The History of the Future Episode 5: Freedom

A new episode of the 'The History of the Future' podcast from the Trinity Long Room Hub's Schuler Democracy Forum. How do you solve a problem like freedom of speech? In this episode, Irish Times journalist Karlin Lillington helps us to navigate the murky waters of the evolution of freedom since the early days of the internet. We find out more about the origins and practices of cancel culture with Eve Ng, Associate Professor at Ohio University and author of Cancel Culture: A Critical Analysis. We discuss the dangers of the selective application of the principle of Free Speech with Jacob Mchangma, CEO of Justitia and author of Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media. LISTEN HERE

The Schuler Democracy Forum podcast is co-created and co-hosted by Mark Little and Ellie Payne and produced by Patrick Haughey of Audiobrand. The Schuler Democracy Forum is an initiative of the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute, Trinity College Dublin. The Forum is generously supported by Dr Beate Schuler.