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So to Speak podcast, episode 102: Cultural sites, slurs, antisemitism, and Title IX

Nico Perrino

January 22, 2020

FIRE's Samantha Harris, Will Creeley, Nico Perrino, and Robert Shibley on So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. — FIRE's Samantha Harris (left), Will Creeley (center left), Nico Perrino (center right), and Robert Shibley (right).

On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by FIRE’s Robert Shibley, Samantha Harris, and Will Creeley to discuss:

the firing of a faculty member at Babson College for a satirical Facebook post;
the punishment of two students at the University of Connecticut for the use of a racial epithet;
an executive order on antisemitism;
and upcoming regulations on Title IX.

Recorded on Jan. 15.

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Have questions or ideas for future shows? Email us at sotospeak@thefire.org.

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