Wood for the Trees

Cait Macleod
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A podcast about the messy questions. Hosted by Cait Macleod. In each episode, Cait explores a controversial contemporary issue by interviewing guests with opposing opinions. https://www.cantseethewood.com/

  1. How to police a protest with Edward Maguire

    2023-05-16

    How to police a protest with Edward Maguire

    The police have a duty to protect our right to protest while maintaining public safety. Too often they get the balance wrong.  Edward Maguire  is a professor of criminology and criminal justice at Arizona State University and the author of a guidebook on policing protests safely.  He talks to Cait about crowd psychology, the history of protest policing, and his advice for police who take on these challenging events.  Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    49 min
  2. Prison Reform: An African Perspective with Prof Lukas Muntingh

    2023-05-03

    Prison Reform: An African Perspective with Prof Lukas Muntingh

    Prof Muntingh is the Director of the Dullah Omar Institute, a human rights organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa.  He's been involved in criminal justice reform for three decades. We spoke about:  Wins and fails in African criminal justice The cheapest way to cut crimeTackling torture in prisonsAnd even why a man was imprisoned for burying his cat.  Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    40 min
  3. The Compassionate Prosecutor

    2023-04-18

    The Compassionate Prosecutor

    Professor Mark Osler used to push for heavy sentences for narcotics trafficking as a federal prosecutor. Now he helps prisoners petition for clemency.  How's that for a plot twist?  In this episode we discuss: -  Whether the justice system can have an impact on drug use - Why narcotics should be treated more like white collar crime - The notion of compassionate prosecution. Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    39 min
  4. The Abolitionist and The Prison Warden

    2023-03-27

    The Abolitionist and The Prison Warden

    Prison is supposed to protect, deter,  and rehabilitate. But what if isn't a very effective way of doing those things? My guests offer two different visions of how the prison system could be re-imagined - including a glimpse of a Norwegian prison that looks nicer than most college dorms.  Featuring Dr David Scott - abolitionism activist and scholar from the Open University Are Hoidal - former warden of Halden Prison in Norway Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    55 min
  5. Trailer Episode 4: The Abolitionist and The Prison Warden

    2023-03-23

    Trailer Episode 4: The Abolitionist and The Prison Warden

    Prisons don't do what we want them to do. Should we ditch them? Or perhaps reimagine them? Cait speaks to abolitionist and criminologist David Scott about why he hopes for a world without prisons.  Then she interviews Are Hoidal, former warden of Halden Prison in Norway, about a different approach to imprisonment that seems to yield better results.  Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    1 min
  6. Bonus episode: Can psychedelic therapy eradicate depression?

    2023-03-02

    Bonus episode: Can psychedelic therapy eradicate depression?

    A conversation with Ronan Levy, industry pioneer and CEO of Field Trip Health,  a company that offers psychedelic-enhanced psychotherapy.  Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    38 min
  7. Trailer Episode 3: Getting to the Bottom of Drug Policy

    2023-02-23

    Trailer Episode 3: Getting to the Bottom of Drug Policy

    Drugs kill hundreds of thousands of people a year. The war on drugs hasn't solved the problem. Could legalisation be the answer?  Featuring:  Dr Keith Scott  - retired general practitioner and co-founder of the South African Drug Policy Initiative Jonathan Caulkins - professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and co-director at RAND's Drug Policy Research Center Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    1 min
  8. Legalise? Decriminalise? Ban? Getting to the Bottom of Drug Policy

    2023-02-23

    Legalise? Decriminalise? Ban? Getting to the Bottom of Drug Policy

    Drugs kill hundreds of thousands of people a year. The war on drugs hasn't solved the problem. Could legalisation be the answer? Featuring:  Dr Keith Scott  - retired general practitioner and co-founder of the South African Drug Policy Initiative Jonathan Caulkins - professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and co-director at RAND's Drug Policy Research Center Music by: Lexin Music from Pixabay Support the show For background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    1 tim 19 min
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A podcast about the messy questions. Hosted by Cait Macleod. In each episode, Cait explores a controversial contemporary issue by interviewing guests with opposing opinions. https://www.cantseethewood.com/

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  • Skapad av
    Cait Macleod
  • Aktiva år
    2020 - 2023
  • Avsnitt
    14
  • Åldersgräns
    Vuxet innehåll
  • Copyright
    © Cait Macleod
  • Programmets webbplats
    Wood for the Trees