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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino.

New episodes post every other Thursday.

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Thomas Paine's rise and fall

Thomas Paine's rise and fall

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 261

January 15, 2026

Thomas Paine arrived in America in 1774 with little to his name and a long record of personal failure behind him...

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Thomas Paine's rise and fall

January 15, 2026

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 261

Thomas Paine's rise and fall

Remembering 'free-thinking' writer Nat Hentoff

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Remembering 'free-thinking' writer Nat Hentoff

FIRE answers your questions

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So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 259

FIRE answers your questions

Donor disclosure and campaign finance at SCOTUS

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So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 258

Donor disclosure and campaign finance at SCOTUS

Conversion therapy at the Supreme Court

November 13, 2025

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 257

Conversion therapy at the Supreme Court

Ten arguments against free speech

October 30, 2025

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 256

Ten arguments against free speech

Authoritarians in the Academy

October 15, 2025

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 255

Authoritarians in the Academy

What is going on with the FCC?

September 30, 2025

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 254

What is going on with the FCC?

Pam Bondi says hate speech is not free speech -- is she right?

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So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 253

Pam Bondi says hate speech is not free speech -- is she right?

America's first free speech crisis -- the Sedition Act of 1798

September 15, 2025

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 252

America's first free speech crisis -- the Sedition Act of 1798

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