A podcast from the creator of Under the Shadow
This year, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. But there’s a problem. Our most basic freedom — the freedom of speech — is under attack. In this immersive series, hosts Marc Steiner and Michael Fox take you on a journey to look at the threats to free speech, from Trump to Silicon Valley. They look at the history of the fight for free speech and the battle being waged over it today, within the United States and abroad.
Marc Steiner is the host of the Marc Steiner Show and a longtime community organizer and activist. Michael Fox is the host of the podcasts Under the Shadow and Stories of Resistance.
The Battle for Free Speech is produced by The Real News Network.
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Fired and Jailed: Attacks on free speech under Trump | Ep. 1
Hundreds have been fired, suspended, or investigated for speaking out under the Trump administration. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. This is Episode 1 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast.
Recent episodes
Marc Steiner: A life standing for free speech | Ep. 8
From civil rights activism to community organizing, from theater and education to radio, Marc has been standing for free speech since the late 1950s. Today, we talk with Marc about his extraordinary life and the fight for free speech. This is episode 8 of the Battle for Free Speech Podcast.
Peter Thiel’s Dialog conference in Ireland shut down by grassroots action
A former Google worker describes the #DropDialog movement and organizing against Big Tech in Ireland.
Media education, regulation, and organizing against Big Tech in Europe | Ep. 7
Elon Musk has interfered in local politics and Big Tech is throwing its weight around, but Europeans are responding. This is Episode 7 of the Battle for Free Speech Podcast.
Brazil’s battle against fake news and the US war to undermine it | Ep. 6
Few countries in the world have fought disinformation as actively as Brazil. Now, the United States is pushing to roll it back in the name of US-style “free speech.”
What is free speech? America at 250 | Ep. 5
“There’s a kind of narcotic effect of those words — free speech,” says legal scholar Mary Anne Franks. “It’s because we think we know it so well that we don’t know anything about it.”
Shot, jailed, deported: Inside Trump’s crackdown on journalists | Ep. 4
US journalists are being targeted like never before. Arrests, attacks, detentions. Threats and even deportations. This moment, they say, is “unprecedented.” This is Episode 4 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast.
Big Tech’s assault on free speech: Mergers, social media, AI, and censorship | Ep. 3
Trump and his allies are rolling out censorship in the name of free speech through the deployment of media mergers, social media, and AI. This is Episode 3 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast.
A history of free speech, from abolitionists to Berkeley | Ep. 2
From abolitionists to muckrakers, civil rights organizers to student activists, many communities have carried the banner for free speech and demanded that their voices be heard. This is Episode 2 of The Battle for Free Speech.
Fired and Jailed: Attacks on free speech under Trump | Ep. 1
Hundreds have been fired, suspended, or investigated for speaking out under the Trump administration. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg. This is Episode 1 of The Battle for Free Speech podcast.
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