Recommended media
Podcasts, channels and publications organised by the five freedoms this app measures. Listing a source is not an endorsement of everything said on it — they are starting points for your own thinking.
Human rights
Reporting, investigations and interviews on dignity, law and accountability.
Amnesty International — The Podcast
Conversations with activists, lawyers, and people directly affected by human rights crises around the world.
PodcastHuman Rights Watch — Rights & Wrongs
Interviews with researchers and advocates about abuses, investigations, and what accountability can look like.
PodcastUN Human Rights — The Rights Track
A UN-linked podcast on the human rights issues shaping societies today, from climate justice to digital rights.
PodcastFreedom House
Research and reports on political rights, civil liberties, and the state of democracy worldwide.
PublicationFreedom of expression
Long-form conversation, press freedom and open debate — including voices you may disagree with.
The Joe Rogan Experience
One of the most-listened long-form interview shows in the world, and a frequent reference point in debates about open speech and platforming.
PodcastReporters Without Borders (RSF)
Press freedom investigations, reports on journalist safety, and explainers on censorship worldwide.
Video channelArticle 19 — Global Expression
Campaigns and explainers on freedom of expression, information, and digital rights across regions.
Video channelCommittee to Protect Journalists
News, data, and safety guides on press freedom and the risks facing journalists globally.
PublicationZeteo
Independent news and interviews platform covering power, politics, human rights, and the stories mainstream media miss.
PublicationAxel V King
Creative freedom through art, music and storytelling — using voice and imagination as forms of resistance and liberation.
Video channelFreedom of autonomy
Privacy, bodily autonomy, movement, digital rights and the right to decide over your own life.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Digital rights explainers, surveillance analysis, and practical guides for protecting your privacy.
PublicationFabian Brunnström — Movement Practice
Physical freedom through movement practice: reclaiming ease, strength and agency in your own body.
Video channelSurveillance Report
A weekly privacy and security news podcast on data collection, tracking, and digital autonomy.
PodcastPrivacy International
Investigations into how governments and companies track people, and what your rights are.
PublicationopenDemocracy
Independent journalism tracking authoritarianism, bodily autonomy, and social justice movements.
PublicationFinancial freedom
Economic rights, fair work, and the practical side of money and security.
Planet Money (NPR)
Accessible storytelling about the economy, work, debt, and how money shapes ordinary lives.
PodcastThe Indicator
Short daily episodes on jobs, wages, inflation, and the economics behind the headlines.
PodcastILO — Future of Work
The International Labour Organization on fair pay, decent work, and labour rights worldwide.
PublicationThe Financial Diet
Practical, non-shaming videos on budgeting, debt, and building financial stability.
Video channelEmotional freedom
Healing, nervous-system safety, honest conversation and the inner side of being free.
FreddyFairhair
A YouTube channel about breathwork, cold exposure, healing and living authentically — inner freedom in practice.
Video channelWe Can Do Hard Things
Honest conversations about shame, boundaries, grief, and permission to feel what you feel.
PodcastBeing Well with Dr. Rick Hanson
Psychology-grounded episodes on anxiety, trauma, self-worth, and building emotional resilience.
PodcastThe Gabor Maté Podcast & Talks
Trauma, addiction, and authenticity — why so many of us lose touch with our real selves.
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