Podcasts by Free Speech Debate

Free Speech Debate

Free Speech Debate (http://freespeechdebate.com/) is a global, multilingual website for the discussion of free speech in the age of mass migration and the internet. Ten draft principles for global free speech are laid out, together with explanations and case studies - all for debate. Prominent figures from diverse cultures, faiths and political tendencies are interviewed and asked to comment through video, audio and text. Individual users from across the world are strongly encouraged to take part in the online discussion. They can propose new case studies and suggest revised or entirely new principles.

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Susan Benesch on dangerous speech from 2016-06-28T18:46:51

In this interview with Timothy Garton Ash, Susan Benesch, senior fellow at the World Policy Institute, makes a distinction between hate speech and dangerous speech.

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Daniel Bell on Confucianism and free speech from 2016-06-16T16:09:54

Confucianism’s defence of political speech does not necessarily apply to other forms of expression, says Bell

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Combining Freedom and Diversity: The Challenge of Religious Difference from 2013-06-21T14:04:24

Legal philosopher Martha Nussbaum gave the 2013 Dahrendorf Lecture, exploring how to live with religious diversity.

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On Free Speech 4: The Power of the Web from 2012-05-24T13:21:34

Jillian York (Electronic Frontier Foundation) discusses the ethics and motivations behind hacktivism, and Lauren Wolfe talks about her new project Women Under Siege, a website that crowdsources ins...

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On Free Speech 3: The Fine Art of Activism from 2012-04-13T13:40:13

This month's podcast focuses on the sometimes fine line between artistic expression and free speech. It features interviews with filmmaker Nick Sturdee on the Russian art collective Voina, and stan...

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Facebook, Privacy and You from 2012-03-30T16:45

Is the age of privacy over? Lord (Richard) Allan from Facebook and Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, author of Delete, go head to head on privacy and the right to be forgotten in the internet era.

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On Free Speech 2: China, Rushdie and the art of"Zuckering" from 2012-03-07T11:40:41

This month's podcast looks at Facebook's dominance and internet censorship in China. It features interviews with Mark Thompson, director general of the BBC, and Professor Tim Wu, author of the Mast...

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On Free Speech 1: Deletion and Denialism from 2012-02-01T17:53:12

Free Speech Debate's monthly podcast features a round-up of interviews on the site including Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, former Formula One boss Max Mosley and Chinese scholar Yan Xuetong. Ho...

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Jimmy Wales on Global free speech in the internet age from 2012-01-27T14:38:57

Professor Timothy Garton Ash (Director of Free Speech Debate) interviews Jimmy Wales (Founder of Wikipedia) on the topic of global free speech and the internet. This was the launch event of Free Sp...

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Timothy Garton Ash on Free Speech Debate from 2012-01-27T13:54:42

In this short introductory video, the director of Free Speech Debate, talks about the objectives of this Oxford University research project.

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