So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
1) Ep. 263: Free speech in Trump 2.0
One year into Trump 2.0, we examine the administration's record on free speech and how it compares to the president's campaign pledge to "bring back free speech to America."Â We also discuss recent IC...Show More
2) Ep. 262: Escaping Iran
Recent protests in Iran have drawn renewed attention to dissent under the country's authoritarian government. The demonstrations have been met with mass arrests, internet restrictions, and even accusa...Show More
3) Ep. 261: Thomas Paine's rise and fall
Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 with little to his name and a long record of personal failure behind him. Within a year, he wrote Common Sense, one of the most influential political pamphlets ...Show More
4) Ep. 260: Remembering 'free-thinking' writer Nat Hentoff
On January 7, 2017, The Associated Press announced that "Free-thinking author and columnist Nat Hentoff is dead at 91." For well over 60 years, Hentoff was a one of America's foremost public intellect...Show More
5) Ep. 259: FIRE answers your questions
Changes at the Pentagon, Charlie Kirk and cancel culture, free speech and misinformation, globalized censorship, Indiana University, how to support FIRE, and more! Â Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions 02...Show More
6) Ep. 258: Donor disclosure and campaign finance at SCOTUS
The Institute for Free Speech's Bradley Smith and Brett Nolan join the show to discuss two upcoming Supreme Court arguments involving donor disclosure (First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. P...Show More
7) Ep. 257: Conversion therapy at the Supreme Court
FIRE's Ronnie London and Conor Fitzpatrick join the show to discuss the Supreme Court's oral argument in the conversion therapy case, the Pentagon's new press rules, Indiana University's censorship ra...Show More
8) Ep. 256: Ten arguments against free speech
We tackle ten common arguments against free speech. FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE Senior Fellow and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen are the co-authors of the new book, "War on ...Show More
9) Ep. 255: Authoritarians in the Academy
FIRE Senior Scholar Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book, “Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech.” Timestam...Show More
10) Ep. 254: What is going on with the FCC?
What is the Federal Communications Commission, and why does its chairman think the agency can regulate Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes? Note: Shortly after recording this episode, Nexstar and Sinclair announced ...Show More