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The official podcast of the Free Speech Union. Focused on protecting and promoting freedom of expression in New Zealand, the Free Speech Union Podcast hosts interviews with international and local guests discussing the importance of free speech in a free and open society.www.fsu.nz

Episode Date
Another victory for free speech: DIA abandons proposals for online censorship
May 10, 2024
Canceling the FSU from university; and other childish antics
Apr 29, 2024
‘From the River to the Sea': Censorship, free speech, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Dec 07, 2023
Keyboard warriors clash: opponents meet to test free speech
Sep 22, 2023
River of Freedom: a documentary epic on the need for open debate
Sep 07, 2023
"A Liberal Democracy Operates Because Voices Are Heard!" Sir Peter Gluckman on Social Cohesion and Free Speech
Aug 28, 2023
Free speech developments at University of Auckland
Jul 10, 2023
The fear of tyrants: why free speech is for the marginalised, oppressed and poor
Jun 26, 2023
Universities in trouble- why the academic freedom results matter
Jun 02, 2023
Worrying Trends: Academic Freedom in New Zealand with Prof. Elizabeth Rata and Dr. David Bromell
May 31, 2023
Interview with Jonathan Ayling and Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio
May 23, 2023
Interview with Prof. Grant Schofield: Academic freedom and the need for courage
May 15, 2023
What Would Nadine Do? A debrief on the Nadine Strossen tour and 'The Disinformation Project' report.
May 08, 2023
Should The Public Square ever be 'Cool and Rational'? with Dr David Cumin and A/Prof Mike Grimshaw
Apr 19, 2023
Interview with Samantha Blanchard director of Silenced
Apr 10, 2023
Was Albert Park a turning point in the Free Speech battle?
Mar 30, 2023
Interview with Corina Shields
Mar 16, 2023
Defending the Free Speech Rights of Drag Queen Story Time & Tusiata Avia
Mar 06, 2023
Interview with Josephine Varghese
Mar 01, 2023
Interview with James Kierstead: The Roald Dahl Re-Edits and Dignity in Debate
Feb 20, 2023
Interview with Mike Grimshaw: Free Speech Vs the "Gated Community"
Feb 13, 2023
Interview with Ashley Church: Competing Faiths - The Woke Vs The Traditional Christian Worldview
Feb 06, 2023
Protest and the Limits of Free Speech with Simeon Brown and James Cockle
Jan 30, 2023
Special Report: Did online abuse force the Prime Minister to resign?
Jan 21, 2023
International Free Speech Union meeting: A Common Cause.
Jan 16, 2023
2022 in Review
Dec 29, 2022
The Spirit of the Law: How to create a culture of Free Speech (Recorded Live at the Free Speech Union 2022 AGM)
Dec 12, 2022
The Return of Blasphemy Laws with Dr. Michael Johnson and Marcus Roberts
Dec 06, 2022
Forbidden Conversations? Free Speech and the New Zealand Media with Janet Wilson and Yvonne van Dongen
Dec 01, 2022
Why the Working Class Rejected Hate Speech Laws
Nov 28, 2022
Interview with Forough Amin: The Iran Protests and the battle for Women's Rights
Nov 21, 2022
Special Announcement: Hate Speech laws dropped
Nov 19, 2022
Interview with Daniel Ben-Ami
Nov 14, 2022
Special Report: Free Speech Union ready for round two of Government’s proposed hate speech laws:
Oct 30, 2022
Life Out Loud #9: The Young Greens Attempt to End All Debate
Oct 22, 2022
Life Out Loud #8: Low Voter Turnouts and Weapons Of War
Oct 17, 2022
Interview with Mark White of U.S. based Left-wing Free Speech advocacy group Plebity
Oct 10, 2022
Student Takeover: University Students Discuss Free Speech
Oct 03, 2022
Interview with Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord
Sep 28, 2022
British Film Censorship vs the Video Nasties with David Gregory
Sep 19, 2022
Interview with Kobad Ghandy: Free Speech in Modi's India
Sep 12, 2022
A Free Speech Focus on Local Body Elections With Tory Whanau, James Gough and Dr. Ate Moala
Sep 08, 2022
Interview with Dane Giraud: Fire, Fury and Funding
Aug 29, 2022
Interview with Tim Wilson: No Womb, No View
Aug 22, 2022
Responsible Politics and Free speech: Free Speech Union Event at Otago University (Recorded 17/08/22)
Aug 19, 2022
Interview with Suzanne Levy: The Closing of the Tavistock Clinic
Aug 15, 2022
Interview with Prof. Kit Fine
Aug 08, 2022
Interview with Grant Guilford
Aug 01, 2022
The Free Speech Union's Annual Review: With Simon O'Connor, Hanne Janes and Matt McCarten
Jul 25, 2022
Interview with Orphee Mikalad
Jul 14, 2022
Interview with Bob McCoskrie
Jul 11, 2022
Interview with Dr. Bryce Edwards
Jul 04, 2022
Interview with Lifetime Black Power Member Denis O'Reilly: Why Censoring Gangs Doesn't Work
Jun 26, 2022
Bethlehem College's Free Speech: Why The Free Speech Union Is Standing Up
Jun 21, 2022
Special Report: ACT MP Dr. James McDowall on the voting down of the Education Amendment Bill
Jun 13, 2022
Interview with Nina Power
Jun 06, 2022
Interview with Tory Whanau
Jun 01, 2022
Interview with Marama Fox
May 24, 2022
The Woke Misrepresentation of Māori Culture with Michelle Uriarau (Mana Wāhine Kōrero)
May 16, 2022
Did Free Speech Play A Role In Hitler's Rise To Power with Chris Trotter
May 10, 2022
'Threats to Free Speech': Lecture with Karl du Fresne and Accompanying Q & A
May 06, 2022
What The Hell Is An Inclusion Manager Anyway?!
