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Free Speech Union's Podcast

Free Speech Union's Podcast

Free Speech Union

The official podcast of the Free Speech Union. Focused on protecting and promoting freedom of expression in New Zealand, the Free Speech Union Podcast hosts interviews with international and local guests discussing the importance of free speech in a free and open society.www.fsu.nz
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Free Speech Union's Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Free Speech Union's Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Free Speech Union's Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Free Speech Union's Podcast - Life Out Loud #9: The Young Greens Attempt to End All Debate
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10/22/22 • 50 min

In today's episode of our LOL series, Free Speech Union spokespeople Dane Giraud and Dr. David Cumin discuss the Young Greens of UoA (University Of Auckland) decision to boycott the "Baby Back Benches" debate until a set of specific demands are met. Dane and David pull apart the 7 demands that - while reading like self-parody - cloak a sinister attitude towards both freedom of expression and the very minority groups the Greens claim that their demands protect. fsu.nz/join

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Interview with Tim Wilson: No Womb, No View
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08/22/22 • 48 min

Free Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore speaks with award-winning journalist and current Executive Director of the Maxim Institute Tim Wilson on a recent think-piece Tim wrote on abortion and the seeming prohibition against men expressing views on the topic. Join us for thoughtful exploration as to whether identity should ever preclude a person from contributing to a topic - a position many in society do appear to subscribe to today www.fsu.nz/join
And read Tim's piece by clicking the link below:
https://www.maxim.org.nz/article/no-womb-no-view-abortion/
https://www.maxim.org.nz/

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Join us for a recording of the Wednesday 17 August Otago University panel discussion chaired by Peter Williams on how to maintain responsible politics through free speech ft. local list MP Michael Woodhouse, ACT MP Dr. James McDowall, and local Councillor Lee Vandervis www.fsu.nz/join

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Life Out Loud #8: Low Voter Turnouts and Weapons Of War
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10/17/22 • 38 min

Jonathan Ayling, Ani O'Brien, and Dane Giraud are our first panel in the reboot of our LOL (Life Out Loud) podcast series. The team pull-apart local body elections and ask whether a low voter turnout can be put down to the multiple campaigns seeking to limit acceptable debate - we get a preview of the upcoming Free Speech Union AGM featuring Danish free speech superstar Jacob MChangama (which includes a special announcement) - and finally the Prime Ministers controversial "weapons of war" speech delivered at the UN - what it means, and why we should all be very afraid fsu.net/join

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Free Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore talks with Mark White from the US Left-wing free speech organisation Plebity (https://www.plebity.org/). Mark and Daphna discuss how the Left of the past was at the forefront of defending free speech, why that is no longer the case and why the Left shouldn't bet their money on tech billionaires like Elon Musk to be their free speech savior.

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Student Takeover: University Students Discuss Free Speech
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10/03/22 • 47 min

In something of a ‘student takeover’ of the Free Speech Union Podcast, university students Adam, Tommy, and Robbie talk about free speech from the student perspective. Tomas shares his experience of the recent Free Speech Union event at Otago University and the discussion gets philosophical as the three discuss the seemingly partisan nature of the modern free speech context, alongside why it is so important for the students and activists of today, and why it may be that the importance of free speech is not quite as recognised among the modern left as it once was.

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Interview with Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord
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09/28/22 • 29 min

Free Speech Union spokesperson Ani O'Brien reads Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord the council's rap sheet and asks what he would do differently should he win the coveted top job www.fsu.nz/join
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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Free Speech Is A People’s Frank Confession To Itself
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11/23/21 • 10 min

What did Karl Marx really think of Free Speech, and what does this say about the new censorious Left? Tune in for a reading (by Dane Giraud) of a recent piece penned by Free Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore that lays out the traditional Left-wing case for Free Speech and why Marx would not be "team woke!"
"The woke... view the working class as meek and defenseless, not a force that could change society. This patronizing soft bigotry couldn’t be further from Karl Marx’s view of the unified working class as the agent of change with enormous latent power" fsu.nz/join

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - Episode 15: Patrick Corish interviews Elliot Ikelei
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10/25/19 • 41 min

Patrick Corish sits down with the deputy leader of the New Conservative Party of New Zealand, Elliot Ikelei. Patrick and Elliot discuss the New Conservative's views on free speech, the role of parents in protecting children from online harm and Elliot's debate on free speech with Dr Don Brash at Auckland University.

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Free Speech Union's Podcast - FSU Talks  |  The Law Commission Discussion Paper
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10/03/24 • 65 min

Join Nick Hanne, Jillaine Heather, and Alex Penk for an FSU Talk on the recent Law Commission's discussion paper which examined the question of amending the Human Rights Act to include trans gender and intersex individuals as a protected class. These potential changes have significant implications for free speech and the weaponisation of a subjective definition of identity and also harm.

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FAQ

How many episodes does Free Speech Union's Podcast have?

Free Speech Union's Podcast currently has 167 episodes available.

What topics does Free Speech Union's Podcast cover?

The podcast is about News, Free, Society & Culture, Interview, Podcasts, Current Events, New Zealand, Debate, Philosophy and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on Free Speech Union's Podcast?

The episode title 'Life Out Loud #9: The Young Greens Attempt to End All Debate' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Free Speech Union's Podcast?

The average episode length on Free Speech Union's Podcast is 42 minutes.

How often are episodes of Free Speech Union's Podcast released?

Episodes of Free Speech Union's Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 2 hours.

When was the first episode of Free Speech Union's Podcast?

The first episode of Free Speech Union's Podcast was released on Jun 10, 2019.

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