{"podcast":{"title":"Liberalism in Question | CIS","slug":"liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332","podcast_index_feed_id":6619332,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/liberalisminquestion/feed.xml","website_url":"https://liberalisminquestion.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16998142/avatars-DJXhYZRcsEb9CjJu-4KAqtg-original.jpg","author":"Robert Forsyth | Centre for Independent Studies","episode_count":92,"summary":"Are you looking for sound, thought-provoking conversations on current affairs, politics, and culture from a Classical Liberal perspective? If yes, you are in the right place. Liberalism in Question engages some of our society’s most prominent researchers, political figures, and free speech advocates --finding out their views on the state of Classical Liberalism.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T22:19:40.716888+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332"},"episode":{"title":"In Defence of Jordan Peterson | Rohan McHugh","slug":"in-defence-of-jordan-peterson-rohan-mchugh","published_at":"2025-06-03T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/in-defence-of-jordan-peterson-rohan-mchugh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332","url":"https://liberalisminquestion.podbean.com/e/in-defence-of-jordan-peterson-rohan-mchugh/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dfcxpp9jijxy56k2/Rohan_McHugh_15yzkh.mp3","summary":"Watch here: https://youtu.be/o6TVilPFQxo Robert Forsyth speaks with Rohan McHugh, who contends that the liberal tradition’s “contest of ideas” — though vital for intellectual refinement — does not conflict with the enduring boundaries that have sustained Western civilization for millennia. These boundaries have been upheld by long-standing institutions and validated by their outcomes. While the classical liberal model deserves affirmation, McHugh argues it should be recognized as incomplete, especially when treated as a rigid framework that excludes metaphysical foundations. As American founding father John Adams famously stated, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” 🔹 Become a member: https://www.cis.org.au/membership-2-step-1/ 🔹 Make a donation: https://www.cis.org.au/support/donate/today/ 🔹 Learn more: https://www.cis.org.au/ Subscribe to all our shows: Liberalism in Question features thought-provoking interviews with world experts in politics and culture from a Classical Liberal perspective. Subscribe here: https://liberalisminquestion.podbean.com/ The CIS Research Collection delivers our research papers in an audio format so that you can listen to them on the go. Subscribe here: https://cisresearch.podbean.com/ What You Need to Know About delivers concise insights from CIS experts, breaking down complex topics like policy, economics, and societal challenges. Subscribe here: https://whatyouneedtoknowabout.podbean.com/ CIS Events Experience: From the studios of CIS our events team brings you engaging discussions from our live events, featuring lectures, panel discussions, and conversations with leading experts: https://cisevents.podbean.com/","meta_description":"Watch here: https://youtu.be/o6TVilPFQxo Robert Forsyth speaks with Rohan McHugh, who contends that the liberal tradition’s “contest of ideas” — though vi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1816,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/episodes/in-defence-of-jordan-peterson-rohan-mchugh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/liberalism-in-question-cis-6619332/in-defence-of-jordan-peterson-rohan-mchugh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}