Free To Speak
Free to Speak is the New Zealand podcast that goes beyond headlines to explore the principles behind our most contentious debates.
Produced by the New Zealand Free Speech Union, it examines freedom of expression and why it matters to a free and democratic society.
Expect interviews with guests from New Zealand and around the world, plus deep dives with our Council into the cases and policy work shaping free speech today.
Any questions, queries or feedback? Email: podcast@fsu.nz
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Podcasting since 2019 • 184 episodes
Free To Speak
Latest Episodes
How A 1989 Broadcasting Law Became An Internet Speech Rule - with Steven Franks
We break down the Broadcasting Standards Authority’s claim that it can regulate online platforms under the Broadcasting Act 1989, even though Parliament never updated the law for the internet. We talk through why that change threatens open deba...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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16:48
The Conformity Crisis - Sarah McLaughlin On The Quiet Erosion Of Free Speech
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:01:35
The Day Police Failed To Let Women Speak: Posie Parker On Albert Park 3 Years Later
We talk with Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) about the Albert Park Let Women Speak event and the moments that turned a public talk into a violent crush-risk situation. We dig into what censorship looks like on the ground, why policing c...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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56:40
The Second COVID Inquiry - Ani O'Brien on Dissent & Censorship During Coronavirus
We dig into the second COVID inquiry and why New Zealand still needs real accountability rather than polished narratives. Ani O'Brien argues that free speech, dissent, and honest scrutiny are not side issues but the core safeguards that stop cr...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:06:09
From Shah To Theocracy: An Iranian Activist’s Roadmap To Renewal - Dr Forough Amin
We speak with Forough Amin, founder of Iranian Women in New Zealand, about Iran’s contested past, the machinery of censorship, and why a renaissance is still possible. History, ideology, and free speech collide as we follow the path from the Sh...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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