Come Through with Rebecca Carroll

7. Walter Mosley Believes in Freedom of Speech. Period.


Listen Later

Does Freedom of Speech have limits in the workplace? Walter Mosley was working as a writer on a TV show. One day, in the writers' room, he shared with his colleagues the story of his disturbing encounter with a police officer who used the n-word. That story -- more specifically that word -- landed Mosley in HR. He ended up quitting. “You could write it in a script if you want,” he tells Rebecca Carroll, “but you can't use the language. You can’t say it.”

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Come Through with Rebecca CarrollBy WNYC

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

302 ratings


More shows like Come Through with Rebecca Carroll

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,124 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

44,032 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,714 Listeners

On the Media by WNYC Studios

On the Media

9,184 Listeners

The Brian Lehrer Show by WNYC

The Brian Lehrer Show

1,552 Listeners

Death, Sex & Money by Slate Podcasts

Death, Sex & Money

7,736 Listeners

Science Friday by Science Friday and WNYC Studios

Science Friday

6,356 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,467 Listeners

Spooked by KQED and Snap Studios

Spooked

16,701 Listeners

The Anthropocene Reviewed by Complexly, John Green

The Anthropocene Reviewed

9,326 Listeners

Dolly Parton's America by WNYC Studios & OSM Audio

Dolly Parton's America

16,409 Listeners

Radiolab for Kids by WNYC

Radiolab for Kids

1,071 Listeners