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UnHerd with Freddie SayersGreg Lukianoff: America's new free speech crisisUnHerd's Freddie Sayers talks to Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), about a new report revealing that 2025 has officially surpassed 2020 as the worst year on record for campus censorship and scholar sanctions. Despite the Trump administration’s campaign promises to restore free expression, Lukianoff details a disturbing shift where the political right has adopted the very cancel culture tactics it once decried, led by government officials who are now directly intervening to investigate, defund, and even deport students for controversial speech. From the fallout of the Charlie Kirk assassination to the use of executive or...
2025-12-2246 min
The Jordan Harbinger Show1216: Greg Lukianoff | Failing Arguments Against Free SpeechFree speech defenders are losing ground as government pressure mounts. Legal expert Greg Lukianoff reveals why the Kimmel case should terrify everyone.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1216What We Discuss with Greg Lukianoff:The Trump administration used FCC licensing threats and merger approval leverage to force ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — a form of "jawboning" where government coerces private entities to censor speech the government itself cannot legally punish.Historically, free speech has been the primary tool for minorities and marginalized groups. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Fr...
2025-09-301h 13
The Takeout with Major GarrettFIRE President Greg Lukianoff on free speech, Kimmel suspension & Kirk Assassination [Extended Interview]Shortly before the announcement of late night host Jimmy Kimmel's return, Major held a wide-ranging interview with Greg Lukianoff, the President and CEO of Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Lukianoff discusses how the Trump Administration has dealt with the challenge of free speech following Charlie Kirk's assassination and the worries it can have on future speech. Tune in to the full conversation here! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.c...
2025-09-2324 min
Armstrong & Getty On DemandWe Will Not Coddle Your Mind. Greg Lukianoff Talks to A&G (2018)From 2018... Born out of popular 2015 Atlantic magazine essay, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt have written a new book, called “The Coddling of the American Mind.” Mr. Lukianoff was kind enough to join Armstrong & Getty for a discussion about the new book...Stupid Should Hurt: https://www.armstrongandgetty.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-09-1918 min
Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other🎙️ Greg Lukianoff on How Free Speech Is Under Fire—from Both the Left and the RightWhy defending expression—even the speech you hate—is essential to democracy in 2025.
Episode Summary:
It was great to welcome back Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg is also a New York Times bestselling author and executive producer of the feature-length documentaries Can We Take a Joke? (2015) and the award-winning Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story (2020). In this conversation, we dive deep into the evolving challenges to free speech, the myths that undermine it, and why defending expression—even the speech we disagree with—is essential to democ...
2025-09-091h 08Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each Other🎙️ Greg Lukianoff on How Free Speech Is Under Fire—from Both the Left and the RightWhy defending expression—even the speech you hate—is essential to democracy in 2025.
Episode Summary:
It was great to welcome back Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg is also a New York Times bestselling author and executive producer of the feature-length documentaries Can We Take a Joke? (2015) and the award-winning Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story (2020). In this conversation, we dive deep into the evolving challenges to free speech, the myths that undermine it, and why defending expression—even the speech we disagree with—is essential to democ...
2025-09-091h 08
The Winston Marshall ShowGreg Lukianoff - Uncovering Britain’s Free Speech Crisis...It's Worse Than You KnowGreg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins The Winston Marshall Show for a sweeping conversation on free speech, censorship, and the dangers of state overreach.Lukianoff warns that Britain is sliding into authoritarianism with the Online Safety Act, the arrest of comedian Graham Linehan for “offensive tweets,” and thousands of citizens detained each year for speech crimes. He explains why Americans should be alarmed—not only because of cultural ties, but because UK and EU laws like the Digital Services Act now risk exporting censorship to the United States.They...
2025-09-061h 15
The Megyn Kelly ShowArrested For Posts, Epstein Victims Speak, and Sick Trump Health Reactions, with Batya Ungar-Sargon and Greg LukianoffMegyn Kelly is joined by Greg Lukianoff, author of "The War on Words," to discuss comedian Graham Linehan’s social media posts that led to his arrest in the UK, the way speech is being criminalized as "dangerous" throughout Europe, why Americans should worry about this too, why he opposes Secretary of State Rubio's actions to deport visa holders over their speech on Hamas, what could happen if a "President AOC" gets into office, Malcolm Gladwell admitting he was afraid to say the truth regarding "transgender" athletes back in 2022, the broader implications for free speech and public discourse, and more...
2025-09-031h 42
Going Big! with Kevin GentryGoing Big for Free Speech: Greg Lukianoff on Empowering Minds and Protecting ExpressionGoing Big means standing up for fundamental principles when it is hard, not just when it is popular. Greg Lukianoff has built a career doing exactly that. In this timely conversation, host Kevin Gentry talks with Greg, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), about what it truly takes to protect one of our most essential freedoms: the right to speak, to question, and to think independently. Greg has gone big in every way. He has taken on universities, pushed back against digital censorship, partnered with innovators to keep artificial intelligence free from political bias, and...
2025-09-0158 min
Conversations with ColemanThe Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech w/ Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, author, and president of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. You may know him from his previous books, The Coddling of the American Mind and The Canceling of the American Mind. His latest book, which was published earlier this summer, is The War on Words, Ten Arguments Against Free Speech—and Why They Fail.
In this episode, we get into why Lukianoff is nota free speech absolutist, how October 7 shifted the campus speech debate, and where protest crosses the line into illegality. We also touch on the rights of visa and...
2025-08-251h 05Conversations with ColemanThe Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech w/ Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, author, and president of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. You may know him from his previous books, The Coddling of the American Mind and The Canceling of the American Mind. His latest book, which was published earlier this summer, is The War on Words, Ten Arguments Against Free Speech—and Why They Fail.
