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Well Said
by Speech First
Well Said is hosted by Cherise Trump, Executive Director of Speech First. Each episode is a deep dive into issues around free speech, higher education, and other related topics such as American culture and society. Cherise holds conversation-style interviews with her guests who range from experts on law and policy to activists, students, and professors who are fighting censorship and coercion on campuses. Join us for a show that prioritizes bringing issues to the public and emphasizing that what happens on campus, does not stay on campus. To learn more, visit www.speechfirst.org.
Episodes
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You're Not Alone: The Conservative Woman's Guide to College with Karin Lips
Welcome to the third season of Well Said! We start this season off with a conversation about how young conservative women face unique challenges on college campuses. Karin Lips recently published the book: "You're Not Alone: The Conservative Woman's Guide to College". Join Cherise and Karin as…
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Well Said: 2023 Wrapped
Join Cherise as we look back on some of our best moments from Well Said in 2023.
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Universities Fumble on Anti-Semitism: The Legal Implications with Professor David E. Bernstein
After October 7th there has been widespread disappointment in the way universities have chosen to respond to Hamas’s horrific attacks on innocent Israeli civilians as well as the mounting evidence that anti-Semitism that has been festering on campuses for years is reaching a breaking point. From...
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Seeking Truth: Breaking Down Barriers to Debate
Cherise invites Jennifer Richmond, the Co-founder and director of the Institute for Liberal Values and Author of “Letters in Black & White: A New Correspondence on Race in America,” to join her in discussing some of the major barriers to debate and political discussion we are seeing on campuses…
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The Origins of Woke Antisemitism on College Campuses
Cherise is joined by David L. Bernstein to discuss ever-relevant concepts outlined in his book “Woke Antisemitism: How Progressive Ideology Harms Jews.” As we have seen the horrific acts by Hamas on the people of Israel and we brace ourselves for what could be one of the bloodiest wars in the...
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Courage is Contagious: Speaking out with Stevie Giorno
Join Cherise as she sits down with Stevie Giorno, a recent grad from Belmont University while he discusses the roller coaster of events that took place after he posted a "Happy Fourth of July" message on social media the summer of 2020. Stevie details his experiences with death threats, viewpoint...
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Courage is Contagious with UPenn Swimmer Paula Scanlan
Cherise Trump sits down with Paula Scanlan, a recent graduate from the University of Pennsylvania who competed on U-Penn’s swim team. Paula is most recently known for speaking out against biological men participating in women’s sports. Inspired by fellow female athletes, Paula broke her silence…
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Courage is Contagious: Speaking out with @Brandubh4
As we approach the new school year, join Cherise as she interviews students who stood up for their beliefs and spoke out despite the consequences. It takes tremendous courage to push back when your institution attempts to censor or coerce you and we are sorely lacking current day examples of what...
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A free speech victory at SCOTUS - How the First Amendment protects Against Compelled Speech
Join Cherise and Lathan Watts from Alliance for Defending Freedom as they discuss a huge win in the U.S. Supreme Court last month in the case 303 Creative v. Elenis. Many of you know that June was a big month in the U.S. Supreme Court for higher education and free speech. With Biden’s...
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The Censorship Industrial Complex with Aaron Kheriaty
Cherise sits down with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty to discuss his experiences with censorship in the medical field as well as during his career in academia. They then dive into a discussion regarding the well-established DEI apparatchik that has enforced various forms of censorship and coercion on…
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Comfortably Numb: The Normalization of DEI's Political Agenda in Education with William Jacobson
Join Cherise and her guest, founder of Legal Insurrection, William Jacobson as they discuss the how concepts like Critical Race Theory have taken over our educational institutions and are now being put into practice under the guise of "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" efforts. William discusses...
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While Time Remains: Lessons from a North Korean Dissident with Yeonmi Park
Join Cherise as she sits down with Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector who escaped the authoritarian state when she was fourteen years old. Her journey from North Korea, through China, to South Korea, and eventually to the United States was a perilous one that you can read about in her earlier...
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Don't Take Freedom For Granted: Lessons from a Venezuelan Dissident
Join Cherise as she discusses the appreciation of free speech with Jorge Andres Galicia. Jorge is a Venezuelan dissident who has been fighting since college to oppose the corrupt socialist regime currently led by Nicholas Maduro. Hear Jorge's story and his warnings to Americans not to stop…
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Stanford University's Declining Excellence
Today's guests are two Stanford University undergraduate students, Josiah Joner and Walker Stewart, who shed light on the coercion, censorship, declining standards, and wavering administrators at what is supposed to be one of the most elite academic institutions in the world. Walker and Josiah...
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Holding the Line for Free Speech
Join Cherise and Lathan Watts of the Alliance for Defending Freedom as they discuss how legal action is one of the last lines of defense for our civil liberties. They will touch on some of the recent issues we've seen with law school shout-downs, the DOJ's prejudices against conservatives, and…
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Title IX Explainer- What is it and How Does it Threaten our Right to Speech?
