Can I say this?
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Promoting healthy discussion and civilised exchange of ideas in the University of Dundee.
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Society discussion: Kyle Rittenhouse's trial
November 29, 2021 23:58 - 63.1 MBA few members of the society get together to discuss the recent trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in the US.
Jane Fenton on freedom of expression and debate in the university classroom
November 09, 2021 23:17 - 15.9 MBJane Fenton, social work lecturer at the University of Dundee, joins us for a lovely conversation about free speech in the classroom. During the Q&A after the talk, there are some interruptions because the microphone could not capture audio coming from the whole room, our apologies. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
The other side: Israeli-Palestinian conflict
October 26, 2021 23:03 - 48.4 MBThe second lecture of "The other side" is presented by André, the president of the society, and focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We hope you will find this a complete, comprehensible and (mostly) unbiased account of the events that made the Israeli-Palestinian conflict what it is today. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Neil Thin on moral curiosity and the campus social climate
October 26, 2021 22:37 - 40 MBNeil Thin, the Edinburgh social anthropology lecturer towards which there was a cancellation attempt earlier this year, joins us for a conversation about the current sentiment of academia towards moral curiosity. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
The other side: vaccines
October 26, 2021 22:21 - 35.7 MBIntroducing "The other side", a series of lectures focused on tackling the divide between the different sides of pretty much every issue. Today's world is filled with self-entitlement, very obvious on how defenders of different sides of controversial issues portray their opponents (this was very obvious in the way the left justified Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election by describing his voters as racists, sexists, homophobes, etc., and in the way the right describes leftists, as comm...
David Booth on academic freedom
April 09, 2021 20:48 - 37.8 MBDavid Booth, lecturer at the School of Life Sciences, joins us for a conversation about academic freedom and free speech in science. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Jade Kouletakis on Scotland's Hate Crime Bill
April 02, 2021 21:41 - 49.3 MBJade Kouletakis, lecturer of Law at the University of Abertay, joins us for a conversation about Scotland's new, and controversial, Hate Crime Bill. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Stephen Hicks on postmodernism
March 30, 2021 16:58 - 46.3 MBThe widely acclaimed philosopher Stephen Hicks joins us for a conversation about postmodernism! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
William Lane Craig on the Kalam Cosmological Argument
March 27, 2021 15:03 - 43.5 MBWilliam Lane Craig, the renowned religious scholar, joins us for a conversation about the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence of God! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Alex "CosmicSkeptic" O'Connor on scepticism and religion
March 21, 2021 16:05 - 49 MBAlex O'Connor, the man behind the YouTube channel CosmicSkeptic, joins us for a conversation about scepticism and religion! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Q&A with Richard Dawkins
March 21, 2021 15:59 - 36.9 MBThe great evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins joins us for a Q&A about his books! For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Conor Philip on free speech in comedy
March 09, 2021 21:33 - 33.2 MBConor Philip, amateur comedian and president of the University of Dundee's Comedy Society, joins us for an informal conversation about free speech and its relevance in comedy. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Joey Siu on the threat of China to Hong Kong's democracy
March 07, 2021 23:48 - 43.2 MBJoey Siu, of the Hong Kong Watch , talks to the Dundee Students' Free Speech Society about China's threat to Hong Kong and its autonomy. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].
Peter Hitchens on government handling of the pandemic
February 21, 2021 01:50 - 43.5 MBThis is the recording of the second event of the Dundee University Free Speech Society, in which we hosted Peter Hitchens for a conversation about the way the British government has handled the pandemic. For more information about the society, look up Dundee University Free Speech Society on Facebook or Instagram. To contact us, email [email protected].