{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 252: America\u2019s first free speech crisis \u2014 the Sedition Act of 1798","description":"We\u2019re joined by award-winning author, Charles (Charlie) Slack, to discuss his book,  Liberty\u2019s First Crisis: Adams, Jefferson and the Misfits Who Saved Free Speech.&amp;nbsp; Slack focuses on the infamous  Sedition Act of 1798, which sparked the first major controversy over freedom of speech in America. Timestamps:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 Intro (including note about Charlie Kirk) 03:59 Book origins 12:05 What were the Alien and Sedition Acts? 16:00 Prosecutions under the Act and their free speech implications 25:35 Free speech during the Revolutionary era 28:14 Adams\u2019 perspective on the Sedition Act 46:02 Was Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase a partisan hack? 53:57 Sedition Act fallout 01:01:02 Outro  Read the transcript here. Enjoy listening to the podcast?&amp;nbsp;Donate to FIRE today and get exclusive content like member webinars, special episodes, and more. If you became a FIRE Member through a donation to FIRE at thefire.org and would like access to Substack\u2019s paid subscriber podcast feed, please email sotospeak@thefire.org. ","author_name":"So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.sotospeakpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38228885\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/f04f63\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/193079575"}