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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | Kara Swisher on the First Amendment: How Free is Our Free Press?

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Don sits down with author, journalist, and Pivot podcast host Kara Swisher for a candid conversation about his recent arrest and what it signals for the future of free speech and freedom of the press in America. They dig into the growing pattern of intimidation toward journalists, the chilling effect these moments can have on reporting, and why a free press is essential, especially when power is being challenged. This isn’t just about one incident; it’s about what happens when journalism itself is put on trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:44.9

Hi, Kara.

0:46.3

That doesn't look like jail.

0:51.6

That's why I needed to talk to you.

0:53.3

Kara, I'm just, I'm going to have a serious moment for a while and then you can go and be your care

0:57.0

but you know, you know you are, you're among my counsel, right?

1:01.0

You are among my, what do you call it?

1:03.0

Board of Directors, especially for my life.

1:06.0

And so one of the main people I wanted to talk to after this happened was you.

1:11.2

And I'm like, well, I wonder what Kara would say about this. And I wonder what advice she might give me. So you go where you want to go on that. Tell me. Oh, well, we talked about it, you know, on Pivot, too, you know, what you had done. And you would, Scott and I have been really supportive of everything you've done since then, in terms of doing independent journalism and, etc.

1:29.8

You know, the idea of you getting out there, supportive of everything you've done since then in terms of doing independent journalism and

1:28.2

etc you know the idea of you getting out there your man in the street stuff where you stick the

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