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Here is a partial list of interviews and presentations, in subjective order of personal preference: 

Presentation on moral panic and the War on Drugs

Short presentation on government responses to COVID-19

Interview on COVID-19 and the future of work

Interview on law and Green Eggs and Ham

Presentation on Scientology's legal system

Presentation on COVID-19 and employment insurance

Presentation on the impacts of COVID-19

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