335: Die Freiheit braucht Menschen, die für s...

In Deutschland ist der Winter eingebrochen. Wir sprechen über die schönen und nervigen Seiten von Schnee: Es geht um Schlittenfahren, Schneeballschlachten, braune Matsche, Glätte, Verkehrsunfälle und ausgefallene Züge. Doch der Sommer kommt bestimmt und so freuen wir uns schon je ...  Show more

Zuerst erklären wir, was es bedeutet, wenn jemand "mit seinem Latein am Ende ist". Danach teilt Manuel seinen Frust über die Kommunikation mit dem Landesamt für Einwanderung, also der Berliner Ausländerbehörde: Dort ist man weder telefonisch noch per E-Mail erreichbar – und die a ...  Show more

Best-selling Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gives the first of four 2022 Reith Lectures, discussing freedom of speech. She argues that it feels like freedom of speech is under attack. Cancel culture, arguments about “wokeness" and the assault on Salman Rushdie have prod ...  Show more

Author and musician Darren McGarvey gives the third of four BBC Reith Lectures on the theme of liberty, addressing "Freedom from Want." McGarvey argues that the present system isn't working for many but that it is incumbent on citizens to confront that and rise to the challenge o ...  Show more

Sixty people from around the world join Professor Michael Sandel in a digital studio at Harvard to discuss free speech. Free speech is a cornerstone of democracy and freedom of expression is regarded as a fundamental human right. But even in democracies there are disputes about t ...  Show more

The Constitution originally intended to protect liberty, has become the tool by which the government increases its powers and limits freedoms. Today’s guest says, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people he doesn’t exist; The greatest trick the system ever ...  Show more