The Wigs

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The Wigs is a weekly-ish podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and out of the court room. The first and only podcast (so far) featuring practising barristers talking shop. Join Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Felicity Graham, Stephen Lawrence and Jim Minns as they deep dive into the scenarios and outcomes that make up our legal system.

EPISODE 1

The extraordinary arrest, capture, transfer and prosecution of Maduro

In this episode the Wigs dig into some of the legal and factual issues surrounding the extraordinary US military operation that captured sitting Venezuelan President Maduro in the early hours of 3 January 2026 and transferred him to New York to face an indictment alleging drug trafficking. Was the operation legal? What are the charges and what are the prospects of a successful defence? The episode provides a brief outline of these issues as the world awaits what will be a fascinating and complex criminal prosecution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

36 min

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4.6

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238 Ratings

Loving then law

20/12/2024

Michael from Wiradjuri land

I found the whigs a few years ago and found the podcasts so intriguing. Then, only a week or two ago I discovered part of my app screen showed all series. Prior to that I thought there was only one series, and it great to relive some of the topics from the last decade. You can imagine my surprise and delight that there were 7 series and the latest had topical topics !! I relate to the great explanations of the whigs, their whit and their wisdom. I can understand why the series is relevant for CPD points. And the current episodes late series 7 with the baby in the background is so grounding. Live your team 😊
Essential listening!

20/02/2024

Baby_Lawyer

Thank you Jim for producing such an enjoyable podcast. The Wigs is awesome both in terms of entertainment and educational merit and I look forward to each episode with eager anticipation! As a soon-to-be admitted lawyer, I am so fascinated by the Wigs’ insight into life at the Bar, and of course your agile and clever hosting expertise gives the show just the right amount of relatability! Congratulations on a great show and looking forward to more Wigs soon!
Next episode pls!

22/08/2023

anuniles

When are you coming back?
The best Australian legal podcast, bar none.

04/06/2023

TimboS79

These guys are insightful, thoughtful, interesting and not afraid to disagree with each other. Jim asks the dumb questions that we lay people all want to.

The Wigs is a weekly-ish podcast exploring and interrogating contemporary legal issues in and out of the court room. The first and only podcast (so far) featuring practising barristers talking shop. Join Emmanuel Kerkyasharian, Felicity Graham, Stephen Lawrence and Jim Minns as they deep dive into the scenarios and outcomes that make up our legal system.