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So to Speak podcast: 20 years of FIREwith co-founder Harvey Silverglate

by

Nico Perrino

October 3, 2019

FIRE Co-founder Harvey Silverglate

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In 1999, criminal defense attorney joined with University of Pennsylvania professor Alan Charles Kors to found the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we connect with Silverglate at his office in Cambridge, Mass. to discuss ��ýapp�ٷ�’s founding, the origins of his interest in campus civil liberties, and what he sees for his creation’s future.

Join FIREin celebrating our 20th anniversary in New York City on Oct. 24. The event will feature a keynote address from author .

Show notes:

Podcast transcript
“” by Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate
“” by Harvey Silverglate

You can subscribe and listen to So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast on , , and , or download episodes directly from .

Stay up to date with So to Speak on the show’s and pages, and subscribe to the show’s newsletter at sotospeakpodcast.com.

Have questions or ideas for future shows? Email us at sotospeak@thefire.org.

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