20.  The Confidence Trick

20. The Confidence Trick

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Introducing... Life Without

Hosted by Alan Davies, Life Without looks at what would happen to our planet if we removed one thing. Could pulling a single thread from our world really unravel the whole thing? 

19. A Different Kind of Justice

How does a small informal survey lead to shocking truths about the US justice system thirty years later? Producer Lauren Armstrong Carter Sound Designer: Jon Nicholls Story Editor: John Yorke 

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