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Episode 6: Neil Woods, former UK police officer and undercover drugs operative. 

This episode was recorded on March 9th, 2023.
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00:00:00 Foreword
00:02:22 How a cop started opposing the drug war
00:05:26 In the beginning, Neil was a terrible cop
00:08:41 You can't talk your way through every conflict
00:11:02 Neil's pioneering undercover work in the UK
00:16:04 Why didn't UK cops learn from US cops?
00:20:14 Opposing approaches to doing undercover work
00:22:41 What people don't know about undercover work
00:27:12 The first time Neil thought he would die
00:30:35 Neil was a good liar.
00:32:41 Difficult ethical conclusions
00:34:27 When you can tell no one what you're doing
00:38:58 Neil's abusive relationship
00:43:19 Vicious encounters with The Burger Bar Boys
00:50:23 What you don't include in your reports
00:55:31 The knife in the groin
01:00:09 Neil's relationship with mortality and trauma
01:06:15 Neil and adrenaline
01:08:37 Saved by instinct and spontaneous aggression
01:16:28 Weaponizing empathy
01:21:16 How Neil and his colleagues harmed people and justified it
01:25:28 Does the militarization of police increase security?
01:33:05 Neil's shocking police corruption story
01:36:43 Instinct
01:39:16 Manipulating vulnerable people
01:42:34 Neil's systematic ruthlessness
01:44:40 Why do intelligent people disagree with Neil on the drug war?
01:51:12 Have the effects of cannabis legalization been a disappointment?
01:54:53 Disadvantaged people bear the burden of the drug war
01:57:35 Prince Harry's comments on psychedelics
02:00:53 How Neil decided to stop being a cop
02:05:55 Policy are leading drug law reform in the UK
02:08:32 Neil – public enemy number one
02:10:32 Short final questions
02:18:25 Afterword

LEAP's (Law Enforcement Action Partnership) web page https://t.ly/YlCx_
Neil's web page https://t.ly/gjGeP
Neil's Twitter https://twitter.com/wudzee0
Neil's books on Goodreads https://t.ly/gKB23

The Heroic Hearts project https://t.ly/hC1hU
Jason Reed's Stop and Search podcast https://t.ly/wMUXB

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#6 Neil Woods: Violence, corruption and moral injuries caused by fighting the war on drugs.

©️2024, Seewolf. Oudebildtdijk, St. Jacobiparochie
All music by Seewolf

Seewolf is: Dolf Kuiken (vocals, guitar), Willem Bijma (guitar/keys), Bram Welbedacht (bass) and Joop Visser (drums)

Soundscapes by Esker van de Werken
Keys by Jelte Rijpkema

Lyrics:
Wandering in backstreets
Lovers without smiles
they keep bending over
to find what's worth their while
Faces turn to daylight
lovers turn to night
burning by their bed lights
till there's nothing left to hide

Windows facing backstreets 
lovers hiding lights
under which they made their sweet, sweet goodbyes
time is turning slower here
sun ain't shining bright
as bright as she is doing now
now you turned up tonight

And anyway the wind blows
Anyway the wind blows
We run and hide, run and hide into the night

Fingers point the other way
Eyes keep track of time
while feet come 'cross a motorway
a freeway for your mind
Just when you thought you entered
the higher bit of life
it pulled you back down under
there you lost all sounds and time

And anyway the wind blows
Anyway the wind blows
We run and hide, run and hide into the night

Run and Hide

My Home

Safe Again

Just a cover/love letter to one of my favorite songs by The War on Drugs

Pain (The War on Drugs Cover)

The whole squad is back this week.  This week we talk about Charlie Kirk, how far is too far, politics, Borderlands 4, Kpop Demon Hunters, Wednesday, relationship advice, Trump blows up a "drug boat", Epstein, and more! 

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Eps 511 When is Enough Enough

This week we talk about, Dolly Parton, the Ghost of Yotei, the US war on civilians, California Prop 50, the War on Drugs DLC, wage theft, K Pop Demon Hunters isn't stopping, Black rock stars, Borderlands 4, Ubisoft cancelled a Black Assassins Creed game, Gen V, and more!

