So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 149 Caitlin Flanagan and Greg Lukianoff
Nov 23, 2021
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by The Atlantic magazine Staff Writer Caitlin Flanagan and FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss a wide range of topics, including Caitlin’s articles that touch on free speech, her growing up in Berkeley, Calif. the daughter of a professor, and newsroom orthodoxies and censorship.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by The Atlantic magazine Staff Writer Caitlin Flanagan and FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss a wide range of topics, including Caitlin’s articles that touch on free speech, her growing up in Berkeley, Calif. the daughter of a professor, and newsroom orthodoxies and censorship.
Show notes:
- Caitlin’s The Atlantic article archive
- “Can We Take a Joke?” documentary
- “That’s Not Funny!” by Caitlin Flanagan
- “The Dark Power of Fraternities” by Caitlin Flanagan
- Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer”
- Columbia University: Ideological litmus tests at Teachers College
- Emerson College: Conservative student group investigated for distributing “China Kinda Sus” stickers
- “Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts” by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges
- “Letters to a Young Contrarian” by Christopher Hitchens
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 148 University of Austin, a new university devoted to free speech
Nov 09, 2021
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Kanelos who is the inaugural president of the University of Austin, a new university devoted to free speech and open inquiry. Its initial programming, a Forbidden Courses summer program, aims to foster spirited discussion about the most provocative questions that often lead to censorship or self-censorship at many other universities.
Pano Kanelos believes higher education is broken. But he isn’t waiting for colleges and universities to fix themselves. He’s starting his own.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Kanelos who is the inaugural president of the University of Austin, a new university devoted to free speech and open inquiry. Its initial programming, a Forbidden Courses summer program, aims to foster spirited discussion about the most provocative questions that often lead to censorship or self-censorship at many other universities.
Kanelos is a Shakespeare scholar and the former president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Md. He co-founded the University of Austin with Niall Ferguson, Bari Weiss, Heather Heying, and Joe Lonsdale.
Show notes:
- Transcript
- University of Austin website
- “We Can’t Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We’re Starting a New One.” by Pano Kanelos
- New York Times: “They Say Colleges Are Censorious. So They Are Starting a New One.”
- “I’m Helping to Start a New College Because Higher Ed Is Broken” by Niall Ferguson
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 147 ‘The Mind of the Censor’ with Robert Corn-Revere
Oct 28, 2021
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, author Robert Corn-Revere joins us to discuss how censors operate and why they never occupy the moral high ground. Robert is an attorney and partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and the author of the new book, “The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder.”
Censors almost never think they are censors. They often see themselves as heroes, saving the world from the destructive effects of rock ‘n’ roll, movies, comic books, pornography, video games, the internet, etc.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, author Robert Corn-Revere joins us to discuss how censors operate and why they never occupy the moral high ground. Robert is an attorney and partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP and the author of the new book, “The Mind of the Censor and the Eye of the Beholder.”
Show notes:
- Transcript
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 146 Trigger warnings and DEI statements
Oct 14, 2021
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Carleton College associate professors Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Snyder to explore what the latest research says about the efficacy of trigger warnings. We also discuss one of the more contentious debates surrounding academic freedom: the rising prevalence of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion statements for college faculty job applications and evaluations.
A consensus has emerged from a growing pile of scholarly research: Trigger warnings don’t work.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by Carleton College associate professors Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Snyder to explore what the latest research says about the efficacy of trigger warnings. We also discuss one of the more contentious debates surrounding academic freedom: the rising prevalence of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion statements for college faculty job applications and evaluations.
Show notes:
- Transcript
- “How to Fix Diversity and Equity” by Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Snyder
- “The Data Is In — Trigger Warnings Don’t Work” by Amna Khalid and Jeffrey Snyder
- Why We Don’t Use Trigger Warnings — An Animated Guide
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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
Ep. 145 First Amendment history with Yale Professor Akhil Amar
Sep 30, 2021
September 25 was First Amendment Day in America — the anniversary of the date in 1789 when Congress approved 12 amendments to our Constitution, including what we today call the Bill of Rights. Nico Perrino is joined by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar. Amar is the author of “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840” and the host of the podcast “Amarica’s Constitution.”
September 25 was First Amendment Day in America — the anniversary of the date in 1789 when Congress approved 12 amendments to our Constitution, including what we today call the Bill of Rights.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we discuss the origin story and history of America’s First Amendment and its five freedoms.
To do so, host Nico Perrino is joined by Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar. Amar is the author of “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840” and the host of the podcast “Amarica’s Constitution.”
Show notes:
- Transcript
- “The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840” by Akhil Reed Amar
- “The First Amendment’s Firstness” by Akhil Reed Amar
- “How America’s Constitution Affirmed Freedom of Speech Even Before the First Amendment” by Akhil Reed Amar
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