In this episode, we get into why Lukianoff is nota free speech absolutist, how October 7 shifted the campus speech debate, and where protest crosses the line into illegality. We also touch on the rights of visa and...
2025-08-251h 05
Embark On The Sensational Full Audiobook Now, Curious Minds!The War on Words by Greg Lukianoff, Nadine StrossenPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/254098to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The War on Words
Author: Greg Lukianoff, Nadine Strossen
Narrator: Holly Haverkorn, Jeff Moon
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 08-11-25
Ratings: 5.0 out of 5 stars, 3 ratings
Genres: Law
Publisher's Summary:
Heresy Press’s first non-fiction offering addresses free speech and creative freedom—central to the Press’s mission—through a systematic debunking of the most common pro-censorship arguments. Co-authored by Greg Lukianoff and Nadine Strossen, The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech—And Why They Fail constitutes a bulwark against the persistent censorial efforts from both the p...
2025-08-112h 45
The Prof G Pod with Scott GallowayThe Canceling of the American Mind — with Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff, a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, and president of FIRE, joins Scott to break down the rise of cancel culture and its chilling effect on free speech.
They discuss why social media supercharged censorship, how college campuses became ground zero for speech suppression, and why younger generations may be more fragile and less free. Greg also opens up about his own struggles with anxiety and how cognitive behavioral therapy helped rewire his thinking.
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2025-07-171h 18
Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human SpaceWaking Up is Not Enough Episode 33 - Are You Coddling, Cancelling or Speaking Freely? A Conversation with Greg Lukianoff
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We are thrilled to be speaking with Greg Lukianoff in this wide-ranging and timely conversation. Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, a New York Times bestselling author, and the president and CEO of FI...
2025-07-091h 13
Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human SpaceWaking Up is Not Enough Episode 33 - Are You Coddling, Cancelling or Speaking Freely? A Conversation with Greg Lukianoff
We are thrilled to be speaking with Greg Lukianoff in this wide-ranging and timely conversation. Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, a New York Times bestselling author, and the president and CEO of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Greg has been one of the leading voices defending free speech on college campuses and beyond. His work, including two co-authored books – with Jonathon Haidt, “The Coddling of the American Mind” and with Rikki Schlott, “The Cancelling of the American Mind” -- has sparked nationwide conversations about the future of open dialogue and civil liberties on college campuses.
2025-07-031h 13
Stanford LegalFree Speech Under Fire: Greg Lukianoff Discusses the Battle for Free Expression on College CampusesAmid escalating federal pressure on universities, Stanford Law School alum Greg Lukianoff, JD ’00, joins host Professor Pam Karlan for a sharp look at the free speech firestorms engulfing universities like Harvard and Columbia. First Amendment champion, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind, Lukianoff recently penned an essay for The Atlantic titled “Trump’s Attacks Threaten Much More Than Harvard.” In this episode, Lukianoff expands on his essay, breaking down the Trump administration’s tactics to punish elite institutions, from defunding threats and faculty interference to student visa crack...
2025-06-2633 min
LAST MEAL with Tom NashGreg Lukianoff's LAST MEALIs free speech under attack? In this episode of Last Meal, I sit down with Greg Lukianoff—lawyer, author, and president of FIRE—to discuss the rise of cancel culture, the psychology of censorship, and why free expression is critical to a functioning democracy. We talk about the impact of ideological conformity, the growing fragility in institutions, and what happens when we silence dissent instead of engaging with it.Discover Greg’s unique approach, 'constructive pessimism' or 'Russian optimism,' as a means to achieve happiness. Learn about his passion for his choice of Last M...
2025-06-1728 minLAST MEAL with Tom NashGreg Lukianoff's LAST MEALIs free speech under attack? In this episode of Last Meal, I sit down with Greg Lukianoff—lawyer, author, and president of FIRE—to discuss the rise of cancel culture, the psychology of censorship, and why free expression is critical to a functioning democracy. We talk about the impact of ideological conformity, the growing fragility in institutions, and what happens when we silence dissent instead of engaging with it.Discover Greg’s unique approach, 'constructive pessimism' or 'Russian optimism,' as a means to achieve happiness. Learn about his passion for his choice of Last M...
2025-06-1728 min
TanglePREVIEW - The Sunday Podcast: Our interview with Greg Lukianoff.On today's Sunday podcast, Senior Editor Will Kaback interviews Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) They discuss the organization's mission to defend free speech across the United States, the challenges posed by partisan politics, and the implications of recent cases like that of Mahmoud Khalil. He contrasts the American approach to free speech with that of Europe, emphasizing the importance of protecting offensive speech in a diverse society. Lukianoff also addresses the impact of political administrations on free speech and academic freedom, and talks about his upcoming book, 'The Cancellation of the American...
2025-05-0421 min
UndercurrentsGreg Lukianoff: Trump’s student deportations will get worsePrices are rising, and the economy is shifting—how will your retirement hold up? Protect your savings with a Gold IRA from Augusta Precious Metals. Get a FREE guide on how it works—no cost, no catch! Click this link now: https://bit.ly/41PCKtBBecome a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Greg Lukianoff joins Emily to analyze the Trump administration’s efforts to deport non-citizen student protesters. Lukianoff also weighs in on how Trump’s DEI rollback is influencing speech rights.Watch...
2025-03-2629 min
The spiked podcast‘The scale of censorship is insane’ | Greg Lukianoff on Britain’s speech police
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Is the UK a free country any more? An estimated nine people per day are arrested for making offensive comments online. In fact, more people had their collars felt in Britain for speech crimes in 2015 and 2016 than were arrested in the US during the entirety of First Red Scare. Here, Greg Lukianoff – president of the US’s Foundation for Individ...
