DiscoverSo to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 259: FIRE answers your questions
Ep. 259: FIRE answers your questions

Ep. 259: FIRE answers your questions

Update: 2025-12-10
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Changes at the Pentagon, Charlie Kirk and cancel culture, free speech and misinformation, globalized censorship, Indiana University, how to support FIRE, and more!

 

Timestamps:

00:00 Introductions

02:11 What is the Press Clause, and who does it apply to?

05:53 FIRE's position on Oklahoma student grading incident

08:50 What does FIRE need from Members besides financial support?

15:59 FIRE's College Free Speech Rankings and what they mean

19:44 What is the latest on the Ann Seltzer cases?

22:08 What is FIRE's view on the Pentagon press room changes?

24:50 What is the value of small donations? How can FIRE supporters volunteer?

29:21 Indiana University is good at football but bad at free speech

33:46 Are courts trending in a more speech-protective direction?

37:05 Charlie Kirk and cancel culture

39:20 Pro- and anti-Zionist speech and "hostile environment" harassment

43:48 Is "globalize the intifada" incitement?

45:07 How does FIRE distinguish between free speech and misinformation?

47:54 Can FIRE help supporters start free speech alumni groups?

48:55 Free speech, artificial intelligence, and copyright/trademarks

51:51 The sordid legacy of Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier 

53:22 Staying hopeful amidst so much hypocrisy

55:32 Global speech platforms and censorship

58:14 Differences between FIRE and the ACLU?

59:34 Does FIRE have a Substack? (The Eternally Radical Idea, So to Speak, Expression)

1:00:03 Closing remarks.

 

Joining us:

  • Alisha Glennon, chief operating officer

  • Nico Perrino, executive vice president

  • Greg Lukianoff, president and ceo

  • Will Creeley, legal director 

 

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Ep. 259: FIRE answers your questions

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