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About the show

Welcome to the Free Speech Union's podcast. Listen to our weekly episodes with great guests speaking about the cornerstone of our democracy which is under attack.  The Free Speech Union is a non-partisan, mass membership public interest body that stands up for the speech rights of its members and campaigns for free speech more widely. We champion the right of people from all walks of life to express themselves without fear of punishment or persecution. We often come to the defence of our members who get into trouble for exercising their right to lawful free speech, whether in the workplace, at university or on social media. Join the FSU: https://freespeechunion.org/join.html

Latest episodes

  • MAEVE HALLIGAN on trans activism, free speech and campus censorship

    October 5, 2026 · 45 min

    The Free Speech Union's Connie Shaw is joined by her friend and fellow activist Maeve Halligan. They met through free speech, gender critical networks in London while undergraduates at different universities. At university, both found…

  • Trump, Free Speech and a Million-Dollar Lawsuit | Jeff Stein

    September 23, 2026 · 31 min

    Is Donald Trump undermining press freedom? Veteran US journalist and SpyTalk editor and podcast host Jeff Stein joins David Rose on the Free Speech Union podcast to discuss Trump’s clashes with the media and the million-dollar defamation…

  • JAKE HURFURT: The Truth Behind the Viral Police Doorstep Raid

    September 16, 2026 · 27 min

    A shocking video of police turning up on the doorstep of a teenager's home went viral in 2025. Officers demanded devices, barged into the house, and seized a young girl's phone over an unverified social media allegation. Jake Hurfurt of…

  • Reported to Prevent, Ousted from Job & Cancelled: REVD DR BERNARD RANDALL

    September 9, 2026 · 49 min

    In this episode of The Free Speech Union podcast, Connie Shaw speaks with Reverend Dr Bernard Randall, who underwent a seven-year battle after delivering a sermon encouraging pupils at Trent College in Nottinghamshire to think critically…

  • "Blasphemy by the back door": Ex cop convicted for Facebook post

    September 2, 2026 · 26 min

    Stephen Gray, a retired police officer and foster parent, tells Connie Shaw how a reposted Facebook joke led to police at his door, the seizure of his shotgun certificate, a prosecution under the Communications Act and a criminal…

  • ARDAY AFFAIR: The Press Must Remain Free

    August 26, 2026 · 37 min

    The death of Jason Arday has triggered calls for press regulation and censorship, including an “Arday’s Law” to limit the number of articles written about one person. Graeme Wood is a free speech absolutist and a staff writer at The…

  • CANCELLED for Islam Book Review: COLLIN MAY

    August 19, 2026 · 57 min

    Collin May had a successful academic and professional career, culiminating in his appointment in 2022 as chair of the Human Rights Commission for the Canadian province of Alberta. But May's 2009 review of an academic book about Islam was…

  • An Anthropology of Free Speech with Prof Matei Candea

    August 12, 2026 · 49 min

    The Charlie Hebdo attack divided Prof Matei Candea's friends. It also prompted him to embark on an anthropological study of free speech. The result is "Reason, Carnival and Honour: An Anthropology of Free Speech", a book which explores…