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Episode 201: Samantha Harris Discusses Speech Codes on NewsTalk 680 WPTF
The second season of FIRE's podcasting series, FIREside Chats, kicks off with Samantha Harris' December 26 interview on NewsTalk 680 WPTF in Raleigh, North Carolina. Samantha is FIRE's Director of Speech Code Research. During the interview, Samantha discusses speech codes in the North Carolina University system, FIRE's Spotlight on Speech Codes Report, and the incident that recently occurred in the Free Expression Tunnel at North Carolina State, where racist remarks about President-elect Obama were spray painted.
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