Wednesday, 18 November 2020 – 23:45:49 CET

A conversation about how Joe Biden won the election, how Trump lost it, what the media had to do with it and what this means for the future.

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Episode 46: Fighting Hate Speech vs. Fighting Free Speech

Wednesday, 4 November 2020 – 21:03:00 CET

Police raids across Europe to fight hate speech sound like a good idea. But what does 'hate speech' actually mean? And does fighting it actually help? Or will it endanger your freedom of speech and maybe even your privacy?

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Episode 28: Journalism in Crisis

Tuesday, 7 July 2020 – 15:01:39 CEST

A discussion of the current state of journalism around the world and how it impacts all of our lives with my good friend and fellow critical thinker Michael Mullan-Jensen.

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The Private Citizen

A Civil Liberties Podcast

Veteran technology journalist Fabian A. Scherschel covers the most important threats to our personal liberties, privacy rights and freedom of speech. In reporting on these issues, he draws from a decade of experience in reporting on information security topics, mixed with a healthy dose of journalism critique. The show places a particular emphasis on stories and viewpoints that have been ignored in the legacy media.

Episode 48: Trump, Biden and the Role of the Media

Episode 46: Fighting Hate Speech vs. Fighting Free Speech

Episode 28: Journalism in Crisis