Free Speech Union's Podcast
208 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe official podcast of the Free Speech Union. Focused on protecting and promoting freedom of expression in New Zealand, the Free Speech Union Podcast hosts interviews with international and local guests discussing the importance of free speech in a free and open society.www.fsu.nz
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Episodes
‘From the River to the Sea': Censorship, free speech, and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
December 07, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBHear from Josie Pagani, Paul Moon, Marcus Roberts, and Jonathan Ayling on a panel discussion and Q+A on speech rights and the ability to pursue tolerant debate on conflict in the Middle East. This discussion is about our ability to deal with complex and competing ideas, not the substance of the conflict itself. Support the show
Keyboard warriors clash: opponents meet to test free speech
September 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.2 MBPaul Thistoll is a dedicated trans-rights activist and outspoken opponent of the Free Speech Union. But he was willing to sit down with Jonathan Ayling, the Chief Executive of the Union, to discuss hate speech, trans-rights, preferred pronouns, professional deregistration, and more. There are two very different views on free speech on display in this podcast. So rarely do we have the opportunity to hear two so very different perspectives engage respectfully. And in the end, it's you who ge...
River of Freedom: a documentary epic on the need for open debate
September 07, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBMore than any other one thing, COVID-19 has defined our past 3 years. But are we starting to thinking about it, or talk about it in fresh ways? Our lives have been impacted in unprecedented ways by COVID-19; but this virus has also been weaponised by our would-be-censors to corral us into one position on this issue, and a host of others. In this episode, Jonathan Ayling sits down with the director of River of Freedom, a recently released documentary film on the 2022 occupation of Parliam...
"A Liberal Democracy Operates Because Voices Are Heard!" Sir Peter Gluckman on Social Cohesion and Free Speech
August 28, 2023 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBSpeaking to the recently published Addressing the Challenges to Social Cohesion, Sir Peter Gluckman (former Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and Director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures) sits down with Jonathan Ayling to discuss what's happening to fraying public discourse, and what we can do to address it. Support the show
Free speech developments at University of Auckland
July 10, 2023 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBFree speech across our universities is under fire- but many academics are also working to address this. After 3 years, a working group established at the University of Auckland to consider how to preserve academic freedom and free speech has reported back, making a bold stand in a hostile environment. Free Speech Union member and UoA Professor, Kendall Clements, sits down with Jonathan to give an insider's view to why free speech is under fire, and what needs to be done about it. Support ...
The fear of tyrants: why free speech is for the marginalised, oppressed and poor
June 26, 2023 02:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB"Most important thinking I've written", this is how Prof. Grimes describes his recent research on who benefits from free speech. Spoiler alert- it's not who you might think. We're often told that the marginalised, oppressed and poor need protection from free speech, probably provided by the State, to ensure that free speech doesn't oppress them. But in reality, free speech enables the powerless to undermine the powerful by insisting that ideas and speech should be challenged with dialogue ...
Universities in trouble- why the academic freedom results matter
June 02, 2023 02:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBAcademic freedom and free speech can appear to be nebulous subjects at times, which wonky intellectuals pontificate on. Yet the real world implications for a university that fails to preserve academic freedom are far-reaching. In this episode, Jonathan Ayling sits down with Dr. James Kierstead and Dr. Michael Johnston to discuss the opposition we’ve faced to our academic freedom research, why certain arguments have been made, and what this tells us about the debate for free thought and belie...
Worrying Trends: Academic Freedom in New Zealand with Prof. Elizabeth Rata and Dr. David Bromell
May 31, 2023 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBWith the Free Speech Unions Academic Survey for 2023 now released and raising concerns Jonathan Ayling sat down with Prof Elizabeth Rata (a co-author of the "Listener 7" letter) and Dr. David Bromell (formerly of Canterbury University) to discuss the state of academic freedom in today's New Zealand. The trio explores the increasingly doctrinaire approach turning up in fields where truth has traditionally never been considered settled, and why this intellectual inflexibility seems to be rampi...
Interview with Jonathan Ayling and Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio
May 23, 2023 02:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBJonatha sits does with Paul Brennan on Reality Check Radio to discuss the FSU announcement that we are supporting a tender-bid for a DPMC contract to research disinformation. Support the show
Interview with Prof. Grant Schofield: Academic freedom and the need for courage
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBFree Speech Union Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling sat down with Prof. Grant Schofield who recently authored a 'A falling out of love letter to the university'- which reflects on his over 30 years in academia. Prof. Schofield questions whether the contemporary New Zealand university can any longer claim to be the 'conscious and critic of society' and in an in-depth discussion, comments on the health of free speech within our universities, the problem of self-censorship (especially among youn...