2024-12-3028 min
Keep TalkingEpisode 129: Greg Lukianoff - Cancel culture, censorship, and free speechGreg Lukianoff is a journalist, an attorney, the co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind," and the President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg puts it well when he calls freedom of speech "the eternally radical idea."A rebroadcast from 2022.------------Book Dan to do an interview or a meeting------------Keep Talking SubstackSpotifyApple PodcastsSocial media and all episodes------------Support via VenmoSupport on SubstackSupport...
2024-11-151h 15
Growing Up with Delia BurgessEp. 129 - Greg Lukianoff: free speech is for everyoneGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
Greg, with Jonathan Haidt co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure . Most recently Greg co-authored The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution with Rikki Schlott.
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2024-11-151h 00
Ask Dr. DrewLara Trump: Election Integrity, Immigration & The Aftermath Of 2 Assassination Attempts Against Her Father-In-Law Donald Trump + Greg LukianoffLara Trump – co-chair of the Republican National Committee and daughter-in-law of Pres. Donald Trump – joins Dr. Drew for an exclusive LIVE interview about election integrity, immigration, and the safety of the Trump family after multiple assassination attempts. They are joined by Greg Lukianoff, president of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).Lara Trump is a television personality who serves as Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee. She played key roles in the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns for her father-in-law, Donald Trump. Previously, Lara Trump worked as a producer for CBS’s “Inside Edition” and as a Fox News co...
2024-09-231h 14
What the Hell Is Going OnWTH is Happening With Campus Protests This Fall? FIRE’s Greg Lukianoff on the Threats to Free SpeechFree speech is under attack on America’s college campuses. 2023 was already set to be the worst year for de-platforming – speakers being canceled or shut down because of their views – even before October 7 unleashed waves of antisemitic protests that worked to silence anyone attempting to support the Jewish state. Absent serious reform that protects all voices in our academic institutions, this school year will blow last year out of the water. What can schools do to protect free speech on campus? How are students taking matters into their own hands by rejecting self-censorship? And what are the best and worst...
2024-09-1953 min
Ask a JewSafe Spaces for Dumb Ideas - with Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is a First Amendment lawyer, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), and co-author of the hits "The Coddling of the American Mind" with Jonathan Haidt and "The Canceling of the American Mind" with Rikki Schlott. He joins us to talk all things free speech, like why campuses are burning, how violence is kind of bad, actually, and why he fights for our right to say dumb things, and be called out on them. Also:What should keep us up at night?Culture of free speech vs. the law of...
2024-09-171h 03
Conversations with Peter BoghossianFree Speech Makes Free People w/Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff (FIRE organization) is doing crucial work in promoting free speech and defending the rights of individuals who have faced repercussions for their speech. We discussed schools on FIRE's Free Speech List and the associated violators as well as the teacher's unions' ideological capture. The conversation took an unexpected turn when we began talking about people we know in the public space—Greg then used the phrase "name-dropping". More from Greg: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression Greg on X Watch this episode on YouTube.
2024-09-071h 01
Tom Bilyeu's Impact TheoryDefend Your Right to Speak: The Battle for Free Opinion | Greg Lukianoff (Replay)On this episode of Conversations with Tom, New York Times best-selling author and President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) Greg Lukianoff joins Tom Bilyeu to discuss such matters and more as they discuss the importance of protecting free speech today and why so many are blinded by the movement to destroy it. They discuss the controversial aspects of free speech in today’s world, the power of the documentary ‘Mighty Ira,’ why you should defend your enemy’s right to freely speak, why today’s generation has gravitated towards policing free speech, how colleges h...
2024-07-201h 39
The Puck: Venture Capital and BeyondEpisode 83: Greg LukianoffOn this week’s episode, Jim sits down with Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, an organization focused on the legal defense of free speech. Greg is the co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt. Most recently Greg co-authored The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution with Rikki Schlott. In 2022, FIRE announced an expansion initiative into off-campus free speech advocacy and legal defense. His conv...
2024-07-1154 min
Wild with Sarah WilsonGREG LUKIANOFF: Cancel culture – the *non-hysterical* reason why we should be very worriedGreg Lukianoff (New York Times best-selling author, attorney) co-wrote the blockbuster The Coddling of the American Mind, which argued we were failing young people by rendering them fragile victims. Then, 10 days after October 7, he came out with the first book to comprehensively track the rise of cancel culture -The Canceling of the American Mind. Greg, who’s also CEO of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expressions) and I talk through the confused aetiology of cancel culture and free speech, why the debate has been weaponised by both the Left and Right and he also outlines a bun...
2024-07-021h 06
BanklessWhy We Should Fight for Freedom of Speech | Greg LukianoffWhy should we fight for Freedom of Speech? That’s the question that Free Speech Lawyer and Writer Greg Lukianoff helps us answer today. Using first principles, Greg goes deep into the importance of Freedom of Speech, “Free Speech Culture”, what happens to Free Speech when new technologies like the printing press and the internet are introduced, and how all this intersects with blockchains and crypto. ------ 🎬 DEBRIEF | Ryan & David Unpacking the Episode: https://www.bankless.com/debrief-the-greg-lukianoff-interview ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0...
2024-06-241h 30
Hold These Truths with Dan CrenshawCanceling the American Mind | Greg LukianoffThe Coddling of the American Mind co-author Greg Lukianoff joins Rep. Crenshaw for a fun, wide-ranging conversation about cancel culture, the limits of free speech, and social psychology. Do some people deserve to be canceled? Should children be banned from using social media? When do political protestors cross the line? What rhetorical devices do the left and right use to derail honest debates? And how can we all use the checklist of cognitive distortions to save our own sanity? All of this and much more with one of the most articulate thinkers of our time. Gr...
