The international furry community is a place for love, companionship, trust and inclusivity. Here's a story about when none of that was true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The international furry community is a place for love, companionship, trust and inclusivity. Here's a story about when none of that was true. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heyyyy wait a second. This is part two, so back it up and listen to part one before you go any further. Trust me. It's good advice.We - the citizens of the world - made up laws to govern the way we have wars. We look at the Israeli military lawyers empowered by those laws, then we tumble down the rabbit hole.This story was produced with an immense …

We - the citizens of the world - made up laws to govern the way we have wars. We look at the Israeli military lawyers empowered by those laws, then we tumble down the rabbit hole.This story was produced with an immense amount of help from Craig Jones, political geography academic from the UK. More on Craig here and here.Find out more about The Rule…

Season 2 is almost upon us, which also means The Rule Book was a seasonal podcast all along, which no one (including the producer) knew previously. Also new music from James Milsom, producer and presenter and composer for the podcast, is coming and previewed here. jamesmilsom.com/pozible to get in early with James Milsom's new music release 'Imposs…

In Victoria, it's easier to kill ducks than to try to stop them being killed. Is that weird? There aren't that many hunters in Australia, and there are less every year. Sometimes it seems like laws don't necessarily favour the majority. Is that true? And if so, why? In this episode we hear from: Luke Milroy, protester Sue Pennecuik, Member of the L…

In Victoria, it's easier to kill ducks than to try to stop them being killed. Is that weird? There aren't that many hunters in Australia, and there are less every year. Sometimes it seems like laws don't necessarily favour the majority. Is that true? And if so, why? In this episode we hear from: Luke Milroy, protester Sue Pennecuik, Member of the L…

!! This is part 2. If you haven't heard part 1, you'll be sorry !! The Most Unpopular Defendant wanted someone to pay for his lawyers. He couldn't pay himself. He was serving life, with pretty slim chances of parole. And cold cases were stacking up against him. This episode features interviews with: Greg Barns, barrister and spokesperson for the Au…

The Most Unpopular Defendant wanted someone to pay for his lawyers. He couldn't pay himself. He was serving life, with pretty slim chances of parole. And cold cases were stacking up against him. This episode features interviews with: Greg Barns, barrister and spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance; Fiona McLeod, Senior Counsel at the Vict…

Jared Hyams hesitated one day a few years ago when he was about to sign his name on an official government document. What's the point? What do they care? He drew a pretty rough depiction of the male genitalia and... well the story starts there. This episode of The Rule Book was produced and scored by James Milsom. This episode features interviews w…

Lesley Williams was sent from the Aboriginal settlement where her family was forced to live, to work as a domestic servant for a white family. She was 17 years old. Decades later, she started asking questions, like where was the money she was supposed to have been paid? That question led her around the world and sparked an explosive movement that s…

A first person narrative piece that tells the true story of an experience had by the host, James Milsom, while working as a criminal lawyer with an Aboriginal legal service in Australia's central desert. 'First Language' was awarded the second prize in the Audiocraft short feature competition in 2016 and was first aired on ABC's Radio National (in …

In most parts of the world, you can't have sex with people after they've, you know... died. The Swedish Liberal party's youth chapter in Stockholm decided to ask why. We let our governments make laws for us to protect us from harm and to ensure our collective morals are preserved. Simple, yes. But bulletproof? Hmm... Produced by James Milsom. Music…

Part II We get to sit on juries and decide between right and wrong, fact and fiction, freedom, sometimes even life. So what happens when our heads are full of Serial and Making a Murderer. Or what if we're binging on old CSI episodes. Can we still be trusted to make the right decisions? 'The Making a Murderer Effect' asks these questions through th…

We get to sit on juries and decide between right and wrong, fact and fiction, freedom, sometimes even life. So what happens when our heads are full of Serial and Making a Murderer. Or what if we're binging on old CSI episodes. Can we still be trusted to make the right decisions? 'The Making a Murderer Effect' asks these questions through the lens o…

We give our governments the power to watch over us, or just to watch us. Or sometimes they just do it, whether we know it or not. In this story, the Facebook group coordinating the effort to watch the watchmen in Melbourne, Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the search for a case exposing some aspects of the 'horror show' that is the death penalty around the world and in India, we stumble upon the story of Sonu Sardar, a death row inmate convicted for a mass murder in central India. Through interviews with Sardar's lawyer and other legal experts in India, this story looks at the Indian criminal just…

The story of Kyle Magee, an anti advertising campaigner, and the Supreme Court challenges he's using to push for change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.