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May 2023
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Episode 27: Can I Say That? — with Toby ...

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On episode 27 of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles discovers to his delight that there is a congressional candidate named Calvin Ball, explains why he's not into martial arts, and chats with Toby Young, the founder of the Free Speech Union, about the state of free speech in the United Kingdom. 
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