So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

Nico Perrino

Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused free-speech and constitutional-law show that regularly features law professors, attorneys, journalists, policy experts, and other established voices with specialized expertise. PR agencies could credibly pitch constitutional scholars, First Amendment litigators, legal historians, journalism experts, and technology-policy specialists; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically have substantial professional authority, though they are not generally mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 289

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

aaron@thefire.org

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Host

Nico Perrino - Executive vice president at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and an advocate for free speech and expressive rights.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Law professors, constitutional scholars, First Amendment litigators, legal historians, journalism experts, policy specialists, and senior journalists with demonstrated expertise in free-expression issues.

Required Achievements:

Published books on constitutional law, free speech, legal history, or journalism, Leadership roles at established legal, academic, policy, or journalism organizations, Significant litigation, advocacy, research, or public commentary on First Amendment issues, Substantial teaching, writing, or media experience in free-expression subjects

Recent Guest Discussions

Robby Soave - Media Access Restrictions, Censorship, Cancel Culture, Campus Free Speech, Social Media Moderation, And The Changing Politics Of Free Expression.

Stephen Solomon - The Historical Meaning Of The First Amendment, Founding-era Dissent, Originalism, The Alien And Sedition Acts, And New York Times V. Sullivan.

Jud Campbell - The Original Meaning Of The First Amendment, Originalism, Founding-era Understandings Of Free Speech, The Alien And Sedition Acts, And Modern First Amendment Doctrine.

Kate Ruane - Social Media And Speech, Platform Regulation, Section 230, Privacy, Online Child Safety, Artificial Intelligence, And Constitutional Limits On Technology Regulation.

Joel Thayer - Social Media Regulation, Platform Liability, Section 230, Online Child Safety, Artificial Intelligence, And Whether Technology Features Constitute Protected Speech.

Recent Topics

Law, Free Speech, First Amendment, Campus Free Speech, Social Media Regulation

Episodes

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So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast

FIRE Reacts: Trump's media ban

September 23, 2026

FIRE staff responds to President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, with President Trump citing their "constant 'reporting'" of "FAKE NEWS!" Barring journalists from the White House because of their coverage raises serious First Amendment concerns and strikes at the heart of a free and independent press. FIRE experts break down what happened and answer your questions about the ban. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:06 Why does the White House Correspondents Asso...

Ep. 283: Robby Soave on Trump's press ban, Macklemore, and free speech culture wars

September 22, 2026

The free speech culture wars look different than they did a decade ago. Reason senior editor and Rising host Robby Soave joins us to discuss the White House's restrictions on media access, Macklemore getting dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour, and why efforts to suppress controversial speech so often backfire. We also look back at how the free speech debate has changed since Robby and Nico began covering it — from campus censorship and cancel culture to social media moderation and the changing po...

Ep. 282: Breaking down our 2027 College Free Speech Rankings

September 11, 2026

Harvard, institutional neutrality, how we determine the rankings, partisan censorship, how schools can improve their ranking, and more! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:18 Learn about our inaugural Soapbox conference 04:02 Preorder Nico's book Free Speech Generation 5:00 Check out FIRE's 2027 College Free Speech rankings 06:05 Who are the top- and bottom-ranked schools? 09:27 What's new with the Harvard evaluation? 13:08 How does FIRE choose which schools to rank? 13:46 What can universities do to...

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