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The End of the Law is a show that looks at what happens when the extremes of human behavior meet the fringes of the law. Each episode delves into a current event and challenges the law to prove its relevance—is it an effective umpire and does it nudge history’s path forward?

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The End of the Law

Radio Free Brooklyn
Society & Culture
9 episodes
Ep. 9: Campaign Finance
If we've learned anything from this election cycle, it's more money than ever is being spent to get particular candidates elected. How did we get here? And what has allowed for this flood of money in the first place? Find out about the law behind Super PACs on this episode of The End of the Law.
26m • Mar 31, 2016
26m
Ep. 8: Apple v. FBI
In the wake of San Bernardino, the FBI is demanding that Apple break into a terrorist's iPhone. Apple said no. Learn about the legal backdrop on this episode of The End of the Law.
29m • Mar 14, 2016
29m
Ep. 7: The Right to be Forgotten
Do you ever worry those old Facebook posts will ever come back to haunt you? You should. Figure out if there's a right to be erased from the internet on this episode of The End of the Law.
25m • Mar 14, 2016
25m
Ep. 6: Modern Slavery
Slavery is as real today as it was 300 years ago, even though the world's strongest international laws ban and punish it. How? Turns out it is partly in the hands of the courts, but partly our fault as well. Hear all about modern slavery on this episode.
29m • Jan 31, 2016
29m
Ep. 5: American Drone Killings
Car chases? Assassinations? Explosions? Secret government deliberations creating literal kill-lists? Yeah man, this is all real. And what’s more, they feature US citizens on both ends – the hunters, and the hunted. Find out if the US’s drone killing program is legal on today’s episode of The End of the Law.
27m • Jan 29, 2016
27m
Ep. 4: Gendercide
Women are discriminated against, that's not news. But how are they discriminated against when we are at our worst: in war? Listen to this episode of The End of the Law to get a glimpse into ISIS's discrimination against women, and the discriminatory global response.
28m • Jan 13, 2016
28m
Ep. 3: G-un Control
Can guns possibly be as legal as they seem to be? What are assault weapons and are/can/will they be legal forever? Learn about gun control in the US on this episode of The End of the Law.
29m • Dec 21, 2015
29m
Ep. 2: Syrian Refugee Crisis
What even is a refugee? How do you become a refugee? Who decides which refugees are allowed in the US? Can states kick them out? Listen to this episode of The End of the Law for a top-to-bottom run down of the law behind the Syrian Refugee Crisis.
28m • Dec 08, 2015
28m
Ep. 1: The NSA's Domestic Spying Programs
Can the government legally record phone call information and look at our emails? Listen to the first episode of The End of the Law to find out--and to finally understand what Snowden uncovered in the first place.
28m • Dec 08, 2015
28m

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