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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.

New episodes post every other Thursday.

Nico Perrino, host of So to Speak, the free speech podcast

Generational differences and civil liberties with Neil Howe

Generational differences and civil liberties with Neil Howe

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 211

April 11, 2024

In late 2013, some of us at FIRE started noticing a change on college campuses. Students, who were previously the strongest constituency for free speech on campus, were turning against free speech. They began appealing to administrators more...

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Crisis on Campus - X Space recording

December 12, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 201

Ep 201: Crisis on Campus - X Space recording

The state of free speech

November 30, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 200

Ep 200: The state of free speech

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

November 9, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 199

Israel, Hamas, and censorship at home

2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

October 25, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 198

2023-24 Supreme Court Preview

'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

October 12, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 197

'Are cakes speech?' with Alliance Defending Freedom's Kristen Waggoner

'The Identity Trap' by Yascha Mounk

September 27, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 196

'The Identity Trap' by Yascha Mounk

'Don't Tread on Me,' misgendering, cancel culture, and three strikes for Texas

September 7, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 195

'Don't Tread on Me,' misgendering, cancel culture, and three strikes for Texas

Harvey Silverglate, the beatnik criminal defense attorney

August 24, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 194

Harvey Silverglate, the beatnik criminal defense attorney

Can you still have a debate in high school debate?

August 10, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 193

Can you still have a debate in high school debate?

Free speech at the Supreme Court

July 27, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 192

Free speech at the Supreme Court

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