2024-06-071h 22
The Democracy GroupGreg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression discusses the coddling and canceling of the American mind | Talkin Politics & ReligionIn this conversation, we're joined by Greg Lukianoff, the President of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. As illiberal tendencies are on the rise among extreme factions of our democracy, it was refreshing to speak with Greg whose organization is on the front lines of protecting the basic freedoms outlined in the First Amendment. We discussed:Greg's own background and how he came to form his views on free speech;a benchmark Supreme Court case from the late 70s when the ACLU defended Nazi's right to march in Skokie, IL;the "bedrock principle" as well as...
2024-01-241h 14
Adam Carolla ShowChad Daniels on Bidets and Whirling Dervishes + Greg Lukianoff on the Downfall of the Ivy LeagueComedian Chad Daniels joins the show giving some background into the opening joke of his recent stand up special, which involves his son’s bidet. He and Adam also chat about figure skating, living in Minnesota, and whirling dervishes. Next, Chris reports the news on 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen in a backyard, alligators adapting to frozen bodies of water, Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison blaming the border crisis for his son’s death, two fans suing Madonna for being late to a concert, the Tesla Cybertruck needing to be washed frequently, and Academy Awards nominations being announced.
Lastly, Greg Lukian...
2024-01-242h 10What the Hell Is Going OnWTH is Wrong with Gen Z? Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott ExplainGeneration Z is now entering the workforce, and free speech levels have never been so low in America. Coincidence? We think not. Legions of Gen Zers are bringing the totalitarian ideas they were spoon-fed in university — CRT, DEI, and other Neo-Marxist ideas — into the American mainstream. As a result, we are at a peak cancel culture moment. How did this happen, who is to blame, and most importantly, how do we close Pandora’s box? Our guests — authors of a new book on cancel culture — suggest we cannot, but we can move forward and begin to right some of these wron...
2024-01-111h 03
Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each OtherGreg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression discusses the coddling and canceling of the American mindIn this conversation, we're joined by Greg Lukianoff, the President of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. As illiberal tendencies are on the rise among extreme factions of our democracy, it was refreshing to speak with Greg whose organization is on the front lines of protecting the basic freedoms outlined in the First Amendment. We discussed:
Greg's own background and how he came to form his views on free speech;
a benchmark Supreme Court case from the late 70s when the ACLU defended Nazi's right to march in Skokie, IL;
the "bedrock principle" as well as...
2024-01-101h 13Talkin‘ Politics & Religion Without Killin‘ Each OtherGreg Lukianoff of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression discusses the coddling and canceling of the American mindIn this conversation, we're joined by Greg Lukianoff, the President of FIRE, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. As illiberal tendencies are on the rise among extreme factions of our democracy, it was refreshing to speak with Greg whose organization is on the front lines of protecting the basic freedoms outlined in the First Amendment. We discussed:
Greg's own background and how he came to form his views on free speech;
a benchmark Supreme Court case from the late 70s when the ACLU defended Nazi's right to march in Skokie, IL;
the "bedrock principle" as well as...
2024-01-101h 13
Summation (formerly World of DaaS)Greg Lukianoff, President of FIRE: Free SpeechGreg Lukianoff is the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He’s also a bestselling author of several books, including The Coddling of the American Mind and most recently The Canceling of the American Mind.On this episode of World of DaaS, Auren and Greg delve into the current state of cancel culture. Greg reveals surprising stats on which schools are the best and worst for free speech in 2024 and breaks down the escalating levels of shoutdowns and violence observed on campuses in 2020 and 2021....
2024-01-0253 min
The Origins Podcast with Lawrence KraussGreg Lukianoff: : The Canceling of the American Mind. Free Speech and AcademiaGreg Lukianoff is a First Amendment lawyer by training. During his education he began to see how, even among organizations ostensibly created to help protect free speech, how actual free speech was improperly being conflated with harassment or bullying. When he went to work as a legal director of the nascent Foundation for Individual Rights in Education in around 2000, he quickly discovered that in academia, the one place where free speech and open inquiry should be valued above all else, actual free speech was under attack. In the intervening two decades, during which he rose to become...
2023-12-281h 57
The Atlas Society Presents - Objectively SpeakingThe Canceling of the American Mind: The Atlas Society Asks Greg LukianoffJoin CEO Jennifer Grossman for the 184th episode of The Atlas Society Asks where she interviews returning guest Greg Lukianoff about his latest book "The Canceling of the American Mind."
An early guest on The Atlas Society Asks to discuss his book The Coddling of the American Mind, Greg Lukianoff returns to talk about his timely sequel, The Canceling of the American Mind, which explores what cancel culture is, and how we can beat back this threat to democracy through better citizenship. Greg is the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE...
2023-12-2156 min
Heterodox Out LoudHow Cancel Culture Works with Greg Lukianoff | Ep. 05In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Greg Lukianoff, an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt. We talk with Greg about cancel culture, free speech on col...
2023-12-1355 minHeterodox Out LoudHow Cancel Culture Works with Greg Lukianoff | Ep. 05In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Greg Lukianoff, an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt. We talk with Greg about cancel culture, free speech on col...
2023-12-1355 min
Where We Go Next90: In Defense of Free Speech, the Eternally Radical Idea, with Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is the President & CEO of The Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression. He is the author of Unlearning Liberty and Freedom from Speech and co-authored the 2018 New York Times bestseller, The Coddling of the American Mind with Jonathan Haidt. Most recently, he co-authored The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There is a Solution with Rikki Schlott.FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression2024 College Free Speech Rankings - FIRE2024 College Free Speech Rankings: Student Survey - FIREFree Speech Is in Tr...
