About this episode

Filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock discusses her documentary on campus culture and free speech issues.

Emmy award-winning filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock discusses her new documentary "Speechless” – a 10-year investigation into campus culture, cancel culture, and our crisis of free speech. The Canadian addresses the tension between DEI initiatives and protecting students from harm versus fostering open debate. She asks whether universities can self-correct their increasingly polarized environments or whether government needs to step in. Bienstock also explores how ideological movements have now spread from campuses into broader society. The Hub is Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet.   Subscribe to The Hub’s podcast feed to get all our best content: https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple) https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify) Watch a video version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheHubCanada Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=en   CREDITS: Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and Video Editor Alex Gluch - Sound Editor  Harrison Lowman - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Harrison Lowman

Guest: Ric Esther Bienstock

Topics covered

• campus culture
• cancel culture
• free speech
• DEI initiatives
• polarization
• ideological movements

Keywords

• universities
• woke
• documentary
• free speech
• cancel culture
• DEI
• polarization

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Organizations: The Hub, Acast, Hub Canada Media

Books & works: Speechless

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