What Would Nadine Do? A debrief on the Nadine Strossen tour and 'The Disinformation Project' report.
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBJoin Free Speech Union Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling, FSU council member Stephen Franks and Left-wing commentator Josie Pagani and Connor Molloy for a debrief on former ACLU president Nadine Strossen's recent tour of Aotearoa. The team discuss some of the high-profile members Strossen attended, why rationalism wins the argument, and what lessons we should take from her into our ongoing free speech battles. It's then a gearshift to discuss the disturbing 'Disinformation Project' report rele...
Should The Public Square ever be 'Cool and Rational'? with Dr David Cumin and A/Prof Mike Grimshaw
April 19, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.7 MB"For me this is the recognition of the linking of free speech with the right for civil disobedience because the public square is never cool and rational and only ‘discursive’ – except when constrained and imposed to be so by the privileging and power of ‘the rational’." This provocative paragraph was written by Canterbury-based sociologist and former Free Speech Union podcast guest Mike Grimshaw. In the original piece, published on plainsight.nz, Mike defended some of the civil disobedienc...
Interview with Samantha Blanchard director of Silenced
April 10, 2023 11:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBFree Speech Union council member Dane Giraud speaks with journalist and now filmmaker Samantha Blanchard about her new documentary "Silenced" which was released online over Easter weekend. "Silenced" looks at censorship during the pandemic and features the story of Peter Williams who walked away from a job at Magic Talk after being given directives not to challenge the government narrative. A thought-provoking and challenging film Samantha discusses the making of the documentary and shares h...
Was Albert Park a turning point in the Free Speech battle?
March 30, 2023 18:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBGender-critical speaker Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull's 'Let Woman Speak' tour of New Zealand ended before it began: due to violence. A feral mob assaulted her and women were viciously assaulted including a 72-year-old woman who was left with a fractured skull. This followed failed attempts by fringe LGBTQI+ voices to deny KJK entry to New Zealand. Will Albert Park be the new normal? Free Speech Union spokespersons Dane Giraud and Ani O'Brien discuss the day (Ani was present) and its potential ra...
Interview with Corina Shields
March 16, 2023 03:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBFree Speech Union council member Dane Giraud speaks to Corina Shields (@AuntyHeihei on Twitter), a wahine Maori who took her opinions and concerns with government policy to TikTok after being denied the ear of MPs. Dane and Corina discuss distrust and why governments need to work much harder to win back the poor - the failure of the media to cover lower-socio-economic issues, and why the Maori Party is so unpopular with Maori. Enjoy! Support the show
Defending the Free Speech Rights of Drag Queen Story Time & Tusiata Avia
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBFree Speech Union council members Ani O'Brien and Dane Giraud discuss the union's defending of Drag Queen story time along with Tusiata Avia's controversial poem. Enjoy! https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131393894/the-free-speech-door-swings-both-ways Support the show
Defending Drag Queen Story Time & Tusiata Avia's Poem
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBFree Speech Union council members Ani O'Brien and Dane Giraud discuss the union's defending of Drag Queen story time along with Tusiata Avia's controversial poem. Enjoy! https://www.stuff.co.nz/opinion/131393894/the-free-speech-door-swings-both-ways Support the show
Interview with Josephine Varghese
March 01, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBJosephine Varghese is a political analyst and researcher with the Democracy Project at Victoria University of Wellington. In today's episode, Josephine and Free Speech Union council member Dane Giraud discuss Left-wing perspectives on free speech, whether a Leftist should view free speech as a central right, and anti-colonisation thought both as expressed in the controversial poem by Tuisata Avia along with a Left-wing critique. A great in-depth discussion on classic Left-wing thought and wh...
Interview with James Kierstead: The Roald Dahl Re-Edits and Dignity in Debate
February 20, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBFree Speech Union spokesperson Dane Giraud speaks to James Kierstead, a Senior Lecturer in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington and Research Fellow at The New Zealand Initiative. James (who should be no stranger to Free Speech Union supporters) gives his summary of the failed hate speech laws before the boys discuss the need for generosity towards your ideological opponents, the woke re-editing of Roald Dahl's books, and the general issue with translations and tampering with texts. ...
Interview with Mike Grimshaw: Free Speech Vs the "Gated Community"
February 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBIn a fascinating discussion that covers an amazing amount of ground, Free Speech Union spokesperson Dane Giraud speaks to Sociologist Mike Grimshaw of the University of Canterbury. Mike discusses the open society that relies on free speech to function versus the retreat into identity groups censorship encourages. The boys talk through tagging and street art as a means of expression for the underclass and why council-sponsored art may be a calculated way to silence these voices. And Mike unpa...
