Ep37: Free Speech in New Zealand - Stephen Franks

The Andrew Curtis Show

As someone who loves to see a clash of ideas, this has been a fascinating fortnight in New Zealand The arrival, non-event and departure of Stefan Molyneux and Lauren Southern provoked an unprecedented debate around Free Speech, Hate Speech, and where the boundary lines will be drawn in New Zealand society. I have found the mainstream media discussion on this topic embarrassingly brief, being of the opinion that a long form discussion is the only way to do justice to the topic of free speech. With that in mind, I'm very pleased to present this discussion with Stephen Franks from NZ's Free Speech Coalition. I've also departed a little from my usual format to share my personal thoughts and flesh out some of the things Stephen and I weren't able to cover. I look forward to hearing your thoughts (freely expressed, of course...)