IS THIS ILLEGAL? Alissa Fleck
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- 社會與文化
A podcast about stories of questionable legality produced by investigative reporter Alissa Fleck.
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EP#12--InCels, Pick Up Artists, and the Friend Zone: Toxic Masculinity Abounds (Part II Re-release)
Where did InCels come from and why does everyone suddenly care? Why is the friend zone a problematic concept? How are pickup artists actually hurting you? All these questions answered and more. WARNING: This episode contains graphic content around sexual violence.
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EP#11--The Man Who Tried To Cure Cancer With Lemonade
The lemon juice/maple syrup/cayenne pepper Master Cleanse...you've probably heard of it. But you've probably never heard of Stanley Burroughs, the man who decided this concoction could cure cancer, and put it into practice.
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EP#10--WebSleuths, Crowdsourcing & The Golden State Killer (Minisode)
Through crowdsourcing and data mining, the Internet helped nail the Golden State Killer in more ways than you probably realized. Unfortunately the Internet failed missing person Brian Shaffer, who managed to vanish inside a bar. Should crowdsourcing crime-solving be legal?
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EP#9--Accidental Killers
You think it will never happen to you. According to Gene Weingarten, "there may be no act of human failing that more fundamentally challenges our society’s views about crime, punishment, justice and mercy." But it happens all the time, and then your life is never the same. WARNING: THIS EPISODE HAS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF DEATH.
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EP#8--The Surprising Secret Life of "Realborn" Baby Dolls
*(DUPLICATE OF EP#12--CORRECTED AUDIO)* One day, a series of innocent posts from Jaime Beebe landed her on the "Insane People of Facebook" page. Yes, Jaime Beebe is a grown mother of three who collects, photographs, and interacts with stunningly realistic baby dolls. But does that make her insane? And remember those fake baby simulators you had to carry around in high school? Studies found they may actually increase incidences of teen pregnancy, so why are they still in use?
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EP#7--Peremptory Challenges & Racial Bias in the US Legal System: The Case of Curtis Flowers
In 1996, an African American man named Curtis Flowers was sentenced to death for capital murder. Thus began a legal battle that continues today, a battle that has seen Flowers sucked into a world dominated by endless legal loopholes and rampant racial bias. It all leads us back to peremptory challenges--should they be illegal?