Who ever thought a conversation about the Trump administration’s record on free speech could be such fun? We did! That’s why we teamed up with our friends at FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) to put together a panel of exceptionally smart people from across the political spectrum, invited a couple hundred of our closest friends, and pressed record.

What transpired was… pretty fascinating! Press play and you’ll meet:

Nico Perrino: Executive Vice President at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) https://www.thefire.org/

Lee Rowland: Executive Director at the National Coalition Against Censorship https://ncac.org/

David Kaufman: Editor and Columnist at the New York Post https://nypost.com/author/david-kaufman/

Charles Fain Lehman: Fellow at the Manhattan Institute https://manhattan.institute/

And last but not least, your host Michael Moynihan–who guides the conversation through the Colombia protests & student deportations, the federal defunding of Harvard, and the administration’s pressure on law firms. Plus, a litany of great questions from the audience.

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(00:00) Israel-Palestine

(21:26) Harvard

(39:24) Law Firms

(43:21) Deportation

(57:12) Audience Qs

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Former VICE correspondent Thomas Morton joins The Moynihan Report to talk about "It's Not Funny Anymore" a CBC-produced documentary about Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes.

(00:00) Intro

(02:59) Gavin McInnes

(11:28) Racism

(21:59) Proud Boys

(24:26) Vice

(39:09) Culture Shift

(42:48) Favorite Piece

(46:42) Questions

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Michael Moynihan is joined by New York Times reporter Clay Risen, author of "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America. Plus, Michael shares footage from his recent trip to Poland, where he visited the Communist planned city of Nowa Huta.

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(00:00) Intro

(05:15) Red Scare

(14:15) Hollywood

(21:31) New York Times

(23:29) American Communism

(25:18) Culture War

(32:51) The Blacklist

(44:29) Journalism 

(46:17) Class Traitors

(51:53) Harry Dexter White

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Everything you wanted to know about free speech but were afraid to ask! Michael Moynihan is joined by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's Will Creeley for an episode-length Q&A session on all things free speech.

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(00:00) Intro

(06:35) Mahmoud Khalil

(12:58) Harvard 

(21:17) Antisemitism

(33:13) Law suits

(39:38) Cancel Culture

(45:49) Hate Speech

(52:05) January 6th

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Michael Moynihan sits down with the great Sam Harris: neuroscientist, philosopher, bestselling author, and host of the Making Sense podcast.

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(00:00) Losing Friends

(10:22) Elon Musk

(14:56) Effects of Twitter

(17:37) Free Speech Absolutism

(22:46) Joe Rogan

(27:05) Woke v MAGA

(33:58) Trump’s Foreign Policy 

(40:55) Tariffs and Corruption

(44:42) Experts and Institutions

(54:02) Common Sense Governance

(56:36) Third Parties

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Michael Moynihan is joined by nonfiction storyteller and documentarian Jon Ronson, author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed, The Men Who Stare At Goats, The Psychopath Test, and more.

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(00:00) Cancel Culture

(10:27) Alex Jones

(14:53) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith

(21:06) Culture Wars

(29:49) How to Spot a Psychopath

(33:50) Journalism 

(40:40) Conspiracy Theories

(49:38) Hollywood and America

(55:59) The Debutante

(01:05:51) Woke Right

(01:14:25) Russell Brand

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It's open swim day on The Moynihan Report, and Michael Moynihan is talking to 2WAY viewers on topics from Ukraine to El Salvador, from Douglas Murray to Dave Smith, and from Taylor Lorenz to Luigi Mangione.

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(00:00) Intro

(07:14) Trump-Bukele Oval Office Meeting

(12:30) Luigi Mangione

(13:13) Vinny: the US budget is a mess

(22:27) Growing up watching Firing Line

(25:28) Douglas Murray v Dave Smith

(33:50) Taylor Lorenz

(47:02) Andrew Sullivan cancels trip to UK

(56:28) Ukraine

(01:12:37) How to talk to people without arguing

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Andrew Sullivan of The Weekly Dish joins Michael Moynihan on The Moynihan Report to talk about the unraveling of the republic.

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(00:00) Intro 

(03:05) Authoritarianism Today

(06:47) Trump's Retaliation 

(09:06) Monarchical Power 

(11:43) Cult-Like Support 

(14:33) Trump’s Need for Supplication 

(19:07) Death of Journalism 

(22:14) MAGA Cheerleaders 

(28:23) Conspiracism 

(34:03) Trumpism vs Conservatism 

(36:01) Dem Failure and Biden’s Decline 

(41:46) Audience Questions

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Why do so many people across the country believe Luigi Mangione is a hero? Michael Moynihan talks about that with Olivia Reingold, a staff writer at The Free Press whose recent reporting delves "Inside the Cult of Luigi Mangione"

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(00:00) Tariff Mayhem

(11:46) Infiltrating the Luigi Cult

(16:08) Manifesto Review

(21:21) America’s Healthcare Crisis

(24:31) Female Fandom

(26:31) Risks of Journalism 

(36:51) State of Jounalism

(42:05) BLM and Radical Chic

(48:01) Venerating the Villain

(53:31) Luigi’s Trial

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Michael Moynihan talks about the "Liberation Day" tariffs and the triumph of conspiracy politics with his Fifth Column co-host Kmele Foster, and Gerald Posner–author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.

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(00:00:00) Liberation Day 

(00:02:59) The New Global Economy 

(00:10:17) MAGA Conspiracism

(00:16:54) Gerald Posner on the Deep State 

(00:19:10) Antisemitism, Zionism, and Internet Conspiracy Culture 

(00:27:22) The CIA, Overclassification, and the Kennedy Files 

(00:35:57) MLK, RFK, and the Legacy of Government Secrecy 

(00:45:59) Audience Q&A: Zionism, Language, and Persistent Myths

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