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Eps 514 The War on Drugs DLC

There for the Taking

Blue is out this week.  This week we talk about Epstein's BFF, Battlefield 6, Demon Slayer, Aliens, Predators, Steam Machine, Steam Controller, Steam Frame, Uncharted, Outkast inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Drake who, SNAP Benefits, the government shutdown, The War on Drugs again, Erika Vance, Concord, Warframe, Destiny, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more!


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Eps 518 Erika Vance

A wistful, travel-worn rock song about a life of journeys. It’s not about the places you go, but the people you meet, the love you find in them, and the pieces of yourself you discover along the way.

A Thousand Goodbyes

This song is available for artist cut, and publishing, sync, and licensing.
This project is a songwriting showcase for artists, and publishers.
“One Stop”

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Slipped Out the Backdoor

Just making music and hoping people enjoy it

West Wales' next big beach baby, coming to a venue near you !

Confessional Life Songwriting: The Songwriting Catalog of Tim Donahue

Professionally crafted, human-written songs for artists, producers, and A&R.

ABOUT THE CATALOG We provide a ONE STOP solution for original music. Important: All lyrics, melodies, and arrangements are 100% original works created without AI assistance. AI technology is utilized strictly for demo performances/vocals to showcase the composition's potential for your artists.

THE CATALOG PERSONAS We organize our diverse catalog through distinct personas:

Indie Pop Rock: The Social Confession

Alternative Rock: The Society of Unfortunate Gentlemen

Singer-Songwriter / R&B / Country / Folk: The Jacob Delaney Band

Pop / Modern Pop / Hip-Hop: MaieV

Indie Folk: Tuesdays On Mars (Coming Soon)

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All songs © 2025 Confessional Life Songwriting Publishing. PRO: BMI.

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The debut album 'A Bounce Of Grace' by indie rock band Seewolf will be released on Friday, March 28. This hymn to the desolate Frisian coastal landscape, which marks the band’s surroundings, is being presented during Seewolf’s releaseshow on Saturday March 29 in the venue of Neushoorn, Leeuwarden (The Netherlands).

The eight tracks on ‘'A Bounce Of Grace' exude raw openness. The four enthusiastic band members work in the spirit of bands such as Motorpsycho, The Veils and The Doors. Seewolf previously released two singles with accompanying video clips as well as two live sessions, but now their life’s work  is finally ready. 

An analog tape recorder
On the debut album of Seewolf a starring role is reserved for a unique fifth band member: the band imported and restored an analog tape recorder from the famous Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco. The machine, a device used by icons such as Tom Waits, Van Morrison and Neil Young to record their albums, became an indispensable ingredient in the ongoing search for the timeless sound of music from the sixties and seventies that inspires Seewolf. After years of recording and tweaking  in the cold north of the Oudebildtdijk, Seewolf's atmospheric debut album  captures the warmth from an earlier sound.

Praise to the Frisian coastal landscape
The expansive indie rock of Seewolf is a hymn to the Frisian coastal landscape that forms and nourishes the band. This is a result from the erratic interaction between the band's personal inner world and the rough outside world, with sea water hitting the salt marshes, the robust manmade dikes and the many lighthouses on the northern islands that shine over those vast landscape from the islands up north. Time just seems to pass a little slower here.

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Curious on Earth crafts slower media for an era of one-minute attention spans. Host Henry Soinnunmaa is a Finnish musician, writer and amateur generalist.

Some topics and keywords: deep time, cognition, creativity, mental health, technology, religion, play, ecology, sexuality, slowing down, AI, wisdom, cold swimming, reality tunnels, movement, stillness, psychedelics, antifragility, conscientiousness, beginner mindset, political polarization, pratītyasamutpāda, magic, music, game b, altered states of consciousness, commitment, BJJ, decentralization, energy policy, dance, language, adulting, drug policy, meditation, metamodernism, meaning crisis, neurodiversity, emergence, honesty, sensemaking, animalness, (post)rationality, media, death, love.

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