Bullhead Dispatch

About Dr. Julian Buchanan: 'Throughout my career I have maintained a strong interest in the interplay between: inequality; crime; problematic drug use; and drug policy/practice. I’ve published widely and addressed numerous international conferences on these issues, acted as expert assessor for international journals and worked as a Consultant and Independent Expert for the UNODC. I retired in January 2016 but my passion and interest in social justice and human rights continues! Julian Buchanan, CPA, DipSW, MA, PhD, FHEA.' Resources: https://anyoneschild.org/anne-marie/ https://julianbuchanan.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/breaking-free-from-prohibition-a-human-rights-approach-to-successful-drug-reform/ https://julianbuchanan.wordpress.com/2015/04/02/15-benefits-from-the-war-on-drugs/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/how-medical-marijuana-changed-charlotte-figi-s-daily-life-2014/vi-BB12k83b https://medium.com/@julianbuchanan/we-have-a-global-drug-policy-problem-that-is-destroying-lives-dividing-communities-and-fe7876eb5621 https://teara.govt.nz/en/prisons/page-5 You can find more about Dr. Buchanan here - [https://twitter.com/julianbuchanan] Twitter More about us: Website [https://www.bullheadstudios.com/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/bullheadstudios] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/c/BullheadStu...]

Bullhead Dispatch #3. Dr. Todd Boyd | Black Lives Matter, Race and Popular Culture Dr. Todd Boyd, a.k.a. “Notorious Ph.D.,” is the Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture and Professor of Cinema and Media Studies in the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. A media commentator, author, producer, consultant and scholar, Dr. Boyd is an intellectual and creative force who transcends boundaries and defies conventional categorisation. In the immediate aftermath of the 1992 L.A. riots Dr. Boyd arrived at USC and began developing a new field of study centered around hip hop culture. His pioneering work would make connections across film, music, television, sports, fashion, art, and politics, establishing him as a preeminent expert and distinctly authoritative voice on the role of culture in American society. Dr. Boyd is especially well known for appearing as a commentator in numerous documentaries. Some recent appearances include The Last Dance (ESPN/Netflix, 2020), The Movies (CNN, 2019), College Football 150: The American Game (ESPN, 2019), Dennis Rodman: For Better or Worse (“30 For 30” ESPN, 2019), American Style (CNN, 2019), I Am Richard Pryor (Paramount Network/Comedy Central, 2019) Sammy Davis, Jr.: I Gotta Be Me (American Masters/PBS, 2019), Shut Up and Dribble (Showtime, 2018), The Nineties and The History of Comedy (CNN, 2017) and, among others. Dr. Boyd also appeared in Twenty Feet From Stardom (2013) winner of the 2014 Academy Award for “Best Documentary Feature”. Dr. Boyd was Executive Producer of the Netflix documentary, At All Costs: Life Inside AAU Basketball (2016), and he was writer/producer on the Paramount Pictures celebrated cult classic film The Wood (1999). He has written over one hundred articles, essays, reviews, and other forms of commentary, with his work having appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and ESPN.com, among other publications. Dr. Boyd’s seven books include, The Notorious Ph.D's Guide to the Super Fly 70s, Young Black Rich and Famous, The New H.N.I.C, and Am I Black Enough For You?You can find more about  Dr. Boyd  here -[https://twitter.com/drtoddboyd] Twitter  [https://www.instagram.com/notoriousphd] Instagram More about us: Website [https://www.bullheadstudios.com/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/bullheadstudios] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/c/BullheadStu...]

Bullhead Dispatch #2. Mark Paul | Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel Mark Paul – Author of The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told – lives for action and adventure at locations where gambling occurs. He began his gambling career by sneaking into Hollywood Park and Santa Anita at age 16. Mark made a 5,000-mile journey in a sailboat through the Panama Canal and then on to the island of Jamaica, to attend Caribbean and South American horse-races. He completed these gambling junkets alone, via bus, to gamble at the local thoroughbred racetracks. He was a participant in a $1 million win on the 1988 Kentucky Derby with two other gamblers through a bet placed in Tijuana, Mexico. He has owned interests in 38 racehorses. Mark has enjoyed a long commercial real estate career. With his wife, Renee, Mark raised over $750,000 for City of Hope Cancer research through their events held at the Santa Anita racetrack. Resources: The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told: A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and the Mexican Cartel [https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Gambl...] Find More About Mark Paul Here: Website | [https://markpaulauthor.com/] Twitter | [https://twitter.com/MarkPaulAuthor] More about us: Website [https://www.bullheadstudios.com/] Twitter [https://twitter.com/bullheadstudios] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/c/BullheadStu...]

Bullhead Dispatch Ep.001: Toby Muse | An Education in Cocaine  Guest: TOBY MUSE Episode Summary:  In my first interview in over five years and the very first episode of the Bullhead Dispatch, I am joined by Toby Muse. Toby is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author who has recently published Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine-Cartels from the Jungles to the Streets. Being a foreign correspondent, Toby has spent the better part of almost two decades reporting in South America. Listen in to hear how ingrained the cocaine industry is in every part of the country from the drug cartels, corrupt government, down to the small coca farmers. Toby Muse shares a lot of sneak peeks into his new book and what it truly means to survive from the jungles to the streets.  Segment Timestamps:  [00:03] Show Introduction [00:31] Start of the Podcast [00:38] How Toby Got Started in Colombia [01:45] Colombian Peace Process [03:11] Finding That Sense of Optimism [04:12] Colombia’s New Peace Process [05:56] The Lack of Governmental Infrastructure [07:20] Villages Under FARC Command [08:59] Examples of FARC Ruling [12:34] Don Berna- The Enforcer of the Underworld [16:05] Three Ways of Handling Coca Crops [20:41] Corruption Spoils Everything [24:55] Drug War on the Global Scale [26:47] Venezuelan Refugees [33:33] Ruthless Narco Style [37:11] Living in a Rigged Game [41:31] Veneration of the Mother[44:15] Getting Inside Access [48:59] Great Personal Risk in Reporting [51:55] Lighter Stories [54:26] Closing Thoughts [54:51] Outro  Resources:  Kilo: Inside the Deadliest Cocaine Cartels- From the Jungles to the Streets [https://www.amazon.com/Kilo-Deadliest-Cocaine-Cartels_from-Jungles/dp/0062905295/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=kilo+toby+muse&qid=1594736352&sr=8-1] Find More About Toby Muse Here:Website | [https://www.tobymuse.com/]Twitter | [https://twitter.com/tobymuse] Can’t Get Enough? Website [https://www.bullheadstudios.com/]Twitter [https://twitter.com/bullheadstudios]Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/c/BullheadStudios]