31 Best Free Speech Podcasts

1. Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast

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Ken White explores the background of important First Amendment cases and the personalities and history that led to them. Join Ken, First Amendment litigator and law blogger at Popehat.com, as he interviews some of the people behind America's most important free speech cases.MORE Producer/Network Legal Talk Network
Email ****@legaltalknetwork.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Amanda Knox, JJ Velasquez +1 more
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2. So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

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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. Hosted by FIRE's Nico Perrino.New episodes post every other Thursday.MORE Host Nico Perrino
Producer/Network FIRE
Email ****@thefire.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Greg Lukianoff, David Lewis +5 more
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 223 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact

3. ColemanNation Podcast

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Lawyer, blogger and free-speech crusader Ron Coleman and his guests discuss the future of free expression, thought and worship in our interconnected world.  Tune in for the unique light Ron and his guests shine on social media, the culture wars, politics and government everyone should be wrestling with.Ron practices business and civil rights litigation and is best known for representing Simon Tam and his band the Slants in the U.S. Supreme Court's famous First Amendment case, Matal v. Tam. He represents individuals, businesses and certain Presidents of the United States.MORE Host Ron Coleman
Email ****@dhillonlaw.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 101Facebook 167Twitter 3.7K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

4. That's Debatable!

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Welcome to 'That's Debatable!', the weekly podcast of the Free Speech Union. Hosts Tom Harris and Jan Macvarish both staffers at the FSU talk about the free speech controversies that have erupted in the past week and interview some of the main protagonists in those dramas. Edited by Jason Clift. Please like, subscribe and share. Thank you.MORE Hosts Thomas Harris, Jan Macvarish
Producer/Network The Free Speech Union
Email ****@freespeechunion.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Lois McLatchie Miller, Toby Young +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 63 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

5. SpeechMatters

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SpeechMatters is the official podcast of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The podcast features thought leaders tackling the most pressing issues impacting free expression and democracy on campus, and beyond. Hosted by the Center's Executive Director, Michelle Deutchman.MORE Producer/Network UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. The Academic Freedom Podcast

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The official podcast of the Academic Freedom Alliance, a nonpartisan and ideologically diverse coalition of faculty members committed to defending free speech in academia. We interview a diverse array of scholars about the latest developments in the academic freedom movement, from breaking news, to precedent-setting court cases, to modern takes on the timeless principles that underlie professorial free speech. Learn more about the AFA at www.AcademicFreedom.org.MORE Host Keith Whittington
Email ****@academicfreedom.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Cass Sunstein, David Cole +4 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 11Facebook 767Twitter 5K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Free Speech Union's Podcast

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The 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.nzMORE Producer/Network Free Speech Union
Email ****@fsu.nz
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 82Facebook 50.8KTwitter 5.4KInstagram 601 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Since Jun 2019 Get Email Contact

8. Free Kiwis!

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A podcast focussing on freedom and free speech in a New Zealand context, hosted by two Wellington-based academics, Drs. Michael Johnston (VUW Education) and James Kierstead (VUW Classics).
Hosts Dr.James Kierstead, Dr.Michael Johnston
Producer/Network James
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests David Webb, Musa al-Gharbi +2 more
Apple Reviews 10Twitter 896 Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Free Speech Unmuted

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Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Eugene Volokh is one of the country's foremost experts on the 1st Amendment and legal issues surrounding free speech. Jane Bambauer is a distinguished professor of law and journalism at the University of Florida. On Free Speech Unmuted, Volokh and Bambauer unpack and analyze the current issues and controversies concerning the First Amendment, censorship, the press, social media, and the proverbial town square...MORE Hosts Jane Bambauer, Eugene Volokh
Producer/Network Hoover Institution
Email ****@ufl.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Greg Lukianoff, Ilya Shapiro +1 more
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. The Unfettered Speech Podcast

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Integrity Media's Leonard Goodman and Patrick Sullivan talk to the biggest stars in independent journalism about the free speech and censorship issues of the day.
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Radio Free Campus