2023-12-0552 min
Culture StewNavigating Freedom of Speech in a Diverse Society With Greg LukianoffNavigating Freedom of Speech in a Diverse Society With Greg Lukianoff In this episode of Culture Stew, we delve into the complexities of free speech in a diverse society with Greg Lukianoff. This episode explores how American society can encourage and preserve a marketplace of ideas while being mindful of the impact, opportunities and potential consequences of unfettered free expression. This episode also addresses the challenge of fostering free expression on university campuses and understanding the potential impact on underrepresented and/or marginalized individuals and groups. An unconventional perspective is introduced—th...
2023-11-2255 min
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastGreg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott: The Canceling of the American MindCancel culture—the term and the practice—has left its mark on American culture, business, academia and society at all levels over the past few years. Was it inevitable? Is it permanent? Or is it, as authors Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott argue, a dysfunctional part of how Americans battle for power, status and dominance? They say it is just a symptom of a much larger problem: the use of cheap rhetorical tactics to "win" arguments without actually winning arguments.Drawing on data and research on the phenomenon of cancel culture and how it works, along with many...
2023-11-121h 00
Dad Saves AmericaGreg Lukianoff On Cancel Culture, Free Speech & Censorship | The ShowGreg Lukianoff, a First Amendment lawyer and President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), dives headfirst into the pressing issues of free speech and the impact of cancel culture in academia. Lukianoff discusses the troubling trends at prestigious universities, where ideological bias butts up against claims of political neutrality, especially highlighted during recent intense protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict. He presents a compelling, data-backed narrative from his latest book, The Canceling of the American Mind, co-authored with Rikki Schlott, revealing how a culture of censorship is stifling discourse and academic freedom.Lukianoff is...
2023-11-101h 58The Megyn Kelly ShowBiden Panders to Anti-Israel Crowd, and Free Speech vs. Cancel Culture, with Tom Bevan, Josh Holmes, and Greg Lukianoff | Ep. 661Megyn Kelly is joined by RealClearPolitics' Tom Bevan and Josh Holmes of the Ruthless podcast to talk about the outrageous pandering of the Biden administration to those who display anti-Israel sentiments, the creation of an "Islamophobia" strategy for some reason, anti-Semitism on the left and right, the new evidence uncovered by the House of President Biden receiving money personally from foreign countries, the corporate media refusing to follow the money and cover this story, Nikki Haley's rise in the GOP primary, how Trump might possibly lose the nomination, the question of whether Gov. Ron DeSantis wears lifts in his cow...
2023-11-021h 36
American PotentialChampioning Free Speech: A Candid Conversation with Greg LukianoffIn this enlightening episode of Jeff Crank's podcast, we delve deep into the realm of free speech and individual rights with Greg Lukianoff, a renowned attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Join us as Greg shares his invaluable insights on the critical importance of preserving the freedom of thought in America. We explore a range of thought-provoking topics, including the right to entertain unpopular, unconventional, or even contentious ideas, and the essential nature of the freedom to be both right and wrong. Drawing on his extensive...
2023-11-0236 min
American PotentialChampioning Free Speech: A Candid Conversation with Greg LukianoffIn this enlightening episode of Jeff Crank's podcast, we delve deep into the realm of free speech and individual rights with Greg Lukianoff, a renowned attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Join us as Greg shares his invaluable insights on the critical importance of preserving the freedom of thought in America.
We explore a range of thought-provoking topics, including the right to entertain unpopular, unconventional, or even contentious ideas, and the essential nature of the freedom to be both right and wrong. Drawing...
2023-11-0236 minAmerican PotentialChampioning Free Speech: A Candid Conversation with Greg LukianoffIn this enlightening episode of Jeff Crank's podcast, we delve deep into the realm of free speech and individual rights with Greg Lukianoff, a renowned attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Join us as Greg shares his invaluable insights on the critical importance of preserving the freedom of thought in America.
We explore a range of thought-provoking topics, including the right to entertain unpopular, unconventional, or even contentious ideas, and the essential nature of the freedom to be both right and wrong. Drawing...
2023-11-0236 min
Original JurisdictionThe Canceling Of The American Mind: An Interview With Greg LukianoffThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit davidlat.substack.comWhen I wrote an op-ed for the Boston Globe titled Big Law’s Cancel Culture, I got an earful from folks who complained about the use of the term “cancel culture” (which was picked by the Globe’s copy editors, not by me). There are many folks who argue the “cancel culture” doesn’t exist or, if it does, it’s greatly exaggerated.While I have concerns about the term “cancel culture”—it carries baggage, causing some people to stop listening—I still...
2023-11-0145 min
The Michael Shermer ShowCancel Culture and What to Do About It (Greg Lukianoff & Rikki Schlott)Get your tickets to meet Peter Boghossian + Michael Shellenberger: https://skeptic.com/event Cancel Culture is a new phenomenon, and The Canceling of the American Mind is the first book to codify it and survey its effects. From the team that brought you the bestselling Coddling of the American Mind comes hard data and research on what cancel culture is and how it works, along with hundreds of new examples showing the left and the right both working to silence their enemies. The Canceling of the American Mind will change how you view cancel culture. R...
2023-10-241h 33
Federalist Radio Hour‘Coddled’ To ‘Canceled’ With Greg LukianoffOn this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss cancel culture as a symptom of an ailing society and explain the free speech solutions that have the potential to restore the nation's marketplace of ideas to its former glory. You can find Lukianoff's new book "The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution" here.
2023-10-2343 min
Keen On AmericaWhat the data tells us about the cancellation of the American mind: Greg Lukianoff on why today's cancel culture is as much of a threat to free speech as the McCarthyite Red Scare of the 1950sEPISODE 1813: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Greg Lukianoff, co-author of THE CANCELING OF THE AMERICAN MIND, about why today's cancel culture might be as much of a threat to American free speech as the McCarthyite Red Scare of the 1950sGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co...
