Tom Donahue is a seasoned talk host, an innovative and independent broadcast voice. Tom Donahue Show has returned and offered on-demand for podcasts and streaming. Heard on Talk Stream Live, Talk Right and K-Star Talk Radio Network. Was also aired on KCAA Radio, WFYL, Red State Talk Radio, Liberty News Radio. He was on broadcast radio distributed by Salem (SRN) in 2018 with a live weekend talk show aired on stations KSLM, KCAA, WXME, KYAH, Red State Talk Radio, Liberty News Radio, K-Star Tal ...
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I tell stories about the East and the West that I think help both understand each other, seriously. These stories almost always connect history, culture, international relations, current affairs, and often the influences on and the interests of people who shape these stories. I wrote two books: “Egypt on the Brink” (Yale, 2010), which luckily turned out to be an international bestseller as it was published three months before Egypt’s 2011 uprising. The book tells the story of Egypt from the ...
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This is a podcast about children and the laws that affect them as they grow up. Alma-Constance, our host, decided to start the podcast in 2021, when she turned 10 years old. Living in England, UK, she discovered that at 10 years old she would have reached the age of criminal responsibility. This is one of the youngest ages of criminalising children in the developed world. That was a pretty shocking discovery for her especially as she realised that she and her peers knew nothing about what th ...
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Do you have to go to court to resolve disputes?
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Going to court can be lengthy, expensive and leave people feeling dissatisfied with the outcome. Alma- Constance and Lucinda speak to Frederick Way who is a Senior Dispute Resolution Consultant, Mediator and Trainer the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). He tells us · the alternative ways to resolve disputes · How mediation works · How…
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#QuantumPhysics, #Universe, #TarekOsman, #Know, #Bohr Part 9 of the series: Know .. this episode on: Our participatory Universe. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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What does ethics mean and why is it so important in the legal system and can it ensure that lawyers can be trusted? Alma- Constance and Lucinda speak to Richard Moorhead, Professor of Law and Professional Ethics at the University of Exeter Law School and Honorary Professor of Law at UCL. He is also a member of the Horizon Compensation Advisory Boar…
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Bleak Early Warning Signs for GOP 24 Election Cycle and Deep Downturn for Conservative News Media Interest... TDR-Eps19
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Bleak Early Warning Signs for GOP 24 Election Cycle and Deep Downturn for Conservative News Media Interest: Demise of CPAC and Diminishing Traffic to Conservative News Sites in 2024 vs 2020. CPAC was Sparsely Attended. Big News Sites from The Right See Traffic Plummet. Tom Makes The Case to Vote Your Conscience and Consider Bypassing the R and D Re…
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Alma-Constance and Lucinda take a look back at the top 5 episodes over the 3 year lifespan of Kids Law podcast. This episodes features: - former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett, the most downloaded episode - former head of the Department of Public Prosecutions, Sir Max Hill KC, the most publicised episode across media - former president of the UK …
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Trump Electability Polls and Political Realities TDR-Eps18
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Trump Electability Polls and Political Realities. Trump Faces Further Voter Defections If Criminally Convicted. He is Cash-Strapped with His Legal Bills Draining his Donors.
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How to practice law without going to university.
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Did you know that you don’t have to go to university to become a lawyer? Some 17,000 people have been trained to become chartered legal executives (CILEX lawyers) who are fully qualified legal professionals. Alma-Constance and Lucinda spoke to Emma Davies the CILEX President who tells us about: The different schemes to train as a paralegal, legal e…
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Trump Bullies His Way in GOP Primaries and Tries to Shame and Destroy His Opponents. Is Trump a Viable Candidate in General Election? TDR Eps17
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Trump Bullies His Way in GOP Primaries and Tries to Shame and Destroy His Opponents. Trump is Not a Viable and Electable Candidate in General Election. Trump vs Biden Pathetic Political Choices. Regrettable Rematch Reality. Are We Really Stuck with Them?
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Trump Jan. 6, Mishaps and Failings, Election Loss and Aftermath. His Calls to Terminate US Constitution TDR Eps16
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Trump Jan. 6, mishaps and failings, election loss & aftermath. Trump shockingly said suspend or terminate the Constitution due to false and fraudulent election. Trump's close ties to the Saudis. Trump's poor choices and judgments in governing.... *Note: This was recorded at much earlier date.
