Paul James - Elenore Sturko - January 30

Professor Bobby Smyth graduated from UCD Medicine in 1991. Bobby is a Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist, who has acted as clinical lead across three adolescent addiction services in Dublin since 2003. He is a Clinical Professor with the Department of Public Health & Primary Care in Trinity College Dublin. 

He has published over 80 scientific papers in the field of addiction. His PhD thesis examined strategies to reduce the harms arising from substance use by youth.  He is a member of the National Oversight Committee which monitors implementation of the National Drugs Strategy in Ireland and, he is vice-chair of Alcohol Action Ireland.

MGA Clinical Influencers

The MGA launched its Podcast Series - MGA Clinical Influencers - in 2022.

During this podcast series, graduates give us a trip down memory lane when describing their time at UCD (and on some occasions in other Schools of Medicine) and as junior doctors.

They discuss their stellar careers in their chosen speciality and highlights and challenges during those careers, how they share their expertise and coach others. On a personal level, they will discuss how they manage a decent work life balance, where that is possible and books for us to enjoy and holiday locations we should be thinking about. Our interviewees have compelling stories to tell that will spark your curiosity about life in the clinical speciality they have chosen and the career path they have travelled.

www.ucd.ie/medicine/alumni/mgapodcastseries/

Professor Bobby Smyth - Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist (UCD Class of 1991)

In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, and special guest Emma Camp react to the announcement that President Joe Biden will not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents and parse a fresh batch of speech gaffes underpinning his apparent cognitive decline.

00:29—Quick reactions to last night's Super Bowl LVIII

06:10—Special counsel will not prosecute Joe Biden in classified documents case.

26:06—House Republicans attempt to tie foreign aid spending bill to domestic border crisis.

35:12—Weekly Listener Question

44:48—Congressional Budget Office delivers latest bleak report on future U.S. economic outlook

52:26—This week's cultural recommendations

Send your questions to roundtable@reason.com. Be sure to include your social media handle and the correct pronunciation of your name.

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Biden’s Cognitive Shrinkflation

Are American cities crime-ridden hellscapes right now? Have cities rebounded from pandemic-era homicide spikes? Why do subway shootings in New York and carjackings in D.C. keep making the news?

"I think a lot of this has to be disaggregated: There is a public order problem, and there is a violent crime problem, and they're not necessarily the same problem," Peter Moskos, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and former Baltimore cop, tells Reason's Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

They discussed the pros and cons of broken-windows policing, how "soft-on-crime" district attorneys affect the cities they're tasked with keeping safe, and whether New York City should become more like Singapore by cracking down on petty crimes.

Watch the full conversation on Reason's YouTube channel or on the Just Asking Questions podcast feed on Apple, Spotify, or your preferred podcatcher.

Peter Moskos: What Does Good Policing Look Like?

Naomi Schaefer Riley joins Brian C. Anderson to discuss the impact of drug use and decriminalization on children.

Parenting Under the Influence

Paul James - David Eby & Katie Neustaeter - April 26

Link to the Essay: Incomplete Failure & Incomplete Success: an Analysis on Measure 110 and its Effectiveness

https://docs.google.com/document/d/17mCKY3lXZDVsvvSgRGf29unp67Vx6Lq755vHc9WIjS0/edit?usp=sharing

Bite Sized Summary of Measure 110's Incomplete Failure

Today on The Cannabis Connection Show, we welcome Jason Ortiz of the Last Prisoner Project. Jason Ortiz is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Last Prisoner Project. Jason was arrested for simple cannabis possession at the age of 16 in Norwich, CT, and that experience inspired him to become a cannabis justice advocate. After graduating from the University of Connecticut in Storrs with a degree in Public and Community Engagement, He was one of the founding board Members of the Minority Cannabis Business Association, where he empowered legacy entrepreneurs of color to become policy advocates through the organizing of 5 cannabis policy summits that brought together dozens of stakeholders of color to draft model Social Equity legislation. 

Last Prisoner Project is a national, nonpartisan not-for-profit that works to end Ameica’s discriminatory and counterproductive policy of cannabis criminalization as well as to repair the harms of this unjust and ineffective crusade.equity

Jason Ortiz - Last Prisoner Project 12/13/24

Mike Trace, CEO of The Forward Trust, discusses the recommendations of the recent London Drugs Commission report (May 2025.) The report makes 42 recommendations, in which Mike Trace talks through his views on many of the key points - including removing cannabis from the Misuse of Drugs Act. As a subject matter expert with over 40 years of experience of drug policy, Mike unpacks the detail of the report so you don’t have to! 

Recorded: June 2025

Decriminalisation of Drug Consumption – Is Sadiq Khan Right?

On WBAL News Now at 6, WBAL's Phil Yacuboski talks to Dr. Mario Marcis, a Johns Hopkins University professor.  We also get reaction from Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins on the possibility of psychdellics used in treatment of patients in VA hospitals.  

WBAL News Now in Depth State Task Force Recommends Decriminalizing Psychedlics

The Forward Trust is a social justice charity that supports people to recover from addiction or leave behind crime, helping them move on in life with family, friends, jobs, homes, and a sense of belonging. Leading Forward is a new ongoing audio series providing thought leadership views and opinions from Forward's CEO and other colleagues.

The Cannabis Connection hosted by Christopher Carr provides stimulating conversation with professionals, regulators, researchers, and experts striving to demystify common misconceptions about Cannabis. Our radio broadcast educates and opens a dialogue surrounding the potential Cannabis has to heal ailments, but also our society from a social and economic standpoint. Carr's professional mission is to educate the public on Cannabis stewardship, science, policy, industry, and research. An adviser for Santa Cruz County and Executive Committee Member for Community Prevention Partners, Carr also serves as a Guest Lecturer at Cabrillo College, College of Botanical Healing Arts, and judge for both High Times Cup and The Emerald Cup. Carr represents Santa Cruz in the greater Cannabis Community and has positive rapport with the leading activists in Sacramento and Emerald Triangle. Rooted in the ethics of Compassionate Use Act while engaging the leading minds of the ever evolving California Cannabis Industry, Carr serves the community shaping a local Cannabis movement that reflects the values of Santa Cruz through leadership and compassion.

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