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Ep. 275: Stress-testing the limits of the First Amendment w/ Chaz Stevens
He says Satan loves the First Amendment. What does that mean?
Jun 17
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Nico Perrino
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T. Chaz Stevens
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42:41
Ep. 274: Financial censorship: how banks silence speech w/ Rainey Reitman
Money makes the world go round. But for some speakers, banks serve as a choke point for sharing their message.
Jun 10
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Nico Perrino
9
1
3
59:58
May 2026
Ep. 273: Debating Super PACs and campaign finance w/ Larry Lessig and Paul Sherman
The price tag for American elections keeps climbing. The 2024 presidential election was the second most expensive race ever at $5.5 billion. Now, the…
May 27
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Lawrence Lessig
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Nico Perrino
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5
1:15:14
Ep. 272: FIRE Monthly Member Webinar - May 2026
Shouting down speakers, UCLA free speech, heckling, AI, doxxing, cancel culture, and more!
May 15
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Nico Perrino
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Greg Lukianoff
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2
1:02:45
April 2026
Ep. 271: Minecraft, censorship, and threats to press freedom with Clayton Weimers
The United States has slipped in global press freedom rankings amid growing concerns about trust, political pressure, and the media landscape.
Apr 30
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Nico Perrino
4
1
1:03:29
FIRE Reacts: Comey, Kimmel, ABC & the FCC
We break down the legal case against James Comey over an alleged “true threat” and how far the government can go in prosecuting speech. Plus, we examine…
Apr 29
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Nico Perrino
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Aaron Terr
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1
53:46
Ep. 270: The fight for privacy and free speech in the surveillance age
The relationship between privacy and free expression is more urgent than ever.
Apr 23
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Nico Perrino
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1
1:15:43
FIRE Monthly Member Webinar — April 2026
The Atlantic and Kash Patel, doxxing, Charlie Kirk, TikTok algorithms, social media speech, our Soapbox conference, and more!
Apr 22
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Nico Perrino
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1
1:01:09
Ep. 269: Is free speech declining worldwide?
Our guests Jacob and Jeff warn that the future of free speech is at risk. Can we save it?
Apr 10
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Nico Perrino
7
53:40
Ep. 268: News and misinformation in early America
Did 18th-century misinformation help spark the American Revolution?
Apr 7
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Nico Perrino
5
56:46
Ep. 267: Social media = cigarettes?
Two landmark verdicts finding Meta and YouTube liable for failing to protect young users from harm could be bad news for free speech.
Apr 1
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Nico Perrino
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1
1
59:44
March 2026
Ep. 266: How foreign censors target American speakers
Preston Byrne joins the show to talk about international censorship and his fight to stop the UK government from targeting American internet users.
Mar 19
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Nico Perrino
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1:02:10
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