Cherise takes the time to provide information on the background, history, and intent of the infamous Title IX law that we frequently hear about, but never fully understand. As she demystifies Title IX, she also explains an often overlooked concern regarding our right to speech and how this right...
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Why I Left My Dream Job as a Science Professor
Cherise sits down with Dr. Matthew Wielicki to discuss his experiences as a professor at the University of Alabama as well as a geoscientist in the academy. Dr. Wielicki describes the challenges one faces when they resist or dissent from the woke dogma that was increasingly being forced upon all...
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The Silenced, Shunned, and Canceled of the Academy
Cherise kicks off the new year with Ben Weingarten, an investigative reporter who has interviewed and written about many of the silenced members within the academy. They discuss how DEI is being promulgated throughout students' education as well as the special role business schools are playing in...
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Well Said: The Best of 2022
As we wrap up 2022, enjoy the top moments from Well Said during the past year! We look forward to what 2023 has in store and can't wait for you to be there with us!
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The College Experience is Unrecognizable, but Gen Z calls it Normal
Join Cherise as she sits down with Jessica Costescu and Kyle Clare, two college students who share their experiences as conservatives on campus. You'll hear Jessica and Kyle discuss freedom of speech and their first-hand exposure to political harassment, self-censorship, and even violence that is...
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The Fall Semester in Review with Jennifer Kabbany
Welcome to Season 2 of Well Said! We are starting this season off with a recap of what's been happening on college campuses this fall semester. Jennifer and Cherise discuss the current trends and concerns with campus culture and the ultimate effects this will all have on students' futures.
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Next Gen Journalists: Bad Habits Die Hard
Join Cherise as she sits down with Matthew Foldi to understand his education in journalism and the concerns he has with future generations as they enter the field of journalism that has increasingly incentivized expediency, quantity, and social media retweets over integrity, untold stories, and...
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The Vicious Cycle of Indoctrination
Join Cherise and her guest, Tony Kinnett of Chalkboard Review as they explore the true purpose of education, what it should look like, and how this compares to the current environments on university and k-12 campuses. They will discuss the current trends of student indoctrination into the woke...
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What Will it Take for Universities to be Held Accountable?
Join Cherise Trump as she brings back Hans von Spakovsky from the Heritage Foundation to discuss his recent article exposing a corrupt political actor, Pamela Karlan. Pamela has been able to manipulate the judicial system while collecting millions of dollars from Stanford University and its…
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Is There a Consensus on the Value of Free Speech in Higher Ed?
Join Cherise Trump and she discusses the experiences of recent University of Virginia graduate, Emma Camp. Emma spent her years on campus speaking out about the importance of free speech and was able to write what came to be a controversial op-ed in the New York Times about her concerns for the...
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Rule of Law vs. Rule of Men
Join Cherise and Jonathan Berry as they discuss the original goals of the separation of powers and America's culture centered around the rule of law. They will dive into some of the deepest concerns regarding the public's expectations for judicial activism that is only encouraged by our most...
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Why do University Administrators Struggle with Anti-Semitism?
Join Cherise Trump as she brings back Dr. Jay P. Greene, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation who recently published a report "Inclusion Delusion: The Antisemitism of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff at Universities". Cherise and Jay dig into the differences between…
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Students for America with Andrew Greene
Join Cherise and her guest Andrew Greene, Founder and President of Students for America, a non-profit that works to connect young conservatives who major in education, medicine, business, or computer science. Cherise and Andrew discuss the importance of conservative students in these disciplines…
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Censor Squads and the Destruction of Open Discourse with Ken Pope
Speech First recently released a report looking at bias reporting on college campuses "Free Speech in the Crosshairs" where we found 56% of universities solicit anonymous reports from students on one another for incidents of "bias" or other forms of speech and expression. We found that many...
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What the Heck is going on in Law Schools?
In light of recent free speech incidents at Georgetown Law and Yale Law, the Washington Examiner calls law schools “the new front lines in the free speech wars”. It begs the questions, what is being taught and what lessons are law students coming away with? Join Cherise Trump and her guest, Luke...
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Is Judicial Neutrality Still the Goal?
The recent nomination and confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson once again put America’s judicial system at the forefront of political conversation. But we often forget to use these moments as opportunities to review the history and purpose behind Article III of the US Constitution, the...
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Weakness through Wokeness: What do our Enemies have to Fear?
Cherise has brought back Dakota Wood to discuss how America’s overall political culture and rejection of its founding principles has put us in a vulnerable position with regards to our enemies and competitors on the international stage. They take a look at the future generation of leaders and...
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Russian Censorship, Fake News, and the Future of U.S. Media: with John Bachman
Russia's recent censorship of its independent media outlets and of social media platforms reminds us once again, how fragile the institutions of information can be. Especially when it comes to challenging the authority of the state or the big tech oligarchs. Join Cherise Trump and her guest John...
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Beauty, Feminism, and Free Speech. With Justine Brooke Murray
Join Cherise and Justine as they discuss the world of pageantry and its changes over time that were affected by the feminist movement and the rejection of transcendent beauty and feminity. They will also discuss pageantry's unique ability to empower women and use it as a platform to advocate for...
