Free to Speak

What is free speech? Is it an outdated idea? What about hate speech? The three-part series Free To Speak underscores how free speech is necessary for human survival as it presents thought-provoking, ironic, and often heartbreaking stories. Host Nadine Strossen is joined by free speech experts, critics, and defenders to examine its power and controversy historically and today.

Fri, Jul 17 7:00 P.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Fri, Jul 17 8:00 P.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Fri, Jul 17 9:00 P.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.

Sat, Jul 18 12:00 A.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Sat, Jul 18 1:00 A.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Sat, Jul 18 2:00 A.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.

Sat, Jul 18 8:00 A.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Sat, Jul 18 9:00 A.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Sat, Jul 18 10:00 A.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.

Sat, Jul 18 2:00 P.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Sat, Jul 18 3:00 P.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Sat, Jul 18 4:00 P.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.

Tue, Jul 21 5:00 A.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Tue, Jul 21 11:00 A.M. Thought Police     NH World (11.3)

Thought Police examines the long history of governments suppressing speech - with clear echoes of George Orwell's warning of a world without free speech.

Wed, Jul 22 5:00 A.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Wed, Jul 22 11:00 A.M. The One True Faith     NH World (11.3)

Challenging either religious or scientific dogma can prove explosive.

Thu, Jul 23 5:00 A.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.

Thu, Jul 23 11:00 A.M. The Speech We Hate     NH World (11.3)

The Speech We Hate features a Kenyan filmmaker whose love story of two women garnered a nationwide ban.


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