If you've listened to this podcast at all, you know how big a fan I am of FIRE. Until recently, FIRE stood for the "Foundation for Individual Rights in Education," but as of last week, they have expanded their mission and are now the "Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression." To me, FIRE is easily the premiere defender of free speech in America today. Nico Perrino serves as the Vice President of FIRE’s Communications department. He is also the creator and host of FIRE’s So to Speak Podcast, which takes an uncensored look at the world of free expression through personal stories and candid conversations. Nico also is Co-Director and Senior Producer of the excellent documentary “Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story," about the life and career of former ACLU Executive Director Ira Glasser. Ira led the ACLU through the aftermath of its famous Skokie case, in which the ACLU defended the Fist Amendment rights of neo-Nazis to hold a march on public streets.
Check out FIRE's work and send them your support: https://www.thefire.org
Nico's So to Speak podcast: https://www.thefire.org/news-and-media/so-to-speak
Nico's Mighty Ira documentary: https://www.mightyira.com
00:00 Introduction
01:36 FIRE's rebranding and expansion beyond campus
09:50 Gen Z's views on free speech/are Nico and I just angry old men?
15:30 FIRE's future plans
20:30 Defending free expression culturally as well as legally
23:30 What it means to support speech unapologetically
25:11 What can be done to protect free speech on social media?
34:00 The making of Mighty Ira
41:30 The Brooklyn Dodges and civil liberties
44:30 Talking with a Holocaust survivor about the Skokie case
47:00 How Ira Glasser dealt with the fallout of Skokie
49:00 Favorite lighthearted moment in the documentary
54:00 Ira Glasser's views on the modern ACLU
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