Ric Bienstock: Has a Decade of Culture War Permanently Changed Us?

Ric Bienstock: Has a Decade of Culture War Permanently Changed Us?

April 28, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 75

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Ric Bienstock discusses her documentary Speechless and the impact of culture wars on communication and free speech in colleges.

Ric Bienstock joins Steve to discuss her documentary Speechless, the explosion of the culture wars on college campuses, why we have lost the ability to talk to each other, and how free speech has been reshaped in colleges and beyond. They also discuss the rise of the “woke right,” if they have come to mirror the woke left they oppose, if anyone really cares about free speech anymore, how to do DEI right, and if she was surprised CBC aired her documentary.

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