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Stuff You Should Know

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🗓️ 18 September 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Freedom of speech and the press are values vital to American democracy. But the First Amendment doesn't really define free speech, and plenty of expressions are restricted. Learn all about the ins and outs of this cherished right in this classic episode.

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0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on the I Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.0	Hey everybody, happy Saturday.
0:32.8	Good morning.
0:33.8	Hope you've had your breakfast cereal and I hope you've had your cartoons and I hope
0:38.1	you're ready to learn about free speech.
0:41.7	You hear that being thrown around a lot these days?
0:44.2	Free speech, free speech, but free speech actually means something specific.
0:49.2	It's not just you can say anything you want anytime you want and without any repercussions
0:53.6	at all.
0:54.6	That's not free speech.
0:55.6	We're here to tell you what it really is in the episode from February 28th, 2017, How
1:00.7	Free Speech Works.
1:06.7	Welcome to Stuff You Should Know, a production of I Heart Radio.
1:11.9	Hey and welcome to the podcast.
1:17.9	I'm Josh Clark.
1:18.9	There's Charles W. Chuck Bryant.
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