#106 1st Amendment: Navigating Modern Freedom of Speech
From I Shower After Work Podcast by Jason, John
March 19, 2026 · 1h 6m · Episode 106
About this episode
The episode discusses the First Amendment and its implications on modern freedom of speech, including the limits of government and private companies, and the impact of technology and social media.
After recently covering the Second Amendment, we step back to discuss the First Amendment, read its wording, and debate what “freedom of speech” means today, emphasizing it limits government not private companies and that speech can still bring consequences at work or elsewhere. They list examples of speech not protected (incitement, obscenity, burning draft cards, certain school speech) and talk about technology and social media outpacing laws, including COVID-era shadow banning and government pressure on platforms. They explore gray areas like doxxing, defamation, and being offended, consider whether the First Amendment should be amended again, and end by reacting to audience comments from their Second Amendment episode. 💬 Question for listeners: What’s one way you keep civil conversations online (or offline)? Drop it below — we’ll read the best answers on air. 01:26 Show Intro and Housekeeping 02:36 Video Episodes and Format 03:07 First Amendment Readthrough 04:52 Speech vs Private Sector Rules 08:08 On Camera Side Tangent 09:07 What Speech Is Not Protected 12:01 Social Media and Modern Speech 14:56 Disclaimers and Satire Tone 16:02 Should We Amend It Again 18:52 Freedom or…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jason, John
Topics covered
- First Amendment
- freedom of speech
- social media
- government limits
- speech consequences
- doxxing
- defamation
Keywords
- First Amendment
- freedom of speech
- social media
- doxxing
- defamation
- speech limits
- government power
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Organizations: COVID
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