{"podcast":{"title":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","slug":"so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607","podcast_index_feed_id":705607,"rss_url":"https://sotospeak.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.sotospeakpodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/d/c/f/3dcf57f0d4d3244d27a2322813b393ee/STS_Libsyn_Graphic-20240726-s0w7i4wl32.jpg","author":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","episode_count":279,"summary":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through the law, philosophy, and stories that define your right to free speech. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino. New episodes post every other Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T04:22:08.710490+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 254: What is going on with the FCC?","slug":"ep-254-what-is-going-on-with-the-fcc","published_at":"2025-09-30T16:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607/ep-254-what-is-going-on-with-the-fcc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607","url":"https://sotospeak.libsyn.com/ep-254-what-is-going-on-with-the-fcc","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sotospeak/STS_254_FC_02.mp3?dest-id=601059","summary":"What is the Federal Communications Commission, and why does its chairman think the agency can regulate Jimmy Kimmel's jokes? Note: Shortly after recording this episode, Nexstar and Sinclair announced they would return \"Jimmy Kimmel Live!\" to their stations. Joining us: Anna Gomez , FCC Commissioner Ronnie London , FIRE General Counsel Bob Corn-Revere , FIRE Chief Counsel Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:46 What's the FCC? 07:35 What's the \"public interest\" standard? 14:20 What is the \"fairness doctrine\"? 25:21 What is the \"broadcast hoax\" rule? 28:55 What is \"news distortion\"? 35:31 Role of network affiliates 41:15 What happens now? Read the transcript here: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/so-speak-podcast-transcript-what-going-fcc Enjoy listening to the podcast? Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack's paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org .","meta_description":"What is the Federal Communications Commission, and why does its chairman think the agency can regulate Jimmy Kimmel's jokes? Note: Shortly after recording…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2884,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607/episodes/ep-254-what-is-going-on-with-the-fcc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607/ep-254-what-is-going-on-with-the-fcc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}