Documenting a Decade of Academic Meltdowns
From Quillette Podcast by Quillette
April 20, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
Jonathan Kay interviews filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her documentary exploring censorship and mobbings on campus.
Podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with filmmaker Ric Esther Bienstock about her new CBC/BBC documentary, Speechless—which explores the rise of censorship and mobbings on campus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jonathan Kay
Guest: Ric Esther Bienstock
Topics covered
- censorship
- academic freedom
- campus culture
- documentary
- mobbing
- free speech
Keywords
- censorship
- academic meltdowns
- documentary
- Speechless
- Ric Esther Bienstock
- Jonathan Kay
- campus mobbing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CBC, BBC
Books & works: Speechless
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