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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.

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Teaching conservatism on a liberal college campus

Teaching conservatism on a liberal college campus

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 223

August 29, 2024

Can a course on conservatism shake up the liberal status quo on campus? Tufts University professor Eitan Hersh presents his unique class on American conservatism and its impact on campus free speech and open dialogue. He discusses the...

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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

Civil liberties and Civil War

July 13, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 191

Civil liberties and Civil War

Free speech and Abolitionism

June 28, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 190

Free speech and Abolitionism

Why should we care about punk rock?

June 14, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 189

Why should we care about punk rock?

How to make a winning free speech argument

June 1, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 188

How to make a winning free speech argument

Dominion vs. Fox lawyers reflect on historic case

May 15, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 187

Fox/Dominion lawyers reflect on historic case

Killer Mike on free speech, racial justice, and Rap on Trial

April 27, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 186

Killer Mike on free speech, racial justice, and Rap on Trial

Sex, drugs, and free speech (Bob Guccione Jr. and Nick Gillespie)

April 20, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 185

Sex, drugs, and free speech (Bob Guccione Jr. and Nick Gillespie)

What's going on in Florida?

March 28, 2023

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 184

What's going on in Florida?

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