May 02, 2022
Special Report: AUT Cancel A Free Speech Union Meeting
Apr 22, 2022
Interview with Don Franks
Apr 18, 2022
Special Report: NZME Confirm Worst Fears About Our Media and Free Speech
Apr 14, 2022
Life Out Loud #7: Two Hit-Jobs Against the Free Speech Union.
Apr 08, 2022
Interview with Simon O'Conner
Apr 04, 2022
Special Report: "Cows and Cowards" With Rachel Stewart
Mar 29, 2022
Working With The Great Billy T James: Interview With Peter Rowley
Mar 21, 2022
Special Report: The Kashmir Files
Mar 20, 2022
Interview with Simeon Brown
Mar 14, 2022
Worlds Away From the Woke: Exploring The Real Martin Luther King Jr
Mar 07, 2022
Life Out Loud #6: The Dust Settles On The Anti-Mandate Protests
Mar 04, 2022
Devil In The Detail: Examining The Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill.
Feb 26, 2022
No-Free-Speech-Areas: Abortion 'Safe Zones' and Free Speech
Feb 21, 2022
Life Out Loud #5: Mallard Vs The Media
Feb 18, 2022
Former National MP Matt King on the Parliament Protests.
Feb 15, 2022
Life Out Loud #4: The Anti-Mandate Protest.
Feb 11, 2022
The 'Safe Areas' Bill And What It Means For Protest With Kate Cormack (Voice For Life)
Feb 08, 2022
Life Out Loud #3: Academic Freedoms and David Seymour's 'State Of The Nation' Address
Feb 04, 2022
Life Out Loud #2: Why We Must Challenge The 'Netsafe' Code (28/ 01/ 22)
Jan 28, 2022
Special Report: Interview with the Public Service Advisor censored for using the term 'male-bodied'
Jan 26, 2022
Life Out Loud: a week in review #1 (17/ 01/ 22)
Jan 21, 2022
Interview with Georgina Beyer
Jan 20, 2022
Council 'Codes of Conduct' Roundtable.
Jan 10, 2022
Interview with Canadian Feminist Meghan Murphy
Dec 20, 2021
Special Report: Matt McCarten's 'Summer of Justice'
Dec 14, 2021
Panel Discussion: The Royal Society and Free Speech ft. Harete Hipango, Damien Grant and Prof. Natasha Hamilton-Hart
Dec 06, 2021
Interview with Journalist Rachel Stewart
Nov 29, 2021
Free Speech Is A People’s Frank Confession To Itself
Nov 23, 2021
Special Report: Facing the Fury of the Academy: The Listener Letter and Academic Freedom in New Zealand.
Nov 20, 2021
Special Report: Michael Laws takes on regional council's "Codes of Conduct".
Nov 18, 2021
The Misuse of "Holocaust" with Juliet Moses
Nov 15, 2021
Academic Freedoms with Cambridge History Professor Robert Tombs ft. Prof. Paul Moon and Dr. David Cumin
Oct 21, 2021
Interview with Jonathan Rauch
Oct 14, 2021
Rachel Poulain speaks to New Plymouth District Councillor Anneka Carlson
Oct 07, 2021
Dane Giraud speaks with Investigative Journalist Ian Sinclair
Oct 04, 2021
Is Name Suppression A Free Speech Issue? ft. Stephen Franks, Graeme Edgeler and Daniel Kalderimis
Sep 28, 2021
Special Report: Speak Up For Women vs NZME
Sep 21, 2021
Stephen Franks speaks with Nadine Strossen
Sep 21, 2021
Interview with Economist Ananish Chaudhuri
Sep 12, 2021
Jonathan Ayling speaks with Simon Bridges on free speech, culture wars, and newly released memoir, National Identity
Sep 10, 2021
Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill (Public submission by the Free Speech Union)
Sep 08, 2021
Rachel Poulain speaks to Anna Rippon and Dr. Michael Morris of the New Zealand chapter of vegan group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE).
