Episode 22 – Fighting Words– Free Speech in 18th Century America, Part II
In the second half of the 18th century, American Patriots showed that freedom of the…
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Episode 21 – The Bulwark of Liberty – Free Speech in 18th Century America, Part I
18th century America was impacted and influenced by the so-called Glorious Revolution in the Motherland.…
Episode 20 – The Seeds of Enlightenment
1685 was a watershed year for events that would lead to what we call the…
Episode 19 – Expert Opinion – Steven Nadler on Spinoza’s ‘book forged in hell’ and the right to ‘think what you like and say what you think‘
Baruch Spinoza (also known as Benedict de Spinoza) was born in Amsterdam in 1632. While…
Episode 18 – Colonial Dissent: Blasphemy, Libel and Tolerance in 17th Century America
Americans are more supportive of free speech than any other people. 95 % of Americans…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 17 – Global Inquisition
In the 16th Century Spain and Portugal globalized the inquisition by spreading the fight for religious…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 16 — Expert Opinion – Michael Shermer
In this episode, we join up with historian of science Dr. Michael Shermer to investigate…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 15 — Paper-bullets and the forgotten martyrs of radical free speech
Episode 15 returns to Europe and formative events in 17th Century England, where a mostly…
Clear and Present Danger – Episode 14 – ‘Universal Peace’: Religious tolerance in the Mughal empire
Episode 14 leaves the West and heads to 16th and 17th Century India and the…
Clear and Present Danger – episode 13: Expert opinion – Jonathan Haidt
In this episode, we do a bit of time travel and leave the 17th century…