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.
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Free To Speak
Episode 6: Jordan Williams interviews Reynold Macpherson and Stephen Franks
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Free Speech Coalition co-founder Jordan Williams sits down with Dr Reynold Macpherson and Stephen Franks to discuss Dr Macpherson's complaint to the police about a Facebook page that parodies him and his mayoral run for the Rotorua District Council.
The Free Speech Coalition wanted to challenge Dr Macpherson on his previous stance on free speech and his complaint that this parody page is not be covered by this freedom.
Constitutional lawyer and former MP Stephen Franks offers his legal analysis on whether Dr Macpherson's complaint is valid.
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