TLRG Members on the "Radio"
Two members of the Tort Law Research Group, Erika Chamberlain and Zoë Sinel, have found recent “fame” on the airwaves.
On December 3, 2020, Professor Chamberlain spoke about the social and historical context of Donoghue v Stevenson in “Proof,” the podcast for America’s Test Kitchen. This podcast explores our “joyful and complex relationships with food.” “The Case of the Snail in the Ginger Beer,” Proof’s first docudrama episode, offers a dramatic retelling of the plaintiff May Donoghue’s story. In the episode, Professor Chamberlain tells us about Mrs. Donoghue’s lawyer, Walter Leechman, as well as the legal significance of the House of Lord’s decision. She discusses the changes that were occurring in the ways people purchased food and drink during the time Mrs. Donoghue found a snail in her soda, with ultimate consumers becoming more removed from the people who manufactured and packaged their food. You can listen to the podcast at https://radiopublic.com/proof-Ww0OAm/s1!f27f2
On June 15, 2021, Professor Chamberlain again shared her expertise on Donoghue v Stevenson – this time for “History Listen” on Radio National (RN), a program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Professor Chamberlain’s clear explanation of the legal context in which Donoghue v Stevenson emerged is a must-hear for first-year law students and those who teach them. You can listen to the episode at https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/the-history-listen/oit---the-ginger-beer/13322858
Finally, on May 17, 2021, Professor Sinel spoke with Professor Felipe Jiménez of USC Gould School of Law about corrective justice on the newly-established Private Law Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6zfalXo0SweatmLK0YjyOk Starting with Aristotle’s forms of justice, Professor Sinel answers questions about the nature of corrective justice and what it means for our understanding of private law in a way that is thought-provoking and entertaining for both advanced and novice legal theorists.