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Egypt — four key questions : on national security, politics and economics, on identity, and on the psychological mood of the 20-million people the society has added in the past 15-years. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.…
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Know - 8 - Christmas’ meaning & the return of Light
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Part 8 of my series “#Know”, on the true meaning of Christmas, and the return of #Light .. Light outside, surrounding us, and inside, within us. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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After 20-years in exile, Voltaire returned to Paris. Few days later, America’s Benjamin Franklin came to visit him, and with him his grandson. Voltaire blessed the boy, saying “God and liberty”, in English. This episode is about: what Voltaire meant. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-…
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رحلة قصيرة مع فوروتينتيسڤ : أهم شخصية في كتابات الكاتب الروسي - المحلل الممتاز لروسيا نهاية عصر القيصرية و بداية عصر البولشيفية - الكسندر سوليزينيتسين Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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Review of Henry Kissinger’s book “World Order”
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A review of Henry Kissinger’s “World Order”, arguably the most important book Kissinger wrote in the decade before his passing away in 2023. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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Nine reasons to read the wonderful, insightful oeuvre of A. S. Byatt. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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How law centres tackle the causes of poverty and inequality in our communities
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Getting legal advice can be very expensive and many people can't afford it. Law centres are based in local communities to give free legal advice and assistance with social welfare problems such as homelessness, advice about welfare benefits and employment and immigration issues. Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Franck Kiangala, Director and Immig…
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Know - 7 - Pythagoras’ Understanding of the Divine
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Part 7 of the series: Know .. on: (i) What was Pythagoras’s understanding of the Divine? (Ii) Why did he believe mathematics and music were key routes to the Divine? , and (iii) How are they such routes? Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Web…
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What’s the difference between civil liberties and human rights?
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The UK signed the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers both human rights and civil liberties, and it is part of our law. But how are they different? Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Shami Chakrabarti CBE, PC who sits in the House of Lords and is a human rights activist. She tells us: · how civil liberties and human rights work to pro…
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In May 2023, King Charles III was crowned as the new monarch for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Part of his role, every year, the monarch is invited to open the new parliamentary session - and, this November, King Charles III is opening Parliament for the first time as King. Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Sir John Baker, an English le…
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Know - 6 - Sailing into a universe of knowledge. From al-Azhar to Ivy Leagues
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Part 6 of the series Know, on sailing into an ocean of knowledge .. why liberal arts is a particularly valuable educational system: what it does to one’s mind, perspectives, and ways of thinking .. and how it is much older than the American system of higher education, going all the way back to older systems of knowledge. Twitter: twitter.com/Tarekm…
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Know - 5 - The joker’s - the shapeshifter’s - message to us
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Episode 5 of my series “Know” is about jokers and shapeshifters, what they signify and mean, what they help us in and warn us from, and how they fit in the global traditions of knowledge and philosophy. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Webs…
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Reflections on the thought and legacy of Edward Said, and why they remain relevant and valuable two decades after his death. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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Food in exile - a woman’s journey Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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How human rights can be used to protect children and promote equality.
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Human rights are for everyone, but some groups do not get access to them equally. Why is this and what can be done? Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Sultana Tafadar KC and her 11 year old daughter Safiyah, who tell us about their work and why they set up the Girls Human Rights Hub and: · why Sultana chose to work as a human rights lawyer. · how h…
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حلقة عن المفكر الفلسطيني الأمريكي #ادوارد_سعيد في الذكرى العشرين لوفاته … و الحديث عن فكر الرجل و إرثه .. و عن لماذا يبقى هذا الإرث الفكري ذا أهمية كبيرة بعد كل هذه السنوات. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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الحلقة عن مشروع لدار نشر بريطانية اعادت من خلاله نشر عدد من مسرحيات وليام شكسبير- لكن برؤى جديدة و بسياقات اكبر من تلك التي كانت في مسرحيات #شكسبير الاصلية - و المشروع ، في رأيي ، غير ان فيه جمال ، له أهمية. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage…
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This episode is about a project in which a publishing house commissioned prominent writers to, more or less, rewrite some of #Shakespeares’ most famous plays. The results varied. But the project raises several interesting questions, about Shakespeare’s work, how we interpret it today, and how we look at works that have traditionally been highly ven…
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Part 4 of the #Know series - on #God, the concept versus the Idea. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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Review. Thomas Jefferson. Most blessed of the patriarchs
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A review of Annette #Gordon-Reed’s and Peter Onuf’s book: Most Blessed of the Patriarchs .. which provides a nuanced, insightful view of the life and thought of #Thomas_Jefferson, one of the most intriguing #Founding_Fathers. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.…
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Know - 3 - Entering the cave, seeing the dragon
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Part 3 of the series: #Know. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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وقفة مع رحلة الروائي المصري ، الحائز على جائزة نوبل للادب، #نجيب_محفوظ .. من خلال مراحل تطور رواياته ، نحته للشخصيات في رواياته ، لمحة عن المرحلة الاطول في رحلته الفكرية - التي كتب فيها أشهر أعماله: #الثلاثية .. ثم توضيح لماذا اتصور ان مجموعة الروايات التي تلتها أعمق، المجموعة التي تضم روايات مثل السمان و الخريف، اللص و الكلاب، #ميرامار، و ثرثرة فو…
