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Steppenwolf’s John Kay on “Born to Be Wild,” Free Speech and Music

Originally aired on June 26, 2001.

“Speaking Freely,” a weekly public television series developed by the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center, focused on the First Amendment, the arts and American culture. It aired from 2000-2004, with guests that included Robert Redford, Yoko Ono and Susan Sarandon.

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