Interview with Ashley Church: Competing Faiths - The Woke Vs The Traditional Christian Worldview
February 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MBFree Speech Union council member Dane Giraud speaks with Ashley Church - a prominent media commentator on politics and property - about the religious impulse driving the "woke doctrine" and the challenges it poses for traditional text-based Christians like Ashley. The boys also touch on the pros and cons of progressive congregations in a wide-ranging discussion on today's competing belief systems fsu.nz Support the show
Protest and the Limits of Free Speech with Simeon Brown and James Cockle
January 30, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBClimate change dominates tense debate around the world. Some aren't satisfied with just words however and are taking dramatic protest actions like blocking motorways and gluing their hands to roads to demand the attention they believe this crisis demands. In this podcast, Jonathan Ayling sits with Simeon Brown MP to discuss his proposed Bill to increase the penalty for those who protest by disrupting key infrastructure. He is also joined by climate change activist James Cockle - himself no ...
Special Report: Did online abuse force the Prime Minister to resign?
January 21, 2023 23:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBIn today's special episode, Free Speech Union board members Dane Giraud and Ani O'Brien discuss the emerging narrative that now-former Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern resigned due to online abuse. Were the levels of abuse she faced unprecedented and have they been contributive to increased polarisation? Or is this a cynical attempt to limit criticism through censorship? fsu.nz/join Support the show
International Free Speech Union meeting: A Common Cause.
January 16, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBWe kick off the year with a very special episode: New Zealand Free Speech Union Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling in discussion with his UK and South African counterparts Toby Young and Sara Gon respectively. This inaugural meeting offers a chance to reflect on the global fight for free speech and to learn about the unique cultural challenges each union faces in 2023 and beyond. You can look forward to an assortment of invigorating and thought-provoking guests on the 2023 NZ Free Speech Uni...
2022 in Review
December 29, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 44.4 MBTune in for this special end-of-year discussion with guests Karl du Fresne, Prof Natasha Hamilton-Hart, and Alex Penk for a 'stock take' of the work the Free Speech Union has done in 2022. Will our guests give us a pass mark? Enjoy! fsu.nz Support the show
The Spirit of the Law: How to create a culture of Free Speech (Recorded Live at the Free Speech Union 2022 AGM)
December 12, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe Free Speech Union's Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling sat down with Paul Goldsmith MP, National's Justice Spokesperson, Prof. Paul Moon, a prominent historian from AUT, Dr. Michael Johnson from the New Zealand Initiative, and Prof. Ananish Chaudhuri, an economist from Auckland University at the recent Free Speech Union AGM to discuss the importance of fostering a culture of free speech. The panel started by noting the differences in the relatively strong legal defense to free speech which ...
The Return of Blasphemy Laws with Dr. Michael Johnson and Marcus Roberts
December 06, 2022 01:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThe Free Speech Union celebrated a victory with Justice Minister Kiri Allen announcing the government would be dropping proposed hate speech laws. But the single inclusion of religion means we still have a fight on our hands. Could it really soon become harder to criticise religion? In a thoughtful and far-ranging discussion, Dr. Michael Johnson (NZ Initiative) and Marcus Roberts (Maxim Institute) wrestle with this possibility along with examining the concept of "settled science" and whether...
Forbidden Conversations? Free Speech and the New Zealand Media with Janet Wilson and Yvonne van Dongen
December 01, 2022 23:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBFree Speech Chief Executive Jonathan Ayling sat down with respected journalists Janet Wilson and Yvonne van Dongen to discuss the health of the New Zealand media in regard to fostering free and open debate. Are we seeing a new bias? Is ideology polluting journalism and undermining public trust? What role or responsibility does a journalist have in combatting mis or disinformation? And are the majority of contemporary journalists even trying to speak to the masses, or is their audience themse...
Why the Working Class Rejected Hate Speech Laws
November 28, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore and council member Dane Giraud discuss the Curia poll featured in a Herald recent piece from Left-wing commentator Bryce Edwards that found lower-socio-economic communities stood against the government's Hate Speech laws. Why is this? Weren't such laws supposedly sought by vulnerable, multicultural communities? Dane and Daphna (both South Aucklanders) discuss the myriad reasons why the working class has always rejected state censorship, and the team r...
Why the Working Class Rejected Hate Speech Laws
November 28, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore and council member Dane Giraud discuss the Curia poll featured in a Herald recent piece from Left-wing commentator Bryce Edwards that found lower-socio-economic communities stood against the government's Hate Speech laws. Why is this? Weren't such laws supposedly sought by vulnerable, multicultural communities? Dane and Daphna (both South Aucklanders) discuss the myriad reasons why the working class has always rejected state censorship, and the team r...
