{"id":18479,"date":"2023-07-12T21:40:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T01:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=18479"},"modified":"2023-07-12T21:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T01:45:22","slug":"brian-wilson-returns-2-podcast-and-fbi-duck-and-cover-hearing-charade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/12\/brian-wilson-returns-2-podcast-and-fbi-duck-and-cover-hearing-charade\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Wilson Returns #2: Podcast and FBI Duck-and-Cover Hearing Charade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"episode__left\">\n<div class=\"episode__description\" dir=\"auto\" data-controller=\"convert-links-to-open-in-new-tab\" data-tabs-target=\"panel\" data-tabs-panel=\"description\">\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/brianwilsonwrites.substack.com\/p\/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=1345195&amp;post_id=134625778&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">BrianWilsonWrite<\/a>s substack: Brian and Jim discuss FBI Director Christopher Wray&#8217;s gentle treatment of Free Speech. &#8211; listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nfscd.buzzsprout.com\/1991115\/13212810\"><strong>podcast here<\/strong><\/a> https:\/\/nfscd.buzzsprout.com\/1991115\/13212810or below &#8211;<\/p>\n<table class=\"email-body-container\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td class=\"content\" align=\"left\" width=\"550\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"auto\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"tw-font-body tw-text-ssm tw-text-substack-secondary\"><span id=\"OBJ_PREFIX_DWT89_com_zimbra_url\" class=\"Object\" role=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/brianwilsonwrites\/p\/the-two-and-only-brian-wilson-and?utm_source=email&amp;redirect=app-store\" target=\"_blank\" 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Director Christopher Wray&#8217;s gentle treatment of Free Speech and other freedoms&#8230; <\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimbovard.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Bovard&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check out Brian&#8217;s other sites:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/brianwilsonwrites.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian Wilson Writes (Substack) <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brianwilson.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian&#8217;s Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brianwilsonpodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFSCD Facebook page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/50-Stories-Years-Radio\/dp\/1724111175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian&#8217;s Book 50 Stories: 50 Years in Radio<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/50Storiesbook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">50 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