M ago48:40

48:40

An electric episode where we just might short the circuits. That’s because we dive into some capital “D” Drama at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Amid fighting and commissioner turnover related to renewable energy prices and an election, FERC makes a consequential decision without first going to the full board. And later the Sixth Circuit…

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EP54 - Amazon's 'banned' face-recognition tech STILL used by FBI 19:44

2M ago19:44

19:44

By Benny McBenface

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EP53 - AI Spying on BILLIONS of workers messages 29:47

2M ago29:47

29:47

By Benny McBenface

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EP52 - Eye-Scanning Cameras to be in ALL cars by 2027? 24:35

2M ago24:35

24:35

By Benny McBenface

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EP51 - UK Government Wants to Watch while you Watch Porn 40:40

2M ago40:40

40:40

By Benny McBenface

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Short Circuit 311 | SCOTUS Ladies 54:01

2M ago54:01

54:01

We’re joined by the SCOTUS Ladies, two “Supreme Court super fans.” They are Anastasia Boden and Elizabeth Slattery and they’re here to talk about their new blogging project but also to share their wider knowledge of the Constitution, public interest litigation, and even the federal courts of appeals. They each pick a case from the Fifth Circuit by …

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Behind Die Another Day - Ian Pirie aka Mr Krug interview 1:19:09

2M ago1:19:09

1:19:09

Really, 007! speak to actor Ian Pirie, who played Mr Krug aka Creep in Die Another Day. He tells us stories of working with Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott and Christopher Nolan, and the experience of acting with Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry on a Bond film. Host Tom Pickup is joined by fellow Bond enthusiast John Kell. Thanks for listening - we thi…

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Short Circuit 310 | Opening the Vaults 46:57

3M ago46:57

46:57

The Ninth Circuit recently had some pretty harsh words for the FBI’s egregious behavior when the Bureau decided to crack open some vaults in Los Angeles. The FBI tried to forfeit all kinds of property held in these vaults from innocent owners. Rob Frommer of IJ tells us all about this IJ case and the Ninth Circuit’s indignation. Then it’s off to th…

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Unpublished Opinions 5 | Legal Fictions 1:28:49

3M ago1:28:49

1:28:49

It’s the latest episode of Unpublished Opinions, a Short Circuit podcast (but not actually Short Circuit). This is the podcast where Institute for Justice attorneys talk about the legal world beyond the federal courts of appeals. Diana Simpson and Josh Windham drop in to dialogue and diatribe about quite a few subjects you may—or may not—have your …

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Short Circuit 309 | O’Scannlain O’Rama 59:04

3M ago59:04

59:04

It’s a clerk reunion this week, at least for two former clerks of Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain of the Ninth Circuit. We welcome back David Lat of Original Jurisdiction who is joined by Daniel Sullivan, a New York litigator at Holwell, Shuster & Goldberg. Both clerked for Judge O’Scannlain at one time, giving them keen insights into clerking on the Ni…

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Short Circuit 308 | Burns Night 44:56

3M ago44:56

44:56

A more poetic Short Circuit this week. Coinciding with his birthday, January 25th, and with the phenomenon that it is these days, we pay homage to Scotland’s greatest poet, Robert Burns. What does this 18th century minstrel of haggis, lassies, and auld lang syne have to do with judicial engagement and the circuit courts of appeals? Well, if nothing…

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Short Circuit 307 | Working Both Sides of the Bench 40:56

3M ago40:56

40:56

An “utterly bonkers” case this week. Jaba Tsitsuashvili, attorney at IJ and attorney for his client Erma Wilson, tells us about the Fifth Circuit’s recent ruling in her case. By day a prosecutor worked for the office that prosecuted her but then moonlighted with the judge in her case by night. That’s what we call in constitutional law “a problem.” …

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