{"podcast":{"title":"Independent Conversations","slug":"independent-conversations-5447971","podcast_index_feed_id":5447971,"rss_url":"https://feeds.castos.com/141nv","website_url":"https://www.independent.org/","image_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/images/podcast/covers/c1a-9w02x-v6wpk6k7h291-vasitl.png","author":"Independent Institute","episode_count":109,"summary":"Brought to you by the Independent Institute, Independent Conversations is a regular round-table conversation that provides timely insights and cutting-edge commentary on the most pressing issues of the day. It features Independent’s Graham H. Walker (President), Williamson M. Evers (Senior Fellow), and as well as additional Independent Institute fellows and other special guests.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971"},"episode":{"title":"Free Speech vs. Left and Right Cancel Culture | Nadine Strossen","slug":"free-speech-vs-left-and-right-cancel-culture-nadine-strossen","published_at":"2025-10-08T16:20:44+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/free-speech-vs-left-and-right-cancel-culture-nadine-strossen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971","url":"https://independent-institute-podcast.castos.com/episodes/free-speech-vs-left-and-right-cancel-culture-nadine-strossen","audio_url":"https://episodes.castos.com/62264211cb7160-73495263/2160986/c1e-x78m9b9617df0jxz2-jpn4z5knfg4o-buvwnz.mp3","summary":"After an assassin killed Charlie Kirk for his ostensibly hateful views, millions grieved. Others mocked Kirk. But now some of the mockers are losing their jobs as payback for their vindictiveness, raising a question: Are we seeing a kind of right-wing “cancel culture” at odds with the American principle of free speech? We explore this question with the help of Nadine Strossen, longtime President of the ACLU, on this episode of Independent Conversations.","meta_description":"After an assassin killed Charlie Kirk for his ostensibly hateful views, millions grieved. Others mocked Kirk. But now some of the mockers are losing their…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3364,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/independent-conversations-5447971/episodes/free-speech-vs-left-and-right-cancel-culture-nadine-strossen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/independent-conversations-5447971/free-speech-vs-left-and-right-cancel-culture-nadine-strossen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}