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  • Grant Robertson and South American dictators

    June 19, 2026 · 36 min

    In their latest dialogue, Michael and James discuss whether an email sent by Grant Robertson in his capacity as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago breached the institutional neutrality provision introduced into the Education and…

  • Frederick Attenborough

    May 18, 2026 · 35 min

    James talks to Fred Attenborough, Research Manager at the UK Committee for Academic Freedom, about the recent ruling in a landmark academic freedom case, University of Sussex vs. Office for Students. Will the ruling fatally weaken the…

  • Mitchell Palmer

    May 16, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

    Mitchell Palmer is an economist at the Adam Smith Institute. We talked to him about his journey from Auckland to London via Singapore and Oxford; how to reform the UK student loan system; and the recent past and near future of the ACT…

  • Sarah McLaughlin

    May 10, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    Sarah McLaughlin is Senior Scholar, Global Expression at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). We talked to her about threats to free speech from various quarters (including the Trumpian right, the progressive left…

  • Ilana Redstone

    April 21, 2026 · 35 min

    Ilana Redstone is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne. She talked to James about the state of sociology, 'the certainty trap' of ideological extremism, and how much of today's progressive…

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  • Michael Ben-Gad

    April 9, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    Michael Ben-Gad is Professor of Economics at City St. George's University in London. He talks to James about a student campaign against him, the roots of some modern students' intolerance, and his recent research paper linking public debt…

  • Abhishek Saha on the University of Sussex vs the Office for Students

    February 15, 2026 · 38 min

    Abhishek Saha, Professor of Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London, has taken a close interest in free speech and academic freedom issues. In this episode he tells James about a case that is currently before the UK High Court which…

  • The Wizard of New Zealand

    January 31, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

    In this episode we talk to the Wizard of New Zealand about how he got his start in wizardry, the Fun Revolution, the humourlessness of Maoists, being engaged for 25 years, *Erewhon,* Anglicanism, the King in Parliament, why tea breaks are…

  • Helen Joyce

    November 14, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min

    Helen Joyce is Director of Advocacy for Sex Matters, a UK organisation that advocates for sex-based rights. She has held this position since leaving her senior editorial role at The Economist in 2022. We talked to her about bathrooms, sex…

  • Dialogue on the shooting of Charlie Kirk

    November 13, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

    A dialogue on the shooting of Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, including Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air.

  • Nathan Seuili

    September 22, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min

    Nathan Seuili is a former pastor who has worked for several years for the NZ Free Speech Union. He has now left the FSU to found a new organization, PILLAR, which is dedicated to Protecting Individual Life, Liberty And Rights. In a…

  • David Webb

    September 19, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min

    David Webb is a lawyer and a spokesperson for The Opportunities Party on their Citizens' Voice policy. We talked to him about the party's plan for citizens' assemblies, the benefits and drawbacks of referenda, and how we could improve…

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About the show

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).