Interview with Forough Amin: The Iran Protests and the battle for Women's Rights
November 21, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore speaks with Dr. Forough Amin about what’s happening in Iran after two months of growing protests across the country. Forough is a women's rights activist and the founder of the Iranian Women in NZ Charitable Trust. Forough discusses the dire state of civil rights in Iran, the rigid power of the regime, the important role women and youth are playing in the protests, and reveals the origin of the slogan "Women, Life, Freedom". https://www.facebook.com...
Special Announcement: Hate Speech laws dropped
November 19, 2022 02:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBIn an unexpected (but welcomed!) development, Minister of Justice Kiri Allan announced this morning that proposed hate speech laws will be all but dropped. Gone is the threat of 3-year prison terms. In fact, the sole change will be the addition of religious beliefs under a new amendment to the Human Rights Act. Free Speech Union board members Jonathan Ayling and Stephen Franks are joined by Left-wing political analyst Bryce Edwards and representative of the New Zealand Jewish council Julie...
Interview with Daniel Ben-Ami
November 14, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore talks with Daniel Ben-Ami, an author, and journalist based in London. His website "The Radicalism of Fools" https://www.radicalismoffools.com/ aims to develop a better understanding of anti-Semitism and its root causes. Daniel talks about different forms of anti-Semitism from the right and the left. He explains why definitions of anti-Semitism should not be imposed through initiatives like the IHRA definition of antisemitism and why censorship is n...
Interview with Daniel Ben-Ami
November 14, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore talks with Daniel Ben-Ami, an author, and journalist based in London. His website "The Radicalism of Fools" https://www.radicalismoffools.com/ aims to develop a better understanding of anti-Semitism and its root causes. Daniel talks about different forms of anti-Semitism from the right and the left. He explains why definitions of anti-Semitism should not be imposed through initiatives like the IHRA definition of antisemitism and why censorship is n...
Special Report: Free Speech Union ready for round two of Government’s proposed hate speech laws:
October 30, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBFollowing the shock announcement this morning (Sunday 30th) by Justice Minister Kiri Allen that hate speech laws are back and may be in place before next year's election, Jonathan Ayling sits down with Free Speech Union Council members Dr. Roderick Mulgan and Ani O’Brien, along with ACT Party Leader David Seymour to unpack what this means for the fight for free speech. Given the negative reaction to the proposals last year, what makes Minister Allan think Kiwis will accept them this time aro...
Life Out Loud #9: The Young Greens Attempt to End All Debate
October 22, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBIn today's episode of our LOL series, Free Speech Union spokespeople Dane Giraud and Dr. David Cumin discuss the Young Greens of UoA (University Of Auckland) decision to boycott the "Baby Back Benches" debate until a set of specific demands are met. Dane and David pull apart the 7 demands that - while reading like self-parody - cloak a sinister attitude towards both freedom of expression and the very minority groups the Greens claim that their demands protect. fsu.nz/join Support the show
Life Out Loud #8: Low Voter Turnouts and Weapons Of War
October 17, 2022 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBJonathan Ayling, Ani O'Brien, and Dane Giraud are our first panel in the reboot of our LOL (Life Out Loud) podcast series. The team pull-apart local body elections and ask whether a low voter turnout can be put down to the multiple campaigns seeking to limit acceptable debate - we get a preview of the upcoming Free Speech Union AGM featuring Danish free speech superstar Jacob MChangama (which includes a special announcement) - and finally the Prime Ministers controversial "weapons of war" s...
Interview with Mark White of U.S. based Left-wing Free Speech advocacy group Plebity
October 10, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore talks with Mark White from the US Left-wing free speech organisation Plebity (https://www.plebity.org/). Mark and Daphna discuss how the Left of the past was at the forefront of defending free speech, why that is no longer the case and why the Left shouldn't bet their money on tech billionaires like Elon Musk to be their free speech savior. Support the show
Student Takeover: University Students Discuss Free Speech
October 03, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBIn something of a ‘student takeover’ of the Free Speech Union Podcast, university students Adam, Tommy, and Robbie talk about free speech from the student perspective. Tomas shares his experience of the recent Free Speech Union event at Otago University and the discussion gets philosophical as the three discuss the seemingly partisan nature of the modern free speech context, alongside why it is so important for the students and activists of today, and why it may be that the importance of fre...
