Preorder my new book and get a free T-shirt!

‘Free Speech Generation’ comes out Jan. 19, 2027.

Oct 23 • Nico Perrino

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FIRE Monthly Member Webinar - October 2026

Cornell, academic freedom, European protests, Flock cameras, high school theater, the upcoming Supreme Court term, and more!

Oct 22 • Nico Perrino

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Ep. 285: Why you should talk to strangers w/ Fin Colleton and Kratima Divakar

A few folding chairs. Complete strangers. No agenda. Endless possibilities for conversation.

Oct 21 • Nico Perrino

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Ep. 284: Venezuela is a cautionary tale w/ Jim Epstein and Germania Rodriguez Poleo

Venezuela didn’t become authoritarian overnight. How does a democracy become a dictatorship and what happens to those who resist?

Oct 7 • Nico Perrino and Germania Rodriguez Poleo

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September 2026

FIRE Reacts: Trump’s media ban

FIRE staff responds to President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, with President Trump citing their “constant…

Sep 23 • Nico Perrino

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Ep. 283: Robby Soave on Trump’s press ban, Macklemore, and free speech culture wars

Cancel culture. Campus censorship. Social media moderation. White House press bans. How the biggest free speech fights have changed over the past 15…

Sep 22 • Nico Perrino and Robby Soave

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Ep. 282: Breaking down FIRE’s 2027 College Free Speech Rankings

Harvard, institutional neutrality, how we determine the rankings, partisan censorship, how schools can improve their ranking, and more!

Sep 11 • Nico Perrino

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Ep. 281: What’s the First Amendment’s original meaning? w/ Jud Campbell and Stephen Solomon

The founders gave us the First Amendment. Would they recognize it today?

Sep 9 • Nico Perrino

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August 2026

Ep. 280: Social media, speech, and kids w/ Joel Thayer and Kate Ruane

When does regulating technology become regulating speech?

Aug 26 • Nico Perrino

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FIRE Monthly Member Webinar - August 2026

Conversion therapy, WNBA fans’ “offensive shirts,” Disney suing the FCC, the Trump administration, academic freedom, Canada and more!

Aug 20 • Nico Perrino

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Ep. 279: Legendary lawyer Michael Tigar on juries, free speech, and the trial of John Peter Zenger

What do the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, the Chicago Eight, and John Peter Zenger have in common?

Aug 7 • Nico Perrino

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July 2026

Ep. 278: The Trump admin wants to change how scientific research is funded w/ Catharine Young, Evan Morris, and Ryne Weiss

The feds want to implement new rules to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in research grants — so why is the research community throwing up red flags?

Jul 29 • Nico Perrino and Catharine Young

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