Free To Speak
Free to Speak is the New Zealand podcast that goes beyond headlines to explore the principles behind our most contentious debates.
Produced by the New Zealand Free Speech Union, it examines freedom of expression and why it matters to a free and democratic society.
Expect interviews with guests from New Zealand and around the world, plus deep dives with our Council into the cases and policy work shaping free speech today.
Any questions, queries or feedback? Email: podcast@fsu.nz
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Latest Episodes
Free Speech Union Election 2026: Paul Goldsmith (National) on hate speech and the BSA
Justice and Media Minister Paul Goldsmith rules out any new hate speech legislation: "We've been very clear about that."He tells Free Speech Union Executive Director Jillaine Heather that the bill abolishing the Broadcasting Standards A...
Free Speech Union Election 2026: Winston Peters (NZ First) on the social media ban
NZ First leader Winston Peters says National's under-16 social media bill and Labour's digital duty of care won't stop at children: "it'll be 20-year-olds, it'll be 30-year-olds, it'll be all of us."In this pre-election interview with F...
Free Speech Union Election 2026: David Seymour (ACT) on blasphemy laws and regulators
ACT leader David Seymour says sections 61 and 131 of the Human Rights Act "really ought to be gone", and that ACT has "no intention of ever supporting blasphemy laws".In this pre-election interview with Free Speech Union Executive Direc...
David Harvey & Ani O'Brien: The Return of the Online Regulator | Free to Speak
In 2023, more than 18,000 Free Speech Union supporters told the Government they didn't want a single regulator for online content. The Minister dropped the plan in 2024. Two years on, it's back. Labour is promising a "digital duty of care" enfo...
David Smylie: One Email, a Medical Council Complaint, and Why a GP Left New Zealand
GP David Smylie tells Dane Giraud how one late-night email to a pharmaceutical sales rep, sent in November 2022, became a Medical Council of New Zealand investigation. He says the complaint was made by the rep's manager.David says he ap...