John Silvester, better known as “Sly of the Underworld”, joins us to reflect on more than four decades covering Melbourne’s criminal underworld, its most notorious figures and the stories behind some of Australia’s biggest crimes.

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John Silvester, better known as &ldquo;Sly of the Underworld&rdquo;, joins us to reflect on more than four decades covering Melbourne&rsquo;s criminal underworld, its most notorious figures and the stories behind some of Australia&rsquo;s biggest crimes.
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Hosts: Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barns SC
Guest: John Silvester
Editor:&nbsp;Michael Tankard
Produced by: Bravecasting Media
Original music&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.phoenixsoundstudios.com/" data-ved="2ahUKEwizxuK8v_WVAxX6slYBHcWcHLIQFnoECB8QAQ">Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios</a>
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Law The Podcast gives you access to the minds behind some of Australia's most significant legal cases and justice debates. Hosted by two of Australia's most respected legal minds, former Supreme Court judge Lex Lasry AM and leading barrister Greg Barns SC, the podcast goes beyond the headlines to explore crime, courts, politics, human rights and the legal stories shaping Australia and the world. Drawing on decades at the highest levels of the legal profession, Lex and Greg unpack the cases that shaped our past, the issues defining our present, and the debates that will influence the future of law and justice.

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John Silvester: Sly of the Underworld

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Four-time Richmond premiership player Michael Green joins the podcast to reflect on his remarkable journey from the football field to a distinguished career in law, and his life beyond the game.

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Guest: Michael Green

Editor: Michael Tankard

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Original music by Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios

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Four-time Richmond premiership player Michael Green joins the podcast to reflect on his remarkable journey from the football field to a distinguished career in law, and his life beyond the game.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/william-and-lonsdale-lives-in-the-law/id1507713675">You can listen to William and Lonsdale - Lives in the Law wherever you get your podcasts.</a>
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Hosts: Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barns SC
Guest: Michael Green
Editor:&nbsp;Michael Tankard
Produced by: Bravecasting Media
Original music&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.phoenixsoundstudios.com/" data-ved="2ahUKEwizxuK8v_WVAxX6slYBHcWcHLIQFnoECB8QAQ">Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios</a>
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Michael Green. Lawyer, Podcaster and a Richmond Champion from the 60s and 70s

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Australian barrister Richard Bourke joins us to discuss the case of Christa Pike, who survived a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, and what her case reveals about the realities of the death penalty in the United States.

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Host: Lex Lasry AM

Guest: Richard Bourke

Editor: Michael Tankard

Produced by: Bravecasting Media

Original music by Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios

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Australian barrister Richard Bourke joins us to discuss the case of Christa Pike, who survived a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, and what her case reveals about the realities of the death penalty in the United States.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LawThePodcast">You can watch our episodes on Youtube here.</a>
Host: Lex Lasry AM
Guest:&nbsp;Richard Bourke
Editor:&nbsp;Michael Tankard
Produced by: Bravecasting Media
Original music&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.phoenixsoundstudios.com/" data-ved="2ahUKEwizxuK8v_WVAxX6slYBHcWcHLIQFnoECB8QAQ">Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios</a>
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“The Cruelty is the Point”: The Failed Execution of Christa Pike

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Singapore is one of the few countries in the world that still enforces the death penalty for offences that do not involve intentional killing, including drug trafficking. 

Singaporean anti-death penalty activist Rocky Howe and criminal lawyer and Director of Eleos Justice Sara Kowal discuss Singapore’s approach to capital punishment and the people living under its death penalty laws.

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Hosts: Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barns SC

Guests: Sara Kowal & Rocky Howe

Editor: Michael Tankard

Produced by: Bravecasting Media

Original music by Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios

Email the show at lawthepodcast@gmail.com

Singapore is one of the few countries in the world that still enforces the death penalty for offences that do not involve intentional killing, including drug trafficking.&nbsp;
Singaporean anti-death penalty activist Rocky Howe and criminal lawyer and Director of Eleos Justice Sara Kowal discuss Singapore&rsquo;s approach to capital punishment and the people living under its death penalty laws.
<a href="https://www.cpjp.org.au/">Keep up to date with the Capital Punishment Justice Project here: https://www.cpjp.org.au/</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LawThePodcast">You can watch our episodes on Youtube here.</a>
Hosts: Lex Lasry AM and Greg Barns SC
Guests: Sara Kowal &amp; Rocky Howe
Editor:&nbsp;Michael Tankard
Produced by: Bravecasting Media
Original music&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.phoenixsoundstudios.com/" data-ved="2ahUKEwizxuK8v_WVAxX6slYBHcWcHLIQFnoECB8QAQ">Justin Humphries - Phoenix Sound Studios</a>
Email the show at lawthepodcast@gmail.com

Singapore’s Death Penalty: No Signs of Stopping

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John Silvester: Sly of the Underworld

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