Free To Speak
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Free to Speak is the New Zealand podcast that goes beyond headlines to explore the principles behind our most contentious debates.
Produced by the New Zealand Free Speech Union, it examines freedom of expression and why it matters to a free and democratic society.
Expect interviews with guests from New Zealand and around the world, plus deep dives with our Council into the cases and policy work shaping free speech today.
Any questions, queries or feedback? Email: podcast@fsu.nz
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Former BSA Board Member on Why Abolishing It Was the Wrong Call - Pulotu Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'I
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May 18, 2026 |
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Peter Boghossian: The Crisis of Honesty | Free Speech, Hard Conversations & What's Gone Wrong
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May 11, 2026 |
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Banning Teens From Social Media Pushes Them Into Darker Corners Online - David Inserra
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May 04, 2026 |
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Karl Marx was a free speech warrior - with László Molnárfi
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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When Safety Becomes Policy Who Guards Freedom Of Speech - Dr David Harvey & Douglas Brown
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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What Happens When “Promoting Hatred” Becomes A Crime - Professor Ben Saul UN Special Rapporteur
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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If You Cannot Criticise Your Side, You Do Not Have Free Speech - William McGimpsey
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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How A 1989 Broadcasting Law Became An Internet Speech Rule - with Steven Franks
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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The Conformity Crisis - Sarah McLaughlin On The Quiet Erosion Of Free Speech
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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The Day Police Failed To Let Women Speak: Posie Parker On Albert Park 3 Years Later
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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The Second COVID Inquiry - Ani O'Brien on Dissent & Censorship During Coronavirus
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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From Shah To Theocracy: An Iranian Activist’s Roadmap To Renewal - Dr Forough Amin
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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How Far Should Professional Standards Reach Into A Nurse’s Private Life - Dr Roderick Mulgan and Deborah Cunliffe
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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School Stresses Kids More Than Social Media Does - Eli Stark Elster
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Who Gets To Speak When The Media Becomes A Monoculture - Yvonne van Dongen
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Nurses, Speech, And The Line - Todd Stephenson MP
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Greg Fleming MP: Te Reo, Politics and the Power of Listening
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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02 - Board Roundup - Why are regulators constantly overreaching their remit?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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03 - David Cumin - After Bondi: the case against rushed 'hate speech' laws
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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01 - Douglas Brown - Who controls the internet in NZ?
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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A Deep Dive into Judicial Review and Free Speech
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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A Legal Odyssey in Free Speech and Ethics
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Social Cohesion and Free Speech with Shamubeel Eaqub
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May 06, 2025 |
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Prof. Eric Heinze on The Rise of Critical Theory and the Future of the Left.
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Dr. James Lindsay on wokeness, communism, and free speech.
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Who In The World Supports Free Speech? Jacob Mchangama shares findings from A Global Survey
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The right to protest - are we losing it?
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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"Hate Crime" Laws - What you need to know!
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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End of year review with the FSU team
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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FSU Talks | The Law Commission Discussion Paper
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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The Church and the Treaty: Free Speech in the Face of Controversy
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Free Speech vs. "Hate Speech": Navigating New Zealand's Controversial Police Training
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Free Speech Under Fire: Challenging institutional Censorship and public service Activism in New Zealand
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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The historical and philosophical underpinnings of free speech with Prof Michael Grimshaw
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Unmasking Unteaching: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Crowhurst
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Nick & Nathan on Schools & Regulatory bodies
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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"If not journalists then who?" with Dr Gavin Ellis
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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"Why Free Speech is the Only Safe Space for Minorities" with Jonathan Rauch
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May 29, 2024 |
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"The Most Human Right: Why Free Speech is Everything" with Prof Eric Heinze
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May 22, 2024 |
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Another victory for free speech: DIA abandons proposals for online censorship
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May 10, 2024 |
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Canceling the FSU from university; and other childish antics
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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‘From the River to the Sea': Censorship, free speech, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Keyboard warriors clash: opponents meet to test free speech
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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River of Freedom: a documentary epic on the need for open debate
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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"A Liberal Democracy Operates Because Voices Are Heard!" Sir Peter Gluckman on Social Cohesion and Free Speech
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Free speech developments at University of Auckland
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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The fear of tyrants: why free speech is for the marginalised, oppressed and poor
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Universities in trouble- why the academic freedom results matter
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Worrying Trends: Academic Freedom in New Zealand with Prof. Elizabeth Rata and Dr. David Bromell
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May 31, 2023 |
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Interview with Jonathan Ayling and Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio
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May 23, 2023 |
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Interview with Prof. Grant Schofield: Academic freedom and the need for courage
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May 15, 2023 |
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What Would Nadine Do? A debrief on the Nadine Strossen tour and 'The Disinformation Project' report.
