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Why Study The Classics? with Dr James Kierstead - The Shape of Dialogue #30
Episode 32
Dr James Kierstead is a Research Fellow with the Initiative and his main focus will be on higher education policy, including academic freedom.
James h…
1 year, 7 months ago
Do women have rights? with Sall Grover - The Shape of Dialogue #29
Episode 31
gigglecrowdfund.com
Sall's X handle - @salltweets
A male named Roxy Tickle, who identifies as a woman, has brought a human rights claim against Sall Gr…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Shape of Liberty with Toby Young - The Shape of Dialogue #28
Episode 30
A discussion about liberty, free speech and threats to liberal societies with British journalist and founder of the Free Speech Union, Toby Young.
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1 year, 8 months ago
A Dialogue On Dialogue with Peter Boghossian - The Shape of Dialogue #27
Episode 29
https://peterboghossian.com
https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian
Philosopher
Dr. Peter Boghossian's main focus is bringing the tools of professional philo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Free Speech Diversity? with Michael Johnston & Jonathan Ayling - The Shape of Dialogue #26
Episode 28
Michael Johnston
https://www.nzinitiative.org.nz/about-us/our-people/dr-michael-johnston/
Jonathan Ayling
https://www.fsu.nz/meet_the_team
The role of …
1 year, 9 months ago
Can we agree to disagree? Free Speech in 2024 with Jonathan Ayling - The Shape of Dialogue #25
Episode 27
https://www.fsu.nz
Jonathan Ayling is Chief Executive of theFree Speech Union. Jonathan has worked in Wellington, the New Zealand capital, for 8 year…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Constitution of Knowledge with Jonathan Rauch - The Shape of Dialogue #24
Episode 26
https://www.jonathanrauch.com
Jonathan Rauch was brought to New Zealand by the Free Speech Union for a speaking tour in May 2025. See here for more in…
1 year, 9 months ago
TRANS - Biology or Ideology? with Helen Joyce - The Shape of Dialogue #23
Episode 25
Helen Joyce is a journalist and was a staff writer for The Economist between 2005 and 2022. Helen held various leading positions at The Economist, in…
1 year, 10 months ago
Avoiding Bias With Science with Richard Dawkins - The Shape of Dialogue #22
Episode 24
Richard Dawkins - https://richarddawkins.com/
In February 2023, Richard Dawkins asked me to host his New Zealand speaking tour. Today's podcast is the…
1 year, 11 months ago
Curriculum Update – Nick Matzke - The Shape of Dialogue #21
Episode 23
About Nick Matzke - https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/n-matzke
Background
In July 2021, seven University of Auckland professors published a letter to the…
2 years, 3 months ago