Student Takeover: University Students Discuss Free Speech
October 03, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBIn something of a ‘student takeover’ of the Free Speech Union Podcast, university students Adam, Tommy, and Robbie talk about free speech from the student perspective. Tomas shares his experience of the recent Free Speech Union event at Otago University and the discussion gets philosophical as the three discuss the seemingly partisan nature of the modern free speech context, alongside why it is so important for the students and activists of today, and why it may be that the importance of fre...
Interview with Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord
September 28, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFree Speech Union spokesperson Ani O'Brien reads Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord the council's rap sheet and asks what he would do differently should he win the coveted top job www.fsu.nz/join https://www.fsu.nz/council_candidates_report Support the show
Interview with Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord
September 28, 2022 00:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFree Speech Union spokesperson Ani O'Brien reads Auckland Mayoral Candidate Craig Lord the council's rap sheet and asks what he would do differently should he win the coveted top job www.fsu.nz/join https://www.fsu.nz/council_candidates_report Support the show
British Film Censorship vs the Video Nasties with David Gregory
September 19, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this week's podcast episode Free Speech Union spokesperson Dane Giraud speaks to David Gregory, co-owner of Severin Films, an American film production and distribution company known for restoring and releasing cult films on DVD and Blu-ray. A Brit by birth David deep dives into the history of the Video Nasties (the explosion of low-budget horror or exploitation films at the birth of the home-video era) and the censorship regime in the UK that was set up to counter them. This office was in...
British Film Censorship vs the Video Nasties with David Gregory
September 19, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this week's podcast episode Free Speech Union spokesperson Dane Giraud speaks to David Gregory, co-owner of Severin Films, an American film production and distribution company known for restoring and releasing cult films on DVD and Blu-ray. A Brit by birth David deep dives into the history of the Video Nasties (the explosion of low-budget horror or exploitation films at the birth of the home-video era) and the censorship regime in the UK that was set up to counter them. This office was in...
Interview with Kobad Ghandy: Free Speech in Modi's India
September 12, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWelcome to the first of a short series on speech rights in different countries. This week's podcast looks at free speech and civil rights in India, the world’s most populous democracy. In July the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy wrote that India’s flawed fragile democracy is a "criminal, Hindu-fascist enterprise that has imprisoned many of her friends" after they spoke up for the oppressed. Free Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore interviewed Kobad Ghandy about the state of...
Interview with Kobad Ghandy: Free Speech in Modi's India
September 12, 2022 19:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBWelcome to the first of a short series on speech rights in different countries. This week's podcast looks at free speech and civil rights in India, the world’s most populous democracy. In July the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Arundhati Roy wrote that India’s flawed fragile democracy is a "criminal, Hindu-fascist enterprise that has imprisoned many of her friends" after they spoke up for the oppressed. Free Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore interviewed Kobad Ghandy about the state of...
A Free Speech Focus on Local Body Elections With Tory Whanau, James Gough and Dr. Ate Moala
September 08, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBWhat does a major Mayoral candidate think of codes of conduct? Is there wide support within councils for limiting who can speak in public venues? Where do councilors draw the line between speech they consider free and beyond the pale? And is their input even warranted? On this week's roundtable discussion between a collection of incredibly diverse candidates - Wellington Mayor candidate and Green supporter Tory Whanau, 4x term councilor of Christchurch's Fendalton ward James Gough and Dr. At...
Interview with Dane Giraud: Fire, Fury and Funding
August 29, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this week's episode of the Free Speech Union podcast, Ani O'Brien interviews our very own Dane Giraud - a screenwriter and experienced documentary maker - on the NZ On Air funding process that produced the recent controversial documentary on the parliamentary protests made by Stuff Circuit -"Fire And Fury". Is the NZ On Air public journalism fund compromising our media? Or is the simple truth that the wider public is in the dark on how the funding process works in New Zealand? Dane thinks...
Interview with Dane Giraud: Fire, Fury and Funding
August 29, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this week's episode of the Free Speech Union podcast, Ani O'Brien interviews our very own Dane Giraud - a screenwriter and experienced documentary maker - on the NZ On Air funding process that produced the recent controversial documentary on the parliamentary protests made by Stuff Circuit -"Fire And Fury". Is the NZ On Air public journalism fund compromising our media? Or is the simple truth that the wider public is in the dark on how the funding process works in New Zealand? Dane thinks...
Interview with Tim Wilson: No Womb, No View
August 22, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBFree Speech Union member Daphna Whitmore speaks with award-winning journalist and current Executive Director of the Maxim Institute Tim Wilson on a recent think-piece Tim wrote on abortion and the seeming prohibition against men expressing views on the topic. Join us for thoughtful exploration as to whether identity should ever preclude a person from contributing to a topic - a position many in society do appear to subscribe to today www.fsu.nz/join And read Tim's piece by clicking the li...