Oct 22, 202631 minS5
There is burgeoning and justified nationwide outrage over automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs. These ubiquitous and invasive devices are singlehandedly destroying any notion we may have of personal privacy. ALPRs...
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Rights This Way
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About this Podcast:
Rights This Way is a podcast from the New York Civil Liberties Union (the ACLU of New York State) focused on the civil rights and liberties issues that impact New Yorkers most. Through interviews and lively conversations with experts inside and outside the NYCLU, we discuss the legal and policy implications of some of the most important issues facing our state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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What is Rights This Way about?
Rights This Way is a podcast from the New York Civil Liberties Union (the ACLU of New York State) focused on the civil rights and liberties issues that impact New Yorkers most.
Who hosts Rights This Way?
Rights This Way is hosted by NYCLU. The show has published 48 episodes to date.
What has Rights This Way covered recently?
Recent episodes include "How Do We Put the Brakes on Flock and License Plate Readers?" (22 October 2026, 31 minutes), "How AI is Invading NYC Schools" (27 August 2026, 31 minutes), and "Keeping ICE Out of the World Cup with Paola Mendoza" (16 July 2026, 23 minutes).
How often does Rights This Way publish?
Rights This Way publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 48 episodes.
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Booking probability for Rights This Way is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Rights This Way requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Rights This Way's contact route on record: verified email.
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NYCLU hosts Rights This Way, a news podcast with 48 episodes published.
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Episode #6
How AI is Invading NYC Schools
Aug 27, 202631 minS5AI is everywhere, including in our schools. But what does the rapid deployment of AI mean for the 900,000 students in New York City’s public schools? What are the guardrails in place for its use? What are the dangers of...
Jul 16, 202623 minS5The World Cup is supposed to be a time when billions of people across the planet join together to celebrate their love for the global game of soccer. It’s a moment for people of different ages, backgrounds, ethnicities...
Jul 2, 202627 minS5After months of backroom dealing, Gov. Hochul touted what she called her “buffer zone legislation” which threatens to chill protest and other forms of free speech near houses of worship. While the bill that finally...
Jun 11, 202647 minS5Today’s soaring cost of living and staggering wealth inequality cast a spotlight on the longstanding need for universal child care. Too many families find themselves in an impossible bind: They can’t afford to lose the...
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May 12, 202642 minS5Lead is in the walls and water of an untold number of places New Yorkers live, go to school, work, and visit. Its life-altering impacts pose a potential danger to everyone in our state, but lead poisoning...
Apr 23, 202646 minS5Perhaps no dynamic defines politics in New York State and New York City in 2026 more than the relationship between Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The Mayor needs the Governor’s help to accomplish many of...
Oct 30, 202529 minS4President Trump is waging war on free speech and academic freedom. And too often, colleges and universities have waved the white flag. Over and over, places of higher education have given in to the Trump...
Oct 2, 202534 minS4A legion of far-right activists is determined to purge school libraries of books they don't like. A huge percentage of the books they want to get rid of are about race or racism, feature people of color, or include...
Aug 14, 202542 minS4In its recent decision in the case, United States v. Skrmetti , the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care does not violate the Constitution and can remain in effect. The...
Episode #7
Mahmoud Khalil in His Own Words
Jul 31, 202539 minS4On this episode, we hear from Mahmoud Khalil. Mahmoud is a lawful permanent resident who was kidnapped by the Trump administration and held in detention because of his advocacy for Palestinian Rights. After more than...
Jul 3, 202525 minS4We might not realize it, but we are swimming in a sea of what this episode’s guest calls Copaganda. The way media outlets decide what stories to cover, which experts to quote, and even what supposedly objective words to...
May 8, 202533 minS4Some of us might think that the fight for trans people’s right to play sports is new. But a recent book, “The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports” delves into the history of this debate...
Apr 17, 202539 minS4The Trump administration has made clear that if you dare to disagree with the president, you will be punished. That was the message when ICE agents illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful...
Mar 27, 20251h 10mS4It happens like clockwork. A person suffering from serious mental health problems is accused of a heinous and tragic crime committed against a stranger. Then the calls come from law enforcement, politicians, and...
Feb 27, 202529 minS4The Trump Administration has stoked widespread fear in immigrant communities across New York and around the country. Through immigration raids, and a non-stop barrage of anti-immigrant policies, Trump’s plans to tear...
Episode #1
The Case for Open Borders
Feb 13, 202546 minS4It seems like ancient history, but it actually wasn’t that long ago when – during the first Trump administration – large protests featured signs that read “no kids in cages” and “no body is illegal.” It is hard to...
Oct 24, 202437 minS3Watch the video version of this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwHV7aTjToU&t=923s SUFFS is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical set in the early 1900s that chronicles the suffragists’ fight to secure...
Aug 1, 202416 minS3Across the country, politicians are restricting people’s rights and freedoms, including the right to abortion and the right for all of us to be who we are. Since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade...
Aug 1, 202423 minS3This February in Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman issued an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at county-run facilities. The NYCLU sued...
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