Sep 30, 2025
What is the Federal Communications Commission, and why does its chairman think the agency can regulate Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes?
Note: Shortly after recording this episode, Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would return “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” to their stations.
Joining us:
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Anna Gomez, FCC Commissioner
Sep 16, 2025
FIRE staff also take your questions on Charlie Kirk's assassination, President Trump's lawsuit against The New York Times, cancel culture, and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Attorney General Pam Bondi's comments that "hate speech" is distinct from "free speech"
02:23 Is it OK for the Department of Justice to target...
Sep 15, 2025
We’re joined by award-winning author, Charles (Charlie) Slack, to discuss his book, Liberty’s First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech.
Slack focuses on the infamous Sedition Act of 1798, which sparked the first major controversy over freedom of speech in America.
Timestamps:
00:00...
Sep 4, 2025
What are the limits of presidential power? How many days has it been since President Trump’s TikTok ban moratorium went into place? What is the state of the conservative legal movement? And where did former FIRE president David French go on his first date?
French and Sarah Isgur of the popular legal podcast “