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In this round up episode, we look back at Series 3 in which we discuss how law affects children and young people and why it's important that we all understand how the legal system works. We have discussed how laws are involved with: · artificial intelligence that can affect how we think and form our views · how the NSPCC and ICO work to help keep c…
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تقديم رواية Red Smoking Mirror التي تتخيل استمرار الحكم العربي للاندلس و فتوحات عربية في القارة الاميركية. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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A reflection on the thinking of Egyptian novelist (and Egypt’s sole Nobel Laureate in literature) #Naguib_Mahfouz .. focusing not on the most famous of his work .. but on the later stages of his writing career .. the meanings these last works are full of, and how this last stage fits into the totality of his oeuvre. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman…
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Part 2 of the Know series on: who we and the Universe are, the relationship therein, and ways to unfold what’s in us and in that relationship. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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A review of Deborah Levy’s novel: Hot Milk - a rich delving into the psyche of a young woman .. and her confrontation with inner rage, her journey of reflecting on her life, on herself .. of discovering darkness and light within, of navigating through them, and of regaining agency in a difficult but beautiful journey towards inner freedom. Twitter:…
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How the ICO works to protect children online
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How are children protected online and who is responsible for enforcing this? Alma-Constance and Lucinda talk to Emily Keaney, Deputy Commissioner Regulatory Policy at the Information Commissioner’s Office who tells us: · About her role and the work of ICO · the impact of the Children’s Code developed to protect children · the ICO’s involvement with…
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#Know, #Tarek_Osman, #TarekOsman, #Thinking Know .. part 1 .. Thinking. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.comBy Tarek Osman
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#tarek_osman, #Egypt Reflections on #Gamal_Himdan’s book: The Personality of Egypt, a study in the genius of the location, and Hichen’s book: The Spell of Egypt. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Facebook: facebook.com/TarekOsmanpage Website: tarekosman.com…
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What does an MP do when they are in government and in opposition and what is the role of law in politics.? In this episode Lucinda and Alma-Constance talk to Alma’s local MP, Karen Buck a member of the Labour Party who has been a politician for over 25 years and was part of the Labour government, working at the Department for Transport. Karen tells…
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#tarek_osman #طارق_عثمان #كتاب #اقتصاد_سياسي #طبقة_وسطى# تقديم كتاب End Times ل Peter Turchin - اهم الافكار في الكتاب - خاصة المتعلقة بدور الطبقة الوسطى في تغيير الاقتصاد السياسي للمجتمعات - و تداعيات هذه الأفكار في السنوات القليلة المقبلة. Twitter: twitter.com/TarekmOsman YouTube: youtube.com/@TarekOsman9 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tarek-osman Face…
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Who gives the government legal advice about its laws?
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MPs vote to create or amend new laws in Parliament but how do they know who gives the government legal advice about the laws it wants to introduce, how they're written and then put into operation. Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Susanna McGibbon, the government's most senior legal official in the civil service and permanent secretary of the governm…
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Why are Children’s Rights in Scotland the Strongest in the UK?
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Why has Scotland given children the strongest rights in the UK? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Bruce Adamson, the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. He tells us: · How he works with his team to promote and safeguard the rights of everyone in Scotland up to the age of 18. · About the three laws he wanted to change to raise the age o…
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What is the Rule of Law and why is it important?
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It sounds right that the law should be applied equally to everyone – but what does this mean and what does it need to work properly? Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask Abiodun Michael Olatokun, trustee at the Law for Life Organization, past head of public and youth engagement, diversity officer and research leader for the citizen and rule of law at th…
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Why we have juries and are they a good thing?
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Why we have juries and are they a good thing? Each year about 200,000 people undertake jury service, and they play a vital role in deciding the facts and evidence in trials and inquests. Recently, Lucinda was a juror and Alma-Constance asks about her experience and we talk to Professor Leslie Thomas KC about why it is so important for ordinary peop…
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Who makes the law and what do animal skins have to do with Acts!
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We must obey the law whether we know about it or not! In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask Dr. Mari Takayanagi, historian, author, and the senior Parliamentary Archivist - part of a team which manages the more than 4 million historic records going back more than 500 years at the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Mari tells us: · A…
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When can children consent to medical treatment?
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In this episode, Alma-Constance and Lucinda ask about when children can make decisions about medical treatment and why sometimes a court is involved. They talk to Imogen Goold, Professor of Medical Law at St Anne's College Oxford university and Gresham visiting professor, as she is an expert in the area of how doctors and parents talk to children a…
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More on Trump's Role as Inciter-In-Chief with Capitol Chaos Explained TDR Eps15
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More on Trump's Role as Inciter-In-Chief with the Capitol Chaos Explained. Note: I discovered I had previously recorded this, I plan to do follow-up...
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What is a constitution and how does it work?
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In this episode, Alma- Constance and Lucinda ask about how the constitution works to controls those with power over citizens and make sure governments act properly. They talk to leading human rights barrister, Adam Wagner of Doughty Street Chambers who he has written a new book called ‘Emergency State’ which looks at the way that lockdown laws duri…
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Why it is important to challenge organisations with power
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**WARNING – this episodes mentions the Manchester bomb attack, self-harm and death in the context of inquests** In this episode, Alma- Constance and Lucinda discuss why some people have brought legal challenges against the police, and why it is important for people to be able to challenge organisations with power, such as the police and social medi…
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