Tech Policy Podcast

TechFreedom’s Jim Dunstan and Corbin Barthold discuss the NASA administrator vacancy, the  Artemis program, the NASA budget, SpaceX and Blue Origin, the moon and Mars, the FAA and NEPA, space regulatory sandboxes, and more. Links: “A Blueprint to Launch”: Regulatory Sandboxes for Outer Space [https://techfreedom.org/a-blueprint-to-launch-regulatory-sandboxes-for-outer-space-unveiled-by-techfreedom-libertas-institute/] Roadster location in space [https://theskylive.com/roadster-info] Tech Policy Podcast 372: Spacesuits! [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/372-spacesuits] Tech Policy Podcast 349: The State of Space Exploration [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/349-the-state-of-space-exploration] Foster The People - Lost In Space [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UsXq64gl58]

FTC commissioners Rebecca Slaughter, Alvaro Bedoya, and Bill Kovacic speak with hosts Bilal Sayyed and Jessica Melugin at the 2025 TechFreedom / CEI Policy Summit: Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC & DOJ Interference in Media and Speech. Links: Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC and DOJ | Day 1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e1rpU0mTpE&t=27459s] Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC and DOJ | Day 2 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQcHuSy-w4] SCOTUS Should Not Hand Sweeping Removal Powers to this President [https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-supreme-court-should-resist-handing] Supreme Court order in Wilcox v. NLRB [https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24a966_1b8e.pdf] Tech Policy Podcast 410: The FTC and Online Speech: What’s Next? [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/410-the-ftc-and-online-speech-whats-next] Tech Policy Podcast 409: The FTC's Quixotic Social Media Inquiry [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/409-the-ftcs-quixotic-social-media-inquiry] Tech Policy Podcast 402: Can Trump Fire FTC Commissioners at Will? [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/402-can-trump-fire-ftc-commissioners-at-will]

Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini) discusses the FTC’s investigation of social media companies. What’s going on behind the scenes? What’s the FTC likely to do now? How can platforms prepare? How much damage to the First Amendment can the FTC inflict? We cover all this and more. Links: Tech Policy Podcast 409: The FTC’s Quixotic Social Media Inquiry [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/409-the-ftcs-quixotic-social-media-inquiry] Tech Policy Podcast 406: The Take It Down Act (Is a Weapon) [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/406-the-take-it-down-act-is-a-weapon] Tech Policy Podcast 394: Tech and Trump 2.0 [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/394-tech-and-trump-20] Tech Policy Podcast 322: FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips [https://podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/322-ftc-commissioner-noah-phillips] Appeals Court: Yeah, Of Course Ken Paxton’s Investigation Into Media Matters Was Bullshit [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/02/appeals-court-yeah-of-course-ken-paxtons-investigation-into-media-matters-was-bullshit/]

Mike Masnick (Techdirt) and Santana Boulton (TechFreedom) discuss the FTC’s “Inquiry on Tech Censorship.” Topics include: * What are we doing here? * The myth surrounding Hunter Biden’s laptop * Does the FTC know how terms of service work? * Does the FTC know how cartels work? * Content moderation is pro-free speech * Jawboning on steroids Links: Copia Institute FTC comments [https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/22/we-shouldnt-have-to-explain-to-the-ftc-why-content-moderation-is-so-crucial-to-free-speech-but-we-did/] (https://tinyurl.com/y6r2b82f) TechFreedom FTC comments [https://techfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TechFreedom-Comments-FTC-Political-Bias-Inquiry.pdf] (https://tinyurl.com/mccbwa2h) Hello! You’ve Been Referred Here Because You’re Wrong About Twitter And Hunter Biden’s Laptop [https://www.techdirt.com/2022/12/07/hello-youve-been-referred-here-because-youre-wrong-about-twitter-and-hunter-bidens-laptop/] (https://tinyurl.com/685fjmk8) Moderating Eating Disorder Content Is Harder Than You Think [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/03/18/moderating-eating-disorder-content-is-harder-than-you-think/] (https://tinyurl.com/r37nvnjb) Why Is The Republican Party Obsessed With Social Media? [https://www.techdirt.com/2021/08/17/why-is-republican-party-obsessed-with-social-media/] (https://tinyurl.com/bdec2u9w [https://tinyurl.com/bdec2u9w])

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez speaks with TechFreedom President Berin Szóka at the 2025 TechFreedom / CEI Policy Forum: Constitutional Limits on FTC, FCC, and DOJ Interference in Media and Speech. Topics include: * Nice broadcast license. Would be a pity if … * Section 230 is good, actually * Agency independence is good, actually * How do you litigate regulation-by-threat? * Edge providers =/= common carriers * Jawboning versus  jaw 👏 boning 👏 * Skidmore is for experts Links: Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC and DOJ | Day 1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e1rpU0mTpE&t=27459s] Constitutional Limits of FTC, FCC and DOJ | Day 2 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVQcHuSy-w4]