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When Celebrities Become Cops

54 minutes | Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Why are right-wing celebrities signing up as ICE agents? Is Anime bigger than The Superbowl? Can Amazon stop the Book-Slop deluge?



From Elvis to Steven Seagal, Richard Osman and Marina Hyde unlock the history of stars becoming law enforcement.



They also explore the story of anime and Amazon’s ongoing fight to stop the A.I Kindle scam of ‘Book-Slop’



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When Celebrities Become Cops
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