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Welcome to Radio Free Campus, a show that brings you the major news, substantive interviews, and expert analysis from the front lines of campus freedom reform at America's colleges and universities. Our goals are simple: to increase free expression, expand diversity of thought, and promote civil discourse on our nation's college campuses. Whether you're a trustee, an alum, an administrator, a faculty member, or a student, tune in to learn how you can take action to expand freedom at your school...MORE Email ****@goacta.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Eric Kaufmann, David Rabban
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Free Speech Hosted by Maxwell Slate

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Free Speech is a comprehensive exploration of one of democracy's most fundamental and contested principles. This series traces the evolution of free expression from its ancient roots in Athens and Rome through the Enlightenment philosophers who championed it, to the revolutionary documents that enshrined it as law. Examine landmark Supreme Court cases that defined its boundaries, compare how different nations balance liberty with order, and confront contemporary debates over hate speech, symbolic protest, and digital platforms...MORE Email ****@mac.com
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13. The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment

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'The Bully's Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment ,' a weekly podcast from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, follows the Trump administration's assault on the freedoms of speech and the press and features the people, communities, and institutions that are fighting back. Hosted by legal journalist Cristian Farias and advocates from the Knight Institute, each episode explores a major First Amendment story in the news and features the people most affected.MORE Email ****@knightcolumbia.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. This Week In Free Speech with Jacob Mchangama

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This Week in Free Speech is your weekly deep dive into the most cutting-edge global developments affecting the most important of human rights: freedom of expression. Each week your host Jacob Mchangama invites a guest with particular relevance or expertise to discuss a hot topic with global relevance for free speech, whether online or offline...MORE Producer/Network Jacob Mchangama
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 147Facebook 8.3KTwitter 1.6K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

15. Free Speech Debate

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Free Speech Debate (http://freespeechdebate.com/) is a global, multilingual website for the discussion of free speech in the age of mass migration and the internet. Ten draft principles for global free speech are laid out, together with explanations and case studies - all for debate. Prominent figures from diverse cultures, faiths and political tendencies are interviewed and asked to comment through video, audio and text. Individual users from across the world are strongly encouraged to take part in the online discussion...MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
Email ****@it.ox.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 9 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

16. Banned Camp: Banned Books, Comedy, and Free Speech vs. Censorship

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Love banned books? Hate censorship? Same. You're our kind of people. Banned Camp is a comedy podcast where we read banned books and try to figure out why they were banned in the first place. Each season, we tackle a new banned book, reading it chapter by chapter and asking: What made someone clutch their pearls and scream, 'BAN IT!'? (Spoiler: It's rarely what you'd expect.) One thing is clear—the people banning these books often haven't read them. While we uncover some eyebrow-raising moments, nothing truly justifies censorship...MORE Hosts Jennifer Davis, Dan Schulz
Producer/Network Jennifer Davis and Dan Schulz – satirical storytellers, critics of book bans, and irreverent humorists exploring banned literature, challenged books, and other cultural controversies.
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 237 Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Freedom of Thought by Humanists International

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Freedom of Thought from Humanists International is a global news and interview podcast examining the state of freedom of belief, expression, and human rights worldwide. Hosted by Gary McLelland and Leon Langdon , the podcast draws on Humanists International's flagship Freedom of Thought Report to bring together researchers, human rights defenders, activists, and policy experts to unpack the realities facing humanists, atheists, and non-religious people in different countries and regions...MORE Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 14 Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Sounding Board

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A weekly podcast discussing all things free trade, free speech & free markets.
Hosts Andrew Elliott, Nic Elliott
Producer/Network Nic Elliott & Andrew Elliott
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.4/5Apple Reviews 21Twitter 82 Avg Length 93 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

19. Media Freedom in a Changing World

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Welcome to Media Freedom in a Changing World, a podcast produced by the Center for International Media Law and Policy Studies in The Media School at Indiana University, Bloomington. The podcast features experts who will discuss issues related to the intersection of media freedom and the digital age.Special thanks to producer Tanka Dhakal.MORE Host Brookelyn Lambright
Producer/Network Center for Intl. Media Law & Policy Studies
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest David Greene
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1Facebook 120Twitter 14 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Free Speech Arguments

