The 12 Books of Christmas | Think Again: Is Free Speech Under Threat? with Suzanne Nossel and Charlotte Lydia Riley

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🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Many liberals believe that in recent years we have seen an erosion of the right to air unpopular opinions without the risk of being cancelled. We are in an ever-intensifying shutting down of conversation, they maintain, with constituencies on both the left and the right demanding that opinions they don’t like be declared out of bounds, socially, morally or legally. But some argue otherwise: that the so-called free speech crisis is completely a fiction. What we’re really seeing is a rebalance of power in elite institutions where privileged groups are being held to account for their words by others who have been historically excluded and marginalised. Intelligence Squared’s new book series THINK AGAIN, published in partnership with The Bodley Head invites two authors to debate the way forward. For the release of the first book, Is Free Speech Under Threat? Our authors are CEO of PEN America Suzanne Nossel and historian Charlotte Lydia Riley. The two recently joined Intelligence Squared live onstage in London to debate the issue. Chairing the discussion was BBC News presenter and Royal Correspondent, Jonny Dymond. If you'd like to read our panelists' thoughts in the new Intelligence Squared book, Is Free Speech Under Threat? Head to one of the following retailers to pick up your copy. https://www.intelligencesquared.com/think-again/ Amazon Bookshop Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.6	I'm producer Mia Serenti.
0:37.3	For the next 12 episodes of the podcast, we'll be looking back at the year 2024.
0:42.3	The team at Intelligence Squared has selected 12 standout conversations from the year to share with you.
0:48.3	And what a year it's been.
0:50.3	Our very first pick of the year is a debate we staged in October in London to celebrate the publication of our first ever book.
0:58.6	Is free speech under threat?
1:01.4	For more than two decades, Intelligence Squared has brought together the most brilliant minds in the world to debate the issues that matter, in respectful and civil manner.
1:18.6	That's why we were thrilled to work with the Bodley Head to bring this mission to the world of print with a new book series called Think Again. The series will address today's most challenging and important questions in a uniquely constructive format.
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