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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 personal stories and candid conversations.

New episodes post every other Thursday.

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

Artificial intelligence: Is it protected by the First Amendment?

Artificial intelligence: Is it protected by the First Amendment?

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 179

January 26, 2023

What does the rise of artificial intelligence mean for the future of free speech and the First Amendment? Who is liable for what AI produces? Can you own a copyright for works produced by AI? Does AI itself violate intellectual property rights when it...

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Mahanoy v. B.L. Supreme Court ruling analysis

June 24, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 139

Mahanoy v. B.L. Supreme Court ruling analysis

A history of Western censorship with Eric Berkowitz

June 17, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 138

A history of Western censorship with Eric Berkowitz

The Constitution of Knowledge with Jonathan Rauch

June 3, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 137

The Constitution of Knowledge with Jonathan Rauch

Comic book panic!

May 20, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 136

Comic book panic!

Are education schools secretly driving campus censorship?

May 6, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 135

Are education schools secretly driving campus censorship?

A cheerleader's free speech case lands at the Supreme Court

April 22, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 134

A cheerleader's free speech case lands at the Supreme Court

[FIXED] University of Wisconsin Professor Donald Downs

April 12, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 133

[FIXED] University of Wisconsin Professor Donald Downs

Academic Freedom Alliance with Keith Whittington

March 25, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 132

Academic Freedom Alliance with Keith Whittington

'Incitement' with David L. Hudson Jr.

March 8, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 131

'Incitement' with David L. Hudson Jr.

Stonewalling by the University of California

February 25, 2021

So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 130

Stonewalling by the University of California