2023-10-2340 min
The Comedy Cellar: Live from the TableCancel Culture and Free Speech with Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is the President & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and the co-author, along with Rikki Schlott, of the new book, The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Destroys Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution.Get Greg's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Canceling-American-Mind-Undermines-Threatens-ebook/dp/B0BTZT9PLM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20F3LOZXMQW85&keywords=greg+lukianoff&qid=1697910161&s=digital-text&sprefix=greg+lu%2Cdigital-text%2C77&sr=1-1
2023-10-211h 02
Free Audiobook: Because Folding Laundry Is More Exciting With a StoryCanceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us All - Greg LukianoffListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us AllAuthor: Greg LukianoffNarrator: Rikki SchlottFormat: UnabridgedLength: 7:29:14Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-17-2023Publisher: PGRH UKGenres: Politics, Current Affairs, Political AdvocacySummary:Brought to you by Penguin.
A new way of thinking about cancel culture and the much-needed antidote for our dangerous and divisive times
Cancel culture isn't just a moral panic: it...
2023-10-177h 29
Lost DebateThe Canceling of the American Mind with Greg LukianoffIn this special episode, Rikki Schlott is joined by her co-author Greg Lukianoff to discuss their groundbreaking new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All―But There Is a Solution”.Learn more about the book here: The Canceling of the American MindGreg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, and president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570Subscribe to our feed o...
2023-10-1742 min
Full Trial Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us All by Greg Lukianoff, RikkPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682579 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Canceling of the American Mind: How Cancel Culture Undermines Trust, Destroys Institutions, and Threatens Us All Author: Greg Lukianoff, Rikki Schlott Narrator: Rikki Schlott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A new way of thinking about cancel culture and the much-needed antidote for our dangerous and divisive times Cancel culture isn't just a moral panic: it erodes our ability to argue...
2023-10-1705 min
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast388. How Gender Affects Your Ideals | Greg Lukianoff and Rikki SchlottDr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott to discuss the inception of their new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind,” which seeks to assess cancel culture as it harshly affects American universities and institutions. They also break down the differences between feminine and masculine tendencies in regards to free speech, the entirely real and yet rarely discussed toxic femininity, and why we must prioritize a cultural shift away from the ease of victimhood.Greg Lukianoff is a journalist, producer, attorney, New York Times bestselling author, and the president and CEO of FIRE (Foundation for Indi...
2023-10-161h 41
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast388. How Gender Affects Your Ideals | Greg Lukianoff and Rikki SchlottDr. Jordan B Peterson sits down with Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott to discuss the inception of their new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind,” which seeks to assess cancel culture as it harshly affects American universities and institutions. They also break down the differences between feminine and masculine tendencies in regards to free speech, the entirely real and yet rarely discussed toxic femininity, and why we must prioritize a cultural shift away from the ease of victimhood.Greg Lukianoff is a journalist, producer, attorney, New York Times bestselling author, and the president and CEO of FIRE...
2023-10-161h 46
A Special Place in HellGreg Lukianoff Confronts Cancel Culture DenialistsGreg Lukianoff, President of the Foundation For Individual Rights And Expression (FIRE) and author of the new book, “The Canceling Of The American Mind,” visits A Special Place to explain once and for all that cancel culture is real. For the much-anticipated followup to the seminal “The Coddling Of The American Mind,” Greg teamed up with 23-year-old wunderkind Rikki Schlott to show how cancel culture is much more than a moral panic. In fact, it’s a manifestation of the social dysfunction that results from people batting for power and status in a culture that has come to value grievance...
2023-10-131h 04
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast94. Greg Lukianoff on the Canceling of the American MindThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comOur guest is Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of FIRE (The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) and author of the new book, The Canceling of the American Mind, which he wrote with Ricki Schlott. The book is a “walk down trauma lane” of the past several years, covering the feeding frenzy to go after people with views other than your own — and how we get out of it. Greg can chart when this mess began, late 2013 and 2014. But why? And what m...
2023-10-1028 min
Lex Fridman Podcast#397 – Greg Lukianoff: Cancel Culture, Deplatforming, Censorship & Free SpeechGreg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE – Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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2023-09-2500 min
Voices of FreedomInterview with Greg Lukianoff & Darpana ShethFree speech is a bedrock principle that has helped to sustain democracy and catalyze tremendous growth and prosperity in America. At the same time, it's a right that is often misunderstood or taken for granted. The pervasiveness of technology and increased political polarization has only made free speech issues more complex and often controversial. Greg Lukianoff and Darpana Sheth are our guests on this episode of Voices of Freedom. They discuss the fundamentals of free speech and make the case for why it's important to protect all speech. Topics Discussed Free speech protections under...
2023-09-2138 min
The Good FightGreg Lukianoff on How to Build a Culture of Free SpeechGreg Lukianoff is president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Lukianoff is also co-author of the forthcoming The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution.In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Greg Lukianoff discuss the state of free speech culture on America’s campuses and in society more broadly; FIRE’s progress litigating against coercive legislatio...
2023-08-191h 03
Forbidden ConversationsGreg Lukianoff: Is cancel culture getting worse?Is freedom of speech really under attack? Are things getting worse? What is causing many people to be worried about too much free speech? Why are these issues of particular concern on campuses? Is cancel culture literally claiming lives?
There’s probably no better guest to tackle these questions (and many more) than Greg Lukianoff, attorney, New York Times best-selling author co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind with Jonathan Haidt, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Lukianoff is also the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of...
