Series and episodes
As of April 2026: 37 episodes // 7 series // 74 contributors // 9 topic areas
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Series 1 (published in September 2022)
Episode 1: Johnny Depp and Amber Heard: The media response
Episode 2: Suits gets lawyered - the main characters' criminal record
Episode 3: Open source intelligence - a new source of compelling evidence?
Episode 4: The jury in American movies
Episode 5: Prosecution through social media - help or hindrance?
Episode 6: Fake news - prevention and remedies from a legal perspective
Series 2 (published in April 2023)
Episode 1: I wanted to be Elle Woods. Am I dissapointed?
Episode 2: Media perception of prejudice in the US justice system
Episode 3: Effects of news reporting on law enforcement and how the media shapes public opinion
Episode 4: Standing in the pillory in the 21st century: court reporting today
Series 3 (published in September 2023)
Episode 1: Bounty hunting in the USA as shown on TV and in social media
Episode 2: Data Uncovered: Privacy Matters
Episode 3: Law in front of and behind the badge: crime dramas and their influence on public perception of the police
Episode 4: Potential media influence on the outcomes of (jury) trials
Episode 5: Can juries today ignore the media and try cases completely fairly?
Series 4 (published in April 2025)
Episode 1: The Ginsburg Perspective
Episode 2: Missing and murdered indigenous women and girls in Canada
Episode 3: The romanticisation of perpetrators on TikTok
Episode 4: Defence attorneys in TV shows - heroes or villains?
Series 5 (published in April 2025)
Episode 1: Glawry & Gore: The Iceman - two hundred frozen souls and one twisted mind
Episode 2: From monster to sympathetic anti-hero: the portrayal of serial killers on TV and in social media and its effects
Episode 3: Reassessing the Menendez Brothers: From courtroom drama to (social) media sensation
Episode 4: Exploring the role of the law for Jimmy McGill in the TV drama series Better Call Saul
Episode 5: Guilt and memory: The Reader in film and literature
Episode 6: The privileged Executive in the US: Trump and Nixon
Episode 7: A criminal for president – the media reaction to Trump’s trials
Episode 8: "World's best podcast"
Episode 9: AI in the legal system
Episode 10: Social media and war crimes – The chances and risk of social media for the prosecution of war crimes in the Ukraine War
Episode 11: Fact vs. fiction: courtrooms in real life and on screen
Series 6 (published in September 2025)
Episode 1: The portrayal and representation of femicide in the media
Episode 2: The perfect portrayal of inceldom in the miniseries Adolescence?
Episode 3: The rise of litigation PR
Series 7 (published in April 2026)
Episode 1: Cryptocurrencies and NFT RugPulls
Episode 2: Controlling Hate Speech: AI, Social Media and the Ethics of Moderation
Episode 3: The filibuster in the United States
Episode 4: Gender bias in rape cases