Well Said

Well Said

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Well Said episodes

  • 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 the work he has done with Legal Insurrection to expose and track the normalization of these insidious political agendas and how they are eroding the very meaning of higher education.

    55 min
  • 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 book "In Order to Live." With the memories of the regime she grew up under in North Korea still on her mind, Yeonmi Park has taken note of some of the eerily similar behaviors she has seen in the United States both on college campus and off. Her time at Columbia University encouraged her to write her most recent book "While Time Remains," where Yeonmi delivers a warning for Americans by highlighting the dangerous hypocrisies, mob tactics, groupthink, and anti-free speech sentiments in the name of social justice. 

    52 min
  • 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 fighting to protect our most fundamental rights such as free speech. Jorge knows first hand what happens to a country where these freedoms are taken for granted.

    50 min
  • 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 explain what happened in March where Stanford Law School students, supported by administrators and the Dean of DEI shouted down and ridiculed a sitting Circuit Judge who was invited to speak. They also dive into whether this was an inevitable result of the way Stanford has managed its DEI initiatives on campus and concerns for the future. 

    55 min
  • 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 explain what happened in March where Stanford Law School students, supported by administrators and the Dean of DEI shouted down and ridiculed a sitting Circuit Judge who was invited to speak. They also dive into whether this was an inevitable result of the way Stanford has managed its DEI initiatives on campus and concerns for the future. 

    56 min
  • 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 how legal questions regarding free speech often intersect with religious liberty.

    42 min
  • 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 will be completely undermined with the newly proposed rule changes coming down the pike.

    30 min
  • 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 will be completely undermined with the newly proposed rule changes coming down the pike.

    33 min
  • 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 professionals in the field. Students and faculty are being told to prioritize DEI mandates over scientific research putting progress and education in STEM fields in jeopardy.

    1 hr 7 min
  • 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 pushing DEI and ESG initiatives.

    59 min

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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…