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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.

Oct 30, 2025

We tackle ten common arguments against free speech.

FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff and FIRE Senior Fellow and former ACLU President Nadine Strossen are the co-authors of the new book, “War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail.”

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00:00 Intro 

01:18 Book’s...


Oct 15, 2025

FIRE Senior Scholar Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book, “Authoritarians in the Academy: How the Internationalization of Higher Education and Borderless Censorship Threaten Free Speech.” 

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00:00 Intro

01:17 Book origins

03:38 How China censored speech on American campuses

18:36 COVID’s impact for...