Wednesday, 1 November 2023 – 22:50:18 CET

What do Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, John Cleese, Yanis Varoufakis, Richard Dawkins and Walter Kirn have in common? They are all, despite holding very different political beliefs, very concerned about the future of political discourse in Western democracies.

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Episode 121: Bits and Bobs, Part 2

Sunday, 26 June 2022 – 22:06:01 CEST

Catching up with some stories I've talked about in earlier episodes: Julian Assange, Drachenlord and the War in Ukraine.

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Episode 93: Kinetic Options

Wednesday, 27 October 2021 – 23:47:24 CEST

Examining the contemporary forces arrayed against those speaking what they perceive of as the truth, be it Julian Assange or that random dude on Facebook.

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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 162: The Westminster Declaration

Episode 121: Bits and Bobs, Part 2

Episode 93: Kinetic Options