Wood for the Trees

Cait Macleod
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Wood for the Trees

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. 05/16/2023

    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 showFor background reading and a list of refer...

    49 min

  2. 05/03/2023

    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 showFor background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    40 min

  3. 04/18/2023

    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 showFor background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    39 min

  4. 03/27/2023

    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. FeaturingDr David Scott - abolitionism activist and scholar from the Open UniversityAre Hoidal - former warden of Halden Prison in NorwaySupport the showFor background reading and a list of referenc...

    55 min

  5. 03/23/2023

    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 showFor background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    1 min

  6. 03/02/2023

    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 showFor background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    38 min

  7. 02/23/2023

    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 InitiativeJonathan Caulkins - professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and co-director at RAND's Drug Policy Research CenterSupport the showFor background reading and a list of references, visit cantseethewood.com

    1 min

  8. 02/23/2023

    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 InitiativeJonathan Caulkins - professor of public policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College and co-director at RAND's Drug Policy Research CenterMusic by: Lexin Music from PixabaySupport the showFor background reading and a list of reference...

    1h 19m
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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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  • Creator
    Cait Macleod
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Wood for the Trees
  • Show Website
    Wood for the Trees

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