When Celebrities Become Cops

11 August 2025

In episode 174: 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’
Assistant Producer: Aaliyah Akude
Video Editor: Kieron Leslie, Charlie Rodwell, Adam Thornton, Harry Swan
Producer: Joey McCarthy
Senior Producer: Neil Fearn
Head of Content: Tom Whiter
Exec Producers: Tony Pastor + Jack Davenport
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