2023-07-131h 04Lost DebateFree Speech and Combatting Cancel Culture with Greg LukianoffIn this special episode, Rikki interviews Greg Lukianoff, the CEO and President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg, a free speech advocate and author, co-wrote the 2018 book “The Coddling of the American Mind.” Greg and Rikki sit down to talk about free speech on college campuses, the partisan shift of free speech politics, and the antidote to cancel culture. You can pre-order Greg and Rikki’s new book, “The Canceling of the American Mind” which hits shelves this October.Leave us a voicemail with your thoughts on the show! 321-200-0570...
2023-04-0437 min
The Mark Groves Podcast#263: Why Free Speech Matters with Greg LukianoffThemes: Freedom of Speech, Censorship, Social Media, Cancel Culture, Mental Health
Summary:
Join me for an insightful conversation with Greg Lukianoff: attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). Greg co-authored one of my all-time favourite books, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, with Jonathan Haidt. This New York Times best-seller expands on their September 2015 Atlantic cover story of the same name and is an absolute MUST read. In this episode, we discuss some main themes f...
2023-02-231h 14
Keep TalkingEpisode 68: Greg Lukianoff - Free Speech in AmericaGreg Lukianoff is a journalist, an attorney, the co-author of "The Coddling of the American Mind," and the President of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). During our conversation, Greg talks about freedom of speech in America, how social media has affected our propensity to speak openly, and the threats to free expression on modern university campuses.As Greg mentions, while the legal support for free speech is strong in the U.S., it isn't in our culture. A citizen's right to free speech is the counterintuitive exception to the rule in human history. Free...
2022-11-111h 17
Theology in the RawS2 Ep1004: #1004 - The Coddling of the American Mind: Greg LukianoffGreg Lukianoff is the co-author (with Dr. Jonathan Haidt) of what I think is one of the top 5 most important books of the last decade: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Ideas and Bad Intentions Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. In this conversation, I talk to Greg about the content of this book including the rise of safetyism, the diminishing of free speech on college campuses, the concept of anti-fragility, whether ideas are harmful, whether is healthy or damaging to “platform” ideas you disagree with, whether speech is violence, whether safe spaces on campuses are help...
2022-09-0152 min
The Julia La Roche Show#006 Greg Lukianoff on Free Speech and 'Free Speech Culture'Prominent First Amendment attorney Greg Lukianoff, a New York Times best-selling author and the President and CEO of The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (previously called the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), joins Julia on this episode for a wide-ranging discussion on free speech.
In this discussion, Lukianoff explains what free speech is, some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding free speech, and the importance of fostering a free speech culture. He also covers his work on college campuses and why free speech has worsened since 2015. The conversation also covers FIRE’s expanded mission in the w...
2022-08-1855 min
Breaking Battlegrounds Official Podcasts89 Podcast: Greg Lukianoff on Protecting Free Speech CultureThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later in the show, Mike Mazza joins the show to talk about China’s aggression towards Taiwan. – Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and […]
2022-07-2400 min
Breaking BattlegroundsGreg Lukianoff on Protecting Free Speech CultureThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later in the show, Mike Mazza joins the show to talk about China’s aggression towards Taiwan.-Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored...
2022-07-2451 min
Breaking BattlegroundsEpisode 89: Greg Lukianoff on Protecting Free Speech CultureThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later in the show, Mike Mazza joins the show to talk about China’s aggression towards Taiwan. – Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and … Episode 89: Greg Lukianoff on Protecting Free Speech Culture Read More »
2022-07-2451 min
Breaking BattlegroundsGreg Lukianoff on Protecting Free Speech CultureThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck and Sam are joined by Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Later in the show, Mike Mazza joins the show to talk about China's aggression towards Taiwan. - Greg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE's Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored...
2022-07-241h 13
The Jim Rutt ShowCurrents 050: Greg Lukianoff on Free SpeechJim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The Coddling of the American Mind...
Jim talks with Greg Lukianoff, president & CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and co-author, with Jonathan Haidt, of The Coddling of the American Mind. They discuss FIRE's mission of non-partisan free speech advocacy, recent high-profile cases & repeat offenders in higher-ed censorship, the history of university speech codes, the concept of harm, problems of progress, lack of viewpoint diversity in higher ed, bad-faith uses of harm-claiming, understanding the scale of...
2022-02-2149 min
Citizen ScholarDiscussion #25: The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure, by Jonathan Haidt and Greg LukianoffWelcome to Citizen Scholar! Since launching four months ago we’re reaching hundreds of people a week, so we thank you for your support. If you enjoy our writing on civic virtue and individual excellence, we humbly ask you to share Citizen Scholar with your family members and friends who may enjoy it. The contents of the audio and text formats are identical and meant to accommodate your preferences. Please let us know if you have any feedback - we’re always looking for ways to improve!IntroductionLast week’s post on The Gray Lady W...
2022-01-2806 min
Wisdom of CrowdsThe New War Over Free Speech, with Greg LukianoffThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.liveIt used to be called "political correctness." It had its heyday in the 1990s, then it went underground. While we weren't paying attention, an entire architecture of speech restrictions was being built on campuses across the country. Greg Lukianoff, CEO of FIRE and co-author of the bestselling The Coddling of the American Mind, joins us to discuss what he calls the "second great age of political correctness."When people say cancel culture isn't real, are they arguing in good faith...
2021-12-2954 minWhere We Go Next25: A Robust Defense of Free Speech, with Greg LukianoffHow do you know what's true, and what's false? What's right, or wrong? How do you know... what you know? You likely heard all of it somewhere, and for you to hear it, somebody had to say it. Because for us to be able to figure out what's true - in order to form a more perfect union - we must be able to speak with one another, freely. Greg Lukianoff, President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, fights against speech restrictions being enacted in the very institutions that should be bastions of free expression.
