SpeechMatters

By UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

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SpeechMatters is the official podcast of the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement. The podcast features thought leaders tackling the most pressing issues impacting free expression and democracy on campus, and beyond. Hosted by the Center’s Executive Director, Michelle Deutchman.


Episode Date
The Project of Civic Thought in Higher Education
Mar 23, 2026
Voting and Education: The Only Way Forward
Feb 10, 2026
Campus Speech and Academic Freedom, A Guide for Difficult Times
Jan 21, 2026
The Illusion of University Neutrality
Dec 17, 2025
Building Campus Cultures for Constructive Dialogue
Nov 13, 2025
Trump 2.0: A Stress Test for the First Amendment
Oct 15, 2025
"These Rights are Self-Evident, Not Self-Executing"
Sep 17, 2025
Viewpoint Diversity in Higher Education
Aug 27, 2025
VOICE Summer Series: The (Re)Writing Migration Stories Project
Jul 23, 2025
VOICE Summer Series: Civic Engagement Scholars Program
Jun 26, 2025
Teaching and Learning in the Age of AI
May 28, 2025
Telling the Story of Why Higher Ed Matters
Apr 30, 2025
Listening to Lead: UC Student Regents on the Power of Engagement
Mar 19, 2025
Moderation: It's Not Just About Content
Feb 19, 2025
New Year, New President: Higher Ed in the Age of Trump
Jan 23, 2025
"The Heroes are the Free Speakers, Not the Law"
Dec 10, 2024
"Now Is a Moment for Vigilance": Rick Hasen on the Election and Democracy's Future
Nov 14, 2024
Expression in the Teaching and Practice of Medicine
Oct 09, 2024
Activism, Elections and the Promise of Higher Ed to Change the World
Sep 11, 2024
High Drama at the High Court: The Impact of Recent Supreme Court Decisions
Jul 25, 2024
In Defense of Truth: Technology and Democracy in the Age of AI
Jun 12, 2024
Campus Activism: Past, Present, Future
May 22, 2024
"Politics at the Expense of Students": The Impact of Dismantling DEI
May 01, 2024
"Divisive Concepts" and the Role of History Education in Democracy
Mar 27, 2024
Realizing the Democracy We Want: Student Voting and Civic Engagement
Feb 28, 2024
Getting Curious: Restorative Justice Practices in Higher Ed
Jan 31, 2024
When Speech Causes Stress: Supporting Campus Constituents
Dec 13, 2023
Indictments, Incitement and (Artificial) Intelligence
Oct 18, 2023
"Wake up Everybody": President Drake on Speaking Up, Medicine and Music
Sep 06, 2023
A Student Affairs Administrator and a Police Officer Walk into a Bar…
Aug 16, 2023
Courting Controversy: Upcoming Cases on Campus Speech
Jul 12, 2023
The Challenge of AI: "Abstinence is Not the Best Approach"
Jun 21, 2023
Lessons Learned: Preparing for and Responding to Polarizing Speakers on Campus
May 17, 2023
Dahlia Lithwick Talks Speech, SCOTUS and Stanford Law School
Apr 12, 2023
Can the Framework of Human Rights Law Help at Home?
Mar 29, 2023
Democratic Engagement is a Courageous Act
Feb 15, 2023
"Tell Me More": Tactics to Move Beyond Cancel Culture on Campus
Jan 18, 2023
Home for the Holidays: Dialoguing Across Political Difference
Dec 14, 2022
Digital Speech Goes to the Supreme Court
Nov 08, 2022
Notes from the Field: Fighting Educational Gag Orders
Oct 25, 2022
Tales from the Beat: A Conversation with Higher Ed Reporters
Sep 27, 2022
Back to School: What's Ahead for Campus Speech?
Sep 06, 2022
Looking at the Law: The First Amendment & LGBTQ Rights
Jul 19, 2022
What Does the Data Tell Us? Exploring Self-Censorship on College Campuses
Jun 13, 2022
Hope in Higher Education―How We Move Forward
May 23, 2022
Book Banning: Local Fights, Dangerous Implications
May 09, 2022
Leading with love in the face of targeted harassment
Apr 22, 2022
"Cheap Speech" and its toll on our democracy
Apr 05, 2022