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420 SPECIAL - Interview with Colt Demorris
The Counselor and The Con
04/27/21 • 67 min
On this special episode of the Counselor & the Con marijuana legal reform activist, public speaker, and founder/ executive director of El Paso NORML (the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) Colt Demorris comes by the BAMS studio to hang out with me and Iggy for a timely and festive 420 episode.
Hi, my name is Nico Adjemian and I produce the Counselor & the Con. While I usually try and stay behind the scenes, unfortunately this day I had to step into the role of host while our dear Kam was out sick!
Today's episode is part 1 of a 2 part series with Colt about his story and journey with medical marijuana and the current legal status as well as complications of cannabis.
DISCLAIMER: Our conversation with Colt features course language and frank discussions about drug abuse and terminal illness.
Episode 7 - "Scarred" Straight
The Counselor and The Con
03/15/21 • 39 min
On this episode of The Counselor and the Con, we take a look at a controversial tool utilized in the American justice system with at-risk youth. The “Scared Straight” programs that gained popularity with courts and citizens alike seemed to be successful at first, but later the efficacy and even safety of the programs were called into question. Iggy himself went head to head with adult prisoners and lived to tell the tale – find out whether Iggy was scared, straight, or something else entirely!
Sources:
Scared Straight! 1978 documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro
Beyond Scared Straight: Where are they now? Released to YouTube dated April 4-11, 2020. A&ENetwork.
Finckenauer, James O. (June 1980). ""Scared Straight" and the Panacea phenomenon: discussion". Annals of
the New York Academy of Sciences. 347 (1): 213–217. Bibcode:1980NYASA.347..213F. doi:10.1111/j.1749-
6632.1980.tb21271.x. PMID 6930902.
Petrosino, Anthony; Turpin-Petrosino, Carolyn; Hollis-Peel, Meghan E.; Lavenberg, Julia G. (April 30,
2013). "'Scared Straight' and other juvenile awareness programs for preventing juvenile delinquency". TheCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4):
CD002796. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD002796.pub2. ISSN 1469-493X. PMID 23862186.
^"College of Policing: What Works Crime Reduction Toolkit - "Scared Straight" Programs". February 19, 2015.
Retrieved July 5, 2018.
Laurie O. Robinson and Jeff Slowikowski. "Scary -- and ineffective" Archived April 16, 2011, at the Wayback
Machine. Baltimore Sun. January 31, 2011
Aos, Steve; Lieb, Roxanne; Mayfield, Jim; Miller, Marna; Pennucci, Annie (September 7, 2014).
Benefits and
Costs of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs for Youth (PDF)(Report). Olympia, WA: Washington State
Institute for Public Policy. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
Episode 5 - The 5-0 Episode
The Counselor and The Con
10/27/20 • 41 min
In this episode, we begin a multi-part series on interactions with law enforcement. It is our goal to discuss these events from multiple perspectives, both positive and negative. Hear about the retired officer that helped Iggy turn things around and about a man who was able to forgive the officer that wrongfully accused him of a crime. Kam talks about what recourse is available when officers act outside the law. Even though we are pursuing a serious topic, we still have some laughs along the way!
Sources:
Brent Ashcroft, Handcuffs to Handshakes: a journey of forgiveness and friendship (2017, repub. June 2019), accessed at
https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/local/michigan-life/handcuff-to-handshakes-bad-cop-victim-reconnect/69-191467ba-8bd3-4bbc-bc17-5a4fd04e766e
Jameel Zookie McGee, Andrew Collins, and Mark Tabb, Convicted: A Crooked Cop, an Innocent Man, and an Unlikely Journey of Forgiveness and Friendship (WaterBrook 2017)
U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Misconduct, updated July 6, 2020, accessed at
https://www.justice.gov/crt/law-enforcement-misconduct
18 U.S.C. § 242 (2019)
Screws v. United States, 325 U.S. 91 (1945)
Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989)
Whitley v. Albers, 475 U.S. 312 (1986)
Episode 2 - Note Jobs w/guest ANTHONY PEREZ
The Counselor and The Con
09/30/20 • 58 min
It turns out Iggy isn’t the only former criminal turned comedy! Kam and Iggy sit down with nationally touring stand-up Anthony Perez to talk about his prior life of crime in this episode about Note Jobs, also known as bank robberies! Hear the true story of a bank teller who predicted that a robbery would occur and what leads a Marine in Southern California to the bank, federal prison, and finally back to his roots to a career in comedy.
Sources:
Kelly’s story is retold from an anonymous source.
Sami Azhari, 18 USC 2113 Federal Criminal Bank Robbery Laws, accessed at https://www.federalcriminallawyer.us/2020/05/11/18-usc-2113-federal-criminal-bank-robbery-laws/
U.S. Sentencing Commission, Federal Sentencing Guidelines, 2018 Manual
Episode 4 - BONUS - Murder on the Stage!
The Counselor and The Con
10/19/20 • 19 min
No sources this week folks! Iggy and Kam discuss a special event the night before, and Iggy talks about his close ties to the law enforcement community. Also, Kam recaps the past three episodes while Iggy dishes on what you listeners can expect in the next three exciting episodes!
Episode 3 - Gateway Crimes
The Counselor and The Con
10/12/20 • 29 min
Show notes – Episode 3
Kam gets Iggy to open up about his family and living circumstances that led to his very first crime. Don’t worry though, it’s not all feelings and sad tales of juvenile delinquency! We talk about those very first crimes that kids and young adults commit, including a famous author who went from stealing apples to armed robbery and how those first “gateway crimes” lead to future offenses.
Sources:
Kathleen Michon, accessed on www.nolo.com: Juvenile Court: An Overview When Juveniles are Tried in Adult Criminal Court Sealing Juvenile Court Records
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention – Statistical Briefing Book;
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/overview.html
Https://datacenter.kidscount.org
Pub Med – Community Ment Health K, 2001 Aug; 37(4): 347-58. Is stealing a gateway crime? By E R Taylor, J Kelly, S Valescu, G S Reynolds, J Sherman, V German
Mungan, Murat C., Gateway Crimes (August 22, 2016). Alabama Law Review, Forthcoming, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 16-36, available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2827880
www.wikipedia.com – Noel “Razor” Smith
Episode 1 - Burglary Tidbits
The Counselor and The Con
09/30/20 • 27 min
Counselor Kam Nichols and former Con turned comedian Iggy Samaniego kick off their very first episode with a dive into Iggy’s area of expertise...burglary! Tune in for true crime stories from a burglary victim and learn what happened when Iggy tried to “double dip”. Kam weighs in on the historical aspects of burglary. From the Saxons to the sexy, this is a crime that has changed a lot!
Sources:
www.wearenotavictim.org (for Scott’s full story)
Ballantine’s Law Dictionary 3rd Edition
https://englishlegalhistory.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/history-of-burglary/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burglary
https://dataunodc.un.org/data/crime/burglary (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-2018-crime-statistics
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How many episodes does The Counselor and The Con have?
The Counselor and The Con currently has 12 episodes available.
What topics does The Counselor and The Con cover?
The podcast is about Lawyer, Attorney, True Crime, Comic, Court, Criminal Justice, Law, Con, Funny, Comedy, Prison, Justice, Criminal, Jail and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on The Counselor and The Con?
The episode title 'The Counselor and the Con - Episode 3 - Gateway Crimes' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Counselor and The Con?
The average episode length on The Counselor and The Con is 41 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Counselor and The Con released?
Episodes of The Counselor and The Con are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of The Counselor and The Con?
The first episode of The Counselor and The Con was released on Sep 30, 2020.
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