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The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

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Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason’s Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with the activists, artists, authors, entrepreneurs, newsmakers, and politicians who are defining the 21st century.

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Sarah McLaughlin
Senior scholar at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and author of Authoritarians in the Academy.
Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
Episode: How Foreign Governments Police U.S. Speech
Matthew Ridley
Science writer and author of best-selling books such as The Rational Optimist.
Episode: Why Science Lost Its Way
Adam O'Neal
Editor of The Washington Post Opinion Section
The Washington Post
Episode: Is The Washington Post Becoming Libertarian?
Katie Herzog
Author of Drink Your Way Sober and co-host of the Blocked and Reported podcast
Episode: There's More Than One Way To Get Sober
Jeff Flake
Former Arizona Senator, US Ambassador to Turkey, and head of the Institute of Politics at Arizona State University
Institute of Politics at Arizona State University
Episode: What Happened to the Republican Party?
Ben Wizner
Deputy Legal Director at the ACLU
ACLU
Episode: Can the ACLU Serve Progressives, Libertarians, and Conservatives?
Lionel Shriver
Provocative writer known for novels like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' and 'The Mandibles'
Episode: Are Americans Addicted to Conflict?
Jenin Younes
A civil liberties attorney known for her work on free speech cases and opposition to censorship.
American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
Episode: Defend Speech Even When Your Side Hates It
Dan Krauss
Filmmaker discussing his documentary, Bodyguard of Lies
Episode: How the U.S. Sold Its Longest War with a Bodyguard of Lies

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Nick Gillespie
Host of The Reason Interview, engaging with a diverse range of guests to discuss libertarian ideas and current events.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 1.1k ratings
  • Done With It

    Nick spent the majority of this interview licking Ben Wizner and the ACLU’s free speech bona fides. You know what never came up? An ACLU bigwig saying “stopping the circulation of this book and these ideas is 100% a hill I will die on”. He’s become Lesley Stahl in a leather jacket. So lame.

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    2degru
    United States2 months ago
  • Let the guest speak perhaps.

    Hey Nick how about shutting up a bit and letting the guest talk?? Just a thought. We sure would rather listen to I Dream of Jeanie references rather than what Justin Amash says. Right, right, hmmm, right, oh here is a bunny trail listen to me….right, right…now I will ask a question with a really long explanation…right, right. Good lord. Watch some Larry King and let your guest speak.

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    hoped for more.
    United States4 months ago
  • Stop interrupting

    I can’t stand Nick constantly interrupting and stepping on his guests just trying to finish a thought

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    thisNickNickName
    United States5 months ago
  • Please stop talking!

    Nick - shut up and let Helen Lewis talk. How insecure are you?

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    GatsbyNYC
    United States7 months ago
  • A reason not to listen

    Interesting conversations on pertinent topics, if only Nick Gillespie could let his guests finish a single sentence without incessantly interrupting and interjecting with his monologuing.

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    smeggo
    United States7 months ago

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How Foreign Governments Police U.S. Speech
Q: What is the major risk of censorship due to foreign government influence?
The risk is that it creates a culture where people feel they cannot fully participate in civic life and limits the diversity of conversation.
How Foreign Governments Police U.S. Speech
Q: How do you respond to things like that?
There's a few disturbing aspects to that, especially with the suggestion that it's less problematic if a controversial person is murdered.
Why Science Lost Its Way
Q: How can scientific institutions regain public trust?
They must allow dissenting views, prioritize humility, and engage transparently with the public about scientific findings.
Why Science Lost Its Way
Q: What are your thoughts on the politicization of science?
Politicization of science has led to bias and decreased public trust, as restrictions and decisions became more ideological rather than evidence-based.
Why Science Lost Its Way
Q: What are the biggest mistakes made during the pandemic that shook the public's trust in science?
Public health officials made erroneous statements about human-to-human transmission, airborne spread, and contradicting guidance on masks and gatherings, which damaged trust.

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