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Greg Lukianoff is a free speech advocate, first-amendment attorney, president of FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind and a new book The Canceling of the American Mind. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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  Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
  (00:00) - Introduction
  (10:49) - Cancel culture & freedom of speech
  (25:21) - Left-wing vs right-wing cancel culture
  (34:06) - Religion
  (36:46) - College rankings by freedom of speech
  (42:54) - Deplatforming
  (57:29) - Whataboutism
  (1:02:32) - Steelmanning
  (1:10:08) - How the left argues
  (1:20:48) - Diversity, equity, and inclusion
  (1:32:39) - Why colleges lean left
  (1:40:17) - How the right argues
  (1:44:52) - Hate speech
  (1:53:39) - Platforming
  (2:03:10) - Social media
  (2:24:17) - Depression
  (2:35:48) - Hope

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