UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

SpeechMatters

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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.

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"Cheap Speech" and its toll on our democracy 05.04.2022 42:15

During the inaugural episode of SpeechMatters, Center Executive Director Michelle Deutchman sits down with Professor Rick Hasen, a national authority on elections and author of the recently published  Cheap Speech: How Disinformation Poisons Our Politics—and How to Cure It , to discuss the state of democracy and the persistent threat of disinformation.