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May 08, 2023 |
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Should The Public Square ever be 'Cool and Rational'? with Dr David Cumin and A/Prof Mike Grimshaw
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Interview with Samantha Blanchard director of Silenced
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Was Albert Park a turning point in the Free Speech battle?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Interview with Corina Shields
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Defending the Free Speech Rights of Drag Queen Story Time & Tusiata Avia
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Interview with Josephine Varghese
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Interview with James Kierstead: The Roald Dahl Re-Edits and Dignity in Debate
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Interview with Mike Grimshaw: Free Speech Vs the "Gated Community"
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Interview with Ashley Church: Competing Faiths - The Woke Vs The Traditional Christian Worldview
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Protest and the Limits of Free Speech with Simeon Brown and James Cockle
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Special Report: Did online abuse force the Prime Minister to resign?
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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International Free Speech Union meeting: A Common Cause.
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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2022 in Review
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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The Spirit of the Law: How to create a culture of Free Speech (Recorded Live at the Free Speech Union 2022 AGM)
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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The Return of Blasphemy Laws with Dr. Michael Johnson and Marcus Roberts
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Forbidden Conversations? Free Speech and the New Zealand Media with Janet Wilson and Yvonne van Dongen
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Why the Working Class Rejected Hate Speech Laws
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Interview with Forough Amin: The Iran Protests and the battle for Women's Rights
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Special Announcement: Hate Speech laws dropped
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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Interview with Daniel Ben-Ami
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Special Report: Free Speech Union ready for round two of Government’s proposed hate speech laws:
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #9: The Young Greens Attempt to End All Debate
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #8: Low Voter Turnouts and Weapons Of War
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Interview with Mark White of U.S. based Left-wing Free Speech advocacy group Plebity
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Student Takeover: University Students Discuss Free Speech
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Interview with Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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British Film Censorship vs the Video Nasties with David Gregory
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Interview with Kobad Ghandy: Free Speech in Modi's India
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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A Free Speech Focus on Local Body Elections With Tory Whanau, James Gough and Dr. Ate Moala
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Interview with Dane Giraud: Fire, Fury and Funding
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Interview with Tim Wilson: No Womb, No View
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Responsible Politics and Free speech: Free Speech Union Event at Otago University (Recorded 17/08/22)
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Interview with Suzanne Levy: The Closing of the Tavistock Clinic
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Interview with Prof. Kit Fine
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Interview with Grant Guilford
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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The Free Speech Union's Annual Review: With Simon O'Connor, Hanne Janes and Matt McCarten
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Interview with Orphee Mikalad
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Interview with Bob McCoskrie
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Interview with Dr. Bryce Edwards
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Interview with Lifetime Black Power Member Denis O'Reilly: Why Censoring Gangs Doesn't Work
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Bethlehem College's Free Speech: Why The Free Speech Union Is Standing Up
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Special Report: ACT MP Dr. James McDowall on the voting down of the Education Amendment Bill
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Interview with Nina Power
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Interview with Tory Whanau
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Interview with Marama Fox
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May 24, 2022 |
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The Woke Misrepresentation of Māori Culture with Michelle Uriarau (Mana Wāhine Kōrero)
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May 16, 2022 |
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Did Free Speech Play A Role In Hitler's Rise To Power with Chris Trotter
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May 10, 2022 |
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'Threats to Free Speech': Lecture with Karl du Fresne and Accompanying Q & A
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May 06, 2022 |
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What The Hell Is An Inclusion Manager Anyway?!
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May 02, 2022 |
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Special Report: AUT Cancel A Free Speech Union Meeting
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Interview with Don Franks
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Special Report: NZME Confirm Worst Fears About Our Media and Free Speech
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #7: Two Hit-Jobs Against the Free Speech Union.
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Interview with Simon O'Conner
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Special Report: "Cows and Cowards" With Rachel Stewart
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Working With The Great Billy T James: Interview With Peter Rowley
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Special Report: The Kashmir Files
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Interview with Simeon Brown
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Worlds Away From the Woke: Exploring The Real Martin Luther King Jr
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #6: The Dust Settles On The Anti-Mandate Protests
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Devil In The Detail: Examining The Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill.
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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No-Free-Speech-Areas: Abortion 'Safe Zones' and Free Speech
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #5: Mallard Vs The Media
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Former National MP Matt King on the Parliament Protests.
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #4: The Anti-Mandate Protest.
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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The 'Safe Areas' Bill And What It Means For Protest With Kate Cormack (Voice For Life)
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #3: Academic Freedoms and David Seymour's 'State Of The Nation' Address
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud #2: Why We Must Challenge The 'Netsafe' Code (28/ 01/ 22)
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Special Report: Interview with the Public Service Advisor censored for using the term 'male-bodied'
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Life Out Loud: a week in review #1 (17/ 01/ 22)
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Interview with Georgina Beyer
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Council 'Codes of Conduct' Roundtable.
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Interview with Canadian Feminist Meghan Murphy
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Special Report: Matt McCarten's 'Summer of Justice'
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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Panel Discussion: The Royal Society and Free Speech ft. Harete Hipango, Damien Grant and Prof. Natasha Hamilton-Hart
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Interview with Journalist Rachel Stewart
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Free Speech Is A People’s Frank Confession To Itself
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Special Report: Facing the Fury of the Academy: The Listener Letter and Academic Freedom in New Zealand.
