{"podcast":{"title":"Muddy Waters","slug":"muddy-waters-7079451","podcast_index_feed_id":7079451,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://charleschuckellis.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/43454481/fcdb685e762879bd.jpg","author":"Charles \"Chuck\" Ellis","episode_count":188,"summary":"Where I discuss by myself and with special guests things going on in our political world here in Maine as well as discussing national and at times global issues. I'm not muddying the water but helping you understand how muddy the water is and helping you chart a path forward. charleschuckellis.substack.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T12:17:16.550300+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 181 Free Speech Under Pressure with Ryan Tuttle","slug":"ep-181-free-speech-under-pressure-with-ryan-tuttle","published_at":"2026-05-30T04:59:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-181-free-speech-under-pressure-with-ryan-tuttle","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charles-ellis9/episodes/Ep--181-Free-Speech-Under-Pressure-with-Ryan-Tuttle-e3k32sa","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1039add24/podcast/play/120736074/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425149754-44100-2-728465db54ca6.mp3","summary":"On this episode of Muddy Waters, Chuck Ellis talks with Ryan Tuttle — USM psychology lecturer, former Jehovah’s Witness, and unlikely Republican.Ryan opens up about growing up in a high-control religion that banned politics and holidays, his journey to atheism, and how those experiences shaped his fierce commitment to free speech and independent thinking. From being shunned by his community to facing backlash for advising conservative student groups on a progressive campus, Ryan’s story challenges easy stereotypes.A candid conversation about faith, leaving religion, academia’s biases, peer pressure, and standing up for viewpoint diversity in Maine.If you enjoy unfiltered stories and people who refuse to stay in their lane, hit play.New episodes every week. Follow Muddy Waters wherever you listen.","meta_description":"On this episode of Muddy Waters, Chuck Ellis talks with Ryan Tuttle — USM psychology lecturer, former Jehovah’s Witness, and unlikely Republican.Ryan open…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7250,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/muddy-waters-7079451/episodes/ep-181-free-speech-under-pressure-with-ryan-tuttle/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/muddy-waters-7079451/ep-181-free-speech-under-pressure-with-ryan-tuttle.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}