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I wanted to start off Season 2 with a bang and I couldn’t call this show Boldly Spoken if I didn’t address a lot of what I’ve been seeing over the last year in regards to the stifling of the First Amendment and our deepening ideological divides here in the US. I reflect on where I see our country headed, where we are forgetting about history, and share my thoughts on what we should do to move forward. Even before I was in law school the First Amendment was my favorite, and as the host of a show called Boldly Spoken you probably could have guessed that, and I invite you to listen to this episode with an open heart and mind all the way through. I may lose or gain some listeners and that’s OK with me. What’s more important is walking the walk and using my voice even when it’s not popular or fun to do so. And I’ll continue to use my voice and this platform until someone makes me stop. But in the meanwhile.. I want to help create subcultures and communities that are encouraging of open debate. And I will be bringing more people of diverse backgrounds, thoughts and viewpoints to the show. I hope they make us all learn and grow. I don’t ask or expect you to agree with me or them and to be honest, I hope you don't. I hope you challenge me back to learn and grow and hope we grow our audience to be one of those communities where we can exchange ideas. And if not, that’s OK with me. Cancel away. I'll keep talking anyway. That's the great thing of liberty. You gotta use it, or you lose it. Additional Resources:A woke coup at the New York Times In defence of Bari Weiss - spiked Op-Ed: Those who exercise free speech should also defend it — even when it's offensive Opinion | Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem? A Letter on Justice and Open Debate The Harper's 'letter' proves we need to have a serious talk about free speech https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/The-Red-Scare#ref613189 Organization Highlight: https://www.allsides.com/about AllSides strengthens our democratic society with balanced news, diverse perspectives, and real conversation. We expose people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other. Our balanced news coverage, media bias ratings, civil dialogue opportunities, and technology platform are available for everyone and can be integrated by schools, nonprofits, media companies, and more. AllSides frees people from filter bubbles so they can better understand the world — and each other. To do that, AllSides provides: Balanced, unbiased news to combat media bias, fake news, manipulation, and hidden agendas Media bias ratings to help us easily identify different perspectives Issues and perspectives across the political spectrum so we can decide what we think for ourselves Civil dialogue to find common ground School programs to help the next generation learn media literacy, respectful dialogue, and critical thinking