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Nov 20, 2021 |
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Special Report: Michael Laws takes on regional council's "Codes of Conduct".
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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The Misuse of "Holocaust" with Juliet Moses
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Academic Freedoms with Cambridge History Professor Robert Tombs ft. Prof. Paul Moon and Dr. David Cumin
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Interview with Jonathan Rauch
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Rachel Poulain speaks to New Plymouth District Councillor Anneka Carlson
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Dane Giraud speaks with Investigative Journalist Ian Sinclair
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Is Name Suppression A Free Speech Issue? ft. Stephen Franks, Graeme Edgeler and Daniel Kalderimis
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Special Report: Speak Up For Women vs NZME
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Stephen Franks speaks with Nadine Strossen
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Interview with Economist Ananish Chaudhuri
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Jonathan Ayling speaks with Simon Bridges on free speech, culture wars, and newly released memoir, National Identity
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Conversion Therapy Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill (Public submission by the Free Speech Union)
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Rachel Poulain speaks to Anna Rippon and Dr. Michael Morris of the New Zealand chapter of vegan group Direct Action Everywhere (DxE).
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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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)
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Imam Mustenser Qamar on alternatives to 'Hate Speech'
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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Interview with legend of the NZ Union movement Matt McCarten
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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MOJ Proposals to Reform the Legal Framework Related to Hate Speech (Public Submission by the Free Speech Union)
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Interview with Historian Paul Moon
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Special Report: Victory for Speak Up For Women.
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Dr. David Cumin and Dane Giraud discuss the now released plan for hate speech laws
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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'Special Announcement' episode with Speak Up For Women spokeswoman Beth Johnson
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Interview with Beth Johnson, spokeswoman for Speak Up For Women
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Interview with Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union UK
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Panel Discussion: FSC Court of Appeal Judgement
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 33: Twitter Purge Victim Speaks, Dane Giraud interviews former ACT Candidate Stephen Berry
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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FSC Round Table: Is Big Tech a Threat to Free Speech?
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Episode 32: Stephen Franks interviews Chief Censor David Shanks
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Episode 31: Don Brash, 'Is freedom of speech under threat in New Zealand?'
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Episode 30: Dr Kierstead on ancient Greek values of free speech and diversity of thought at our universities
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Episode 29: You won't change hearts and minds by breaking funny bones
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Episode 28: Dr David Cumin interview Winston Peters MP
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 27: In the Court of Appeal with Stephen Franks
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Episode 26: Steve Elers and the Pronoun Showdown
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Free Speech within Islam with Imam Mustenser Qamar
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Episode 24: What is the Maori position on Free Speech?
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Episode 23: Prof. Paul Spoonley Doesn't Believe in the Multicultural Society
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Daphna Whitmore on Marxism and Free Speech
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May 18, 2020 |
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Episode 21: Dr Steve Elers on the media during a crisis
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May 10, 2020 |
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Dane Giraud interviews David Farrar on Govt. bans on some media as part of level 4 COVID-19 response
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Free Speech Podcast LIVE: Jordan Williams, Ani O'Brien and Damien Grant
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 20: Patrick Corish interviews Georgina Blackmore
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Episode 19: Patrick Corish interviews Professor James Flynn - Part One
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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Episode 18: Patrick Corish interviews ACT leader David Seymour
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Dec 18, 2019 |
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Episode 17: Patrick Corish interviews Dr. Michael Johnston
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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Episode 16: Patrick Corish interviews Helen Pluckrose
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Episode 15: Patrick Corish interviews Elliot Ikelei
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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Episode 14: Patrick Corish interviews Melissa Derby
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Episode 13 (Part 1): Stephen Franks and Patrick Corish interview Professor Nadine Strossen
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Episode 13 (Part 2): Stephen Franks and Patrick Corish interview Professor Nadine Strossen
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Episode 12: Patrick Corish interviews Ani O'Brien
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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Episode 11: The Auckland City Council Litigation Special
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Episode 10: Dr David Cumin interviews Brendan O'Neill
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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Episode 9: Rachel Poulain Interviews Grant Edwards
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Aug 19, 2019 |
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Episode 8: Patrick Corish interviews Ali Gammeter and Gabriel Tagi
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode 7: Patrick Corish interviews Garrick Tremain
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Episode 6: Jordan Williams interviews Reynold Macpherson and Stephen Franks
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Episode 5: Patrick Corish interviews Simon O'Connor and Stephen Franks
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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Episode 4: Rachel Poulain interviews David Seymour
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Jun 20, 2019 |
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Episode 1: Rachel Poulain interviews Ani O'Brien (Speak Up for Women)
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Jordan Williams interviews Reynold Macpherson & Don Brash
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Episode 3: Dr David Cumin interviews Grover Norquist
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Jun 10, 2019 |