2021-03-311h 02
Sound EngagementThe Danger of Coddling the Mind with Greg LukianoffMany of you following Sound Engagement have probably heard of Greg Lukianoff because of the success of the book he co-authored with Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind. In this episode, we divided our conversation into three parts based upon the three Great Untruths that explain how we got to our current cultural crisis.The Untruth of Fragility: What doesn’t kill you makes you weaker.The Untruth of Emotional Reasoning: Always trust your feelings.The Untruth of Us Versus Them: Life is a battle between good people and evil people.Find Greg Lukianoff on...
2021-02-041h 06
So to Speak: The Free Speech PodcastEp. 127 What happened to American childhood? with Kate Julian and Greg LukianoffOn today's episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we are joined by senior editor at The Atlantic Kate Julian and FIRE President and CEO Greg Lukianoff to discuss rising rates of childhood depression, anxiety, and suicide. How might these trends be connected to the way we parent our kids — and what do they mean for our wider society and for campus free speech? Kate is the author of the 2020 Atlantic cover story, "What Happened To American Childhood?," and this conversation is part of Greg's "Catching up with Coddling" blog series, in which he...
2021-01-1457 min
Freedom Pact | Joseph and Lewis#152: Greg Lukianoff - How Good Intentions & Bad Ideas Are Setting Up A Generation For FailureGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt.
In todays episode we discuss How good intentions have gone bad and how we’re setting up a generation for failure. We discuss deal...
2021-01-0857 minThe Michael Shermer Show145. Greg Lukianoff — How Free is Free Speech?In this wide ranging conversation focused on Greg Lukianoff's co-authored (with Jonathan Haidt) book The Coddling of the American Mind, and his new documentary film Mighty Ira: A Civil Liberties Story, about the free speech champion Ira Glassner, who headed the ACLU for decades, he and Shermer discuss: the state of free speech today, how coddled today's students are, the data on rates of depression and anxiety in students today, possible causes of the coddling of the American mind: social media, screen time, culture of safetyism, culture of victimhood, helicopter parenting, the decline of unsupervised, child-directed play, cancel...
2020-12-011h 10
DarkHorse PodcastDarkHorse Podcast with Greg Lukianoff and Bret WeinsteinGreg Lukianoff is a co-author of Coddling of the American Mind, and president of FIRE (https://www.thefire.org/). He discusses with Bret the current situation in the United States, how it relates to historical events, and what it might lead to. Find Greg on Fire: https://www.thefire.org/ Find Greg on Twitter: @glukianoff Theme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music. Support the show
2020-10-231h 27
The Psychology PodcastGreg Lukianoff || Free SpeechToday it is great to have Greg Lukianoff on the podcast. Greg is an attorney, New York Times bestselling author, and the present CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom from Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure Check out Greg and Jonathan’s video on why they dislike the use of the...
2020-09-241h 21
The Great AntidoteGreg Lukianoff on Free SpeechSend us a textGreg Lukianoff, the President and CEO of FIRE and co-author of the book "The Coddling of The American Mind", talks to us about free speech, the evolution of free speech over time, and the coddling of the minds of young people in the United States. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
2020-09-1754 min
Wednesday Wake-Up Club BreakfastFree Speech Violations on College Campuses | Greg LukianoffPresident of FIRE, Greg Lukianoff, exposes numerous violations of free speech on college campuses across America.Greg Lukianoff is the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) and has been with FIRE since 2001. Greg is a member of the State Bar of California and the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the author of "Coddling of the American Mind" and "Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate." He has published articles in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los...
2020-08-1300 min
Brief Audio BookThe Coddling of the American Mind (How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure) by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff [Society & Technology] {#122} #BriefAudioBook - 27 JulyThe Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
[Society & Technology] {#122} #BriefAudioBook - 27 July 2020
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Jonathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff
19 min read
overview
The generation now coming of age has been taught three Great Untruths: their feelings are always right; they should avoid pain and discomfort; and they should look for faults in others...
2020-07-2631 min
The Emergent Order PodcastThe Coddling of the American Mind with Greg LukianoffOn this episode of the podcast John Papola speaks with Greg Lukianoff. Greg is the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE. He is also an author, and co-authored the book The Coddling of the American Mind (based on the article of the same name).
Papola and Lukianoff discuss the free speech crisis on college campuses, and the cultural practices that led us to this issue. The two cite many great books on the topic along the way, and talk about how Greg’s most recent book came to be.
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2020-05-061h 39
Watching America"The Coddling of the American Mind": Co-Author Greg Lukianoff discusses free speech on campus and in comedyGreg Lukianoff is an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE).
Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt. This New York Times best-seller expands on their September 2015 Atlantic cover story of the same name.
He is also the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate; Freedom From Speec; and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus.
Greg is also an Executive Producer of...
2019-06-2700 min
Books of Titans PodcastThe Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan HaidtIn this episode, Jason Staples returns and joins Erik Rostad to discuss book 15 of 52 from the 2019 Reading List – The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt. Show Notes Original Atlantic Article Author: Greg Lukianoff Author: Jonathan Haidt Erik’s Book Review Share Your Reading List on the Books of...The post The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt appeared first on Books of Titans. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.books...
2019-06-211h 03
The Wealth Standard – Empowering Individual Financial IndependenceFree Speech, Individual Rights, And Education with Greg LukianoffIndividual rights is something essential for a genuinely free society, and there are a lot of things that we should never take for granted. Right at the top of the list is free speech. Greg Lukianoff, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), is a passionate advocate for free speech. His whole appreciation for freedom of speech comes in part from being an immigrant kid living in a neighborhood with a lot of other kids from different parts of the country. Greg talks about his background, the books...
2019-02-2855 min