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Wrongthink and Self-Censorship Yesterday and Today: with Ken Pope
Join Speech First's Cherise Trump and Ken Pope from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation as they compare the eerie similarities of today's restrictions on speech to the way of life under totalitarian and communist regimes. It is important to not only remember these terrible times in human...
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Joe Rogan's Experience with Censorship: Featuring Curtis Houck
Join Curis Houck and Cherise Trump as they discuss the sad attempts of the left to censor Joe Rogan and other voices who are willing to dissent and challenge mainstream ideas or present alternate viewpoints. The recent incident with Rogan's podcast on Spotify once again puts concerns of…
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Canceling Cancel Culture with Jennifer Kabbany
The College Fix recently launched a Cancel Culture Database which is an initiative to track cancellations on college campuses across the nation. Cherise and The Fix's Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Kabbany, will dive into some of the trends discovered with the database as well as discuss the…
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Universities: The Frontline of the Culture War. With the Honorable Kat Cammack (FL-03)
Join Cherise as she and Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) discuss the disconcerting role universities play in our current culture war and how universities are becoming training grounds for far-left progressivism. It is becoming increasingly clear that what happens on campus does not stay on…
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Where Are All The Tyrants Coming From? With Olivia Gallegos
Cherise Trump interviews Wichita State University Student, Olivia Gallegos on her recent trials and tribulations as a conservative leader on campus. They discuss the tyrannical behavior of Olivia's fellow students, as well as students across the country, and how this behavior is bolstered by the...
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Censorship in Filmmaking: From Bad to Worse. With guest, Michael Pack
Join Cherise Trump as she and Michael Pack discuss the filmmaking industry's cancel culture driven by a desire to censor and manipulate history. In addition to delving into the cancellation of Pack's most recent documentary "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words”, they also discuss why...
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Will Gen Z Save America from Self-Destruction? With Rikki Schlott
According to Pew Research Center, Generation Z is anyone born between 1997 and 2012, this makes the youngest Zoomer 9 and the oldest 24. What has Gen Z witnessed and how has this shaped their perspectives? President Ronald Reagan is often quoted, “Freedom is never more than one generation away…
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How is Religion Becoming an Enemy of the State? With Josh Holdenried
Join Cherise Trump and Josh Holdenried as they discuss religious liberty, how it relates to such concepts of free speech, and how it is under threat today. We have seen recent trends in the left’s attempts to remove faith and religion from political discourse by using forms of censorship.…
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Weakness Through Wokeness: What Does Our Military Stand to Lose? With Dakota Wood
As we approach the 20th anniversary of September 11th, 2001, join Cherise Trump as she sits down with Dakota Wood, a US Marine veteran of 20 years and current defense policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss the state of our military culture today, how it has changed overtime, and...
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How is Critical Race Theory Taking Over College Campuses?
College campuses are spending more and more money on diversity, equity, and inclusion, (DEI), efforts and in many cases, prioritizing diversity programs over all else. What are the origin of these ideas behind identity politics and Critical Race Theory? What is the ultimate goal of these…
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Why are College Campuses Breeding Grounds for Anti-Semitism?
We have seen a disturbing trend of compelled support and viewpoint discrimination on college campuses at the hands of groups like the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel (BDS). They take advantage of the campus environment-- an environment of impressionable young minds…
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Does Academic Freedom Truly Exist? With Robby George
Cherise and Professor Robby George discuss the history of academic freedom and what its status is today on college campuses. Universities are meant to be truth-seeking institutions that allow for the exploration of ideas through the encouragement of intellectual curiosity. But we have continually...
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Has Big Tech Made Slaves of Us All? With Rachel Bovard
Why does it seem the world of communication is coming down on free speech? At first social media and big tech companies like Google and Apple created a world of information flow, broad spanning communication capabilities, and expediency. The demand and the capabilities grew so quickly, we never...
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Does America have a Culture? With Dr. Matthew Spalding
Join Cherise and Dr. Matthew Spalding as they explore the question of whether America has a culture, what it looks like, and how it is under attack. This is a special Independence Day episode that examines the connections of American political culture to our historic vision and explains how this…
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The UK Cracks Down on Universities with Calvin Robinson
Recently, the British Parliament introduced an Act called The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. This bill will impose requirements for universities and students' unions to protect freedom of speech on university campuses and face financial consequences when they violate students' free...
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A First Amendment Primer with Hans von Spakovsky
Join Cherise Trump as she dives into the history of the First Amendment with Heritage Foundation Legal Fellow, Hans von Spakovsky. Cherise and Hans discuss the foundational ideas behind free speech and expression as well as the legal questions that often arise around these issues. Furthermore…
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Well Said is hosted by Cherise Trump, Executive Director of Speech First. Each episode is a deep dive into issues around free speech, higher education, and other related topics such as American culture and society. Cherise holds conversation-style interviews with her guests who range from experts on law and policy to activists, students, and professors who are fighting censorship and coercion on campuses. Join us for a show that prioritizes bringing issues to the public and emphasizing that what happens on campus, does not stay on campus. To learn more, visit www.speechfirst.org.
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