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Beyond Law: A Book Review Podcast12. We the Men: Jill HasdayWe the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality - Jill Hasday
We are joined by University Professor Jill Hasday from the University of Minnesota Law School. Her book exposes common understandings of American law and society. In what way? Because too many of the stories told about it are about We the Men. Courts, legislators, media and others have either ignored the struggles that women have made for equality, or exaggerate their successes. For over a century, the standard claims are that sexism is over and sex discrimination has been left behind. W...
2025-05-0742 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast11. We, the Data: Wendy WongWe, the Data: Wendy Wong
Richard and Dan are joined by Professor Wendy Wong of the University of British Columbia. Her latest book, We, the Data, looks at how our data-intensive world has had significant effects on our autonomy, community, dignity and equality. Wendy makes a strong case for re-imaging human rights to take into account the concerns manifested in big data. We had a very engaging talk with Wendy on a wide variety of topics. Enjoy!
Link to book: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262048576/we-the-data/
2025-04-1757 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast10. Police Deception and Dishonesty: Luke HuntPolice Deception and Dishonesty: The Logic of Lying - Luke Hunt
Do you think police can be dishonest? We are joined by Professor Luke Hunt of the University of Alabama, the author of this very provocative book. Luke takes this question and examines it from all sides. While he's not an absolutist (sometimes deception may be warranted) he believes strongly that many (if not most) deceptive police practices should not be permitted. Because they represent breaches of trust between us citizens and the state. Our conversation -- and the book -- should change the way y...
2025-04-0351 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast9. A Conversation with Lil Cadieux-Shaw about DefamationLillianne Cadieux-Shaw: "Retaliatory Defamation Lawsuits, Equality Principles, and Access to Justice: Commentary on Hansman v Neufeld", volume 55, Advocate's Quarterly
We are joined by Toronto lawyer (and former student of ours) Lil Cadieux-Shaw in a departure from our usual book review conversation. Lil has recently published an article on the fascinating Supreme Court of Canada defamation case of Hansman v Neufeld. The three of us have a wide-ranging discussion about the case, defamation law, anti-SLAPP legislation and more. If you want to read the article, it is available on the York Centre for Public Policy and L...
2024-12-1937 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast8. Brain Science for Lawyers, Judges and PolicymakersBrain Science for Lawyers, Judges, and Policymakers -- Owen Jones, Jeffrey Schall, Francis Shen, Morris Hoffman and Anthony Wagner
We are joined by two of the authors of this very handy book, Professor Jeffrey Schall and former Judge Morris Hoffman. It's always been the case that law is intimately connected with human behaviour. But now brain science is becoming more and more implicated in law. Neuroscience has begun to understand the brain on a level unimaginable even 25 years ago. That has potentially serious impacts on law. As examples, legislators are relying on brain science to create laws; r...
2024-11-1854 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast7. Mine!: Michael Heller & James SalzmanMine! How the Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives -- Michael Heller & James Salzman
We are joined by Professor Michael Heller of Columbia Law School and Professor James Salzman of UCLA School of law and UCSB Bren School of the Environment. The book is a provocative book about how ownership -- a legal concept -- is much more complicated than it seems. Ownership is value-laden, contextual and, in the infinite number of situations where scarcity exists, subject to a myriad number of conflicting claims. This fascinating, and eminently readable book will change the way yo...
2024-08-2940 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast6. Liar in a Crowded Theatre: Jeff KosseffDan and Richard discuss Jeff Kosseff's timely and important book about lies and free speech in our current era. The book uses Oliver Wendel Holmes admonition about falsely yelling fire in a theatre to explore how free speech is protected in America, but how it can also be controlled. Kosseff defends a robust protection for free speech, yet he recognizes the problem of misinformation and examines how we can do more to protect ourselves from the ubiquitous lying that seems to be occurring.
Link to book: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12911/liar-crowded-theater
2024-05-2150 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast5. Unwired: Gaia BernsteinRichard and Dan are joined by Seton Hall Law School Professor Gaia Bernstein to discuss her book on the perils of our screen technologies. Gaia, who is also the Co-Director of two institutes at Seton Hall -- the Institute for Privacy Protection and the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science and Technology -- presents an engaging but troubling account of how we all have been duped by technology companies. Drawing on similar examples in history, from tobacco manufacturers to food manufacturers, and making it very personal, the book provides a captivating read on our modern world. In our conversation, we...
2024-04-1648 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast4. Assisted Suicide in Canada: Travis DumsdayAssisted Suicide in Canada: Travis Dumsday
Richard and Dan are joined by Professor Travis Dumsday of Concordia University of Edmonton in a wide-ranging discussion about his book, Assisted Suicide in Canada: Moral, Legal and Policy Considerations. The book takes on the very complicated legal, moral, philosophical and ethical issues surrounding medical assistance in dying, particularly in Canada. Travis discusses the legal cases leading to Parliament's decision to legalize assisted suicide, the ethical quandaries provoked by that decision and where it may lead to. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did.
2023-10-2650 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast3. Politics and Expertise: Zeynep PamukPolitics and Expertise: Zeynep Pamuk
Dan and Richard are joined by University of Oxford Associate Professor Zeynep Pamuk to discuss her recent book, Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society. The book's grand theme is captured in the two epigraphs found at the beginning: "It would not only be foolish but downright irresponsible to accept the judgment of scientists and physicians without further examination" and "the rational layman will recognize that in matters about which there is good reason to believe there is expert opinion, he ought not to make up his own...
2023-08-1651 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast2. Your Boss is an Algorithm: Valerio De StefanoDan and Richard discuss Osgoode Law School Professor Valerio De Stefano's timely book about the world of AI, algorithms and online platforms and their ever-increasing impact on the world of work. Co-authored with Antonio Aloisi, Your Boss is an Algorithm: Artificial Intelligence, Platform Work and Labour will trouble anyone who cares about the impact of technology on work and how it needs to be regulated.
Link to book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/your-boss-is-an-algorithm-9781509953189/
2023-04-2854 minBeyond Law: A Book Review Podcast1. The Behavioral Code: Benjamin van RooijIn the inaugural Beyond Law podcast, Dan and Richard discuss Benjamin van Rooij's fascinating book about assessing the empirical impacts behind laws. The book's long title -- The Behavioral Code: The Hidden Ways the Law Makes Us Better...or Worse -- says it all. Sometimes laws seem to work and sometimes they don't.
Link to book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676270/the-behavioral-code-by-benjamin-van-rooij/
2023-03-2954 min
What‘s Law Got To Do With It?88. Richard Goes Sabbatical (For Now)Richard explains what he's doing and what he plans to do viz WLGTDWI. If you want to play a part in continuing this thing, shoot him an email and let him know: rhaigh@osgoode.yorku.ca. (Even if you aren't yet in law school, but want to go, there may be a role for you!)
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What's Love Got to Do With It
by Tina Turner
Soundcloud: What's Love Got to Do with It
2021-09-1505 min