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S5E9 Free Speech: Is it all talk?

2025/4/11
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The episode explores the evolving debate around free speech, highlighting the hypocrisy and double standards exhibited by both the left and the right. It questions the simplistic narrative of the right as free speech crusaders and examines how figures like Trump have redefined cancel culture.
  • The traditional left-right divide on free speech is becoming blurred, with both sides exhibiting hypocrisy.
  • Trump administration's actions demonstrate a new meaning to cancel culture, originating from the top.
  • There are concerns about the weaponization of free speech to suppress opposing views.

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Join us for the Media Storm LIVE SHOW! Tuesday 20th May 7pm @ the Business Design Centre in Islington.

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What’s the bigger threat to free speech: the ‘woke mob’, or the MAGA word police? Where’s the line between free speech and hate speech? How can you have free market of ideas - when most of the media is owned by political suck-ups? Is free speech actually free if some people have more free speech than others?

And with ‘free speech crusaders’ censoring anyone whose views they dislike… WHAT DOES ‘FREE SPEECH’ EVEN MEAN ANYMORE?

Journalist and political activist Femi Oluwole) joins Helena Wadia and Mathilda Mallinson to put the mainstream media’s ‘free speech’ debates under the microscope: from the arresting of keyboard criminals, to the abduction of students calling attention to Palestine, to the hypocrisy of MAGA leaders, and the social media algorithms shaping public discourse.

The episode is hosted and produced by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall)) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia))

The music is by @soundofsamfire)

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