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Thought Police

The long history of governments suppressing speech, with personal stories from Hong Kong, North Korea and Peru. (60 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Thu, 7/3 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Thought Police

The long history of governments suppressing speech, with personal stories from Hong Kong, North Korea and Peru. (60 minutes)

Thu, 7/3 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The One True Faith

The worldwide impact of free speech on religion and science; the work of Nobel Laureate Barry Marshall; cartoons published by Charlie Hebdo that led to a massacre. (60 minutes)

Thu, 7/3 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Speech We Hate

A Kenyan filmmaker whose love story garnered a nationwide ban; a Turkish political artist who was censored for his work; the arrest of members of 2 Live Crew for obscenity; a student who took a lawsuit over banned books to the Supreme Court. (60 minutes)