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The 100th episode: The state of free speech in America

So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

December 12, 2019

The 100th episode: The state of free speech in America

On today's edition of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we celebrate 100 episodes by bringing back on the show popular past guests for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of free speech in America.

Joining us are:

Jonathan Rauch, senior fellow, Brookings Institution
Nadine Strossen, professor, New York Law School, past president of the ACLU (1991-2008)
Bob Corn-Revere, partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Show notes:

Podcast transcript
Video of the conversation
Remarks by mother of Heather Heyer at Open Future Festival Chicago
"Offices and Gentlemen" by Jonathan Rauch

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