{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"TrueLife","title":"Andrew Swindells - The War on Drugs, Healing or Dealing?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6548,"description":"Andrew Swindells\n\n\nToday's Guest is an eclectic expert in a diverse range of fields and has an \namazing range of life experiences. He is here to share those experiences and \nwhat he has learnt from his quest to overcome extreme challenges in pursuit \nof his own self-actualisation \nDuring that journey he completed  three degrees and three books,  despite \nsuffering from PTSD, dyslexia and ADHD. He taught English to Japanese \nchildren in Tokyo, was Executive Chairman of an Aviation Safety company \nand led an international project in War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity \nin post-war Sierra Leone, West Africa involving 300 people.\nPrior to that he was a Drug Squad Detective in the Australian Federal Police \nwhere he was involved in shootouts, car chases and record seizures of drugs \nduring the most corrupt period in Australian history.\n \nOur speaker later spent 15 years as a criminal defence barrister and was \nCounsel   Assisting   the   Crime   and   Misconduct   Commission  investigating \norganised crime and bikie gangs. He was also appointed to three different \njudicial roles. He later created, wrote and hosted a TV show called Law \nLegends Lately that had a total cumulative audience of 250,000 \nMost recently he spent a decade raising three daughters as a full-time stay-at-\nhome Dad which he tells me was far harder than anything else he has ever \ndone. \nSo please welcome keynote speaker and author of ‘How to Deal Drugs and \nGet Away With It’ and ‘Dealing or Healing: Reality Checking Drug Wars, \nDrug Wonders and our Fantastic Future’ - Andrew Swindells \nhttp://linkedin.com/in/andrew-swindells-speaks\ndealingorhealing.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/cw_W_CQmjdVkaGdASnTGkCHS3oiJPYuxv2ObEGu7cmY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84Y2U5/YjI1ZGVhNmQ4NmYz/OGNlOGU0NGY4MmY5/YjJlZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}