WSJ Opinion: Free Expression podcast

WSJ Opinion: Free Expression

Based on his Wall Street Journal Opinion column "Free Expression," Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks every week with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. Baker will welcome his guests from the worlds of politics, philosophy, and culture for wide-ranging dialogues that will enlighten and fascinate listeners. Episodes will be released each week.

Based on his Wall Street Journal Opinion column "Free Expression," Editor-at-Large Gerry Baker speaks every week with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects. Baker will welcome his guests from the worlds of politics, philosophy, and culture for wide-ranging dialogues that will enlighten and fascinate listeners. Episodes will be released each week.

 

#182

A Message About Free Expression

After nearly three years of enlightening conversations, Gerry Baker’s weekly Free Expressi... more

11 Dec 2025

02 MINS

02:27

11 Dec 2025


#181

Thinking With Machines

Artificial intelligence has gone from science fiction to an everyday reality in a few year... more

04 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:40

04 Dec 2025


#180

Giving and Thanksgiving

The time of year when we express our gratitude for our many blessings offer an opportunity... more

25 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:29

25 Nov 2025


#179

Does Supply-Side Economics Still Work?

Once a defining principle of conservative governing economic policy, supply-side economics... more

19 Nov 2025

36 MINS

36:29

19 Nov 2025


#178

America, Russia, China and the Struggle for Global Supremacy

How can the U.S. win the new Cold War against its old Cold War adversaries? Donald Trump a... more

12 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:03

12 Nov 2025


#177

Democrats Make a Startling Comeback on Election Day

Reports of the death of the Democratic party appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The ... more

05 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:28

05 Nov 2025


#176

Are Women to Blame for Wokery?

American society has been transformed in the last half century by the entry into the workf... more

29 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:50

29 Oct 2025


#175

Science, Evidence, and the Existence of God

For most of the last few centuries, advances in scientific understanding have seemed to un... more

22 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:42

22 Oct 2025


#174

A Fractured World

We may be seeing peace break out in the Middle East, but it’s still trade war elsewhere - ... more

15 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:50

15 Oct 2025


#173

Colonialism, Reparations, and the Rise of ‘White Guilt’

In America and much of the West, it's become axiomatic to regard colonialism as a stain on... more

08 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:47

08 Oct 2025


#172

An End To Climate Alarmism

Last week at the United Nations, Donald Trump derided the climate change movement, calling... more

01 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:21

01 Oct 2025


#171

The Woke Revolution and the Populist Backlash

The murder of George Floyd in 2020 and the summer of rage that followed was a seminal even... more

25 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:07

25 Sep 2025


#170

Who’s to Blame for Political Violence?

The assassination of Charlie Kirk marked the latest escalation of politically motivated vi... more

17 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:03

17 Sep 2025


#169

A Top Banker on the Fed, Tariffs, and the Uncertain Outlook for the U.S. Economy

With Donald Trump’s tariffs heading towards a Supreme Court showdown, his efforts to resha... more

03 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:35

03 Sep 2025


#168

Tariffs, Stagflation and the New AI-driven Economy

With emerging signs that Donald Trump's revolutionary tariff regime may be starting to tak... more

13 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:45

13 Aug 2025


#167

Democracy on the Brink

Liberal democracy is under siege. Domestically, popular discontent with civic, cultural an... more

05 Aug 2025

36 MINS

36:52

05 Aug 2025


#166

Can Israel Win its War in Gaza?

While Israel continues to achieve great military successes against Hamas, Hezbollah and mo... more

29 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:38

29 Jul 2025


#165

The Last Republican Holdout?

Donald Trump’s control of the Republican Party is almost complete. But there are still som... more

23 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:24

23 Jul 2025


#164

Are the Socialists Taking Over the Democratic Party?

The hottest properties in the Democratic Party at the moment are self-described democratic... more

09 Jul 2025

41 MINS

41:14

09 Jul 2025


#163

Trump, the GOP and the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill'

Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress set a July 4th deadline to pass a spending pa... more

02 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:48

02 Jul 2025


#162

Is New York City Ready for a Democratic Socialist Mayor?

A shockwave rippled through New York politics this week as little-known 33-year old assemb... more

25 Jun 2025

38 MINS

38:19

25 Jun 2025


#161

A Turning Point in Middle East History

Israel’s air assault on the heart of Iran’s nuclear program has shifted the balance of pow... more

17 Jun 2025

36 MINS

36:50

17 Jun 2025