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Stop and Search

We're on the front-lines of the War on Drugs! Stop and Search aims to deconstruct our laws; we take a look at many overlapping issues and we ask 'what's really going on in society'? With a m...

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Baroness Shami Chakrabarti

We're joined by prominent human rights activist and barrister, Baroness Shami Chakrabarti , someone who barely needs an introduction owing t...

50:55Dec 18, 2025

Jaret Reddick: Punk Rock Saves Lives

Please welcome to the show... Bowling for Soup' s maestro, Jaret Reddick ! In this episode we're privileged to hear from Jaret on some very...

48:57Nov 20, 2025

Overdose Awareness: The Police Perspective

To mark Overdose Awareness we hear from Wayne Harris, a retired Deputy Police Chief and now Board Chair of Law Enforcement Action Partnershi...

34:23Aug 30, 2025

Overdose Awareness: The Family Perspective

To mark Overdose Awareness, we speak to a family who have been touched by potential tragedy and addiction. Please meet Gretchen Burns-Bergma...

43:41Aug 30, 2025

Alex Winter: Deep Web & Youtube Effect

Most people will know Alex Winter from his acting career given his legacy starring in cult classic movies, but Alex is also decorated and hi...

40:28Jan 27, 2025

Dan 'Nitro' Clark: Original Gladiator

He was one of the very first television gladiators, the yardstick of 'sports entertainment', Dan Clark is better known as Nitro to millions...

1:14:22Feb 15, 2024

Wes Cunliffe: From County Lines to the Rugby Pitch

Please meet Wes Cunliffe - he has the most incredible story... As a teenager Wes was on the frontlines of county lines dealing. He's been st...

1:04:52Dec 7, 2023

Lynn Ulbricht: A Mother's Journey - Silk Road & Criminal Justice

How much do you know about the infamous site Silk Road and its creator Ross Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts? We speak to Lynn U...

54:09Oct 26, 2023

Drug Policy Unfiltered - Live!

This is an epic episode with some of the all-time great voices from international drug policy. Recorded live at the Cranstoun conference in...

1:37:14Sep 21, 2023

Matt Hutchinson: Medicine, Comedy and Drug Policy

On today's Stop and Search we're joined by Matt Hutchinson. He's a doctor specialising in Rheumatology and General Medicine, and also a come...

1:00:29Jul 26, 2023

Scottish Government Proposes Drug Law Reform!

In this breaking news, emergency broadcast, special podcast, we'll be discussing the bold new moves by the Scottish government to reform the...

40:58Jul 7, 2023

Louise Marwood: Addiction, Recovery and the Stage

Louise Marwood is an actress and comedian - you may recognise her from the British soap opera Emmerdale. In recent weeks Louise has bravely...

1:09:21May 31, 2023

Stig Abell

A journalist, newspaper editor, radio presenter, author, Stig Abell has just about done it all in the world of media and journalism. In his...

1:16:33Apr 19, 2023

Judge Victoria Pratt: Transforming Criminal Justice

Having served as the chief judge of the Newark Municipal Court, Judge Victoria Pratt is also professor at the Rutgers Newark School of Crimi...

56:09Mar 29, 2023

Shelby Hartman - Double Blind Magazine: The Psychedelic Future

Shelby Hartman is the co-founder and CEO of the innovative publication Double Blind Magazine. Having written for numerous publications such...

41:18Feb 2, 2023

Tim Lovejoy

Let's chat with TV presenter, broadcaster, and podcast legend, Tim Lovejoy. Tim has had an interesting journey with drug policy... like many...

1:19:15Jan 12, 2023

Alastair Campbell

He's a mental health advocate, author, criminal justice reform advocate, chart-topping podcaster, and of course the director of communicatio...

58:39Dec 14, 2022

Top Girl - The Frontline of County Lines

What is it really like being a county lines drug dealer? Danielle Marin was at the forefront of the drug distribution evolution and became a...

1:08:04Nov 30, 2022

Richard Mylan

Richard Mylan is an actor from film, stage and television, as well as a theatre producer, director and a drama teacher. His career has been...

1:06:02Nov 2, 2022

Stanley Nelson - Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

We talk to Stanley Nelson , director of the new Netflix documentary Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy . What really happened in the 80...

29:01Mar 11, 2021