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Ep. 280: Social media, speech, and kids w/ Joel Thayer and Kate Ruane

**Editor’s note: This episode was recorded before Meta settled a social media addiction trial with a coalition of state attorneys general on Aug. 26, 2026. The case alleged the company knew some of its features on Facebook and Instagram cou...

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Ep. 279: Legendary lawyer Michael Tigar on juries, free speech, and the trial of John Peter Zenger

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  • So to Speak

    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. New episodes post every other Thursday.

  • T. Chaz Stevens

    DeSantis rewrote Florida's book ban law because of me. CNN · NPR · WaPo · The Daily Show. Not a content creator. Not an activist. A paperwork problem. Now auditing Flock, the cameras your town never voted for. Free.

  • Aaron Terr

    Director of Public Advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)

  • Greg Lukianoff

    President & CEO of FIRE, co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind w/ Jon Haidt & The Canceling of the American Mind w/ Rikki Schlott

  • Nico Perrino

    Nico Perrino is EVP of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), host of "So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast," author of "Free Speech Generation" (out Jan. 19), and the director/producer of "Mighty Ira."

  • Lawrence Lessig

    law professor and democracy activist.

  • Catharine Young

    Host of alpha - a podcast providing unfiltered conversations with women shaping our future through science, tech and discovery. Season one has launched! www.alphapodcast.studio

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