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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
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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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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
7
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
3
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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
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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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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
FIRE Monthly Member Webinar — March 2026
The Pentagon v. Anthropic, cancel culture, noncitizen speech rights, where to get tickets to our Soapbox conference, and more!
Mar 11
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Nico Perrino
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1:00:31
Ep. 265: Anthropic, age verification laws, and press freedom
We break down the Pentagon’s targeting of Anthropic, the push for government-mandated age verification technologies, and the Department of Justice’s…
Mar 11
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Nico Perrino
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February 2026
Ep. 264: Anonymity from the founding to the digital age
What did anonymity make possible in early America? And what does that history tell us about today’s debates over online speech, accountability, and…
Feb 25
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Nico Perrino
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52:45
FIRE Monthly Member Webinar — February 2026
Stephen Colbert's fight with the FCC, social media censorship, an anti-ICE case at Penn State, a pro-ICE case at the University of Illinois…
Feb 18
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1:03:58
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