How much free speech is too much?

Hogging seats on a crowd train, not saying excuse me, watching videos on your phone with no headphones in. Sometimes it feels like, We don't know how to act anymore. What we have been seeing increasingly is people breaking rules. Why should I play by the rules if nobody else is going to do that for me? This week on Explain It To Me, how to mind your manners. New episodes, Sundays, wherever you get your podcasts. We all know the Beach Boys, but to really understand them you have to get to know the genius behind their songs, Brian Wilson. I'm Will Anderson and this week on the Monday Music Club podcast, we dive into the history behind two of his masterpieces. the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds and their song Good Vibrations.

I was joined by Brian's biographer David Leaf, and we went through what drove Brian, what it was like in the studio during those sessions, and why the pressure of following them up made Brian have to take a step back from music. You can listen to the episode everywhere you get your podcast by searching for Monday Music Club. Free speech is the foundation of democracy. The lifeblood. of a liberal society. Saying what you want to say.

What you need to say. is the top spot in the Bill of Rights for a reason. But speech is powerful. And slippery. And people can use it in dangerous.

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