Aug 30, 2021
Professor of Philosophy Kathleen Stock speaks to Daphna Whitmore (audio-only version of the Free Speech Unions Speakeasy webinar presented on the 22nd of July)
Aug 05, 2021
Imam Mustenser Qamar on alternatives to 'Hate Speech'
Jul 31, 2021
Interview with legend of the NZ Union movement Matt McCarten
Jul 25, 2021
MOJ Proposals to Reform the Legal Framework Related to Hate Speech (Public Submission by the Free Speech Union)
Jul 22, 2021
Interview with Historian Paul Moon
Jul 19, 2021
Special Report: Victory for Speak Up For Women.
Jun 27, 2021
Dr. David Cumin and Dane Giraud discuss the now released plan for hate speech laws
Jun 27, 2021
'Special Announcement' episode with Speak Up For Women spokeswoman Beth Johnson
Jun 21, 2021
Interview with Beth Johnson, spokeswoman for Speak Up For Women
Jun 07, 2021
Interview with Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union UK
Jun 01, 2021
Panel Discussion: FSC Court of Appeal Judgement
Apr 30, 2021
Episode 33: Twitter Purge Victim Speaks, Dane Giraud interviews former ACT Candidate Stephen Berry
Jan 19, 2021
FSC Round Table: Is Big Tech a Threat to Free Speech?
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 32: Stephen Franks interviews Chief Censor David Shanks
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 31: Don Brash, 'Is freedom of speech under threat in New Zealand?'
Sep 11, 2020
Episode 30: Dr Kierstead on ancient Greek values of free speech and diversity of thought at our universities
Aug 27, 2020
Episode 29: You won't change hearts and minds by breaking funny bones
Aug 17, 2020
Episode 28: Dr David Cumin interview Winston Peters MP
Aug 10, 2020
Episode 27: In the Court of Appeal with Stephen Franks
Jul 31, 2020
Episode 26: Steve Elers and the Pronoun Showdown
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 25: Free Speech within Islam with Imam Mustenser Qamar
Jul 20, 2020
Episode 24: What is the Maori position on Free Speech?
Jul 12, 2020
Episode 23: Prof. Paul Spoonley Doesn't Believe in the Multicultural Society
Jul 05, 2020
Episode 22: Daphna Whitmore on Marxism and Free Speech
May 18, 2020
Episode 21: Dr Steve Elers on the media during a crisis
May 10, 2020
Dane Giraud interviews David Farrar on Govt. bans on some media as part of level 4 COVID-19 response
Mar 31, 2020
Free Speech Podcast LIVE: Jordan Williams, Ani O'Brien and Damien Grant
Mar 23, 2020
Episode 20: Patrick Corish interviews Georgina Blackmore
Mar 12, 2020
Episode 19: Patrick Corish interviews Professor James Flynn - Part One
Feb 25, 2020
Episode 18: Patrick Corish interviews ACT leader David Seymour
Dec 18, 2019
Episode 17: Patrick Corish interviews Dr. Michael Johnston
Dec 11, 2019
Episode 16: Patrick Corish interviews Helen Pluckrose
Nov 08, 2019
Episode 15: Patrick Corish interviews Elliot Ikelei
Oct 25, 2019
Episode 14: Patrick Corish interviews Melissa Derby
Oct 18, 2019
Episode 13 (Part 1): Stephen Franks and Patrick Corish interview Professor Nadine Strossen
Oct 08, 2019
Episode 13 (Part 2): Stephen Franks and Patrick Corish interview Professor Nadine Strossen
Oct 08, 2019
Episode 12: Patrick Corish interviews Ani O'Brien
Sep 20, 2019
Episode 11: The Auckland City Council Litigation Special
Sep 02, 2019
Episode 10: Dr David Cumin interviews Brendan O'Neill
Aug 20, 2019
Episode 9: Rachel Poulain Interviews Grant Edwards
Aug 19, 2019
Episode 8: Patrick Corish interviews Ali Gammeter and Gabriel Tagi
Jul 31, 2019
Episode 7: Patrick Corish interviews Garrick Tremain
Jul 23, 2019
Episode 6: Jordan Williams interviews Reynold Macpherson and Stephen Franks
Jul 15, 2019
Episode 5: Patrick Corish interviews Simon O'Connor and Stephen Franks
Jul 11, 2019
Episode 4: Rachel Poulain interviews David Seymour
Jun 20, 2019
Episode 1: Rachel Poulain interviews Ani O'Brien (Speak Up for Women)
Jun 10, 2019
Episode 2: Jordan Williams interviews Reynold Macpherson & Don Brash
Jun 10, 2019
Episode 3: Dr David Cumin interviews Grover Norquist
Jun 10, 2019