{"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. 272: FIRE Monthly Member Webinar - May 2026","slug":"ep-272-fire-monthly-member-webinar-may-2026","published_at":"2026-05-15T19:50:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607/ep-272-fire-monthly-member-webinar-may-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/so-to-speak-the-free-speech-podcast-705607","url":"https://sotospeak.libsyn.com/ep-272-fire-monthly-member-webinar-may-2026","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sotospeak/STS_272.mp3?dest-id=601059","summary":"Shouting down speakers, UCLA free speech, heckling, AI, doxxing, cancel culture, and more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:40 Get your tickets to Soapbox now! 06:30 Congratulations to Will on 20 years at FIRE 07:31 How is FIRE responding to shouting down speakers ? 11:33 Will FIRE include viewpoint diversity in our College Free Speech Rankings ? 13:48 What is FIRE's response to UCLA Law students protesting a DHS speaker ? 17:07 NYU's commencement speaker Jonathan Haidt 21:20 Is walking out on a controversial speaker protected free speech? 23:28 Is FIRE involved in Texas State University professor Tom Alter's case? 25:50 What is the scholar to attorney ratio at FIRE? 27:47 Has cancel culture on college campuses changed since Trump 2.0? 32:00 What is FIRE's stance on doxxing ? 37:02 FIRE volunteer opportunities 37:33 Can the government regulate AI ? 42:01 Is talk therapy speech or medical treatment? ( Chiles v. Salazar ) 46:02 What are the most pressing threats to online expression? 51:30 Special thanks to the Middlebury College Democrats and Republicans 53:45 What are the most challenging aspects of FIRE's work with technology and free speech? 57:10 Does accepting government money protect or restrict speech? 01:00:25 Is FIRE a reactive organization and what solutions do we offer? 01:01:41 Outro Joining us: Nico Perrino, executive vice president Alisha Glennon, chief operating officer Greg Lukianoff, president & chief executive officer Will Creeley, legal director Become a paid subscriber today to receive invitations to future live webinars. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at fire.org and would like access to Substack's paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@fire.org. If you already are a paid subscriber and would like to listen to this ep…","meta_description":"Shouting down speakers, UCLA free speech, heckling, AI, doxxing, cancel culture, and more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:40 Get your tickets to Soapbox now!…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3766,"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-272-fire-monthly-member-webinar-may-2026/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-272-fire-monthly-member-webinar-may-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}