Legal Trouble

Legal Trouble

Comedy EN ↓ 34 episodes

Kai Benson and Emma James Davey discuss wrongful convictions and other legal nonsense

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Legal Trouble

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Apr 6, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 35 - Darius McCollum - Train in Vain 06.04.2026

Kai tells Emma about prolific train thief Darius McCollum, an autistic man who just wants to work as a transit employee, whether he's allowed to or not. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 34 - Murders Without Bodies - No Body? No Problem! 19.03.2026

Kai tells Emma about a trio of cases where people were found guilty of killing people who didn't actually die. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble legaltroublepod@gmail.com legaltoublepod@bsky.social

Episode 33 - Prohibition Part 3 - Jake Leg 19.02.2026

Kai tells Emma about the escalating violence under prohibition and the repeal of the 18th amendment. Plus a lot of funny names like Boo Boo Hoff and Smedley Butler. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 32 - Prohibition Part 2 - Sacramental Jello Shots 29.01.2026

Kai tells Emma about the many loopholes, workarounds and frauds used to keep the flow of liquor steady through prohibition. Rabbis! Rum Runners! Whiskey for pets! Patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 31 - Prohibition Part 1 - Grog Time 21.01.2026

Kai tells Emma the story of how the USA came to ban alcohol, which was basically its favourite thing. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 30 - Socrates - The Socrateers 16.12.2025

Kai tells Emma about the trial and execution of Socrates, who was truly one of history's greatest assholes. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 29 - Stella Liebeck - Turns Out The Coffee Was Actually Quite Hot 12.11.2025

Kai tells Emma about tort reform, particularly with respect to everyone's favourite frivolous lawsuit, the McDonalds hot coffee case. www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 28 - Lindy Chamberlain - Officer Dingo 30.10.2025

Kai tells Emma the story of "the dingo ate my baby" which was a real story where a woman was wrongfully convicted of killing her baby after the baby was absolutely eaten by a dingo. Fun! www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 27 - Pete and Donna Langan - Commander Pedro 29.09.2025

Emma's back! In this episode, Kai tells Emma about the leader of the bank-robbing white supremacist terrorist cell called the Aryan Republican Army. We're also on youtube now, if you want to watch our stupid faces while we record. Patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 26 - Kids for Cash - Satan and Bob Barker 03.09.2025

With Emma unavailable, Kai tells Bryan O'Gorman about the Kids for Cash scandal, in which judges took kickbacks to make sure Pennsylvania juvenile detention facilities were always full to the brim with children. Fun! Patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 25 - The Horizon Post Office Scandal - Robustless 18.08.2025

Kai tells Emma about how the British Post Office's accounting software somehow caused more deaths than most serial killers, plus ruined thousands of other lives.

Episode 24 - 10 Rillington Place - Abortion Potion Confession Session 06.08.2025

Kai tells Emma the story of Timothy Evans and Reginald Christie of 10 Rillington Place in London. It is a profoundly messed up story. Have fun.

Episode 23 - William Woods - 2 Woods 2 Furious 17.07.2025

Kai tells Emma the story of the two William Woods.

Episode 22 - Scopes Part 2 - Monkey Fight 29.06.2025

Kai finishes telling Emma about the Scopes Monkey Trial, one of the biggest, weirdest, and most pointless trials ever. Support the show: www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 21 - The Scopes Monkey Trial - Monkey Business 12.06.2025

Kai tells Emma about the Scopes Monkey Trial, in which a Tennessee teacher was fined for teaching evolution in schools.

Episode 20 - Booby Traps - Jones v. Doom (Temple of) 26.05.2025

Kai tells Emma a couple of fun little stories about people booby-trapping their property to shoot trespassers. Turns out that's bad! patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 19 - Lucia de Berk - Dutch Coven 19.05.2025

Kai tells Emma about the tale of Dutch nurse Lucia de Berk, who was both convicted and exonerated by statistics. Also: fun Dutch names, Lucy Letby, the nature of experts and way, WAY too many digressions! www.patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 18 - The Harvard Oncomouse - Hammuccino 12.05.2025

Kai tells Emma about the Harvard Oncomouse, which was the first patented animal, a useful scientific tool and a horrifying crime against nature. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble

Episode 17 - Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson Part 2 - Freedom and Forgiveness 27.04.2025

Kai finishes telling Emma about the very moving story of Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Canino, who became unlikely friends after he spent 11 years in prison due to her incorrect eyewitness testimony. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble

Episode 16 - Ronald Cotton and Jennifer Thompson Part 1 - Mr. Potato Head 20.04.2025

Kai tells Emma about the case of Ronald Cotton, who was misidentified by Jennifer Thompson and spent 11 years in prison. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble

Episode 15 - David Milgaard Part 2 - Joyce Milgaard v. The World 07.04.2025

Kai finishes telling Emma about David Milgaard, who spent 23 years in prison before being exonerated thanks to his awesome mother Joyce Milgaard. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble

Episode 14 - David Milgaard - Wheat King 25.03.2025

Kai tells Emma about David Milgaard, a 60's teenager wrongfully convicted of murder and the subject of the Tragically Hip song "Wheat Kings" Donate at: patreon.com/legaltrouble

Episode 13 - DEI and Corporate Law - Model T-1000 13.03.2025

Kai tells Emma about Henry Ford, the Dodge Brothers, DEI and how we're all going to be turned into paperclips by a horrible AI.

Episode 12 - Guy Paul Morin - Guilty of Being Weird 06.03.2025

Kai'n'Emma talk about the murder of Christine Jessop and the conviction of Guy Paul Morin, a guy who got convicted based entirely on being a big ol' weirdo. https://www.patreon.com/LegalTrouble

Episode 11 - Jason Dix - Mister 2 Big 28.02.2025

Kai'n'Emma talk about the story of Jason Dix, who the police wasted a lot of time and money investigating for a double murder in the 90s.

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