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Free Speech Union's Podcast
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...
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20 of 193 episodesYoung Men Right, Young Women Left - And Why That Spells Disaster | Michael Johnston
Young men drifting to the Right is the half of the story everyone is reporting. The other half — young women radicalising Left at an even fa...
Former BSA Board Member on Why Abolishing It Was the Wrong Call - Pulotu Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'I
Pulotu Tupe Solomon-Tanoa'I served four years on the Broadcasting Standards Authority. With the BSA now set to be abolished by the Coalition...
Peter Boghossian: The Crisis of Honesty | Free Speech, Hard Conversations & What's Gone Wrong
"There is a crisis of honesty — and we're seeing the consequences in every sphere of life." American philosopher Peter Boghossian — author o...
Banning Teens From Social Media Pushes Them Into Darker Corners Online - David Inserra
We weigh the push for an under-16 social media ban against what it would take to enforce it and what it would cost in privacy, anonymity, an...
Karl Marx was a free speech warrior - with László Molnárfi
We talk with Irish organiser Laszlo Manafi about why class-first socialism is clashing with the liberal left, and how that split shapes ever...
When Safety Becomes Policy Who Guards Freedom Of Speech - Dr David Harvey & Douglas Brown
We explore who gets to set the rules for online speech in New Zealand, from InternetNZ’s direction shift to the Broadcasting Standards Autho...
What Happens When “Promoting Hatred” Becomes A Crime - Professor Ben Saul UN Special Rapporteur
We sit down with Professor Ben Saul, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism, to unpack Australia’s post-crisis push for...
If You Cannot Criticise Your Side, You Do Not Have Free Speech - William McGimpsey
We argue that real free speech requires the courage to criticise the radicals on our own side without sliding into denunciation or cancellat...
How A 1989 Broadcasting Law Became An Internet Speech Rule - with Steven Franks
We break down the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s claim that it can regulate online platforms under the Broadcasting Act 1989, even thoug...
The Conformity Crisis - Sarah McLaughlin On The Quiet Erosion Of Free Speech
📌 Buy Tickets for Sarah's NZ Tour: https://www.fsu.nz/events/mclaughlin-tour 📅 Tour dates: 📍 Auckland - Sun 19 April 📍 Tauranga - T...
The Day Police Failed To Let Women Speak: Posie Parker On Albert Park 3 Years Later
We talk with Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) about the Albert Park Let Women Speak event and the moments that turned a public talk i...
The Second COVID Inquiry - Ani O'Brien on Dissent & Censorship During Coronavirus
We dig into the second COVID inquiry and why New Zealand still needs real accountability rather than polished narratives. Ani O'Brien a...
From Shah To Theocracy: An Iranian Activist’s Roadmap To Renewal - Dr Forough Amin
We speak with Forough Amin, founder of Iranian Women in New Zealand, about Iran’s contested past, the machinery of censorship, and why a ren...
How Far Should Professional Standards Reach Into A Nurse’s Private Life - Dr Roderick Mulgan and Deborah Cunliffe
We examine the proposed nursing Code of Conduct through culture, law, and lived reality, asking how far regulation should reach into nurses’...
School Stresses Kids More Than Social Media Does - Eli Stark Elster
Eli discusses the rush to ban social media for under-16s and examines stronger evidence that school structures and heavy homework drive yout...
Who Gets To Speak When The Media Becomes A Monoculture - Yvonne van Dongen
We trace a working life in New Zealand journalism with Yvonne Van Dongen, exploring how subs, travel desks, and lively disagreements shaped...
Nurses, Speech, And The Line - Todd Stephenson MP
We dig into the Nursing Council’s draft code with ACT MP Todd Stephenson, asking how far professional standards should reach into private sp...
Greg Fleming MP: Te Reo, Politics and the Power of Listening
We trace Greg Fleming’s path from charity leader to MP and his decision to learn Te Reo Māori as an adult, linking language revitalisation w...
02 - Board Roundup - Why are regulators constantly overreaching their remit?
This first “board roundup” episode focuses on a bigger pattern: regulators trying to extend their reach into online speech and private life....
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