Speaking Freely: Political Talk for Today and Tomorrow

Part of the First Amendment Days Celebration, this panel features Baratunde Thurston, a comedian, "vigilante pundit," Harvard philosophy grad and author of Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press & Pop Culture; Barry Crimmins, a comedian, political satirist, Air America Radio writer, former staff writer for the Dennis Miller Show, and author of Never Shake Hands With A War Criminal; Tina Dupuy, head writer for the L.A.-based political satire/variety show Billionaire Radio, frequent guest on Air America Radio, stand-up comic, and author of "The Sardonic Sideshow" Internet blog; Steve Deace from WHO Radio; and Katherine Perkins, producer and host of WOI Radio's Talk of Iowa. Moderated by David Saldana, Greenlee School of Journalism.