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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime

Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime

Crime Spot

Crime Spot picks up on current events and looks behind the scenes to better understand the role played by organized crime in shaping modern events and crises. Hosted by Felix and Esther
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Curing the Scourge of Falsified Medical Products with Hugo Bonar

Curing the Scourge of Falsified Medical Products with Hugo Bonar

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10/25/21 • 32 min

In this episode, we discuss a case of falsified medical products with Hugo Bonar, who worked for the Health Products Regulatory Authority (formerly known as the Irish Medicines Board).

Crime Spot is hosted by Esther and Felix.

Useful links relevant to this episode:

Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | Instagram: crime_spot

Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected]

Disclaimer

The views expressed in this podcast series are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - A Tale of Horns and Hides with Dr. Annette Hübschle

A Tale of Horns and Hides with Dr. Annette Hübschle

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09/27/21 • 33 min

In this special episode, Crime Spot and SHERLOC welcome Dr. Annette Hübschle to talk about rhino poaching and the illegal trade in their horn. Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | @AHuebschle | Instagram: crime_spot Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected] Learn more about Dr. Hübschle: Profile Publications Check out another podcast episode with Dr. Hübschle and UNODC Find her publications and other research on SHERLOC’s bibliographic database Check out our previous episode on green militarization: "Forest Becomes Frontline with Dr. Anwesha Dutta" Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast series are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - To Catch the Bigger Fish with Marcus Asner

To Catch the Bigger Fish with Marcus Asner

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08/22/21 • 61 min

In this episode, Crime Spot talks to Marcus Asner who investigated one of the largest fisheries crime cases in recent years. Marcus shares his investigative insights and explains how to catch a wildlife thief. Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | Instagram: crime_spot Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected] Time stamps for this episode: 02:08 Introduction Marcus Asner & his work on 10:10 The scheme 25:00 The demand side 36:15 The investigation and prosecution 49:34 Charges and sentencing 58:44 Main takeaways Learn more about the case: US v Bengis and others Read Marcus’ publication: To catch a wildlife thief: Strategies and suggestions for the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking Check out our previous episode on fisheries crime: “Organized Crime on Our Oceans with Ian Urbina” and “Fishing for Crime with Lejda Toci from UNODC” Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast series are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Crime Spot meets SHERLOC - Teaser

Crime Spot meets SHERLOC - Teaser

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08/16/21 • 6 min

“The game is afoot!” (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) – welcome to Crime Spot season 2, everyone! Throughout the upcoming episodes, we will cooperate with SHERLOC, the knowledge management portal of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Across five databases, SHERLOC collects resources on transnational organized crime. It is free to use and open access, check it out under https://sherloc.unodc.org. Crime Spot is hosted by Esther and Felix. You will notice Esther is missing during the first episodes - but no worries she will return :-) Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | @UNODC_SHERLOC | Instagram: crime_spot Contact us: Crime Spot: [email protected] Disclaimer The views expressed in this podcast series are those of the interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations.
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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Sex Trafficking to Europe - The Plight of Nigerian Victims with Ottavia Spaggiari
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04/28/21 • 58 min

In today’s episode, investigative journalist Ottavia Spaggiari joins Esther and Felix to talk about sex trafficking from Nigeria to Europe.

** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot

** Follow Ottavia on twitter: @OttaviaS and check out her article at www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/27/nigeria-italy-human-trafficking-sex-workers-exploitation-justice

** UNODC (2020), Global Report on Trafficking in Persons: www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tip/2021/GLOTiP_2020_15jan_web.pdf

** Deutsche Welle (2020), Documentary - Sex trafficking in Nigeria: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtNixlubgSo

** Another documentary on the topic worth watching: Joy (2018): www.imdb.com/title/tt8917752/ **

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - High Seas Tell No Tales with Dr. Dirk Siebels

High Seas Tell No Tales with Dr. Dirk Siebels

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03/15/21 • 39 min

In today’s special episodes on crimes on our oceans, Esther and Felix discuss modern-day piracy in Western Africa with Dr. Dirk Siebels, maritime security expert.

** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot

** Follow Dirk on twitter: @DirkSiebels and check out his work at www.dirksiebels.eu

** Read Dirk’s book: “Maritime Security in East and West Africa: A Tale of Two Regions”

** Case mentioned by Dirk: “The Enrica Lexie Incident” https://pca-cpa.org/en/cases/117/

** Music: The Thunder from Dave Mak and Ian Urbina | SSS Pursuit from Doctor Flake and Ian Urbina

** Check out the Outlaw Ocean Music Project at www.theoutlawoceanmusic.com **

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Forest Becomes Frontline with Dr. Anwesha Dutta

Forest Becomes Frontline with Dr. Anwesha Dutta

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01/28/21 • 36 min

*** In this episode, Esther and Felix explore the use of military approaches to implement conservation measures, so-called Green Militarization. Special guest of this episode, Dr. Anwesha Dutta, talks about her recent article and how Green Militarization overlaps with counter-insurgency efforts.

*** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot

*** Follow Anwesha on twitter: @anweshadatta and check out her work at www.cmi.no/staff/anwesha-dutta

*** Read Anwesha's article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629819300460

*** Not directly related, but you may also enjoy reading George Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant" https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/elephant/english/e_eleph

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Cocaine’s Gateway to Europe with Dr. Lieselot Bisschop

Cocaine’s Gateway to Europe with Dr. Lieselot Bisschop

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12/13/20 • 44 min

*** This episode continues the series of episodes dedicated to organized crime on our oceans. Today, Esther and Felix look at cocaine smuggled via maritime routes and how it moves through Europe’s largest port, the port of Rotterdam. For that, they talk to Dr. Lieselot Bisschop, Associate Professor at the Erasmus School of Law (Erasmus University Rotterdam).

*** Follow us: Twitter: @CrimeSpot1 | Instagram: crime_spot

*** Follow Lieselot on twitter: @Lieselot_B and check out her work at www.eur.nl/en/people/lieselot-bisschop

*** Music used in this episode: “The Next Frontier” by Ancient Astronauts & Ian Urbina / “Riders of Lost Arks Pt. 1” by Alec Troniq & Ian Urbina

*** Check out the Outlaw Ocean Music Project at www.theoutlawoceanmusic.com/

*** Sources used in this episode include: “Getting a foot in the door. Spaces of cocaine trafficking in the Port of Rotterdam.” www.researchgate.net/publication/346132754_Getting_a_foot_in_the_door_Spaces_of_cocaine_trafficking_in_the_Port_of_Rotterdam | “Record Cocaine Haul at Belgium Port Uncovers Police Corruption” https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/belgium-cocaine-seizure-corruption/ | “World Drug Report - 2020” https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2020/index.html ***

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - Organized Crime on our Oceans with Ian Urbina

Organized Crime on our Oceans with Ian Urbina

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08/11/20 • 57 min

*** Time stamps for this episode: Interview with Ian Urbina 05:30 - 52:45

*** This episode kicks off a series of episodes dedicated to organized crime on our oceans. Esther and Felix talk to Ian Urbina, investigative journalist, Pulitzer prize winner and former New York Times writer. Ian is the author of the book The Outlaw Ocean and has launched a reporting project under the same name, including the Outlaw Ocean Music Project.

“Traffickers and smugglers, pirates and mercenaries, wreck thieves and repo men, vigilante conservationists and elusive poachers, seabound abortion providers, clandestine oil-dumpers, shackled slaves and cast-adrift stowaways — drawing on five years of perilous and intrepid reporting, often hundreds of miles from shore, Ian Urbina introduces us to the inhabitants of this hidden world. Through their stories of astonishing courage and brutality, survival and tragedy, he uncovers a globe-spanning network of crime and exploitation that emanates from the fishing, oil and shipping industries, and on which the world’s economies rely.”

*** Check out Ian’s reporting project: https://www.theoutlawocean.com/

*** Support investigative journalism on our oceans: https://www.theoutlawocean.com/donate/

*** Music used in this episode: “Hope and Despair (Instrumental)” by Behind Clouds & Ian Urbina / “Try To Boil The Ocean” by Alec Troniq & Ian Urbina ***

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Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime - What Tiger King Forgot To Tell You

What Tiger King Forgot To Tell You

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07/28/20 • 16 min

To commemorate Global Tiger Day, Esther and Felix look into the illegal trade in tigers and shed light on issues previously unaddressed by a certain Netflix documentary.

Sources for this episode include:

** BIg Cat Public Safety Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1380

** Global/International Tiger Day: https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-tiger-day-2020/

** Tiger King Netflix Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11823076/

** Tiger King Court Case Files: https://sherloc.unodc.org/cld/case-law-doc/wildlifecrimetype/usa/2019/united_states_of_america_v._maldonado-passage_no._cr-18-227-slp_w.d._okla._jan._22_2020.html?lng=en&tmpl=sherloc

** National Geographic Sources: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/11/tigers-in-the-united-states-outnumber-those-in-the-wild-feature/ - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/03/captive-tigers-joe-exotic-tiger-king/ - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2017/02/wildlife-watch-tiger-temple-monks-trafficking-zoo/ - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/wildlife-watch-news-captive-tiger-farms-trafficking-investigation-vietnam-laos/

** World Wildlife Crime Report: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/data-and-analysis/wildlife.html

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How many episodes does Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime have?

Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime currently has 14 episodes available.

What topics does Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime cover?

The podcast is about True Crime and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime?

The episode title 'Curing the Scourge of Falsified Medical Products with Hugo Bonar' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime?

The average episode length on Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime is 38 minutes.

How often are episodes of Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime released?

Episodes of Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime are typically released every 35 days, 21 hours.

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The first episode of Crime Spot - Your Podcast on Organized Crime was released on Jun 9, 2020.

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