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Presented by the Institute for Free SpeechThe Free Speech Arguments Podcast brings you oral arguments from important First Amendment free political speech cases across the country.
Producer/Network Institute for Free Speech
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Marc Elias
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4 Avg Length 86 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

21. Areopagitica

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In Areopagitica, John Milton presents a powerful and passionate defense of free speech, published on November 23, 1644, amid the turmoil of the English Civil War. As a staunch supporter of Parliament, Milton fiercely opposed the Licensing Order of 1643, arguing that censorship was alien to the principles of classical Greek and Roman societies. Rich with biblical and classical allusions, he bolsters his case with personal experiences of censorship, having faced his own struggles while advocating for radical views on divorce...MORE Email ****@adfreesounds.com
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22. History of Freedom of Thought

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Discover the roots of the civil liberties we cherish today‚such as Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press‚through the lens of Freedom of Thought. This enlightening journey, narrated by John Bagnell Bury, takes you from the philosophical explorations of Ancient Greece and Rome, through the oppressive shadows of the Middle Ages, to the vibrant resurgence of ideas during the Renaissance and Reformation...MORE Email ****@adfreesounds.com
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23. Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues

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Georgetown University's Free Speech Project and Future of the Humanities Project have teamed up to launch the event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues. The joint effort is driven by the belief that many of the current political and cultural crises that appear to be local or national are actually international in their scope and impact, and they will only be alleviated when they are considered in that context. Moderated by Michael Scott, director of the Future of the Humanities Project, and Sanford J. Ungar, director of the nonpartisan Free Speech Project.MORE Get Email Contact

24. Free to Offend

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A podcast that radically defends free speech by regularly practicing it. Produced by Nevada Policy Research Institute, featuring Nevada Policy's Michael Schaus and Robert Fellner
Producer/Network Nevada Policy
Email ****@nevadapolicy.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 7.1KTwitter 5.4K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

25. Free Speech Out Loud

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Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.
Producer/Network FIRE
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6Facebook 92.4KTwitter 206.3KInstagram 25.8K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

26. Faith and Freedom Fighters

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Faith and Freedom Fighters Robert Muise and David Yerushalmi are experts in constitutional law with more than five decades of legal experience defending religious liberty, the freedom of speech, and the sanctity of life in federal and state courts across our great country. Robert is a Catholic and served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps. He describes himself not as a lawyer, but as a Marine with a law degree. David is an Orthodox Jew. They will discuss their important work . . . and more . . . from their own unique perspectives.MORE Email ****@americanfreedomlawcenter.org
Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

27. The Free Speech Bubble

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Gen-Z Conservative with his take on the world today, with short episodes that will give you updates on all that you need to know about the week's news! Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-free-speech-bubble?page=1 Follow on Instagram: @freespeechbubbleWebsite: https://adamwcoy.wixsite.com/freespeechbubbleMORE Producer/Network Free Speech Bubble
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 7Instagram 83 Avg Length 10 min Format Bite size Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

28. Freedom of Speech

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This is the podcast where we express our freedom of speech and talk about ALL political issues. We are biased. Yes I am admitting to being biased. I am biased towards the right of the spectrum but I try to look at it from all point of viewsMORE Producer/Network Jaycob Hales
Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

29. The Free Speech Forum Podcast

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A podcast hosted by members of The Free Speech Forum John, Brooks, Bob, and Jerry. In addition to the audio podcast, video recordings are available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/c/thefreespeechforum.The forum invites you to visit the site and see first hand what we are all about. The forum is growing every day and has a current user base of 2700+ members. Check out TheFreeSpeechForum.com. Please leave a comment, drop a podcast rating, and hit subscribe to ensure you don't miss any future content.MORE Producer/Network The Free Speech Forum
Email ****@thefreespeechforum.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Facebook 95Instagram 2.9K Avg Length 9 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

30. Freedom of Speech

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Join Corey and Austin as they express their Freedom of Speech!
Producer/Network Say It Again Network
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Since Apr 2021 Get Email Contact

31. The First Amendment

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A Place of Free Speech
Producer/Network Daniel Mims
Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact